Main Point Books

A great little second hand book store, offering up all the traditions we book worms associate with pre-​loved books. Lots of topics given their own sections, including poetry, the occult, military history and cinema. There’s a big fiction section too, with titles arranged in no discernible order, making the hunt for interesting reads an enjoyable one.
You’ll find a wide selection of books here, both old and new. The owners chat away happily to regulars and it’s a fuzzy and warm experience while you while away the time on bent spines and dust jackets. Prices are what you’d expect for second hand books; they are keen and reflect the type and quality of the read.

Main Point Books is yet another delightful second hand bookstore in the centre of Edinburgh. Sitting just off West Port, it’s the kind of secondhand store you simply can’t ignore — it is packed with books. They’re pouring out into the street, with boxes of cheap, old Penguin paperbacks going for as little as 40 pence each.
You could easily spend hours looking for a find in Main Point Books. They had a good variety of older books, from collector’s items to well-​loved classics with creases in the spine. If you spent long enough in here, you’d no doubt walk out with books you hadn’t even heard of before. I was only visiting for a short time and I still had a blast raiding through their unusual offerings.
One to watch if you’re on the lookout for uni material, but equally good if you’re looking for some new reading material.