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    Kinokuniya

    4.5 (51 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Huge manga selection!
    Grace S.

    Kinokuniya has been my favourite bookstore since I was a teenager (in Singapore) and I have to say the one in Sydney did not disappoint ! Other yelpers have said it all. They have everything here - I doubt they do not have what you are looking for. Besides english books, they have a huge section of chinese books (from novels to business books to cook books). Of course, they also have a section for japanese books - magazines/ manga/ novels. I love how there is a japanese information counter in case you need to inquire about a japanese book Unfortunately, it can get be pretty crowded.

    Colouring in fad
    Eugenie C.

    I'm no bookworm but when I stepped in here recently, I spent over an hour inside! Each time I head into Kinokuniya, my inner book nerd comes out and I don't realise how much I like it until I'm inside. I was browsing for a Christmas gift and came across so many great titles. They have every book under the sun and even a Ryan Gosling notebook where he talks to you! Extensive selection of all books. The back section has lots and lots of stationery and puzzle games, from rubbers in the shape of meat, heaps of great quality washi tape, pens in the shape of pink flamingos...I had a field day in here and wanted to buy so many novelty items! The only thing I wasn't a fan of were all those fad colouring in books!!! They're everywhere these days and the "mindfulness" aspect of them are gone and replaced by colouring in books that kids do.

    Seaton K.

    I needed to get a book for a birthday present. I thought, 'Where is the best place to buy a classy book, an interesting book and where can I go that will have the biggest range?' The answer was simple. Jupiter. I would fly to Jupiter. Wait, wrong. I went to Kinokuniya. The bookshop with the hardest name to spell. I took the escalator up to the top floor and walked into the expansive book shop. 'There must be literally millions of books in here.' I said to myself, 'How many trees and how many words is that? Lots!' I said in call and response to myself once more. (Editors Note: If you had a friend you wouldn't have to talk to yourself all the time.) (Seaton's Note: Will you be my friend?) (Editors Note: No.) I went to the gardening section and began to browse. There were so many books to choose from. Eventually I decided on one, went to the stationary section, chose some wrapping paper and then walked over to the checkout. There's a proverb that says that it's easy to get lost in a good book, that's true, but it's also true that it's easy to get lost in a good book shop. Not for lack of direction and cartography, but because there are so many books and the place is so large. But if there was a map, it would make life easier and if there was a compass, maybe it wouldn't make it easier but at least we'd know which way was north.

    Tamer M.

    Not the cheapest bookstore in the area, but honestly one of the coolest. If you are trying to find a book that is not easily accessible in other places, then come looking here. Especially if you are looking for graphic novels or manga - this should be your first stop. They also sell manga DVDs and merchandise. They have an extremely large non-fiction section. Their cookbook section is so large that it is indescribable. There is also a cafe in the store - however, the coffee here is a little below ordinary. I would not come here for the coffee or the cafe, but the books. Also, if you become a paid member, you'll get a discount of all the full-priced books that you buy. This is only worth it if you come here often.

    Lonely Planet
    Alexandra M.

    Large bookstore downtown with helpful staff who great you on entrance. I went for the Lonely Planet event so there was wine and champagne as well which didn't hurt :) It's great that they have events like that where you can meet the author or editor of the book.

    The Sketch Depot, celebrating their love for art books
    Lauren F.

    As far as bookshops go, this one has to be amongst the best. I remember the first time I went into the store, I was so overwhelmed that I forgot all of the books I intended to purchase and came out with a stack if books I had never even heard about. I've not had too much to do with staff, however they seem lovely. If you have an enquiry, just check in with them, otherwise there are touch screen computer/tablet stations where you can look up authors, book titles and where to find them. Their selection is grand and categories vast. Anything from Manga to true crime, philosophy to YA, it's got it all. Also, the little cafe off to its side is great, but that's another review in itself.

    Alice T.

    Kinokuniya is my version of heaven, or at the very least my solace in the CBD. Ascending the escalators in The Galleries Victoria, I can already feel myself starting to relax. In mere moments I'll be enveloped by rows upon rows of shiny books - for this is a store big enough to forget your worries and just get lost. With Borders biting the dust here, Kinokuniya feels like the last bastion of a bygone era. We're all buying our books online these days, or eschewing paperbacks altogether in favour of e-readers, so there's something wonderfully bold about this vast bookstore. It even sports a cafe. Whether you're looking for a graphic novel, some Star Wars paraphernalia, super cute Japanese stationery or a beautifully glossy coffee table book, Kinokuniya has well and truly got you covered. Or perhaps you just want to roam shelves as I do, feeling a little nostalgic for the days when bookstores were beloved, and bigger than Ben Hur.

    Amy A.

