Book Grocer — Local services in Melbourne

NOT ALWAYS the LEAST COSTLY! And not always honest, of course. 2025 UPDATE: first, had a situation wherein I was trying to buy an older book of Will Eisner art (roughly $20). Definitely a good price, and they had about 10 or more on hand. A day After I ordered, got an email saying that they had suddenly run out of stock. Further investigation showed that volume of “The Spirit” comics was worth a few hundred to collectors. Second, they are currently sell in a paperback of THE POPPY WAR by R.F. Kuang for THREE DOLLARS MORE than QBD books charges! Add in shipping, and you seriously overpay. Don’t assume there prices are the lowest, anymore.

Older review: They are, indeed, Melbourne's best bargain book store. In the USA, I used to frequent Half-Price Books, which dealt in both used, and sometimes rare, books, as well as mark downs from the publishers and the bigger chains. The Book Grocer is Melbournes (and NSW's, and the ACT's) best bargain book store. After getting terrific deals, I turned a friend onto the place. And the third time I ordered, there was a bit of a shipping mix-up. But the online manager immediately refunded some shipping $ and issued a coupon. REAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND CONSIDERATION! Something (sadly) that is too often missing from most businesses these days. But NOT The Book Grocer. They've got great customer skills, and...great deals and a damn good...

Book Grocer are one of the few physical bookshops around the place where you can find really interesting books on an incredibly wide variety of topics. I love coming here – I often spend 30 minutes just having a browse, and I always go away with a new book that I actually fall in love with. The quality of the books is fantastic, books for every taste and incredibly reasonably priced. They have a great online store too, but I often find something here by just browsing. The staff are very helpful and kind and it’s very much my “happy place“. Check it out! Highly...

Went in today at 5:40, after double checking their closing times to make sure I still had an acceptable amount of time to go in (they close at 6). At 5:42 the cashier told me I had two minutes before they closed... there was still 3 other customers in the store, who were also told to leave within the next two minutes. We all did, and I understand wanting to be empty right at closing time, but trying to close 15 minutes early seemed a...