General Terms and Conditions

General Terms and Conditions frommann-holzboog Verlag e.K.

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§ 1 Scope of Application

The following General Terms and Conditions apply to the business relationship between frommann-holzboog Verlag e.K. (hereinafter referred to as the seller) and the customer (m/f/d).

§ 2 Orders

You (the customer) initiate the order process by clicking on the »Shopping cart« button. For an overview of items in your shopping cart, click on the »Shopping cart« button at the top of the web shop. You can remove products from your shopping cart at any time. To continue with the order process, click on the »Checkout« button. You will then be asked to log in with your user data or to set up a user account as a new customer. Once you are logged into the system, all products you have placed in your shopping cart will be displayed. After entering your address and payment details, and a differing shipping address, if necessary, you will receive an order overview, including payment method and shipping costs. Before submitting your order by clicking the »Buy« button, you have the option at each stage of the ordering process to correct your details or to terminate the ordering process by clicking the »Go back« or »Cancel« buttons. By clicking the »Buy« button, your order is triggered and forwarded to the seller. By placing your order, you declare your binding intention to purchase the goods. After receiving your order, the seller will send you an automatic confirmation of receipt by email (»Order confirmation«), which will list your order again (along with the terms and conditions, the statutory cancellation policy, and our privacy policy).

For some editions and series, the seller grants special prices (e.g. »subscription price for the complete edition«) for a binding order of all volumes published and yet to be published in this edition/series. These prices can only be granted if all announced volumes are purchased. In the event of premature cancellation of the total purchase, the regular fixed retail price (»individual price«) shall apply retroactively. For terms of cancellation, see § 9.

§ 3 Conclusion of Contract

When placing an order, the customer enters a contract with:

frommann-holzboog Verlag e.K.
König-Karl-Straße 27
70372 Stuttgart (Bad Cannstatt)

The pages containing product offers available on the homepage – www.frommann-holzboog.de – do not constitute an offer to conclude a contract, but merely a non-binding invitation to the customer to place an order. The customer will be informed immediately of the receipt of their order by means of an email labeled »order confirmation.« This order confirmation is sent automatically and does not constitute acceptance of the contract. The contract for the purchase of a product is concluded when the goods are dispatched. The text of the contract, including the order, is stored by the seller and will be sent to the customer on request together with the General Terms and Conditions.

The language available for conclusion of the contract is German.

§ 4 Reservation of Non-Availability

The seller reserves the right to refrain from executing the order if the ordered item is not in stock, the out-of-stock item is out of print, and the ordered goods are therefore unavailable. In this case, the seller will immediately inform the customer of the unavailability and refund any purchase price already paid without delay. If an item is temporarily unavailable or not yet available, the customer has the option of adding it to their wish list by clicking on the »Wish list« button, which is available to registered users.

§ 5 Special Conditions for eBooks

eBooks published by frommann-holzboog Verlag e.K. are distributed exclusively through third-party providers. The purchase of eBooks through third-party providers is not subject to these General Terms and Conditions and Cancellation Policy, but exclusively to those of the respective third-party provider.

§ 6 Prices and Shipping Costs

The prices valid at the time of conclusion of the contract apply. The prices are final prices in euros; they include statutory value added tax for deliveries to EU countries. For deliveries to countries outside the EU, the prices do not include value added tax.

Within Germany, the seller delivers to end customers free of shipping costs, with the exception of magazines. For deliveries outside Germany, the seller charges flat shipping rates depending on weight and destination country. For details on shipping costs, please refer to the page »Shipping Costs«. If additional customs duties, taxes, or import fees are incurred in the destination country for deliveries abroad, such costs shall be borne by the customer.

§ 7 Payment

The customer can pay by credit card, SEPA direct debit, PayPal, prepayment, or bank transfer. Please understand that the seller reserves the right to require prepayment for first-time orders, international orders, and orders over € 150. When paying by credit card, your details will be requested during the ordering process. Please send the card verification code (CVC) to the seller separately by email or telephone. Invoices are due for payment immediately and without deduction.

§ 8 Retention of Title

All delivered goods remain property of the seller until the purchase price has been paid in full by the customer.

§ 9 Cancellation

Journals:

Open-ended subscription orders are valid until revoked. Subscriptions to ›Allgemeine Zeitschrift für Philosophie‹ can be terminated in writing at the end of each year on September 30, provided that the subscription has been in effect for at least twelve months.

Binding Orders for all Volumes of a Series or a Multi-Volume Edition:

Upon conclusion of a binding order at a special price (›Gesamtabnahme‹), the following conditions apply: The purchaser undertakes to purchase all volumes of the ordered edition/series that have been published and announced at the time of purchase. The seller shall take the discounted total purchase price into account for each volume delivery. In the event of cancellation before completion of the total purchase, the seller shall charge the difference between the discounted price and the regular fixed retail price for the volumes already delivered as part of the total purchase. Exceptions to this are cases of force majeure, death, and insolvency. The seller shall be guided in this respect by § 8 »Fortsetzungswerke« der ›Verkehrsordnung für den Buchhandel‹ in the version dated November 9, 2006, which you can view here.

Refusal to accept deliveries does not constitute cancellation. Cancellations must be sent to the seller in writing, e.g. by letter, fax, or email, to the following address:

frommann-holzboog Verlag e.K.
Sales
König-Karl-Strasse 27
D-70372 Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt
Tel. +49 711 955 969-2
Fax: +49 711 955 969-1
vertrieb [at] frommann-holzboog.de

The seller shall confirm all cancellations in writing.

§ 10 Warranty

The statutory liability for defects applies.

§ 11. Dispute resolution procedure

The seller does not participate in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board.

§ 12 Place of jurisdiction

If the customer is a merchant or a legal entity under public law, the exclusive place of jurisdiction for all disputes arising from the contractual relationship shall be the court responsible for the company’s registered office in Stuttgart.

Legal form: Eingetragener Kaufmann (e.K.)
Register court: Amtsgericht Stuttgart
Headquarters and commercial register Stuttgart HRA 84
VAT identification number in accordance with Section 27a of the German VAT Act: DE 253148446
Tax number at the Stuttgart tax office: 93122/29571
Owner: Eckhart Holzboog

§ 13 Right of Cancellation

Information on the statutory right of cancellation for consumers and a sample copy of cancellation can be found here.

§ 14 Accessibility, Product Safety, and Privacy Policy

Our provisions on accessibility, product safety, and privacy policy can be found here.

(As of February 2026)