Quote Originally Posted by Vidu View Post
I hate to correct you on this, but at least in germany it also matters on the dimensions of the package you're sending. Yes, weight and destination do also matter but you'll pay more for a shipment in a larger box and might have the option to save a few bucks if you actually take care of how you're sending things around... oh god, I sound so german...
Over here in the Netherlands (Howdy neighbour!) the mail companies handle weight tariffs as well for items that exceed the size of what fits through an average mailbox slot.
After that it doesn't really matter how large the package is (Up until certain dimensions of course), the same goes for international deliveries.

As for the large box, the company arranging the distribution of the books may have a ton of these boxes through a bulk deal making it cheaper to send them like this.