    Kinokuniya is a mega book store with levels and levels of books to browse from. Their website boasts having the largest collection (300,000) books in a number of languages, including English, Japanese, French and German. They also stock a large collection of Japanese Manga and graphic novels. The book store is comfortable to not only browse but to read in, and their helpful staff are quick to recommend favourites. They even signpost reviews of different books so you don't need to spend hours and hours reading the first page of each book. If you're after a particular title they have these little handy Kino search stations. Simply touch screen the title you're after and a range of relevant titles will pop up. Most of them are in stock, but you may need to have them ordered in. Since the store is so huge, you can even print off a miniature map to lead you to where your book can be found! Kinokuniya also launches a number of book signings and author talks that makes every other day there that much more fun.

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    5 months ago

    Lots of books. There was a large amount of bilingual books although it was hard to find

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    This was on my list of must-see locations in Sydney. Great selection, cool location. Prices were high.

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    Mag Nation

    Mag Nation

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    Newtown

    I put an order in online from the US and never received my product. While I placed this order in…read moreOctober of 2011. Sometime has seriously passed- without a word since March. While I do not want to slander the person handling (or the lack of) handling my case. I do have email correspondence that died off with no follow-up. I would like a refund for my product that never was shipped. I'm sure this company is not bad, but the folks in-charge are just too busy or can care-less. Leaving customers hanging and ripping them off is not the way to do business, period. www.nationstate.com.au

    A disclaimer before I start. I love magazines. One of my absolute all-time favourite books concerns…read moreHarold Hayes, the 1960s editor of Esquire magazine. So it should be clear then where I'm going to go with this. I am going to tell you, dear reader, that I love this place. Mag Nation is a magazine store. That is to say, they only sell magazines - no clear-lined writing books, no greeting cards, no pens and pencils and pencil sharpeners, no newspapers, no Archie comics (they do sell some comics but not Archie), they don't sell bus travel tickets, they don't sell cigarettes, no newspapers, no cold drinks. Magazines. That's it. And it's on two levels. That's two levels of magazines. You'll need more than pocket change. The magazines all vary in price and if you're literate and you have hopes, dreams, curiosities, interests, you will likely want to go out the store with more than one so be prepared to come in with a semi-fat wallet.

    World Square Newsagency

    World Square Newsagency

    (2 reviews)

    Sydney

    If there's an unusual or foreign, or unusually foreign magazine that you are struggling to get your…read morehands on, then may I take this opportunity to recommend to you, the World Square Newsagent? I can? Thank you... I will. The World Square Newsagent on Pitt Street, down near, you guessed it, World Square, is just your average newsagents, they sell chocolate and gum, soft drinks, water, stationary, birthday cards, newspapers and magazines. But more importantly, they also import a lot of magazines from overseas. Something a lot of news agencies don' t to do, perhaps for the expense or the lack of confidence they have that the magazine will sell, being that most magazines have a shelf life of one month before they're yesterdays news. I scoured many a newsagent in the inner west, the northern suburbs and the middle of the city, till I finally came across World Square Newsagents. I was looking for an American publication called Script, and no body had it. I was beginning to lose heart. I knew I'd seen it before, I knew it existed, but where? When I entered the shop I realised that they had many more imports as well, not just from America, but from other countries as well. Unfortunately though, there are still issues. I had hoped to get the latest issue of Script, due out in September, but the delivery was running late, this is an import issue and no fault of the Newsagents. Just a juicy bit of information that's not actually juicy and barely qualifies as information.

    Interesting selection of magazines and newspapers. They have Chinese language newspapers but only…read moreEnglish language magazines.

    Broadway Newsagency

    Broadway Newsagency

    (3 reviews)

    Glebe

    I decided that I would like to do some research into whether Australia publishes any humour…read moremagazines like 'The Onion' in the United States of America, so I walked into the Broadway shopping centre and into the Newsagency housed within. The first thing I noticed as I walked in was that behind the counter were four very attractive women. The next thing I noticed was four very attractive woman behind the, oh wait, sorry, the next thing I noticed was the large amount of magazines in this sizeable inner city newsagent. They had a huge range, every topic under the sun one would think, except for humour magazines. But I was quite impressed with their literary section, as most newsagents don't tend to have any. I thought about getting a writing magazine, but it was squarely focused on writing in pros and creating novels, generating ideas and beating writers block, I'm more interested in screenplays, but unfortunately they had nothing for me, (I've already read the current issue of 'Creative Screenwriter and Script') But yes, I took note that they stocked them both. I will return for the magazines, and that's the only reason. The last thing I need is another restraining order, I mean a first restraining order.

    Broadway Newsagency is big. They have so many magazines that you could spend hours in here... not…read morethat you should, but if you are searching for a particular kind of magazine, or just browsing, then this is the place to come. I found a few for my dad for his birthday, all about folk music and guitar playing. I figured get him a few for his birthday to read, and then buy the subscription for xmas. Well it would have been clever but he hasn't said that he liked any of them... There is a huge range of cards for any occasion as well as stationery galore. I could spend ages looking at notebooks, but I wont walk about that.

    Kinokuniya - bookstores - Updated May 2026

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