Annerley Community Book Shop

This quaint second hand bookshop in Annerly has a surprisingly large selection of books for average prices. While you won’t find any 50 cent bargain bins here, it’s fairly easy to pick up an old favourite for $ 5 – 8 dollars. I love my 50 cent opshop bargain books but sadly there are never many fantasy or sci-​fi books so I have to pay a few extra dollars at specialised book shops like this one. They have good section of non-​fiction and war books as well as general fiction and classic literature.
The only thing this place needs is a coffee machine, then one could spend an entire afternoon ensconced in the cute lounge area with a pile of coffee table books and classic novels.

This is one of my all time favourite bookstores in Brisbane.
Don’t be fooled by the rather innocuous looking building,
this little store has offered up some real treasures over
my numerous visits.
This store is ideal for those wanting to brush up on the classics,
the shelves here are heaving with many great literary titles.
I bought one of my first Isabel Allende books here and
could not have been more chuffed with the price ($ 8!)
or the friendly service I received.
Keep an eye on the coffee table and art books as there
is usually a gem hidden somewhere amongst the rubble.
(It’s where I managed to score a huge 300 page photography tome.)
With cosy couches and stacks and stacks of prime reading material
to review. (Someone please buy up the vintage National Geographics before I do.)
Annerley community book shop is the perfect way to spend a lazy afternoon.

Book worms will fall in love with this humble secondhand bookshop on Ipswich Road. Most of their books come under three categories: classic literature (find poetry here), Australian literature and general fiction.
As you walk to the back of the shop, you’ll come across a lounge room environment. Four sets of red couches, all facing each other, with a coffee table, complete with chess board in the middle. Delight!
The books are priced according to colour coding. On the first page of each book, you’ll find either a red ($ 5), blue ($ 8), green ($ 12), yellow ($ 16), black ($ 20) or pink dot ($ 24). Don’t ask me who came up with the prices, but the system they use seems to be fair and easy for everyone to use.
It is a volunteer run bookshop, stocked by donations. Their method of book keeping is as quaint as the place itself. When I strolled up to the counter, after having lounged with my new discovered book, I watched the man russell around for a pencil and scrap of paper to write down details of the book he’d just sold.
Annerley Community Bookshop is as comfortable as your own lounge room. It serves as a lovely refuge from the smoke and hassle that is Ipswich Road.