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Mandurah's friendly little bookshop ✦

A Treasure Trove of Pre-Loved Stories

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Thousands of second-hand books across every genre, a warm welcome at the door, and a book exchange that gives every story a second life. Come browse, swap and get pleasantly lost.

★★★★★ Rated 4.6 on Google · 67 reviews
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4.6★
Google Rating
1,000s
Books In Store
Every Book
Rehomed & Recycled
6 Days
Open A Week
Welcome in

A Little Shop
Full of Stories

Tucked inside the Sun 'N' Surf Shopping Centre, Mandurah Central Book Exchange is the kind of bookshop you wander into for five minutes and happily lose an hour. Floor to ceiling, every shelf is brimming with pre-loved paperbacks and hardbacks, all sorted so you can actually find your next favourite.

It's a genuinely friendly, happy place — pop in, have a chat, and let us help you track down exactly what you're after. Crime, romance, fantasy, kids' books, classics and curiosities, it's all here waiting.

✦ Thousands of titles across every genre
✦ Friendly help finding your next read
✦ As-new books to buy or exchange
Colourful shelves of second-hand books at Mandurah Central Book Exchange
come get lost ✦
Mandurah Central Book Exchange friendly book mascot
Bring books, take books

The Book Exchange

Finished with a good read? Don't let it gather dust. Bring your books in and we'll give you store credit toward your next stack. It's reading made affordable, and it keeps good books in good hands.

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Bring your books in

Drop off the paperbacks and hardbacks you're done with.

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Earn store credit

Fair exchange rates, sorted on the spot by someone who knows their stock.

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Pick your next read

Use your credit toward as-new books for purchase or exchange.

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Every single book finds a second story. Nothing here goes to waste.

We recycle and rehome them all. Buying second-hand keeps thousands of books out of landfill and back in the hands of readers, so every visit is a little win for your wallet and the planet.

Local honey for sale at Mandurah Central Book Exchange
straight from the bees 🐝
A few sweet extras

More Than Just Books

While you're browsing the shelves, there's a little something extra waiting at the counter. Treat yourself, or someone you love.

🍯 Pure local honey, straight from the local bees
🎁 Gift vouchers available — the perfect present
🔖 Free bookmark with every visit
On the shelves

A Little Bit of Everything

However obscure your taste, there's a fair chance it's hiding on a shelf in here.

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Crime & MysteryConnelly, Patterson, Rankin & more
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ThrillersCussler, Lee Child, Reacher & co.
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RomanceShelves of Mills & Boon and more
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Fantasy & Sci-FiWorlds to disappear into
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Children's & YAFirst chapter books to teen reads
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ClassicsThe timeless ones, gently read
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Gardening & HobbiesBonsai to herbs to handbooks
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Non-FictionHistory, biography, mind & spirit
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CuriositiesSnow globes, oddments & gifts

Can't find it? Just ask — the shelves change all the time, and we'll know what's in.

Have a peek

Inside the Shop

Mandurah Central Book Exchange storefront with book mascot
Towering stacks of books
Rows of thriller spines
Fiction and Non-Fiction dragon display
Aisles of pre-loved books
Shelves packed with novels
The friendly front counter with whimsical book curios
Kind words

Loved by Mandurah Readers

Google Reviews
4.6
★★★★★
Based on 67 reviews
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Pop in & say hi

Hours & Location

Opening Hours

Monday9:00am – 4:00pm
Tuesday9:00am – 4:00pm
Wednesday9:00am – 4:00pm
Thursday9:00am – 4:00pm
Friday9:00am – 4:00pm
Saturday9:00am – 3:00pm
SundayClosed

Find Us

Address
Shop 3/43 Pinjarra Rd,
Mandurah WA 6210
Inside Sun 'N' Surf Shopping Centre
Your next favourite is in here somewhere ✦

Come Get Pleasantly Lost

Pop in for a browse, bring some books to exchange, or just come say hello. We're open six days a week in the heart of Mandurah.

Call (08) 9581 2245 Get Directions