I buy books from the big chains, the independents, online and from real, physical shops. There are all sorts of booksellers out there and most of them do a wonderful job. Support writers and spend lots of money in bookshops: it’s the only way.
If you have a favourite bookshop or bookseller, whether independent or part of a chain, then let me know about it and I’ll add it to my list. I could especially do with some bookshops which aren’t based in the UK. And you can read my blog posts about book selling here.
UK Bookshops And Booksellers
The Big Green Bookshop in Wood Green, North London, has a great blog called Open A Bookshop, What Could Possibly Go Wrong? A real delight.
Bookseller Crow is in Crystal Palace, South London, and has a blog (you might have to scroll down a bit to find the latest update) and an online shop.
The Children’s Bookshop in Edinburgh is run by publisher Fidra Books, and has a very informative blog.
Joseph’s Bookstore. Finchley, North London. It comes highly recommended.
Mostly Books, Abingdon, has a lovely blog.
Wenlock Books in Much Wenlock has a very quiet blog which is rarely updated but the shop is a real treat: it sells new and second-hand books, and dispenses cake on Saturday mornings. It’s one of my favourites.
Online Booksellers
Most of the big chains have online bookshops: I’ll leave it up to you to find those for yourself!
Here’s Amazon in the UK.
This is Abe Books, which lists the stock of second-hand booksellers worldwide alongside a good search facility. It’s particularly useful for finding obscure and out-of-print titles at good prices.
The Book Depository is also useful: free shipping worldwide, and a good list.