Abbey Books
2 Well Street
PAISLEY  Renfrewshire  PA1 2SP
tel: 0141 887 7303  e-mail  website  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.30 - 5.30.
General stock of about 40,000 books. Now under new management and in a new location. 23.12.08.
    Good atmosphere, big war section, big on Scotland as well. They do a mean coffee too. Very friendly staff. - Mrs Mick 26.10.09.
    Owner George Bell has discovered that above 'Mrs Mick' is a member of staff, and asked for the review to be removed, as he considers it unethical. I don't remove reviews, but have added this note. TBG 03.12.09.

Ainslie Books
1 Glendoune Street
GIRVAN  Ayrshire  KA26 0AA
tel: 01465 715453  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00
General secondhand books and Scottish interest.
    A bright,medium sized shop with a good general stock and reasonable prices. Friendly owner and worth a visit. - Allan Campbell.

Anwoth Books
Mill on the Fleet
GATEHOUSE OF FLEET  Dumfries and Galloway  DG7 2HS
tel: 01557 814774  e-mail  map
Open: April to October 7 days 10.30 - 5.00
20,000 books (incl some new and remainders) Most subjects but some emphasis on art, poetry and childrens. We are usually open during the winter at weekends and by appointment.
    A medium sized general stock and a bit cramped in some sections with books piled up on the floor in front of the shelves.Average prices. - Allan Campbell.
    Gatehouse of Fleet is a village just off the main A75 road from Dumfries to Stranraer and this shop has a medium sized selection of books in the loft area of a renovated mill a short walk from the village's public car park. The loft area is very open with large areas with little in them but the area with the book is cramped, with the bookcases too close together for two people to pass and all too often have books piled on the floor in front of them up to three shelves high. This leaves you with the impression that something could be there but you would never be able to find it. - Jeremy Briggs.
    I can only agree with the comments already on the guide. I managed to find one book to buy but gave up looking for more when I realised that, not only were there large piles on the floor but those on the shevles were often double-banked. A pity because the (apparent) owner was friendly. - Martin Stallion 10.06.08.
    There are some interesting books at the bottom of those piles, but strong knees (or better cushions to kneel on) are needed, plus patience and plenty of time. - Richard 29.07.09.

Bank Street Books
13 Bank Street
DUNFRIES  Dumfriesshire  DG1 2NX
tel: 01387 257730  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
    A small shop consisting of two rooms between the main pedestrian shopping area and the river. A general selection of titles and a few seats in the back room for coffee. - Jeremy Briggs.
    Small shop just round the corner from Tourist Information, jam packed with a full range of books inc.antiquarian and vintage. Comfortable sofas for reading or enjoying fresh coffee & Internet access,Very friendly knowledgable staff. The building was the stable of Robert Burns Residance. - Eliyza 08.04.08.

Big Bairn Books
17 Exchange Street
DUNDEE  Angus  DD1 3DJ
tel: 01382 220225  map
    A medium sized bookshop crammed almost to the ceiling with books but well organised nevertheless, and only a short walk from the pedestrianised city centre or the train station. As implied by its name, it has an excellent selection of children's books and (perhaps inevitably in the home town of D C Thomson) a large selection of children's annuals and football & war digest-sized comics. For those browsers looking for something more grown-up, general fiction and non-fiction are also well catered for. - Jeremy Briggs.

The Book Room
1 Dingleton Road
MELROSE  Roxburghshire  TD6 9QS
tel: 01896 823337
Open : Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00 in summer, 11.00 - 5.00 and closed on Wednesday in winter.
A general stock of secondhand books with a bit of everything.
     A nice mixed selection of stock. - Iain Murray.
    Very easy to find, just 50 yards from the central square. A small shop, but with an interesting and diverse stock. - Richard 29.07.09.

Book's N Thing's
5 Dishlandtown Street
ARBROATH  Angus  DD11 1QX
tel: 01241 431588  map

Bouquiniste
31 Market Street
ST. ANDREWS  Fife  KY16 9NS
tel: 01334 476724  map

British Red Cross Bookshop
62 High Street
NORTH BERWICK  East Lothian  EH39 4HR
tel: 01620 894645
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00.
Donated books, CDs & videos.

