Kinokuniya Bookstores, KLCC
Link: http://bookweb.kinokuniya.co.jp/indexohb.cgi?AREA=05

MPH Bookstores
Link: http://www.mph.com.my/

Borders Bookstores (Malaysia)
Berjaya Books Sdn Bhd
Link: http://www.berjaya.com/berjayabooks.htm

Popular Bookstores
Link: http://www.popular.com.my/

Times Bookstores
Link : http://www.timesbookstores.com.my

Payless Books
Link: http://www.paylessbooks.com.my/

Book Xcess
Link: http://www.bookxcess.com/

Brasheer Graphic Bookstore
Link: http://www.basheergraphic.com/

MyNEWS.com
Link: http://www.mynews.com.my/

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If you know of a good bookstore, do suggest them here.
It would be good if you can provide of its link, or if its not available, its location.

This post has been edited by firedauz: Apr 1 2009, 12:52 AM

Times Bookstores
Link : http://www.timesbookstores.com.my

This post has been edited by temptation1314: Jan 20 2009, 01:52 AM

What about Big Bookshop..? I don't think they have a website though.. There's a big one in Atria. There's also a branch in The Mall and Ampang Park

And Payless Books, do they count?

Sometimes I buy books from Payless or this 2nd hand book shop at Central Market -- though I haven't been there for AGES, so not sure if the shop's still around or not.

I think Payless Books should count

http://www.paylessbooks.com.my/

They always have warehouse sales

Big bookshop rocks. Though they don't have a webbie, but it's really a bargain to buy books from them.

Too bad the one in Penang closed. Sigh.

Book Xcess - http://www.bookxcess.com/

Their shop is in Amcorp Mall. They sell NEW books at second hand prices. The books are, like the name of the shop suggests, excess or overstocked items.. you'll find something in there to your liking. They have many sections like a proper bookstore.

Some of their books are 'reject stock'. I noticed many misprinted covers the last time I was there. The content should be fine though, can't sell books missing a chapter or two without a huge outcry from the reading public.

There's actually a 2nd hand bookstore on the top most floor of One Utama btw. Its quite near MPH, hidden in a less traveled lane between shops. Quite a selection there. 2nd hand mags as well IIRC. Lots of National Geographic magazines.

I think kinokuniya is a good bookshop, very well organized, but books are sold at retail price.
Even their website is quite efficient.

First post updated.

Cool! Do let us know the name of the shop on the next time you visit there (and if they got a website).
Just tell them we do free advertisement LOL

How bout Basheer Graphic Books in B.B?
It's my 2nd fav bookstore after Kino. But the site is currently under construction.
I bet all those in the creative field probably knew bout this shop.
I could go on for hours in here

This post has been edited by pikopi: Jan 21 2009, 08:40 PM

basheer is my favourite bookstore after kino too...all my animation artbooks i get from them...

Bumping this and requesting a sticky. Was googling for site of local bookstores until i remembered this list.

Good idea. What about adding on 2nd hand bookshops as well as book renters as well, either on the same sticky or as a separate list?

yeah like one at ampang point

Last week, I trotted all over KL in an attempt to secure Gardens of the Moon. Almost every bookstore failed me. Both Borders at Gardens and MPH at One Utama listed the book as 'available' in their database, but the book is nowhere to be found in the store.

MPH's website is also very very inaccurate. Books I can find in their stores they list as 'unavailable'.

In the end, Kinokuniya wins. Their bookweb is updated daily, and they are definitely better stocked than MPH and Borders. They also provide a hassle free book ordering service. I placed an order for Memories of Ice and they didn't require a deposit. Also, their estimation of 2-3 weeks arrival date is much better than Borders, who told me it would take a minimum of 2 months to get what I wanted. 2 months!

myNEWS.com.

http://synergi-books.blogspot.com

This post has been edited by nicholaswinters87: Mar 19 2009, 09:18 PM

Are you talking bout the Payless bookstore? I've bought quite a number of 'rare' classic novels there. Nice hardcover classic novels. The novel selections are not that many but they have special books sometimes

Of all the bookstores in Malaysia, I love KinoKuniya's online purchase the best.

ahahaa yeah my entire class goes to basheer to buy design books

There is a book renter available at Central Market, ground floor, can't recommend as it's horribly disorganised and has books hidden behind each other.

