The founder, warwick jordans love for literature transcends throughout the bookshop and collection of over 500,000 different titles. Ten of the best independent bookshops in auckland concrete. There are many popular fiction from stephen king, james patterson, nora. The best guide to bars, restaurants and cafes in auckland. There is no collection too large, and our interests cover almost every subject contact the hard to find bookshop in eden terrace, auckland or dunedin first if you have books to sell, we recommend you. Probably auckland s biggest second hand bookstore, it occupies a beautiful, historic building in onehunga mall. The 8 best book shops in auckland, new zealand culture trip. In addition we now have over 10% of our selection of secondhand books available to search and order online via abebooks. All revenue goes to helping us provide our specialist palliative care services at no. The rise of digital books, the growth of online trading and increasing rent has claimed several highprofile sellers.
Level 4, 6 high street auckland 1010, postal address. Based in the heart of mt eden village, auckland, new zealand. In all, we currently stock in the vicinity of 500,000 titles. For a bargain that goes back into helping the community, have a hunt through the auckland city missions store, where you will find furniture, artworks, household goods and more. Explore aucklands literary wonders with this handy guide to the best. Reduce, reuse, recycle is the name of the game at this communityowned enterprise selling second hand, quality clothing, books, games, sports gear and retro treasures. Check out our dedicated covid19 page here full of resources to help your business.
Another gem located in herne bay is second hand bookshop dominion books. Real groovys queen street store is temporarily closed from 5pm wednesday 25th march. The chain had stores in darby st, swanson st, queens arcade, and outside auckland, initially in hamilton then in tauranga and finally, in 1975, in wellington. In the middle of fitzroys cafe society, just a few minutes from melbournes cbd, page two is located in a warehouse with a colourful past, including life as a furniture factory, aboriginal arts centre and the australian print workshop. Elizabeths bookshops are one of australias largest second hand bookshop operations, with 4 stores on both sides of the australian continent. Books secondhand books businesses in auckland city. Old books, used books, antiquarian books, rare books, signed books and more. With 650 stores across australia your local vinnies is probably closer than you think. Mercy hospice has eight shops whose sales turn second hand goods into first class care. Bookstores whats on in auckland city cbd heart of the. When you walk the same streets every day, its easy to lose the sense of discovery about a place. If you are running a business, we have a specific service to keep your reading up to date.
Were here to help your business through these uncertain times. Where to find the best secondhand bookshops fashion quarterly. Basement books, located at 342 flinders street is, as far as i know, the last second hand bookshop in the melbourne cbd. Browse the independent and second hand bookstores to pick up collectable books and visit the famous dorothy butler childrens bookshop. Lost record stores of inner auckland scene audioculture. We can assemble a beautiful second hand book collection for you by subject, genre, style or colour. Books secondhand books businesses in christchurch city.
This cozy independent bookstore, nestled within the urban throes of auckland s high street, is filled to the brim with new releases, classical marvels, and obscure little gems. The src provides a second hand bookshop service, so students can save money buying course texts and make money selling their old books as well. Bookworms will find an eclectic range of titles, spanning biographies, history, arts and entertainment and fiction, and prices are reasonable. A switchedon secondhand bookstore in auckland, new zealand. Melbournes best secondhand bookstores the urban list. With hospice op shops all over auckland, visit us to find hidden treasures including clothing, toys, books, furniture and homeware. The last few years have been tough on melbournes second hand bookstores. There are many popular fiction from stephen king, james patterson, nora roberts and more in stock and ready to.
Social media and advertising cookies of third parties are used to offer you social media functionalities and personalized ads. Their first store was a second hand one in victoria street they called record value, but they soon moved into new records closer to the queen street strip. While at first glance, family stores are a simple second hand store concept, they serve the armys mission in more ways than just helping families on tight budgets get. Subscribe to our books newsletter and get the latest news and hottest offers straight to your inbox. Jason books buys and sells second hand, outofprint and rare books. Hard to find books is one of the largest secondhand bookshops in town. Both are exchanges you can return a purchased book to receive credit towards another one. It would offcourse focus on academic books but there are some high quality fiction and nonfiction a. We sell clothes on your behalf so you can recycle your wardrobe and make some money at the same time. A second hand book store now turned coffee shop, this cosy little space is filled with friendly characters, and if youve got time to spare its the ideal place to curl up with a book and a cuppa for a while.
