Arcadia England

Blackwell Bookshop visited the Centre recently with stacks of books for the book fair. If you were not able to attend, don't panic! We have put together a guide to buying books in the UK that should fill in any ga[s you may have. Don't fork out tons of money unless you've checked all your other options! Check your syllabi and reading lists and head to the Library to see what books will be available to you. 

If you plan to purchase texts, either second hand or new, we'd recommend the followings sites/stores:

Online 

Amazon (www.amazon.co.uk)

Yes, we have Amazon here too, though double check you are on the .co.uk site not .com as this will take you to the US site.

Alibris (www.alibris.co.uk)

Search over 100 million titles, both new and used books can be found. If you are planning to buy more than two titles look out for the shipping discount.

Google Books (www.books.google.com)

Ran by a small company called Google, this online library of books and journals is a good start for research. The best thing about this resource is that a lot of the material is free. 

Book Shops 

If you are in London, check our Charing Cross Road, where there are lots of second hand book suppliers.

National books stores include:

• Waterstones
• Blackwells - Sometimes operate a buy-back scheme
• Foyles

And remember, you can always head to Blackwell's shop on High Holborn to purchase books. Make sure to have a look at our books in the computer lab as well.