There are 2 book renters in Amcorp Mall, one on the top floor has the same problem as the Central Market one, but there's another one with a smaller collections but VERY well organised. A definite recommendation.

Can you include:
www.acmamall.com as well.
I am in charge of the books in Acmamall.com and I would love to hear some feedback how we can cater to book lover customers ^^

Thanks for the info, I'm testing it out with an order as I'm keen to support a local book ordering website. Will do a full review once I receive my order. Thumbs up on the competitve pricing though, let's see whether delivery is as good

Do me a favor and do your review next month instead *laugh*
It might be weird for me to ask you to do that, but there is a reason for me to say that

Well, I kinda got my order so I've already posted my feedback in the Buying Books Online thread. Some minuses, but overall good better than the other local Online stores that I'm aware of.

I look forward to finding out what there is next month

Today I went to One Utama, and can't find the Payless. Did it close the shop?

Do they buy second hand books, novels and magazines as well? I'm looking for a place to sell off my old collection. There's alot of it so there's no way for me to list them to and put them online.. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

i do have a list of second-hand blogshops at my blog. do visit if u are interested

http://cikulatbuku.blogspot.com

Hi, I came to know one secondhand bookshop located at 78, Jalan Tun H.S Lee, 5 minutes
walk from Masjid Jamek LRT station, opposite RHB card centre. They have a comprehensive
range of good books, saw many European customers while I was there. They have a good
praise and I bought some good classic and non-fiction. Worth visiting and is a real
treasure trove bookshop. Surely u won't get disappointed.
You may try contact them at 03-2078 3822 or the shop owner, Adelyn at 017-2920855.
I hope the above is informative.

Yeah, they have many good titles but the staff are not that friendly.

http://www.silverfishbooks.com/


http://mataharibooks.blogspot.com/


http://www.bookcafe.com.my/my/



This post has been edited by peewee: Oct 21 2009, 01:58 PM

yea i agree, done a few online order and very efficient with friendly staff as well

I called them twice and was asking for assistance at the same time to check on their customer service, I gotta say I am a little impressed *laugh*

This post has been edited by henrytanaka: Nov 17 2009, 09:12 PM

A li'l tough competition is always good

Hmm,I just came across this one.

要购物网 1shopping.com.my

You can view the English version on upper right of the website.

Hi, have done some research on second hand bookstores, share you all the attached file.


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closed d, payless is now like a wandering wagon, every fortnight or so it'll be somewhere in klang valley.
for the better IMO
check their webbie or facebook for locations

@debbieyss
nice work there =)

If anyone has seen a copy of How Many Friends Does One Person Need?, please do let me know.

can i know where to rent a book with a cheap rate around petaling jaya??

thank you

Can anyone tell which bookstore accepts 2nd books? I want to sell them

we have a new online bookstore too - Booqc.com (pronounced as book dot com)




we focus a lot on
International Bestsellers
Local Malaysia English Books
Asia Books
Buku Bahasa Malaysia


most of our books are sold at a discount, sometimes up to 40%

hope u guys can support us

The name of that book store is Junk Book Store?

Sounds like a place for me! Would definitely check it out. Thanks!

Malaysian bookstores suck. The only place I can find hard scifi and steampunk happens to be Kinokuniya. It's where I do all my ordering and purchasing.

Gosh,I do agree...Kinokuniya's online purchase is the best - for Malaysia la..I do overseas purchase from The Book Depository quite frequently - www.bookdepository.co.uk..convert over to RM is almost the same or cheaper plus free delivery altho you have to wait for about a week for the books to arrive but hey, it's free plus there're much more variety there~ They are quick to respond to your email queries and all my parcels arrived safely..

There are many second hand book stores in the Klang Valley but they are scattered around. I think it's high time for the government to create a second hand book store center under one roof like the ones in Tokyo, London etc...

Just like Low Yat Plaza selling PC equipments and cell phones all under one roof...


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Does anyone know any bookstores that buy out secondhand book on reasonable price? I live in Penang and I dislike to sell my books to the Chowrasta Bazaar there like selling cheap paper. They offer very low on the price. It would be nice if there have one.

