Books, games and hobby supplies from Germany with delivery to Ukraine include titles in German and English, board games, puzzles, building sets, model railways, musical instruments and art materials. Germany is one of the world's biggest book markets and the true home of board games, so the choice here is huge and the quality of editions and sets is high. Ordering books from Germany makes sense for language learners, people looking for specialist literature and anyone who wants to grow their collection of games and models.
Books from Germany: where to buy and how to save
Germany has a fixed book price law (Buchpreisbindung): a new German-language edition costs the same at any bookstore, so you choose a store by convenience and range. Thalia is the country's largest bookstore chain, with books, tolino e-readers, games and stationery. Munich-based Hugendubel offers a wide choice of books in German and English, and bücher.de adds audiobooks, movies and music. English-language editions are not covered by the fixed price, so it is worth comparing them across sites, including Amazon.de.
You can save the most on used books. medimops and reBuy sell used books, discs and video games in checked condition at prices well below new. This is handy for students, German textbooks and fiction in the original language.
German bookstores are also great for finding textbooks and Goethe-Zertifikat exam prep, dictionaries, specialist literature on engineering, medicine or law, as well as comics, graphic novels and richly illustrated children's books. Many editions come in hardcover on quality paper, so books from Germany are often bought as gifts.
Board games, puzzles and building sets
German board games are famous worldwide: every year Essen hosts the large SPIEL game fair, and the Spiel des Jahres award is considered one of the most prestigious in the genre. The official Ravensburger store sells puzzles, board games, GraviTrax marble runs and craft kits. Kosmos, Schmidt Spiele and HABA make family and kids' games, and LEGO and Smyths Toys offer building sets and exclusives. Pay attention to the language: many games are published only in German, and if the rules and cards contain text, it is better to look for a multilingual edition.
Hobby supplies: models, music, crafts
For model railway collectors, Germany is one of the main markets in Europe. Modellbahnshop Lippe offers Märklin, Piko, Roco and Fleischmann locomotives and cars, track and layout accessories. Before buying, check the scale (H0, N, TT) and the control system: analog or digital.
Musicians know Thomann well: it is one of the world's largest musical instrument stores, where you can buy guitars, keyboards, drums, studio equipment, sheet music and accessories. Artists and designers will find what they need at Gerstaecker, with paints, brushes, canvases and paper, and at Berlin's Modulor, with materials for model-making and crafts.
Shipping and ordering tips
Books and games weigh more than you might think: a few hardcover volumes or a large game box add noticeable weight to a parcel. Musical instruments and amplifiers can be bulky, so choose secure packaging. Paints, varnishes, adhesives and aerosols for modeling may have shipping restrictions, as may products with batteries, so it is best to clear them with Pokupka support in advance.
To order, sign up with Pokupka and get the address of our warehouse in Germany. Enter it as the delivery address in the German store, pay by card or PayPal, and once it arrives, we will ship the parcel to Ukraine, to a branch or to your door.