Kara-Gorod" spent 100 million rubles to remove "forbidden" books from sale. The book chain "Kara-Gorod - Bookbod" spent about 100 million rubles to confiscate books that do not comply with the new laws of the Russian Federation. The company spent another tens of millions of rubles on literature labeling due to drug referrals. The head of the network, Alexander Brychkin, told RBC about it. "We can't throw these books away. It's toxic waste. Accordingly, they must be evacuated, and this is also at our expense," Barichkin added. According to him, a significant part of the costs is due to the fact that books cannot be returned to suppliers: they must be written off at a loss and disposed of at the company's expense. To destroy the publications, they are sent to a shredder, and the process is photographed. Additional costs are incurred when books are removed from the shelves, moved to the warehouse and processed. Brychkin also said that checks of books for illegal content can happen suddenly, and sellers don't always have the opportunity to comply with the law in advance. He suggested developing a transparent procedure for checking expert opinions and informing companies about checks before they are discussed. "Experts say, for example, that the book contains LGBT propaganda (the movement is recognized as extreme in Russia and is banned). This test always arises suddenly. It is not condemned in any way prescribed by law. And just as soon as that scrutiny arises, we begin to be held accountable. We don't even have a chance to meet the network's requirements," he said. Separately, he talked about the labeling of books that mention drugs. By law, such literature is only allowed to be sold in a movie labeled "18+". According to Barychkin, the company has already marked two million copies at its expense, and has spent tens of millions of rubles on it.