The place is sure impressive enough but the prices aren't.. kinda disappointed cos not much cheaper than the new books.
I would rather go to Kinokuniya.

any idea for a place where i can sell off old books and comic in KL? i have a bunch of unused book and comics to be disposed... better sell off at 2nd hand shop... at least got people appreciate it rather than selling them to "old news paper"

This post has been edited by casperito: Dec 18 2010, 09:26 PM

hi casperito,

You can try Junk Book Store. but im not sure whether they are buying old books or not. Here are the details of the shop:

Address:
78, Jalan Tun H. S. Lee,
50000 Kuala Lumpur

Business Hours:
8.30 am - 5.00pm (Monday)
8.30 am - 6.00pm (Tuesday - Friday)
8.30 am - 2.00pm (Saturday)

Tel : 603-2078 3822, 017-2920 855 (Adelyn Koh)

Website:
www.junkbookstore.com

Email:
junkbookstore78@gmail.com

Facebook Fan Page: Junk Book Store (The Biggest Secondhand Bookstore)
or go to this link: http://www.facebook.com/junkbookstore

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Added on December 19, 2010, 3:50 pmHi firedauz..

can u please add in second hand book Junk Book Store (The Biggest Secondhand Bookstore)
Link: http://www.junkbookstore.com

This post has been edited by vien: Dec 19 2010, 03:53 PM

is there any dark horse comics outlets in malaysia?or any bookstores that sells dark horse comics?

Bookalicious at Summit is a great book store. They always have sale of buy 2 free 1 or buy 2 for 1. Real bargain!!

anyone knows about a book rental shop in Subang parade? I used to go there years ago. I remember it is in a corner of the shopping mall, near esquire kitchen. you actually need to walk out of the mall to enter the shop. I forgot what is the name. is it still there now?

Kino FTW! Basheer nice place

hey everyone

there was a good book rental place in Bangsar near TMC. I frequented it since I was a kid and now its closed ! Does anyone know whether they closed it for good or maybe they relocated somewhere else?

Does anyone know of a good book rental place which has recent -ish releases such as Dan Brown's lost symbol etc etc?

Amcorp Mall has a good well-organised one, called My Book Place.
There's also one in Central Market ground floor, but very disorganised, so hard to find specific titles.

ah cheers snowcrash, will check it out

I happen to like this bookstore in Island Plaza, Penang.

http://www.leobookstore.com/
Sharing is caring!

Hi All,

I usually borrow non-fictions from the National Library. There are quite a lot of English novels available and it's free!

does anyone know where has the bookstore that sell Taiwan or China books? cause i cant find it here

i just found out two more malaysia online store
www.pappago.com
www.banhee.com

hey vien. how's the books condition at junk book store?
many varieties or not?

I love the Central Market bookstore, been there since I was a teen. There are more romance, chick lit, Mills & Boons books, and a much smaller section for the general fiction / fantasy / scifi etc. Their biggest draw (to me) is if a book has been rented a few times, the price goes down and then you can keep them. It is a thrill to discover a book I have longed for years somewhere in the heap. Not so good when it comes to serial fantasy titles, but they tend to stock up a lot on popular titles like Harry Potter and T Prachett.

For those that are interested in the Golden Age scifi, pulps like Moorcook, Burrough, Piers, Asimov short stories, classic stuff, they recently acquired a huge range of the original editions. You have to dig and the books smelt musty & brown with age .... but these are the originals! It's like a treasure hunt.

AM wondering whether popular bookstore sell any hard disk?

Hi guys I just like to ask if there are any Comic book store here in Malaysia that sells DC and Marvel weekly/monthly issues?
I've only been in MY for only a month and so far I haven't seen any. Also any local online comic book store that i cna order from would be ok as well.

Well if you don't mind, I know of this really good eBook site called Project Gutenberg. You can download classic ebooks and text/HTML files for free.

http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/

Where is it in CM?

BTW, Borders Bookstore website link is Borders Malaysia

It is a bit hard to describe but I will try. It is on the ground floor. When you come in through the main entrance from the car park, go straight down the main thoroughfare. As you move along, you can turn right at the second right-turn amongst the shoplots (this is the part I am not sure as I don't count them!). Go down the alley a bit and you should then see the shop on your left.

