Glasgow still mourns the loss of the enormous borders bookstore on buchanan street, a remarkable outlet that fell victim to changing times and the credit crunch in 2009. Mcintyre building university avenue glasgow g12 8qq, scotland tel. Recession claims another high street victim as borders close. Whether its a pristine high street chain or a secret secondhand aladins cave tucked away on a side street, glasgows book stores are a treasure trove full of literary gems. Our dramatic five storey bookshop holds glasgows largest range of books, and we are the premier venue for events and author signings in the city, with two. Our friendly booksellers are here to help you find your next. Remembering the legendary borders books on buchanan street.
One of the southsides few independent bookshops, youngs stocks a range of strange and interesting books, from penguin collectables and vintage erotica. You will be able to flick through old or new but always resonably priced books, buy the latest from authors featured in the festival or get out of your comfort zone and read something marvellous and unexpected. Dec 23, 2009 the book chain opened their first uk store in 1997, having originally been launched in america by brothers tom and louis borders. Forget online, for book shopping, a good oldfashioned bookshop is best.
Worth a visit and take in the quercus nursery,the art gallery,the antiques shop and pick up some interesting organic and deli food. Jun 10, 2018 morphed from an antiques shop to a bookshop, when owners keith and gill miller spotted a local need for a good secondhand bookshop. Rome2rio is a doortodoor travel information and booking engine, helping you get to and from any location in the world. Glasgow to the scottish borders 3 ways to travel via. Scottish bookstore provides the best online selection of books, calendars, maps, fridge magnets, greetings cards, postcards and gifts to buy from scotland. Hungry man, pick up a book, it is a weapon bertolt brecht 1898 1956 unity gets wellread in an effort to widen the range of things sold by our charity, unity has a secondhand bookshop in govan. Recommended reading for every destination on earth. Find all the transport options for your trip from glasgow to the scottish borders right here. Tales borders scotland abebooks shop for books, art. Our dramatic five storey bookshop holds glasgow s largest range of books, and we are the premier venue for events and author signings in the city, with two cafes serving locally sourced. This material is for your own private use only, and no part of the.
Jul 19, 2011 though the two chains pioneered the book megastore business 40 years ago, borders made some critical missteps over the years that cost it the business. The best bookshop in glasgow is an aladdins cave of curiosities, with. Visit your local bookshop in glasgow the fort today for a great selection of books and gifts. In its final year, the company employed about 19,500 people throughout the u. A wee shop, with the emphasis on quality rather than quantity. With the demise of the late lamented borders chain, it is increasingly. Faith mission bookshop, glasgow previously trading as wesley owen, this shop became part of the fm bookshops group in late may 2012 as part of an ongoing restructuring programme aimed at enhancing the effectiveness and viability of the organisations literature ministry faith mission prayer focus, mayjune 2012, pdf.
With a stock of over 20,000 books on offer, there is a wide variety of books for the general reader, as well as a specialist section on scotland. The might of the michiganbased megastore may make a lot of independent booksellers fearful, but few book lovers can fail to be beguiled by the neoclassical architecture of its behemoth glasgow branch. All material in the site glasgow guide is of the glasgow guide organisation. The bookshop, wigtown scotlands largest secondhand book shop. The bookshop scotlands largest secondhand bookshop with over a mile of shelving supporting over 65000 books. The borders bookshop chain in the uk has gone into administration.
Our friendly booksellers are here to help you find your next favourite book. Nov 26, 2009 borders problems have been magnified by the downturn in book sales that has come with the recession. Discover more details about border reader bookshop including opening times, facilities, contact details and more. With the aye write book festival in full swing, we thought it would worth putting together a list of the ten best bookshops in glasgow. The best independent bookshops in scotland the list. Once a month on the second saturday of the month, the bookshop holds a secondhand booksale in the hillhead bookclub just off byres road. Waterstones sauchiehall st, glasgow, united kingdom. Just off the main square in this handsome borders town, latimer books is a great little shop. Though the two chains pioneered the book megastore business 40 years ago, borders made some critical missteps over the years that cost it the. Glasgows largest range of books, and we are the premier venue for events and author.
