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Bookshops in Edinburgh

Why browse the internet, when there's nothing quite like browsing the bookshelves in a local store and deciding which one you'd like to take home with you?

Blackwells Bookshop Edinburgh

53-62 South Bridge, Edinburgh Old Town EH1 1YS

Edinburgh's oldest bookshop is situated right in the heart of the Old Town.

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Blunt Knife Co

41 Thistle Street, Edinburgh New Town EH2 1DY

Blunt Knife Co. is a social enterprise that supports and promotes creative women and non-binary people.

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Forbidden Planet Edinburgh

40 - 41 Southbridge Street, Edinburgh Old Town EH1 1LL

The Forbidden Planet is home to a great range of comics, graphic novels, manga, action figures and lots, lots more! All in Edinburgh City Centre!

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Golden Hare Books

68 St Stephen Street, Stockbridge EH3 5AQ

The Golden Hare was started by Mark Jones, a museum curator and art historian, with the initial plan of calling a children’s bookshop ‘The Golden...

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Lighthouse Bookshop

43-45 West Nicolson Street Edinburgh Scotland , Edinburgh South EH8 9DB

Lighthouse - Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop is an award-winning activist, queer, feminist, antiracist community bookshop in Edinburgh!

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McNaughtans Bookshop and Gallery

3a & 4a Haddington Place, Edinburgh New Town EH7 4AE

McNaughtan's Bookshop, established in 1957, is a second-hand and antiquarian bookshop in central Edinburgh, probably the longest established business of its kind in Scotland.

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Waterstones Cameron Toll

6 Lady Road, Edinburgh South EH16 5PB

Waterstones Cameron Toll's enthusiastic booksellers will endeavour to find the book you are after, and will help you discover your next great new book!

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Waterstones Edinburgh West End

128 Princes Street, Edinburgh New Town EH2 4AD

There's something for everyone in Edinburgh's biggest bookshop, Waterstones Edinburgh West End, located at the heart of the city, opposite Edinburgh Castle, on the capital's main shopping street!

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Waterstones Fort Kinnaird

31B Newcraighall Road, Edinburgh East EH15 3RD

The Waterstones on the edge of the city of Edinburgh, serving a local community that stretches from Peebles to Portobello.

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Bookshops in East Renfrewshire

Here's a selection of Bookshops you can find over on our sister site, What's On East Renfrewshire:

Waterstones Newton Mearns

38 Avenue Shopping Centre, Newton Mearns G77 6EY

Waterstones Newton Mearns is a firm family favourite, committed to providing great, friendly customer service.

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Bookshops in Fife

Here's a selection of Bookshops you can find over on our sister site, What's On Fife:

Waterstones Kirkcaldy

175 High Street, Kirkcaldy KY1 1JA

Waterstones Kirkcaldy is your friendly, local East Fife bookshop, situated on the High Street.

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Waterstones St Andrews

101-103 Market Street, St Andrews KY16 9NX

Situated on the east coast of Scotland in a very busy tourist destination, Waterstones St Andrews caters for an extremely diverse selection of customers.

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Topping & Company Booksellers of St Andrews

7 Greyfriars Garden, St Andrews KY16 9HG

Topping & Co. is a family owned bookshop in the heart of St Andrews, with over 50,000 titles, rolling ladders and complimentary tea and coffee.

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Bookshops in Glasgow

Here's a selection of Bookshops you can find over on our sister site, What's On Glasgow:

Waterstones Sauchiehall Street

153-157 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow City Centre G2 3EW

Waterstones Sauchiehall Street is the largest bookshop in Scotland, and home to Glasgow's book-loving citizens and visitors alike.

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Oxfam Books & Music Victoria Road

437 Victoria Road, Glasgow South Side G42 8RW

Oxfam Books and Music on Victoria Road in Glasgow is set in a bustling and diverse area of the city, with its friendly and helpful team, and a retro music shop ambiance!

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Forbidden Planet Glasgow

122 - 126 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow City Centre G2 3DH

The Forbidden Planet is home to a great range of comics, graphic novels, manga, action figures and lots, lots more! All in Glasgow City Centre!

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Bookshops in Lanarkshire

Here's a selection of Bookshops you can find over on our sister site, What's On Lanarkshire:

Settlers

40 Castle Street, Hamilton ML3 6BU

Settlers is South Lanarkshire's tabletop games and comic book cafe - all in one place!

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Atkinson Pryce Books

27 High Street, Biggar ML12 6DA

Atkinson Pryce Books is an award winning bookshop in the heart of Biggar!

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Waterstones East Kilbride

Waterstones East Kilbride East Kilbride Shopping Centre, East Kilbride G74 1LW

Waterstones in East Kilbride is very much a local shop, serving the needs of the community. Our aim is to fulfill the book buying requirements of our wide range of customers.

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Bookshops in Renfrewshire and Inverclyde

Here's a selection of Bookshops you can find over on our sister site, What's On Renfrewshire:

The Ginger Cat Bookshop

35 Main Street, Bridge of Weir PA11 3NR

The Ginger Cat is a bookshop located in the picturesque village of Bridge of Weir with a wide variety of books in store to suit all ages!

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Waterstones Braehead

47 Braehead Shopping Centre King's Inch Road, Renfrew G51 4BP

Waterstones Braehead is a vibrant, family-oriented bookshop: from children's books to classics, we're your local bookselling experts!

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Abbey Books Paisley

21 Wellmeadow Street, Paisley PA1 2EF

Abbey Books has 40,000 books (who's counting?) on a wide range of topics. Almost too much history, poetry and fiction never mind art, music and drama...

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Bookshops in Stirling and Falkirk

Here's a selection of Bookshops you can find over on our sister site, What's On Stirling:

Stirling Books

18 Maxwell Place , Stirling FK8 1JU

Second hand, new and antiquarian books. Has that "books and coffee" smell. Winner of the 2017 Independent Retail Awards for Book Shop of the Year!

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Waterstones Stirling

The Thistles Shopping Centre 1 Thistle Marches, Stirling FK8 2EA

Located at the heart of the historical town of Stirling in the Thistles Centre, our bookshop fulfils the literary needs of everyone who visits us.

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Waterstones Falkirk

119-121 High Street, Falkirk FK1 1ED

Waterstones Falkirk is a the ideal destination on the high street for young and old alike. We are here to help you get lost in books.Our small local bookshop...

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Bookshops in Other Areas

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