It is somewhere on the right side of the mall and given the small size of CM, you can easily find it. Otherwise there is always a friendly concierge at the entrance as this is a tourist spot.

You will see shelves and shelves of books piled inside. I really hope you manage to find it without any trouble. I just borrowed Greg Egan's Halo - THe Forerunner Trilogy, I hope they get Bk 2 next. And somehow I managed to find a copy of The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht.

There's a new online bookstore in town called Lazada Malaysia.

Link: Lazada Malaysia Online Bookstore

Okay, first of all, I work here but no intention of spamming. Just sharing with you guys because the prices are low for some popular titles.

*sigh* im frm taiping,perak.. not considering big city, but city of heritage.. but there is only POPULAR bookstore in my area... sometimes i just cant find books that i longed... when its going to open new bookstore like MPH,KINOKUNIYA. BORDERS and more....

Will definitely go try out this weekend...
always looking for book rental place but hard to find one.
didnt want buy anymore new book or 2nd hand, house full of books oredi.
in fact try to offload some whenever i can, some juz giveaway.

This morning , while in a bus I unexpectedly discovered a second hand bookstore at Jalan HS Lee called the Junk Book Store . Impressive second hand book shop ... but I am quite dissapointed with the book prices . Quite expensive compared to new books . I was the only customer while in the shop for an hour ! ... I'm sure more ppl would be more interested in visiting this book store if they can lower the prices of those books .

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This online bookstore is actually quite good as it provides Artbooks at a cheaper rate. Artbook lovers will be able to find nice books here.

http://www.facebook.com/TheArchiveExpress (Official webpage)
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key...1MdEM4RVE#gid=0
(The booklists currently they sold)

It normally took 4-7weeks to get the books deliver from UK to Malaysia if the book is out of stock.
If you do not spot the ones you want, you can request to them.

Since I've been to the Junk Bookstore recently, I'll give some feedback.

The positives:

1. If you're looking for books on the Asian side, such as history, politics and economy - they have quite a good collection. These are usually out of print books which is rarely available elsewhere in KL.

2. They also have quite a good collection of fiction books but I didn't really look into these. One good thing is that these fiction are not the typical ones sold elsewhere, but more on the British ones and old novels.

3. Books are reasonably well stacked. There are actually 3 floors. The ground floor has more on non-fiction and the 1st floor are more on fiction. The 2nd floor is what they call the library which contains the more valuable and historical books - which is a treasure trove if you're interested in Malaysian and Asian history/politics.

The not-so positives:
1. Browsing around is definitely not too great an experience because some of the books are stacked vertically. You would need to move it around a bit which is inconvenient. Also, maybe because the Junk Bookstore may have some bad experience, they tend to hover around you at times, especially if you're not a familiar customer. Makes it a bit uncomfortable.

2. The prices are not that cheap. I think they're catering more for people that want to find out-of-print books that they can't find anywhere else. Hence the prices are not that heavily discounted. It's not a problem for someone that WANTS to buy the books, even at retail price but CANNOT get them anywhere at all since they're out of print. But if you're looking for great bargains, it might not be your cup of tea.

Conclusion:
Overall, if you treat the Junk Bookstore as a repository of long out-of-print books or an antique library, you can have a very enjoyable experience there. However, if you're hoping for it to be a bargain bin with cheap novels/books, you might be disappointed. Perhaps, one of the main grouses I have is that some out-of-print books are really expensive, especially those up in the library in the 2nd floor.

Overall, I'd give the Junk Bookstore a 7/10.

how about www.got1shop.com? They sell lots of taiwan & local chinese books.

I found this website a few days ago, and haven't order anything yet. But the price I think is quite ok~

Guys, do u think Borders book is a bit overpriced compared to Popular and MPH? And also I noticed their book collections quite less compared other bookstore

which popular bookstore has more choices in english novels?the one at wangsa walk mall or petaling street?

where can i buy translated books ( from english to bahasa ) like enid blayton/hardy boys etc?

need some for my kids

Hey guys, we are Bookurve.com, a new Malaysia Online Bookstore.

