Albion Books
20 George Street
HASTINGS  East Sussex  TN34 3EA
tel: Unknown  e-mail  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00 - 5.00.
    Secondhand mainly popular fiction - Alastair Palmer 15.05.08.

32 Seconds
High Street
NEWHAVEN  East Sussex
tel: unknown
    Small shop which has books as well as stamps, and a few videos. Prices are erratic, but occasionally good things turn up. There is no other reason for visiting Newhaven. I wouldn't make a special journey. - Richard.

Bestsellers
56 St Leonards Road
BEXHILL-ON-SEA  East Sussex  TN40 1JB
tel: 01424 730885  e-mail  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.00, closed Wednesday pm.
I keep a large selection of modern fiction covering si-fi, romance and saga, chick-lit, thrillers and a very large section of crime and mystery, I also have sections covering the classics, film and TV tie-in, childrens, biography, military and war stories. If you're bored with town centres and high streets that all look the same, then Bexhill is the place to come.
    Mostly new-looking paperbacks and a few hardbacks. Nothing really caught my eye. John Bacon 15.05.08.

Books for Amnesty
15 Sydney Street
BRIGHTON  East Sussex  BN1 4EN
tel: 0127 368 8983  e-mail  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00, Sunday 1.30 - 5.00.
Charity bookshop.

Bookmans Halt
127 Bohemia Road,
ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA  East Sussex  TN37 6RL
tel: 01424 421413  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00, closed Wednesday & Saturday pm.
general stock of about 5,000 books.
    No longer open on Saturday afternoons. Old fashioned double front building in a row of old shops. Good to rummage through when open! - Clive Cheeseman
    Shut - owner at funeral - but usually has a wide range of inexpensive good quality books. - John F Bacon

Boulevard Bookshop
32 George Street  Old Town
HASTINGS  East Sussex  TN34 3EA
tel: 01424-436521 or 01424200833  e-mail  website  map
Open: 7 days 10.30 - 6.00.
All subjects covered, but science books a'plenty.The stock will appeal to the reader rather than the collector.

Bow Windows Bookshop
175, High Street
LEWES  East Sussex  BN7 1YE
tel: 01273 480780  website  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.00.
We buy and sell old, rare and fine books on many subjects. Much of our stock is attractively displayed in our shop, and we have a special emphasis on books in overall excellent condition.

The Boxroom
The Old Needlemakers  West Street
LEWES  East Sussex  BN7 2NZ
tel: 01273 476001
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 6.00 Sunday 11.00 - 4.00.
Small stock of general secondhand and some collectable books.
    Small shop in the basement of the Needlemakers Centre (worth a visit for various art shops, and a nice cafe). Small stock of books, plus odds and ends, clothing, knick-knacks etc. There is usually 1920s - 1930s music playing in the shop. If in Lewes for Bow Windows, Cummings, & The Fifteenth Century, it is worth a quick look. - Richard.

Brighton Books
18 Kensington Gardens
BRIGHTON  East Sussex  BN1 4AL
tel: 01273 693845  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 6.00
Large general stock and particularly art, architecture and illustrated.

British Heart Foundation Books & Music Shop
76 London Road
BRIGHTON  East Sussex  BN1 4JF
tel: 01273 674613  map

Camilla's Bookshop
57 Grove Road
EASTBOURNE  East Sussex  BN21 4TX
tel: 01323 736001  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.30
A stock of some 50,000 titles, including children's, needlework, art & antiques, transport, military and antiquarian.
    So many books, but they are everywhere. Very difficult to browse downstairs with the ever present fear of being hit by a falling book. Huge selection of books on all subjects. - John F Bacon

A & Y Cumming Ltd
84 High Street
LEWES  East Sussex  BN7 1XN
tel: 01273 472319  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00
Very large stock including travel, fine bindings, art & illustrated, literature, natural history and topography.

Davids Book Exchange
3 Sydney Street
BRIGHTON  East Sussex  BN1 4EN
tel: 01273 690223  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.30
General secondhand bookshop.

Dim and Distant
31 High Street
HEATHFIELD  East Sussex  TN21 8HU
tel: 01435 868555  e-mail  map
Open Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00, closed Wednesday.
Lots of good quality mainly non-fiction hardbacks, some antiquarian, on shelves and in piles on the floor! Just an old fashioned small town secondhand bookshop. Fresh stock arriving constantly, thanks to an owner pathologically obsessed with buying more.

The Fifteenth Century Bookshop
99-100 High Street
LEWES  East Sussex  BN7 1XH
tel: 01273 474160  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.30
Large general stock and children's and Illustrated books.

Alan Gibbard Antiquarian Books
1-2 Calverley Walk
EASTBOURNE  East Sussex  BN21 4UQ
tel: 01323 734128  map
Open: Tuesday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00
General stock and literature, natural history, transport and local history.

Gloucester Road Bookshop
Heaslands  Steep Road 
CROWBOROUGH  East Sussex  TN6 3RX
tel: 01892 660101
The curse of Call Minder prevents me from determining if this is an open shop, or not. - TBG.

Howes Bookshop Ltd
Trinity Hall  Braybrooke Terrace
HASTINGS  East Sussex  TN34 1HQ
tel: 01424 423437  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.00
Very large stock including English literature and history.
    They have reduced their stock dramatically and the books are now only in the right-hand of the two halls, having been entirely reorganised. - Richard.

