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It appears that in Germany, they do advertise in books. Or at least, some publishers do, or have done.
It seems to have been one of the reasons why Terry Pratchett changed his German publisher:
(From The L-Space Web )
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Yes, I remember this from some Heyne books (as a standalone ad page in the middle, though, with a book-specific lead-in to the ad - not as part of the text - which means Mr. Banks did not have to eat his own words). It’s not standard in German paperback books, though.