About Us

WELCOME TO OUR SECOND-HAND BOOK STORE

Books Galore sells used, collectable, remainders and new children's books.
We give 1/3 in credit on books bought from us, and 25% in credit of the sticker price of second hand books published in 2018 & 2020 bought from CNA, Exclusive, Estoril and Bargain Books. When it comes to these books we don't take hard cover fiction, Sale books, books on special, remainders, text books, Mills & Boon or historical romance.

At Books Galore our staff are trained to give you an alternative if the book you're looking for isn't in stock. Our second hand books & handpicked remainders as well as new children's books are half to a third cheaper than the Recommend Retail Price.

Books Galore have been in business for 29 years since 1991 and have 6 branches, 4 in Gauteng and 2 in the Cape.

Our stores buy books seven days a week and our remainders & new children's books come directly from local publishers.

All our staff are avid readers and extremely knowledgeable, so they can help you find exactly what you're looking for. If a particular store does not have the book you're looking for they will try to source it from one of our other stores.

Voted Best Used Bookstore for 7 years.

Our Managers, associates and owners really do know their stuff, and are QUALIFIED TO BUY your fine library, so don't hesitate to call your nearest branch for details and advice and a FAIR PRICE on your books.

Obviously we need to see the condition.

Books are bought for:

Subject Matter – Africana / Naval / Natural History / Art / Photography / Architecture / Business / Esoteric / Philosophy / Boer War / Complete Sets of Work.

Availability / Rarity / Scarcity
Author or Demand
Condition
Publication date for fiction 2015 to current, soft back only
Stock holding in store and at the warehouse
We do not buy tatty paperbacks, hardcover fiction, Encyclopedias, Readers Digest condensed books, cookery , health, baby care, old business books
We WILL COLLECT BOOKS IF YOU HAVE 150 books or and live within 5kms of one of our stores, assuming it’s books we want, call your nearest branch for assistance.
We give 1/3 CREDIT back on all books bought from us and returned in same condition.
We have AWESOME KIDS Books generally & especially for Christmas
NOTIFICATION VIA SMS OF STOCK YOU ARE INTERESTED IN, we don't sell or abuse our client data base
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We support Selected charities
We VALUE constructive input from you and how we can improve.