Bogvalget står i emailen.

In Danish, compound nouns are normally written as one single word. So bogvalg is a compound made from:

• bog = book
• valg = choice/selection

That gives bogvalg = book choice or selection of book(s), depending on context.

English often writes similar ideas as separate words, but Danish usually joins them.

The -et ending makes the noun definite singular, so bogvalget means the book choice / the selection of book.

This is very common in Danish. Instead of using a separate word like the, Danish often adds the definite article to the end of the noun.

For example:

• et valg = a choice
• valget = the choice

Because bogvalg ends in valg, and valg is a neuter noun (et valg), the definite ending becomes -et.

In Danish, a noun usually takes the definite ending by itself:

• bogvalget = the book choice

Using det as well would normally only happen if there is an adjective or some extra specification:

• det store bogvalg = the big book choice/selection

So in a simple sentence, bogvalget is the natural form.

Yes, literally står means stands, but in Danish it is also often used where English would say:

• is written
• appears
• is stated

So in this sentence, står does not mean that something is physically standing upright. It means the information is written in the email.

This is a very common Danish use of stå.

For example:

• Det står i bogen. = It says so in the book.
• Det står på hjemmesiden. = It says so on the website.

Here i means in.

So i emailen means in the email. Danish often uses i when talking about something written inside a text, message, document, or email.

Compare:

• Det står i brevet. = It is written in the letter.
• Det står i emailen. = It is written in the email.

In some other contexts Danish may use på, especially with websites, screens, or surfaces, but with email this sentence naturally uses i.

For the same reason as bogvalget: Danish usually marks definiteness by adding the article to the end of the noun.

So:

• en email = an email
• emailen = the email

Because email is treated as a common gender noun here (en-word), the definite ending is -en.

Yes, emailen is understandable and used, but you may also see:

• e-mailen
• mailen

In everyday modern Danish, mail and e-mail are both very common, and spelling varies a bit by source and style. So all of these are possible depending on the writer:

• Det står i emailen.
• Det står i e-mailen.
• Det står i mailen.

They all mean basically the same thing here.

This is a normal Danish main clause word order:

• Bogvalget = subject
• står = verb
• i emailen = prepositional phrase

So the structure is:

subject + verb + other information

That is the standard basic pattern in simple statements.

You probably could say it in some situations, but it would sound less natural if you specifically mean that the information is written there.

• står i emailen focuses on the fact that it is stated/written in the email.
• er i emailen only means it is in the email, which is broader and less specific.

So if the point is the email says what the book choice is, then står i emailen is the better choice.

Usually bogvalget means the choice/selection of book(s) rather than the chosen book itself.

The head noun here is valg = choice/selection, so the word refers to the decision or selection, not directly to the physical book.

Depending on context, English could translate it as:

• the book choice
• the book selection
• the choice of book(s)

The exact nuance depends on the wider situation.