Second-hand Books in Singapore
I have had the pleasure of visiting the book merchants listed below. There are plenty of stories waiting to be unearthed as most of the proprietors that I have met know their collection and understand their shoppers. I welcome any corrections or additions to this list.
Bencoolen Street
- GOHD Books, #01-37 Burlington Square (Deyana Goh)
Bras Basah Complex, 231 Bain Street
- Evernew Book Store, #01-07
- Book Point, #03-15/17/19
- Knowledge Book Centre, #03-35B/37B
Buona Vista
- EMF Bookstore, 1 Fusionopolis Way, Level B1 Connexis
Marine Parade
- Silver Kris Bookshop, Blk 84 #01-187 Marine Parade Central
*current lease ends 2017
Orchard Road / Scotts Road
- Ana Bookstore, #05-01, Far East Plaza (Mohd Noorul Islam)
Selegie Road
- Sultana Book Store, #02-14, Peace Centre (Mr Kwok)
- Book Treasure, atrium, Parklane Shopping Mall (Roger)
Tiong Bahru
- Books Actually, 9 Yong Siak Street
Online Shopping
Clearance and Used Books Sales (2015)
- SG Books Deals Warehouse Sale, 1-10 Aug, Pansing Building, AMK Industrial Park
- MPH Books Sale, various dates, Expo Hall 4 or 6A
- Library Book Sale 2015, 26-27 Sep, Expo Hall 6B
- Page One Sale, various dates and locations
- APD Warehouse Sale, late Oct, #06-03 Ruby Land Complex Blk 1
Clearance and Used Books Sales (past)
Thrift Stores & Miscellany
- Dignity Mama, NUH and Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
- Praisehaven Mega Family Thrift Store, 500 Upper Bukit Timah Rd
- New2U Thrift Shop, 96 Waterloo St
- Weekend Flea Market at China Square Central
- Sungei Road market, between Weld Road and Kelantan Road
Defunct/Itinerant/Mobile
- Bargain Books (aka VTS Books), #01-01 Irving Industrial Building (Aravinakhsan Nair)
- Books Galore, #05-107, Far East Plaza (Mr Romie)
- Pro Saint Book Store, #02-77 Bras Basah Complex
- Sunny Bookshop, #03-58 Far East Plaza