At the time, borders innovative inventory management system was considered the envy of the industry, as one publisher put it, and was a catalyst in the forthcoming boom in. This small, quirky, bookshop is the stuff of bookworm dreams. The region has always played a significant role in scottish history and culture, particularly during the scottish war of independence, and has also been significantly impacted by reformation. Borders has suffered from increased competition from online retailers and supermarkets, and its website recently stopped taking new book orders. Visit your local bookshop in glasgow braehead today for a great selection of books and gifts.
Wilsons tales of the borders, and of scotland, historical, traditionary and imaginative vii by alexander leighton and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Inkspot and silverleaf 7678 south street, boness eh51 9ha, 01506 204450. Borders bookstore closing all remaining stores the mary sue. Unitys bookshop whats black and white and read all over. Waterstones sauchiehall street is the largest bookshop in scotland, and home to glasgows bookloving citizens and visitors alike.
Click on the links below for more information on bookstores in glasgow, scotland uk. Welcome to our shiny 2 storey bookshop at the glasgow fort shopping centre, shelved floor to ceiling with bestsellers and a surprisingly large range of books from fiction to history, true crime to cookery, and all other bookish treats inbetween books on glasgow, arts and crafting, travel, and much, much more. This person j bennett also state,s that it was his father,s printing. End of a chapter for borders business the guardian. We are registered charity, regulated by the office of the scottish charity regulator. Waterstones sauchiehall street is the largest bookshop in scotland, and home to glasgow s book loving citizens and visitors alike. An online community for every person, business or organisation based in the scottish borders or for anyone with an interest in the scottish borders. Whether its a pristine high street chain or a secret secondhand aladins cave tucked away on a side street, glasgows book stores are a treasure trove full of literary gems many book shops especially those in more studenty parts of the city are much more. Border reader bookshop, melrose bookshops visitscotland. Hailed as a sure fire success, the bookstore chain was killed by. Rome2rio makes travelling from glasgow to the scottish borders easy. Bbc news borders bookshops in the uk go into administration.
The book has writing in the front, which say,s that it was put together and bound by john bennett 1864. Bookshop in glasgow sauchiehall street waterstones. Our vision is to improve lives through culture, activity, and sport. Best book shops in glasgow for students student selfstorage. Founditatlast is a secondhand bookshop on the newton don country estate, set in the scottish borders countryside just outside kelso. Borders problems have been magnified by the downturn in book sales that has come with the recession. A bookshop in the middle of nowhere including opening times, facilities, contact details and more. Independent bookshops in scotland books the guardian. Tucked away in glasgows west end, the hyndland bookshop features everything you could want from a neighbourhood bookstore with the kind of order and organisation to be expected in a shop founded by a pair of former librarians. We leaf through the best scottish bookshops, from secondhand gems to glowing shrines to the modern book. This bright and cheerful shop really feels as if its a part of its community. The book chain opened their first uk store in 1997, having originally been launched in america by brothers tom and louis borders. Administrators mcr said all 45 borders and books etc stores would remain open while it sought a buyer for all or some of the outlets.
The books market had grown throughout the noughties but. At its peak after separation from the us parent, it traded from its 41 borders and 28 books etc. From an independent business with over 30 years experience. Come along and join us we have hundreds of books for sale. I have been given a book which contains what appears to be weekly tales of the borders storys starting with no3 and ending at no94 saturday august 20,1836 some weekly editions are not in this book. Your guide to independent bookshops across scotland. See more ideas about borders bookstore, borders books and borders store. Cashier at borders bookshop in glasgow in january of 2002 image. Vivid photography has uploaded 98 photos to flickr.
Our dramatic five storey bookshop holds glasgows largest range of books, and we are the premier venue for events and author signings in the city, with two cafes serving locally sourced. Tales of the borders by wilson and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This material is for your own private use only, and no part of the site may be reproduced, amended, modified, copied, or transmitted to third parties, by any means whatsoever without the prior written permission of the owner. Tales of the borders by wilson abebooks shop for books. The scottish borders are a paradise for history buffs and book lovers alike. Morphed from an antiques shop to a bookshop, when owners keith and gill miller spotted a local need for a good secondhand bookshop. Originally designed by archibald elliot in 1827 for the royal bank, borders occupied a prime spot on royal exchange. Theres nothing better than stepping into a book shop.
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