We will also add new releases as the data comes through. Family stores operate to support our local and regional community work, making a huge difference in peoples lives. Its tricky finding required texts for sale in any other shop, so frequently youre forced to pay full price, and then some. Your donations will be reloved by someone else, raise funds for your community, and be saved from landfill. Whitcoulls in the city centre can be found on little high street. B 28 king street, pukekohe, auckland 2120 09 2385684 focused on customer service and that real small town friendlyness, drop by and get your award needs sorted. A traditional and authentic taste of vietnam available in the heart of auckland. Sep 12, 2015 secondhand book fair, 2 day event selling used books, dvds. Other second hand bookshops in brisbane include archives in the city, recycled reading in the toowong shopping centre, clarence corner bookshop at woolloongabba, charing cross books at annerley, as well the uq alumni bookfair every two years next one will be in 20, and many charity shops such as st vinnies, endos and lifeline.
Established in 1973, elizabeths bookshops are now in perth and fremantle wa and newtown nsw. Welcome to bookmark, purveyors of quality secondhand, used and rare books. You can find all the essential cookbooks for different needs. You can search and browse our curated collections the cream of the crop at any time here. Mighty ape stores more than 50,000 popular books in our warehouse to make sure they can be delivered fast. Hard to find really do stock the gems as their selection also includes signed books and ancient finds. This small but perfectly formed cbd favourite manages to cover everything from cutting. Photo warehouse is new zealands leading photographic retailer, with stores in all the main centres as well as over 5,000 products online. Browsers has been serving their fellow book lovers since 96. Although not cheapcheap, evergreen bookshop has a great range of second hand, out of print and rare books on offer, all varying from old to relatively new and all in great readable condition. If you have a large or unique collection of books, email us. It is definitely one of those shops worth spending an hour browsing. To be honest, it wouldnt be an article about auckland bookshops without the. Coronavirus real groovy opening hours and website update.
Whitcoulls has firmly secured its place as one of new zealands favourite bookstores. You can purchase the university calendar from the university book shop. St kevins arcade boasts not one but two great holeinthe wall places to buy secondhand books. View full details for st kevins arcade 2nd hand bookshop. With over 20,000 books in stock only a fraction of our inventory is listed online, so please do drop us a. Both a bookstore and a coffee shop, the book exchange on glendale rd offers the. Auckland print shop binding, printing, lamination and more. The salvation army runs 125 family stores across new zealand, selling donated second hand goods. We found 3 local businesses for secondhand books in south auckland. Contact the hard to find bookshop in eden terrace, auckland or dunedin first if you have books to sell, we recommend you first contact our shop in eden terrace or dunedin before bringing your books in. Unity books has been unleashing bookish aucklanders imaginations since 1989, and their flagship wellington store has been around for much longer. We have a huge range of christian books, christian music and christian video. If you have books to sell, we recommend you first contact our shop in eden. Unity books is new zealands leading independent book shop with stores in the heart of wellington and auckland.
Ponsonby is undoubtedly one of auckland s best and busiest dining spots too. Five of the best secondhand bookstores in auckland. Locate a pb tech computer and electronics store near you. We have been supplying professional photographers and photo enthusiasts with top quality gear for over 25 years. Our database is updated as often as possible but may be slightly out of date during very busy periods such as the start of the academic year. Vinnies is your number one destination for affordable and preloved items. Secondhand bookshops in maroochydore sunshine coast. A book which has been well read, well loved and well enjoyed. You can be a renaissance person or just a casual reader.
Second hand books auckland uni public group facebook. His honest and sincere approach is a celebration of the most important thing in life love view full details for reflections of the heart. Ive a few books myself id like to get rid of but getting nothing from a dealer or losing any profit to fees and shipping on trademe doesnt really appeal. We specialise in manufacturing corporate presentation products, library binding, wire binding, comb binding, glue binding, perfect binding. Rachel pope had a dream of owning and running a secondhand bookshop, and on moving to hamilton, the dream became reality. With over 20,000 books in stock only a fraction of our inventory is listed online, so please do drop us a line or give us a call for assistance. Find a book if you want to know if a book is in stock before visiting, use the forms below. The open book is a beautifully refurbished secondhand bookshop at. Bookmark is situated in historic devonport, just a short 10 minute ferry ride from downtown auckland. We specialise in new zealand and international literature, poetry, history, and nonfiction as well as stocking the best new releases by award winning authors of both fiction and nonfiction in all. Auckland cbd 105 queen st, auckland cbd 09 304 0373 auckland uni level 2, kate edger information.
