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    At the office of Prospero's Books within 15 days from 'book arrival notification'

    Prospero's Books Ltd.
    Budapest, VI. district, Weiner Leo u. 20.

    Monday - Friday: 8:30 - 17:00


    If you would like to pick up your books earlier, please make inquiries by phone on the previous day. You will probably be able to fix a time between 7:30 and 8:30 with our colleagues.

    We offer home delivery also (currently only in Hungary).

    Delivery costs apply as per the chart below. It is based on the value of the order, not on weight.

    Net value of available items ordered together online* Delivery charge (incl.VAT)
    0 HUF - 7 899 HUF 1 990 HUF
    7 900 HUF - 14 899 HUF 1 390 HUF
    14 900 HUF - 0 HUF

    * Online ordering means that the order is placed by sending the books put in the basket in our webshop www.prospero.hu. Delivery charges are indicated in your basket.

    If you use any other way to order, regardless of the value of you order, the door to door delivery charge (incl. VAT) is 1 990 HUF. In case of orders not placed online we only deliver ordered items together if they are all in stock. If some items are out of stock, it is likely that they will arrive at different times. This means we will deliver them in separate packages.

    Please make sure you choose an address (e.g. work address) where someone is available to take the package on weekdays between 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. There is no need to handle cash at delivery if you chose online payment by card.

    If the courier returns your parcel to us due to failed delivery attempt(s) we will charge you for reshipping costs as well.

    Delivery by Foxpost locker

    Foxpost delivery costs apply as per the chart below. They are based on the value of the order, not on weight.

    Net value of available items ordered together online* Delivery to Foxpost locker (incl.VAT)
    0 HUF - 7 899 HUF 990 HUF
    7 900 HUF - 14 899 HUF 490 HUF
    14 900 HUF - 0 HUF

    * Online ordering means that the order is placed by sending the books put in the basket in our webshop www.prospero.hu. Delivery charges are indicated in your basket.

    If you use any other way to order, regardless of the value of you order, the charge to a Foxpost locker is 990 HUF. In case of orders not placed online we only deliver ordered items together if they are all in stock. If some items are out of stock, it is likely that they will arrive at different times. This means we will deliver them in separate packages.

    If you choose delivery by parcel locker, you can either make payment online with bank card or ask for our proforma invoice and make payment by bank transfer. Payment at the locker is not accepted.

    If you choose delivery by parcel locker, please make sure to pick up your books within the timeframe given by Foxpost. If your parcel is returned to us we will charge you for reshipping costs as well.


    • Delivery to a Postal point of the Hungarian Post (3-5 working days after the arrival of the book at Prospero’s office) - 990 HUF
    • Delivery to a postal locker of the Hungarian Post (3-5 working days after the arrival of the book at Prospero’s office) - 990 HUF
    • Home delivery by the Hungarian Post (3-5 working days after the arrival of the book at Prospero’s office) - 1990 HUF – 5990 HUF (depending on the weight)
    • Delivery to a Post office of the Hungarian Post (3-5 working days after the arrival of the book at Prospero’s office) - 990 HUF

    Payment options

    • bank transfer (only for libraries, budgetary institutions, and in special cases, for regular customers)
    • in cash (when books are picked personally)
    • cash on delivery (C.O.D.) (when books are delivered to door)
    • bank card (only in Prospero's Budapest office; note we are unable to accept American Express cards)
    • online card payment (payment is made at OTP Bank's secure payment page)
      Online payment is not required when an order has been placed. A pro forma invoice will be emailed to you after your order has arrived to our office.
    Please read our leaflet with detailed information on online card payment: information on online card payment.pdf

    Standard payment terms are 8 days, which can be modified to 15 days, if required. Other terms can be negotiated.

    Pricing policy