GT Coventry
310 High Street
KIRKCALDY  Fife  KY1 1LB
tel: 01592263431  e-mail  map
Open: Tuesday - Saturday 1.00 - 5.00.
General, mainly non-fiction. Emphasis on Scottish; sports, pastimes & the natural world. Owner conversant on a wide range of topics. Feel free to pop in for a blether.
    At the east end of the High Street towards the Tourist Information Office, you will probably walk straight past it if you are expecting it to look like a bookshop. Bizarrely this is a traditional tobacconists with cigars and such like in the small front room which you go through, up a handful of steps and into the small book room at the back. The emphasis is mainly non-fiction with books on a table in the centre of the room and in bookcases around the walls. Several of the ceiling panels have literary themes with one covered in paperback covers, one in Oor Wullie comic strips and one in pages of a 1960's TV21 annual. The structure of the shop is therefore rather more interesting than its selection of books. - Jeremy Briggs 07.07.08.

Dalbeattie Books
65 High Street
DALBEATTIE  Dumfries & Galloway  DG5 4HA
tel: 01556 610228  fax: 01556 612239  e-mail  map
Open: Open: Monday - Friday 10.00 - 4.00, Saturday 10.00 - 5.30, closed Wesnesday and for lunch.sual selection at bargain prices. Located near to the Spar convenience shop.
    New bookshop with a small general stock with some books quite cheap. - Allan Campbell.

Dunkeld Antiques
Tay Terrace
DUNKELD  Perthshire  PH8 0AQ
tel: 01350 728832  map
    North of Perth and not even a minutes drive from the Dunkeld turnoff from the A9, this is a converted church at the river end of the village. First and foremost an antiques shop, it has a surprising number of books in its balcony level, mainly old hardback novels and non-fiction aimed at an antiques crowd. - - Jeremy Briggs.

Dunkeld Books
Post Office
12 Bridge Street
DUNKELD  Perthshire  PH8 0AH
tel: 01350 727257  e-mail  map
Open: Monday to Saturday 9.00 - 1.00 and 2.00 - 5.30 1/2 day Thursday and Saturday
General stock of about 2,000 titles in the shop and an additional 2,000 listed via Abe online. Plans to renovate basement area in the next 12 months to provide an additional 20,000 books.
    I was in there on Saturday last. Very small stock and somewhat worse than most Oxfams!! - Secondnature. 05.03.09.

Douglas Books
207 King Street
CASTLE DOUGLAS  Kirkcudbrightshire  DG7 1DT
tel: 01556 504006  map
    Smallish general stock and reasonable prices. - Allan Campbell.
    Easy to find at the West end of the town near the BP petrol station, Douglas Books consists a main front room with a back room down a small corridor with a medium sized and well laid out selection of books. - Jeremy Briggs.

Errol Car Boot Sale
Errol Airfield
ERROL  Perthshire  PH2 7TB
Open: Sunday 8.30 - 3.00.
tel ?  map
    The organisers have storage containers (the sort that go on the back of articulated lorries) that they lease out to sellers to allow them to permanently keep stock on site. Several of the dealers have turned these into second-hand book "shops" that you can walk into and browse. - Jeremy Briggs.

Freader's Books
8 Dunkeld St
ABERFELDY  Perthshire  PH15 2DA
tel: 01887 829519  map

Benny Gillies Books Ltd
33 Victoria Street  Kirkpatrick Durham
CASTLE DOUGLAS  Dumfries and Galloway  DG7 3HQ
tel: 01556 650412  e-mail  website  map
Open: Mon - Sat 10.00 - 5.00. (Opening times can be erratic, so best to phone first.)
Specialist stock of exclusively Scottish Books, Maps and Prints. On line shop with searchable database and secure ordering on website.

Keimar
42 Albert Street
NEWTON STEWART  Dumfries and Galloway  DG8 6EJ
tel: 07796 513011  map
Open: ?
    In the old ice cream parlour on Newton Stewart's main shopping street, Keimar is a small shop consisting of a main room at the front stacked to the ceiling with bookcases and a tiny and very cramped room at the back. They have considerably more books than you would expect from looking at the outside of the shop. - Jeremy Briggs.
    Has moved just around the corner (15 yards or less) into Church Lane. Lots of books on shelves in unattractive plastic bags. - Richard 29.07.09.

King's Bookshop
91-93 Main Street
CALLANDAR  Perthshire  FK17 8BQ
tel: 01877 339449  map
Open: 7 days usually 9.00 - 7.00.
Large general stock, Scottish books, poetry, history and fine bindings. Garden at rear with plant sales.
    Strong accents, friendly owners, nice shop. Owners also do bookbinding, and used to have Old Grindle's in Edinburgh. - Richard.

