Bookshops: Northeast
Aberdeen
Asylum Books and Games
29 Adelphi, Aberdeen AB11 5BL
"Welcome to Asylum Books and Games. 100,000 Back Issues, Graphic Novels, Original Art, Statues, Games, Minatures, Apparel & so much more!"
Books and Beans
22 Belmont St, Aberdeen, UK, AB101JH
"Fair Trade Coffee Shop, Good Food & Second Hand Book Store. All 12k books available online. We are very very pet friendly."
Mercat Bookshop
45 Castle Street, Aberdeen, AB11 5YU
VSA's Mercat Bookshop, situated on Castlegate, provides the North East with access to a wide range of second hand books, vinyls, CDs and DVDs at an affordable price.Our bookshop is run almost entirely by volunteers who love giving up their time to provide the local community with new and old books, DVDs and CDs.
Old Aberdeen Bookshop
140 Spital, Aberdeen AB24 3JU
"The Old Aberdeen Bookshop is an Aberdeen-based bookshop that has been both buying and selling second hand books for over 20 years. We specialise in academic literature, classics, modern, Scottish and local books. Our collection spans over 7000 books, both old and modern and in hardback and paperback versions. We are the only non-charity second-hand bookshop in Aberdeen with books available at a fraction of the high street price."
Somerville Books
56-58 Rosemount Viaduct, Aberdeen, AB25 1NT
Opened in Summer 2025, Somerville Books is an independent bookshop with a stock of new books and a growing range of second-hand books.
We also have a variety of gifts and cards as well.
Banchory
Yeadon's of Banchory
20 Dee St, Banchory AB31 5ST
"Yeadon's...is one of the oldest continuously trading bookshops in Scotland...beautifully decorated and stocked with a carefully chosen, eclectic selection of books, stationery and pens...What we offer is different; the experience of browsing among carefully chosen books, of having the opportunity to discuss what you're looking for, a book you have seen reviewed, the book you always wished you had read, the book you didn't yet know you wanted to read. We try to source signed and special editions whenever possible."
Dufftown
Beinn Books
Six Balvenie Street, Dufftown, AB55 4AB
Independent bookstore and speciality coffee shop.
A second location in CULLEN is coming soon!
Dundee
The Book Attic
93 Perth Road, Dundee, DD1 4HZ Dundee
Dundee's only independent second hand bookshop
Elgin
Yeadon's of Elgin
32 Commerce St, Elgin IV30 1BS
"Yeadon's...is one of the oldest continuously trading bookshops in Scotland...beautifully decorated and stocked with a carefully chosen, eclectic selection of books, stationery and pens...What we offer is different; the experience of browsing among carefully chosen books, of having the opportunity to discuss what you're looking for, a book you have seen reviewed, the book you always wished you had read, the book you didn't yet know you wanted to read. We try to source signed and special editions whenever possible."
Ellon
Better Read Books
18 Ythan Terrace, Ellon, Aberdeenshire AB41 9LJ
We are an independent family run business selling both new and secondhand books from our small shop just down from Fraser's the furniture shop at 18 Ythan Terrace in the Aberdeenshire town of Ellon.
Forfar
The Vennel
2 East High street DD8 2EG Forfar
Description coming soon!
Forres
Under the Leaves Bookshop
30 High Street, Forres, IV36 1DB
We have as many books as can reasonably be squeezed into our little shop. There’s shiny new books (and a couple of battered old books); there’s fiction and fact, pictures and poetry, space and speculation, romance and religion, fantasy and farce, murder and magic, drama and disaster.
Logie Steading
Forres IV36 2QN
"The select shopping village and visitor centre lies at the heart of the estate and is home to a collection of individual and artisan businesses, an acclaimed cafe and Logie House Gardens. The ideal place to explore the River Findhorn walks. A great day out with something for everyone."
Grantown-on-Spey
The Bookmark
34 High St, Grantown-on-Spey PH26 3EH
"The Bookmark has been owned and managed by Mrs Marjory Marshall since 2007. Marjory personally selects every title and the astonishing range of stock squeezed into limited shelf space reflects her own eclectic and very varied reading interests."
Huntly
Orb's Community Bookshop
10 ½, The Square, Huntly AB54 8BR
"In 2013 Huntly Writers got money fae the Huntly Cultural Fund t fin oot if the Orb’s Bookshop cud be made into a book shoppie, nae fur maakin siller bit fur the gweed o the toon. Open ilka day bar Sunday the shop fowk dinna get peyed and aa the profits are pit back intae the shop or projects thit help the toon. Fit we wint tae dae is tae get fowk intae reading books an keep em readin books. Nae jist fowk fae Huntly but fae roon aboot an visitors tae the toon."
Stonehaven
But n' Ben Books
6 Cameron Street AB39 2BL Stonehaven
A small, quirky independent bookshop aiming to create a relaxed & welcoming atmosphere for book browsing.
As well as books, the shop will provide an intimate event space for musicians and writers, bringing open hearts & minds together.
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