Heaven for booklovers boffins stocks lots of different art, design, technical, resource and special interest books. Westbooks began as a childrens book supplier so we know all about books for children and young adults. Boffins bookshop in perth, australia sight map, attraction information, photo and list of walking tours containing this attraction. Attract more customers by adding more content such as opening hours, logo and more. In the spring of 2002 the west australian published a feature on the best pickup places in perth. Secure online ordering and worldwide delivery available. Boffins bookshop is an australian owned, independent bookseller offering customers an eclectic range of technical, practical and special interest books. Bookshop boffins buck closing trend the west australian. Perth s best book shop with a great selection and knowledgeable staff. White dwarf books is the place to go for all your science fiction and fantasy book needs. With dedicated sales consultants, westbooks offers a complete range of services for schools and is the only wa school supplier to offer shelf ready services. Our customers like to shop local, and i feel that these wa titles are going to perform very. We are a specialist childrens bookshop and we have thousands of childrens books and resources in stock to assist. Since first opening its doors in the cbd way back in 1989, boffins has gone on to become of perths favourite bookshops.
Lou pontarolo, right, and bill liddelow, mark 20 years of their boffins bookstore in hay street. After the article was published store traffic at lunch. After the weekend, boffins bookshop on william street will be the only major general bookstore left in the cbd alongside book dealer elizabeths, kaleido in the perth train station, independent store stefens, the all foreign languages bookshop, science fiction specialist white dwarf and quality comics. Boffins bookshop 88 william st, perth city, perth western australia. If you arent able to make it in to the store, we understand. Phone or email for your book requests and well do our best to get them to you. When lou pontarolo and bill liddelow opened their independent bookstore on hay street two decades ago, they joined five book merchants in the area. Connect with boffins books at william street, perth, wa. Dymocks, perths biggest book store, to close its doors on.
We first opened our doors in perth s cbd in 1989, and since then have grown to become the leading technical bookshop in western australia. Only problem is some of the books are a little pricey especially the art and design books. Stocking a huge range of technical manuals as well as cookbooks, the latest fiction and kids bestsellers, this perth bookshop has also set up a. Western australias biggest book store, dymocks in perths hay street, will close its doors to the public on sunday.
This is a good bookshop with a strong selection of non fiction books. We first opened our doors in perths cbd in 1989, and since then have grown to become the leading technical bookshop in. The shelves are packed with hardtofind books and popular reads, and their staff recommendations are pretty spot on. Perths best book shop with a great selection and knowledgeable staff bookstore in perth, wa. So to help you on your quest to update your book collection, here are the best bookstores in perth. They had told me that it was likely to be delivered after christmas, which i totally expected being as close as it was. Stocking a huge range of technical manuals as well as cookbooks, the latest fiction and kids bestsellers, this perth bookshop has also set up a pretty impressive online store. Perth book store, boffins, is bucking the industry trend to expand its store footprint. Boffins was in the top 10 a place where the customers were intelligent, aspiring, well dressed, wellheeled. Boffins bookshop in perth, wa new book shops dizylocal.
View 10 book store jobs in western australia at jora, create free email alerts and never miss another career opportunity again. See 7 photos and 3 tips from 182 visitors to boffins bookshop. Boffins bookshop is an australian owned, independent bookseller offering. Bang in the middle of perths cbd, boffins books has won the. Boffins bookshop is located at 806 hay street, perth, wa.
The wide range and genre of books in dymocks joondalup makes the store an appealing destination to readers of all age groups. Stocking a huge range of technical manuals as well as cookbooks, the latest fiction and kids bestsellers, boffins have also set up a pretty impressive online store. Buy online from australias online book store collins booksellers. While it raises more questions about the future of the printed word, and many. It covers every section of nonfiction you can think of and has books to cater toward every whim or want. With 60 stores in australia and over 7 million books sold last year, dymocks is the leading bookseller in australia. As a family owned business and the oldest australianowned bookstore, dymocks prides itself on meeting the leisure, learning and gift needs of all booklovers. Established since 1989, boffins bookshop is an australian owned, independent bookseller offering customers an eclectic range of technical, practical and special interest books. Great book store good coffee and they have books to read on big tables out the back while u sup.
Boffins is bucking a trend in which a swag of bookshops, including dymocks in fremantle, collins in innaloo and floreat forum, and discount book world in the city have closed. Boffins is australias best specialist bookshop, located on william st in perth, western australia. We first opened our doors in perths cbd in 1989, and since then have grown to become the leading technical bookshop in western australia. Indeed may be compensated by these employers, helping keep indeed free for job seekers. The nick cave exhibition, presented by the royal danish library in partnership with arts centre melbourne. Boffins bookshop in perth has announced that barbara horgan has joined the business. There a cool little womens bookshop out the back inside of a tent. Searching for a book on female sheds or the life and times of alibaba founder jack ma.
We take online orders and deliver nationwide with flatrate shipping. Aside from going to classes, or studying online material at home, youll find that a big part of your studies is reading books in that other language. Lovers of books will also delight in our beautiful range of leather and cloth bound classics, perfect for gifts or to start your own treasured collection. The store is 2 levels, the staff are helpful and will assist you in finding what youre after. Indeed ranks job ads based on a combination of employer bids and relevance, such as your search terms and other activity on indeed. Child education services, located conveniently in east perth, is the number one stop for educational resources in western australia. Horgan joined boffins two weeks ago in the role of business development manager, fiction and childrens books.
Locate and compare book stores in perth on, yellow pages local listings. Elizabeths bookshops online secondhand book dealers. You can shop online or call our staff on 08 9321 5755 to arrange delivery of your books, and if you need to know a bit more about the content of a book or would like a recommendation, dont hesitate to ask us. Get offline map and directions using our gpsmycity selfguided walking tours app for your mobile device. Let us help your school select the right resources for your students. The hay street store will close this month and the new store will open next month. Boffins bookshop in perth, wa, bookstores truelocal. How does a bricksandmortar bookshop thrive in the age of the internet. After the article was published store traffic at lunch times rose dramatically, but sales stayed the same. Boffins books william street, perth, wa white pages. Dymocks dymocks joondalup bookstore in western australia wa.
Find address, phone numbers, website and other contact details of boffins bookshop. We aim to have the largest and best collection in perth, and are more than willing to get in your favourite titles. Horgan, who previously owned shearers bookshop in sydney with her husband tony, has moved with her husband to perth, where they have family. Nothing beats a browse at the awesome perth bookshop, boffins books in. Boffins owners bill liddelow and lou pontarolo took some comfort in the knowledge that they had successfully navigated hard times before. Find out more about our opening hours, facilities and contact details here. Browse through the online book catalogue at elizabeths bookshop, one of australias largest secondhand bookselling operations. We take online orders and deliver nationwide with flatrate. Dymocks dymocks joondalup bookstore in western australia. The recession of the early 1990s was arduous said mr liddelow. Nothing beats a browse in real time at this awesome perth bookshop. Australias number one technical, specialist and reference book store. Find useful information, the address and the phone number of the local business you are looking for. But when i had a poke around for the best places to buy them in perth, i could only come up with two places in and around perth that specialised in language books.