Dundee, on the north shore of the Firth of Tay in Scotland, spreads its second-hand book browsing over a few small pockets rather than one bookish street. Nearest to City Square, Oxfam devotes its Reform Street branch to books and music, while out in the West End two Perth Road shops trade practically next door to each other: the Book Attic, a general second-hand bookshop, and Lost Galaxy, a comic shop that opened in 2026 with vintage back issues in its boxes. East of the centre, Cancer Research UK's superstore in Gallagher Retail Park stocks books among everything else, and on Tullideph Road, Barnabas Christian Bookshop mixes second-hand Christian titles with new stock. Where a price comes up, it's in pounds sterling.
Away from those five, the trail goes cold quickly. Broughty Ferry, Lochee and the Fife towns facing the city across the Tay have charity shops of their own, though the Oxfam, Cancer Research UK and Salvation Army branch pages there say nothing specific about books as of 21 October 2026. Just over 9 miles away towards Perth, the Sunday market at Errol Airfield shelters a charity unit with used books among its wares.
Second-hand bookshopThe Book Attic
93 Perth Rd, Dundee DD1 4HZ
Out in the West End, roughly 0.8 miles along Perth Road from the City Chambers, the Book Attic calls itself on Instagram Dundee's only independent second-hand bookshop. Its X account was still posting shelf photos on 20 October 2026, four days after announcing that a much-needed restock of Agatha Christie had arrived. Opening is Monday to Saturday, ten till five, "approximately!", according to the Instagram bio, whereas a timetable posted on X in September 2021 shuts at 2pm on Saturdays, so call 01382 339250 before a late Saturday visit.
Oxfam Books & MusicOxfam Books & Music Dundee
45 Reform St, Dundee DD1 1SL
Barely 200 yards up from the City Chambers, on Reform Street, Oxfam gives a whole branch over to books and music. The branch listing, matching a copy the Wayback Machine took in May 2026, promises many unusual titles across fiction, history, Scottish interest, classics, academic, cookery, crafts and children's books, plus an expanding music corner of vinyl, CDs, cassettes and sheet music. There are no hours online; the branch asks shoppers to phone it on 01382 229681.
Comic shop (new and vintage)Lost Galaxy
212a Perth Rd, Dundee DD1 4JY
Barely 25 yards from the Book Attic, on the same stretch of Perth Road, this comic shop moved into the former Benjamin Barker premises in 2026, and The Courier reported that January that it would sell vintage comics and graphic novels next to new ones, some of them from the owner's own collection, along with games and Warhammer miniatures. An Instagram reel of 9 May 2026 announced that a backlog of classic back issues, with Fantastic Four, Thor and Hulk among them, was heading into the short boxes. It opens from 11am Tuesday to Saturday and stays open until 5:30pm on Wednesdays, when new comics arrive; on Saturdays the undated website gives 4:30pm as closing time, whereas an Instagram post of 1 June 2026 brought it forward to 4pm.
Where can I find cheap used books in Dundee?
For low prices, try the charity superstore Cancer Research UK runs in Gallagher Retail Park, which the Daily Record described in September 2026 as a place where most things go for £5 or less. For a proper book stock rather than a mixed one, the Reform Street Oxfam and the Book Attic are the better bets, though neither posts its prices online.
Where do I sell used books in Dundee?
None of the five shops advertises a buying service online, so ask at the Book Attic's counter before carrying a box across town. Oxfam on Reform Street takes book donations, and Barnabas appealed on Facebook in 2022 and 2023 for donated used books to fund its shop. Before anything leaves the house, stack the books on a shelf, spines to the front, and photograph the lot in BiblioScan: a single picture tags each spine it recognises with what it's likely to fetch, separating the titles to list on eBay, Vinted or Amazon UK from the giveaway pile.
Which charity shops have books in Dundee?
On Reform Street, Oxfam keeps a specialist books-and-music branch, and Cancer Research UK's superstore near the docks had books on sale when the Daily Record visited in September 2026. Other branches in the city centre, Lochee and Broughty Ferry only mention books in their donation lists or in wording shared across their charity.
Are there any used book fairs in Dundee?
As of 21 October 2026 the PBFA calendar has no Dundee or Tayside date. The nearest listed is in Edinburgh, a one-day fair set for 7 November 2026 at Augustine Church Hall, George IV Bridge.
Which day is best for book hunting in Dundee?
Tuesday to Saturday works best, since the Book Attic, Lost Galaxy and the East Dock Street superstore all trade then according to their published hours. Lost Galaxy rests on Sundays and Mondays, while on a Sunday the superstore is the safe stop. Oxfam and Barnabas don't publish their hours online, so a quick call or a look at Facebook first saves a wasted trip.