About Us
Picture this: It’s a rainy Saturday morning and you’re wandering through towering bookshelves bursting at the seams with quality preloved books. The scents of freshly-ground coffee beans and ageing paper are in the air. Soft folk music floats through the store, mixing with the chatter of other customers. The coffee in your hand is hot and frothy and you’re looking forward to sitting down with it, a cinnamon brioche, and a book slid from a shelf. The kids are occupied; one curled up in an armchair reading a David Williams book he’s wanted for ages, the other drawing dragons with the crayons left out in the kids’ corner.
This is The Book Exchange. A warm hug that celebrates the power and magic of books, hot drinks, and sweet treats. We have been a staple of Glen Eden since 1982 and take that responsibility seriously: we carry products by local artisans and authors in store to support the beautiful community we are a part of. In fact, you can purchase beauty products, pins, and takeaway coffee cups by local artisans in our online store.
We celebrate the things in life that matter and, as such, we want to create a circular economy where items can be created, used & returned to be used again. This means we prefer to serve our coffee in reusable takeaway vessels, but we do have a cup library if you happen to forget your own and compostable takeaway cups if you need one.
Bring in a book and exchange it for another of the same quality & genre for 50% off the marked price.
*Excludes brand new books.
Exchanges are at the discretion of the shop attendant.
Opening Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday 10am-3pm
Sunday & Monday CLOSED