David Jarman
1 Pipe Passage
LEWES  East Sussex  BN7 1YG
tel: 01273 480744  map
Open: Tuesday - Friday 10.00 - 4.00, Saturday 10.00 - 5.00.
General secondhand stock but particularly art and literature.
    A small shop on two floors in narrow lane just off the High Street. - Richard.

Lewes Book Centre
38 Cliffe High Street
LEWES  East Sussex  BN7 2AN
tel: 01273 487053
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.00- 4.00, closed Wednesday.
General secondhand books and specialist military stock.

The Meads Book Service
5 Lion Street
RYE  East Sussex  TN31 7LB
tel: 01797 227057  map
Open: seven days 10.15 - 5.15
General secondhand books and local topography, E.F Benson, Dr Syn, & Rupert.
    A good shop - they had a sale (Feburary 2005) with every book - bar a few specialist items - half price. The owner said it was to clear some stock and keep the cashflow going during a quiet period. - Kim Andrews.
    Varied stock and good for local interest. - Herne.
    The stock is laid out to browse. One open shelf marked miscellaneous was a row of fairly standard leather bound volumes. As I couldn't see the title of one I picked it up and was immediately asked not to touch them as they were for a special customer who was coming in tomorrow. Once I outlined my specific interest the attitude changed and I was given helpful advice on other shops that were more likely to stock what I was after. I think the owner may have been having a bad day - but unfortunately it showed. As someone in their mid fifties and smartly dressed I was a little taken aback. - Clive Cheeseman.

Much Ado Books
1 Steamer Cottage,
High Street  
ALFRISTON  East Sussex  BN26 5TY
tel: 01323 871222  website  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00 & Sunday 11.00 - 5.00
The shop is filled with hand-picked books, ranging from our latest discoveries to favorite old friends. From general fiction and first editions to books for children; from art (with an emphasis on the Bloomsbury group) to history, from music to humour. We offer a wide range of subjects to delight and interest both the general browser and the seasoned collector.

Old 'N' Gold
11 Sackville Road
BEXHILL-ON-SEA  East Sussex  TN39 3JD
tel: 01424 734473
    Was Bexhill Book Exchange, now renamed Old 'N' Gold. Very much open bought ten books. John Bacon 15.05.08.
    Michael Lynott of Bestsellers says that this is NOT run by the same guy who ran Book Exchange. Apparently it's mostly CD's & DVD's but has a large area at the back of the shop with paperback fiction and hardback non-fiction. TBG 10.06.08.

Oxfam Bookshop
40 Grove Road
EASTBOURNE  East Sussex  BN21 4TY
tel: 01323 439582  map
New and second hand donated books. Fiction and nonfiction on a variety of subjects. Our books are in very good condition.

Oxfam Bookshop
46 Queens Road
HASTINGS  East Sussex  TN34 1RE
tel: 01424 425537  map
    Everything including videos on one split level floor - typical Oxfam stock. - Clive Cheeseman.

Colin Page Antiquarian Books
36 Duke Street
BRIGHTON  East Sussex  BN1 1AG
tel: 01273 325954  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 9.30 - 5.30
Large general stock and illustrated & plate books, travel, literature, natural history and children's.

Piccadilly Rare Books
Church Street
TICEHURST  East Sussex  TN5 7AA
tel: 01580 201221  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00
Medium size general stock and European royalty and British diarists.

Potters Bookshop
94B High Street
UCKFIELD  East Sussex  TN22 1PU
tel: 01825 762423  email  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 9. 00 - 5.00, except Wednesday till 4.30 & 5.00 on Saturday.
General stock of new and second-hand books. We also provide a book search and personal ordering service - most books available within 48 hours. Other stock includes greeting cards, classical Cds, children's personalised CDs,social stationery etc.

Rainbow Books
28 Trafalgar Street
BRIGHTON  East Sussex  BN1 4ED
tel: 01273 605101  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.30 - 6.00
Very large general stock.

The Scarlet Pimpernel
25 London Road
ST. LEONARDS-ON-SEA  East Sussex  TN37 6AJ
tel: 01424 445335  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 10.00 - 5.00
General stock and the ancient middle east, the far east, banking and esoteric.
    Most of the stock is in huge piles on the floor, each volume with a slip of paper giving its internet stock number. I enquired about older fiction and was told that it was not possible for me to browse or find anything, as the books are "arranged" by stock number. Distinctly a brush-off, and I wondered why the shop is actually open to the public. - Richard
    The owner, John Philipps replies that as passing trade is about nil, most of their business is on the internet, and this is the reason the books are piled in numeric order, as they have been entered on the internet. However, he stresses that whilst it's not possible to "browse", as such, customers can be directed to particular sections, although they don't currently have one for "older fiction". Whilst he admits that the shop is too small for the number of books and that it's a "bit of a mad house", they are happy to see personal callers. - TBG.

The Studio Bookshop
68 St. James's Street
BRIGHTON  East Sussex  BN2 1PJ
tel: 01273 691253  map
Open: Monday - Saturday 11.00 - 6.00
Academic & scholarly, art, glass, first editions, literature & criticism.

Two Way Books
54 Gardner Street
BRIGHTON  East Sussex  BN1 1UN
tel: 01273 687729  map
Mainly paperback fiction.