Last Century Books
34 High Street
INNERLEITHEN  Peeblesshire  EH44 6HF
tel: 01896 831759  e-mail  website  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 11.00 - 5.00
A few new books, good secondhand modern paperbacks & hard back fiction. Large selection of non-fiction, especially Scottish, sport, military, topography and some antiquarian. Now one of the Borders biggest secondhand, old and out of print bookshops with 19000 titles in stock and many more in store.
    Easily found and also easy to park at, while it does have a small selection of antiques don't let that part of its name put you off. This is a medium sized shop with a good selection of books in a village in the Scottish Borders between Peebles and Galashiels. It has one main room with two smaller ones at the back and while perhaps a little cramped when there are a lot of browsers, it is worth going out of your way to visit. - Jeremy Briggs.

Linton Books
Deanfoot Road
WEST LINTON  Peeblesshire  EH46 7DY
tel: 01968 660339  map
    Small stock of new and second hand books. The stock of new children’s books and one or two toys is misleading as the proprietor’s attitude makes it plain that children are definitely NOT welcome in the shop. - Laura.
    I would just like to contradict the previous review by Laura. I've been taking my three young children to buy books for them at the bookshop and I have never felt that they were anything other than welcome in the lovely childrens' corner. I've always had friendly and extremely knowledgeable service. - Lewis 01.10.08.

McLaren Books
22 John Street
HELENSBURGH  Dunbartonshire  G84 8BA
tel: 01436 676453  map
Open: Fridays, Saturdays, Mondays and some other days.
    A remarkably well stocked shop, specialising in all things maritime. For anything to to with boats, the sea, maritime history, this is the place. - John Butler 12.08.09.
    From the end of October 2009, it is only going to open on Saturdays, and even that may not be a regular event – a flyer issued by the owner advises long-distance travellers to check by phone or email before setting out. - Michael Ross 21.08.09.

Midnight Oil Books
120 Commercial Street  Pathhead
KIRKCALDY  Fife KY1 2NX
tel: 01592 260618  e-mail  website  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.30.
Medium-sized antiquarian and secondhand bookshop specialising in Slavonica, foreign language titles, classics and biographies of scientists. Booksearches and intermediary work undertaken, particularly within Eastern Europe.
    The description of this shop on their website, giving the impression of a highly specialised shop, put me off looking for Midnight Oil for quite some time. In a side street about five minutes walk from the west end of Kirkcaldy's High Street, it is indeed a medium sized shop with both antiquarian and secondhand books. Yet the stock is much more general than I expected with paperback and hardback fiction, and some children's books, as well as the more specialised titles they advertise. With a friendly welcome and easy parking this is a shop worth returning too. - Jeremy Briggs 07.07.08.

Mitchell's Second Hand Books
    The shop has gone but they still do the best bookstall every Saturday and Sunday at Kinross market. - Jeremy Briggs.

Moffat Book Exchange
5 Well Street
MOFFAT  Dumfries and Galloway  DG10 9DP
tel: 01683 220059  e-mail  website  map
Open: Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday - Saturday. 10.00 - 1.00 & 2.00 - 4.30
New,second-hand and collectible books, with an emphasis on Scottish and local material, including Burns, Buchan and Bertram (Smith). Right beside Moffat's bustling High Street. A must for tourists and book-collectors
    Right in the centre of Moffat, this shop has a lot to offer in a small space. A paperback section at the front for Moffat's many tourists, then a good non-fiction section with Scottish, warfare, poetry, British history.etc. Friendly owner, who also advises on walking and where to have lunch. - Jane Slater 20.01.10.

North Ayrshire Cancer Care Bookshop
105 Main Street
LARGS  Ayrshire  KA30 8JJ
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.30.
tel: 07947 334323  map
    Just round the corner from the Oxfam shop. Bigger stock than Oxfam but equally excellent prices - makes you want to add a little extra by way of donation. - Steven Kelly.

North Ayrshire Cancer Care Bookshop
118 Main Street
WEST KILBRIDE  KA23 9AR
Tel: 01294 823773  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.30.
    Larger shop and stock than the Largs outlet, same excellent prices. - Steven Kelly.

The Old Bookshelf
8 Cross Street
CAMPBELTOWN  Argyll  PA28 6HU
tel: 01586 551114  map
General stock, local history and theology.

Oxfam Book and Music Shop
6 Crichton Street Town
DUNDEE  Scotland  DD1 3AJ
tel: 01382 226439  e-mail  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.00
Wide range of second hand books and music. Oxfam works with others to find lasting solutions to fight poverty and suffering.
    Just off the main pedestrian area and right at the main bus stops, this medium sized, well laid out charity shop has a good selection of books along with records, CDs, DVDs and videos. They have several glass display cabinets to show off what they consider to be the more valuable items. - Jeremy Briggs.

