From Friday 1 April 2022, we offer 25% off to all newsletter subscribers. Simply sign up to our newsletter here to receive your discount code. If you're already a subscriber, we'll remind you of the code every time we send out a newsletter.
In addition, we offer FREE UK P&P for orders of £15 or more, along with options to upgrade the delivery service at checkout.
UK orders are sent Royal Mail Second Class as standard and should arrive within two to three working days. Shipping is free for orders of £15 or more. The option to upgrade UK shipping to Royal Mail 24 Next Day Delivery is available at checkout.
International orders are sent by Royal Mail International Tracked. Deliveries can take between a few days and a couple of weeks to arrive, depending on the delivery location. Scroll to the bottom of the page to see further details of European and rest of world shipping zones. Please contact us if your country is not listed.
Postage costs are dependent on order weight (book/s weight plus packing materials) and are calculated automatically upon checkout, before payment is taken. As of 1 April 2022 our postage charges are as follows (for larger or trade orders, please contact us for pricing):
Standard UK shipping | ||
Weight | Order value | Shipping cost |
Any weight | £0–14.99 | £1.95 |
Any weight | £15 and over | Free! |
Next day UK shipping | ||
Weight | Order value | Shipping cost |
0–2kg | Any order value | £3.95 |
2–10kg | Any order value | £6.95 |
10kg+ | Any order value | Contact us |
European shipping: Zone 1 | |
Weight | Shipping cost |
0–500g | £10.95 |
501–750g | £11.95 |
751g–1kg | £12.95 |
1–2kg | £13.95 |
2–3kg | £19.95 |
European shipping: Zone 2 | |
Weight | Shipping cost |
0–500g | £10.95 |
501–750g | £11.95 |
751g–1kg | £12.95 |
1–2kg | £14.95 |
2–3kg | £19.95 |
European shipping: Zone 3 | |
Weight | Shipping cost |
0–500g | £11.95 |
501–750g | £12.95 |
751g–1kg | £13.95 |
1–2kg | £15.95 |
2–3kg | £19.95 |
Rest of world shipping: Zone 1 | |
Weight | Shipping cost |
0–500g | £15.95 |
501–750g | £17.95 |
751g–1kg | £20.95 |
1–2kg | £24.95 |
2–3kg | £32.95 |
Rest of world shipping: Zone 2 | |
Weight | Shipping cost |
0–500g | £17.95 |
501–750g | £20.95 |
751g–1kg | £23.95 |
1–1.5kg | £27.95 |
1.5–2kg | £29.95 |
2–3kg | £38.95 |
Rest of world shipping: Zone 3 | |
Weight | Shipping cost |
0–500g | £17.95 |
501–750g | £20.95 |
751g–1kg | £23.95 |
1–2kg | £26.95 |
2–3kg | £36.95 |
Online orders received through the Vertebrate Publishing Adventure Books website are dispatched from our office in Sheffield, UK. Orders received before 11 a.m. are dispatched the same day; orders received after 11 a.m. are usually dispatched the following business day. We will send you a notification email when your order has been dispatched. If we are temporarily out of stock of a title we will advise by email.
Payment is made safely and securely using Shopify, which incorporates the world's leading payment gateways, including Stripe, Apple Pay and Google Pay. You can also check out with PayPal. All payments are handled directly by these payment gateways and Vertebrate Publishing Adventure Books does not process or store any cardholder details on the Adventure Books website.
We will happily refund or exchange any item that is returned to us in an unused, as new condition. If you want to make a return, contact us with your details. Once we've received the item(s), we will credit your account. If the item is faulty or damaged or we have sent the incorrect item we will refund postage.
If you're returning something because it's not suitable, you'll need to pay the postage costs to return it to us. We process most returns the day they arrive with us, and certainly within seven working days. Goods must be returned to us within 21 days.
Europe Zone 1: Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Monaco.
Europe Zone 2: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Isle of Man.
Europe Zone 3: Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guernsey, Iceland, Kosovo, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, San Marino, Serbia, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine.
Rest of world Zone 1: China, Hong Kong SAR, India, Japan, Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Egypt, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, U.S. Outlying Islands, Canada.
Rest of world Zone 2: Australia, New Zealand.
Rest of world Zone 3: United States.