chain bookshops

Shops in Bondi Junction, Chatswood, Hornsby, Campbelltown, Macquarie Centre, Paramatta, and Rouse Hill.

Many branches around Sydney, all generally well stocked with good selections covering all subject matter. The main branch is at 424-425 George Street, well worth a visit. SF and Fantasy are well-represented in all branches with current UK editions; as is the usual rule, the bigger the shop the bigger the selection. Some SF/Fantasy can also be found in remaindered/discounted tables in some branches, positioned at the entrance.

Dymocks Building, 424-425 George Street
The major branch, especially strong on fiction, also providing guides, maps, and a decent balcony cafe (art supplies, stationery at Dymocks Stationery next door at 428 George Street). The basement houses a superb SF/F section in which can be found plenty of rarities and SF-related toys and DVDs (almost enough to rival Galaxy) plus a good section on fannish stuff, comics and marginal literature; also down there is a large, excellent children's books section with quite a bit of computer-based learning material. Knowledgable staff on hand to help track something down, and definitely worth a visit; this is the kind of bookshop that ought to be open late every evening. [PY, October 2001]

350 George Street: Largish basement branch, good general reference & computing sections.

A nice mix of new and secondhand books. Shops in the CBD (Pitt St) and Newtown (King St).

Three shops and a "warehouse" in Western Australia.

A Japanese based chain. A large store which seems to have different suppliers to other chains, so they get some unique new books. Very strong on art, design, manga and Japanese books. [LW, 11/2006]

Originally a Queensland chain, but now has shops in NSW, Victoria, Canberra and Darwin as well.

South Australia's largest textbook supplier, Unibooks looks after the book and software needs of academics, students, professionals and the general public. It has shops on most university campuses.

We are a chain of independent bookstores in Sydney. Committed to serving the community, we provide essential educational resources, interesting and diverse selection of books, and general gift-related merchandise in a comfortable, inviting, and inclusive environment. [shop]