Already Read Bookshop

lovely spot, lovely staff, excellent selection.

This bookshop is the real deal!
Ive been into quite a few second hand bookshops recently and this one is far and away the best of them by a mile! It has managed to have a large collection but at the same time a good collection of quality material. What I mean by that is its not just a huge collection of junk!!!
All the relevant genres are displayed in large numbers and the actual titles in these genres are the relevant and important ones.
The shop is cozy and crowded as a second hand bookshop should be — but it isnt too poky and there is plenty of room to look at the books (ie. there are no tight squeezes). There is also quite a bit of light coming in which really helps in a bookshop (too many are way too dark). The lady behind the counter was helpful too.
I was surprised that they dont accept card payment (cash only) but in a way thats good because it stops impulse purchasing which is a common problem in second hand bookshops!
They didnt have the exact books I wanted on the day, but they had a lot of other books I wanted, and I will certainly be heading back in there soon!

I have recently moved to the area and was stoked to find this gem. I love books, tangible books that you can smell and hold, I love the romance of them, I love being able to pass a great book along to a friend in the hope they will reap the same rewards from it as I. Which is why i also love second hand books.
This store is jam packed from ceiling to floor with anything you could ever need or read, or need to read. The store must be quite a success in the area as they have been there for going on 7 years. The staff are very friendly and helpful and the store is open Tues to Sat 10−6pm and Sun 12 — 6pm leaving plenty of time to allow yourself to get lost in the world of books.

This guy is magic. I swear, every time I’ve gone into this place looking for anything in particular, not only does he have it, but he knows the work, the author and is willing to chat about it. ‘So what?’ you say. Well, I don’t know about anyone else but, usually when I enter a second hand book shop, the first thing I’m asked to do is remove my bag because I obviously look like a book theif, and then I’m often treated with a distant rudeness like I’m somehow interupting the ebb and flow of the vendor’s day.
Not so with Already Read. This bloke is cheery and engaging. He usually seems up for a bit of a chat and stocks great quality, sought after titles; not just best sellers and fuckin’ Dan Brown. He keeps multiple copies of the greats and has a large cache out back if you can’t find something in the well ordered shelves. Seriously, as far as second hand book shops go, this is the one.