A bit intro about us, we provide
1. Latest and Widest selection english books. (Send us the ISBN if you cant find your book in our website)
2. Lowest price in town. (Contact us if you are not happy with our price)
3. Free Delivery within Malaysia.

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For me personally... Borders over MPH and popular any day. Even if the price is higher they have a better selection of books and with my borders card I get 10% all yr round. I guess it's personal taste. I never am able to find anything in MPH. Popular.. let's not even go there. I only read English books and I find popular caters mostly to Chinese titles...

Actually, best variety is Kinokuniya but prices higher than anywhere else...

Thanks so much for sharing!

I've seen this store so many times but never went in.

If you don't mind... how much are the books generally?

1. Well, there's 2 aunties there, generally they're ok but they tend to be suspicious the first time they see you, so they'll follow you around a bit as your browse. A bit annoying, but guess they must have faced some pilferage before.

2. Those books generally range between RM25-75 on average. You can expect most books to be close to their retail price or slightly discounted. Novels etc. could cost about RM30+...

Usually, I buy those books that I can't find it in local bookstores anymore because they are out of print. This is especially true for books on local interest like on Malaysia and Singapore. Depending on the demand, you can expect them to be between RM25-100, largely based on their original retail price.

Some older books are even more expensive and those are located on the 2nd floor. You can ask them to show you. This are usually historical/antiquarian books or books on Malaysian politics.

You can usually bargain a bit, but really depends on the mood of the aunty there. Maybe if you are leng-chai, you can charm there to get a bigger discount.

Rgds

hahahahahhaha I am a gurl.

being leng chai might be a bit hard... :-p

Can bring a leng-chai there mah...
Or maybe you can sweet talk them lo... Do drop by, maybe you can find some nice books there

Do anyone knows which bookstore in malaysia is selling the ACCA study text? I wish to purchase P6 MYS version. Urgent.. Thanks

I found this, use to sell fashion stuffs , but start selling english book and malay books.
www.nile.com.my

hi all,

Anyone know where can this book be found ?

"Selogia" or " Sedogia" by Amal Hemeon (or Amal Hameon)


In fact i stumble across the cover of this book when it's being read by a malay lady on the train from some distance, and i'm not sure if i spell the book title correctly.

i've tried to search from the internet but so far to no avail, not even the details of the author.

Appreciate any advice. Thx.

Regret because i bought only 1book of the kite runner graphic novel only rm10.at bbw..sigh.
Any1 know where can i find the kite runner graphic novel?or any1 sell it?thanks

I saw some books enid blyton at mph and popular.

Peekabook.com.my
Link: http://peekabook.com.my

Peekabook specializes in workbooks for Chinese primary schools and story books for children aged between 0-12 years old. We have the widest range of SJKC books available online, with over a thousand workbooks to choose from.


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I think the book that your search is Seyogia by Amal Hamsan, published by Lejen Press

hi.. many thanks for ur reply. i found this book reently in Times Bookstore in pavillion kl. It's a very good book actually.

No problem!

I still new here, just browsing aroung

You should read Heroin by same author.Complication of short stories in Malay.

ok .. many thx for the recommendation.

hi,

i am looking for

The Wheel of Time (3-Volume Set) : Crossroads of Twilight/ Knife of Dreams/ Gathering Storm (Wheel of Time) (BOX) (paperback)

i can't find it anywhere. i can buy the books individually but i need the art work (cartoons) as the cover. (published by tor)

This post has been edited by junitor: Mar 29 2014, 02:23 PM

hi all..i'm looking for the iron witch trilogy books by karen mahoney..
last time saw them at popular book store but only left few pcs..
later when want to buy it, out of stock already..
anyone know where to get it? prefer to buy it from local bookstore..

Hello. Just noticed this post. The book rental shop is called SS Readers Corner. It is now located at SS15, Subang Jaya. There is a simple webpage on the store. To check it, visit SS Readers Corner.

Hello. Have you checked out Bookurve. It's the newest online bookstore. I've never used it but I find some of the books in my wishlist there (these books are not stocked in Kinokuniya). Good luck in finding the books.