Metropolis Bookstore, Curtin House, Swanston Street, Melbourne, Australia. Photo: Ben King.
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Books & magazines

Melbourne boasts more bookshops per head than anywhere else in Australia. Visit the Paperback Bookshop in the heart of Melbourne, or suburban shops like Avenue Bookstore at Albert Park and Robinson's Books in Frankston. Still can't find what you're looking for? Then seek out Readings – perhaps the most significant, and certainly the largest independent bookshop in Australia.

Shopping Secrets - ACMI Shop, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

ACMI Shop

For film buffs who can’t get enough of the silver screen, the ACMI shop is better than any multiplex candy bar.

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Books for Cooks

Books for Cooks

Visit Australia's only specialist independent cookery book store; run by cooks and lovers of good food for cooks and lovers of good food. A real...

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City Basement Books, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

City Basement Books

The ordered chaos of City Basement Books is enthralling to explore. You'll quickly find yourself absorbed into aisle after aisle of pre-loved...

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Coventry Bookstore, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Coventry Bookstore

This bookshop is the domain of Steve, the friendliest guy in the world. Steve has the air of a football legend and a passion for books that knows no...

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Fed Square Book Market

Fed Square Book Market

12 Nov 2011 - 10 Nov 2012

Love books? Join Melbourne's bibliophiles at the city's largest weekly book market in The Atrium at Fed Square. Held each Saturday from 11am to 5pm...

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Mag Nation, Prahran, Victoria, Australia

Mag Nation

Some pundits predict magazines will become extinct. Their reasoning is complex and convincing (Google it). So, whether you're into glossy fashion...

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Mag Nation City, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mag Nation City

The hippest periodical dispensary in the city, Mag Nation features great coffee, cool staff, and crazy promotions such as vouchers for pantless...

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Shopping Secrets - Metropolis, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Metropolis

A book shop dedicated to culture, Metropolis stocks photography, music, film and design books as well as CDs and vinyl.

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Sticky, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sticky

Sticky is Australia's undisputed zine headquarters. Selling a wide selection of lovingly photocopied publications about everything from fashion to...

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