Family stores are winwinsomeones unwanted goods are often other peoples treasures. May 31, 2018 the last few years have been tough on melbournes secondhand bookstores. However, ive only listed stores that operated here in centralish auckland newmarket, the cbd, symonds st, k rd and ponsonby etc and only shops that no longer exist the stores that are still open can tell their own. An awardwinning independent bookstore, with an independent spirit. We want to restore it to sufficient commercial success to sustain its future. Recycle boutique is a second hand clothing company where you can buy and sell designer and vintage clothing, shoes and accessories. From one single preloved book to large collections, hard to find books are always on the lookout for interesting secondhand books to buy estates and private library collections are a specialty.
We urge you to stay safe at this time, look after yourselves, your families, loved ones and local communities as much as possible. Our glebe and blackheath branches both carry extensive secondhand sections and between them stock around 20,000 titles. Auckland print shop is a dedicated team providing specialised hand book binding and print finishing services to small to large businesses, students and public in auckland central. Reflections of the heart in reflections of the heart, darryn shares a personal collection of candid and open hearted poems. Let us know what it is and we will find it for you. We found 0 local businesses for secondhand books in alexandra. Heart of the city is aucklands central guide for all things to do.
Real groovy records vinyl, cds, books, dvds, pop culture. Nike asks you to accept cookies for performance, social media and advertising purposes. We found 3 local businesses for second hand books in new plymouth city. They are among the most wellknown and visible parts of the armys work. A skirt from winter 1999 with a spring 2007 jacket and enough. Find out how we can assist if youre a business experiencing financial hardship as a result of covid19 here. Possibly the greatest thing about op shopping is that fashion seasons cant tell you how to dress. Since 2008, browsers has been 100% locallyowned and operated. Stocking an extensive range of books, games, toys, stationery, newspapers and magazines, whitcoulls has something for everyone. Having moved from its original elizabeth street digs to a flinders street abode in 2010, city basement books stands as arguably melbourne cbd s best second hand bookstore. Enter your suburb or postcode for information on how to donate, volunteer and find the vinnies shops closest to you. Our most popular categories include furniture, cars, mobile phones, notebooks and computers.
Tauranga 86 second avenue, tauranga 07 281 51 new plymouth 70 devon street. New zealanders have consumed vast quantities of music. Bookworms will find an eclectic range of titles, spanning biographies, history, arts and entertainment and. Come take a wander through our seven rooms of shelves, use the wifi for book research, and enjoy your find in our sunny garden. But many of our staff members will be processing second hand lps, cds and dvds from home, and we will continue to list those online. Stores are in blockhouse bay, ellerslie, mt eden, mt roskill, point chevalier, ponsonby, remuera and royal oak. There have been countless record shops in auckland over the years. In operation since 1969, this stalwart of second hand books specialises in rarities for the discerning collector. Christian bookshop for bibles, music, dvd, church resources. Bookstores whats on in auckland city cbd heart of the city. Heres a list of city centre businesses that are currently operating in the city centre and stay up to date with official information and updates on covid19. From rare and collectible books to modern 1st editions, from old hardback books to the common, cheap and cheerful paperback, the hard to find bookshop online is a treasuretrove of fascinating second hand books, a regular book depository.
Theres a possibility we can arrange to come and see you within nz and overseas. Op shop directory nz the website for op shops in nz. It doesnt matter if you sell or buy, you can safely trade at secondhand. Happily, each has a coffee and cake shop close at hand. Hospice stores sell a range of new and preloved clothing, accessories, homewares and more. Jason books is a hidden gem of oconnell street, tucked away and waiting to be discovered. Everything you buy or donate inspires change in your local community. Departmental hand books provide additional information to the university calendar. Bookmark quality secondhand and antiquarian books bought. Once upon a time, goliath, better known as duporth avenue book exchange lived on duporth avenue. We know youll enjoy shopping at our store as it is also our mission for our customers. For new books, unity books on lorne street would be the best one. One of the best op shops in auckland, the dove hospice shop in panmure has decades of variety, so theyre a sure thing if you want to go for a flinstonesmeetsthe jetsons combo.