The Book Shop

Our shop is a welcoming, safe space to talk, browse, meet and debate, either on the subject of your day or whatever topic is on the mind of our customers when they visit. The Book Shop was born from a love for books: to not see books thrown away when they can still be read and their stories shared. As a global retailer, we offer millions of books, both used books and new books, at great prices.

Finding a book you’ll love is easy. You can search for books by genre to help you find something you know you’ll like or by reading the synopsis on our website to determine if it’s the right read for you. Still unsure what to read next? Ask family and friends for recommendations before shopping online.

The Book Shop gives you access to the most popular books of all time, including:

However, you should never read a book just because it’s popular. Everyone has different tastes, so browse our selection of new and used books by genre to ensure you find the right one for you. You can find used books online right here on the Alibris website. We offer multiple ways for you to find your next read, including our search bar that allows you to search for books by title or author, or you can browse by genre, price, and even free shipping.

The Book Shop has books for sale that everyone can enjoy, no matter their favourite genre. Whether you’re looking for your next favourite fantasy novel, out-of-print rarities, or shopping for college textbooks online, we have everything you need to get affordable new and used books. Search by title, author, or ISBN to find exactly what you’re looking for at an affordable price.

You can choose to buy a new book or a second-hand book for even better value. Our online bookshop has a wide selection of books from different genres, including popular categories such as Romance, Crime & Thriller, Fantasy, Children’s Books, Cookbooks, Lifestyle Books, and so many more, so you can easily find your next favourite read. We believe in the power of books to offer an escape, teach us new things, and inspire our imagination.

When you buy a book from us, we donate a book to someone in need via our You Buy, We Give Campaign. We believe it is our purpose and mission to help improve literacy around the world, so join us in our love for books and help spread the joy of reading to others. Whether your personal passions lean toward new releases by the hottest authors or classics from the old masters, you will find them at our store. We have the biggest bestsellers to the hardest-to-find, out-of-print rarities brought to you by thousands of Booksellers around the world. Alibris is where your page-turning prayers will be answered at amazingly low prices

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At The Book Shop is one of the premier online sites for rare and collectable books. We have thousands of rare, out-of-print, first edition, antique and signed books brought to you by our network of trusted sellers from all around the world. Use the search box above to find fond treasures from your childhood or that one book that has escaped your collection thus far. We specialise in making it easier for you to get the books you need. Bookshop.org is an online bookshop with a mission to financially support local, independent bookshops.

We believe that bookshops are essential to a healthy culture. They are where authors can connect with readers, where we discover new writers, where children get hooked on the thrill of reading that can last a lifetime. They are also anchors for our high streets and communities — owned, staffed, run and full of real people who have a genuine love of books and reading.

As more and more people buy their books online, we wanted to create an easy, convenient way for you to get your books and support independent bookshops at the same time. If you want to choose a specific bookshop to support, choose them from our map and they’ll receive 30% of the cover price (or almost all of the profit) on your orders for a year. Otherwise, 10% of the cover price of your order will contribute to an earnings pool that will be evenly distributed among participating independent bookshops each month. Either way, your order is sent straight to your address, and all in-stock items arrive in 2-3 days.

We also support anyone who advocates for books through our affiliate programme, which pays a 10% commission on every sale, and gives a matching 10% to independent bookshops. If you are an author, a website or magazine, a bookclub, an organisation that wants to recommend books, or even just a book-lover with an Instagram feed, you can sign up to be an affiliate, start your own shop, and be rewarded for your book recommendations.

By design, we give away the vast majority of our profit to bookshops, publications, authors and the many others who make up the thriving, inspirational culture around books and reading.

Ultimately, we hope readers visit and enjoy independent bookshops whenever they can and that Bookshop.org makes it easy for readers to support the indies we all love, even when they can’t. Independent bookshops deserve a larger share of the online book-buying market. We hope that Bookshop.org can help strengthen the fragile ecosystem around bookselling and keep local bookshops an integral part of our culture and communities.

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