Oxfam Books and Music
1 Tron Place
LARGS  Ayrshire  KA30 8AR
tel: 01475 686303  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00.
    Unusual to find a books-only Oxfam shop in such a small town. Excellent prices. - Steven Kelly.

Oxfam Books and Music
118 South Street
PERTH  Perthshire  PH2 8PA
tel: 01738 446790  map

The Pennyfarthing
23 Quality Street
NORTH BERWICK  East Lothian  EH39 4HR
tel: None
Open: ?
    No shop phone number, but I was there earlier this year (2005). Smallish stock, modestly priced, with some bric-a-brac as well. - Richard.

Riverbank Books
Goods Lane
NEWTON STEWART  Dumfries and Galloway  DG8 6EH
tel: 01671-403200  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00
A new bookshop, with a small secondhand section of art, architecture, history, literature and Scottish books.
    Beside Sainsbury's supermarket and opposite a public car park, Riverbank Books is a small shop that cannot decide if it is a new bookshop, a secondhand bookshop or a gift shop. With a very small selection of second hand books it is a short walk down the hill from Keimar. - Jeremy Briggs.

Scottish Antique and Arts Centre
ABERNYTE  Perthshire  PH14 9SJ
tel: 01828 686 401  fax: 01828 686 199  e-mail  website  map
Open: 7 days 10.00 - 5.00.
The largest collection of antique & art dealers under one roof in Scotland. A selection of stock from Mair Wilkes Books, as well as books on a number of antiques dealer's stalls.

Scottish Antique & Arts Centre
DOUNE  Perthshire  FK16 6HG
tel: 01786 841203  e-mail  website  map
Open: 7 days 10.00 - 5.00.
    Quite a large antiques centre with 2 or 3 book stalls, but also little groups of books dotted here and there. Also a gift shop, toilets etc, which makes it a comfortable place to stop off. I understand they have a similar centre at ABERNYTE, but I have not visited and can't comment on the books there. - Richard.

Scottish Ornithologists' Club Bookshop
Waterston House
ABERLADY  East Lothian  EH32 0PY
tel: 01875 871330  fax: 01875 871035  e-mail  website  map
Open: Monday - Friday 10.00 - 4.00, Saturday & Sunday 12.00 - 6.00 BST.
Secondhand books covering a broad range of (world-wide) ornithology and natural history subjects. Collections include New Naturalist and Bannerman titles. The SOC is a registered Scottish charity (SC 009859)

SIR Books
61 Newmarket Street
AYR  Ayrshire  KA7 1LL
tel: 01292 287345  e-mail  website  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 4.00. Charity bookshop selling collectables, general fiction, children's, and a wide range of non-fiction in specialised subjects. Scottish International Relief - delivering hope.

Solway Books
14 St. Cuthbert Street
KIRKCUDBRIGHT  Kirkcudbrightshire  DG6 4HZ
tel: 01557 330635  e-mail  website  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
New and secondhand books and prints.
    Medium sized secondhand section with general stock. Prices moderate to high. - Allan Campbell.
    Near the castle and harbour and easy to get parked at, this is a new bookshop at the front with a larger back room with a medium sized general selection of second hand books. About five minutes walk from Vailima Books. - Jeremy Briggs.

Theatrenutz Book Company
2 Biels House  Newton Don
KELSO  Scotland  TD5 7SY
tel: 01573 226633  e-mail  website  map
Open: Tuesday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
Aproximately 25,000 books around half on performing arts and music, including one of largest stocks of secondhand vocal scores within the UK. Also strong stock on fishing, hunting & shooting. Set in an attractive barn conversion in the village of Newton Don, 3 miles north of Kelso.

Well Read Bookshop
23 Argyll Street
DUNOON  Argyll  PA23 7HH
tel: 01369 706160  fax: 01369 706160  e-mail  website  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
Good general stock of around 10,000 titles as well as online stock. Fiction, biography and non fiction, Valuation service available, Worldwide delivery available. Recently moved from 29 Ferry Brae Dunoon where we outgrew the space.

Mair Wilkes Books
3 St. Mary's Lane
NEWPORT ON TAY  Fife  DD6 8AH
tel: 01382 542260  map
Open: Tuesday - Friday 10.00 - 12.30 & 2.00 - 4.30, Saturday 10.00 - 4.30.
20,000 books across all subjects but especially, the history of ideas, philosophy and medicine. Scottish literature and topography. A selection of our stock can be found at The Scottish Antique and Arts Centre, Abernyte.