METHOD FOR PACKING BOOKS OR THE LIKE

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for packing books or the like wherein a packing form supporting an order in a small lot is possible, delivery lead time can be shortened, and the books can be prevented from being damaged as much as possible. SOLUTION: The method for packing books or the like includes a frame creation process for winding a framing band 14 around an outer peripheral face of stacked books 11 or the like to make the books 11 or the like into a frame, a frame arranging process for preparing a plurality of frames 13 and arranging the plurality of frames 13, a protective wrapping material winding process for winding a protective wrapping material 16 around an outer peripheral face of the frames 13 in a direction perpendicular to a winding direction of the framing band 14, a film tightly sticking process for covering an entire external surface of the frames 13 by a hermetic wrapping material 18 comprising a heat-shrinkable film and then heat-shrinking the hermetic wrapping material 18 to be in tight contact with the external surface of the frames 13, and a band tying process for winding a tying band 15 around the outer peripheral face of the frames 13 in a direction perpendicular to a winding direction of the protective wrapping material 16.