Welcome to Books@Hoddesdon

Since opening as a new independent bookseller in 2005 Alan Jeffery and Stephen Poulter, assisted by their elderly collie Miss Ellie, have worked hard to establish a friendly and pleasant place for book lovers in East Herts.

All of the books in our shop are hand-picked with our customer’s tastes in mind - see the Forthcoming Titles section to see some of the new titles we’ve chosen for you. We, along with our staff: Julie, Rebecca and Elaine, look forward to welcoming you to the shop where we offer the following:

• A great selection of books for both adults and children.
• A terrific range of brand new, discounted titles for adults and children with up to 70% off their original price.
• Stock of all current local interest titles relating to the history of this area and the County of Hertfordshire.
• Excellent customer service – using our personal knowledge and online database we can recommend great books for your own enjoyment, or provide advice if you are choosing a special gift for someone else.
• A free customer ordering service for 1.2 million books currently in print with delivered within 48 hours.
• A second-hand book search and ordering service if the title you want is no longer in print.
• The ability to buy e books from us for e-readers – please see our Buying eBooks section.
• A free customer loyalty scheme giving one point for every £10 spent on books with a £5 book voucher for every 10 points earned.
• A Stationery Department on the first floor stocking everything for personal or educational use in your home office or business - all at very competitive prices.
• A free ordering service for hundreds of lines of office products and business equipment for next day delivery.
• A range of high quality childrens toys.
• A picture framing service.

We also sell: National Book Tokens, distinctive greetings cards, gift wrap and book marks.

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Buying from us as a local independent retailer along with supporting other local shops and businesses helps our local community to prosper, bolsters the economy of the whole region and is environmentally friendly. Find out more in our shopping locally section.

We were very proud to reach the finals of Independent Bookshop of the Year for three consecutive years from 2006 to 2009.

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