29th February 2024

Book subscription 101: A beginner guide by a beginner

Book subscriptions I have

  1. Illumicrate
  2. Owlcrate
  3. The Locked Library
  4. The Bookish Box

Book subscriptions I had

  • The Dazzling Bookish Shop
    • Cancelled as of 15 April 2024 because at this moment in time, I still haven’t received by January book box yet.
  • Darkly by The Bookish Box
    • Cancelled Darkly as of 15 April 2024 because I found out how delayed their book deliveries are.

Skip policy

Illumicrate

  • Must skip before the 1st of the month. (If you want to cancel Feb box, you must email/click “Skip” by 31st January)
  • Limit to 10 skips per year. Sub might be cancelled afterwards.
  • Can do the skip yourself via the subscription page on your account.
  • If on a 3/6 months plan, email support.

🔗 Illumicrate’s support page

Owlcrate

  • Must skip before the 1st of the month which you want to skip.
  • No skip limit.
  • Can do the skip yourself via the Manage subscription page on your account.
  • If on a 3/6 months plan, email support.

🔗 Owlcrate’s FAQ page

The Locked Library

  • Must skip before the 3rd of the month.
  • Can do the skip yourself via the Manage subscription page on your account.
  • No details on the skip limit.

🔗 The Locked Library’s FAQ page

Dazzling Bookish Shop

  • Must skip before the 15th of the previous month.
  • Limit to 3 skips a year.
  • Must email support to skip. Can’t skip yourself.

🔗 The Dazzling Bookish Shop

The Bookish Box

  • Limit to 2 skips a year.
  • Can do the skip yourself via the Manage subscription page on your account.

🔗 The Bookish Shop