Books
Gleebooks
49 glebe point road, glebe new books and 191 glebe point road, glebe second hand books. ph 02 9660 2333 new book store and 02 9552 2526 second hand. (http://www.gleebooks.com.au/) for booklovers, gleebooks is sydney's premier independent bookshop catering for a wide variety of readers. there is also a gleebooks bookshop in the inner-west suburb of dulwich hill.
Better Read Than Dead
In the heart of newtown. this is arguably one of the inner-west's largest book stores with a large selection of biographies and hard to find titles. the store also has an abc shop upstairs.
Sappho Books Cafe & Wine Bar
(http://www.sapphobooks.com.au/) is a large general second hand book store. it is located next to gleebooks, with an upstairs area and incorporating a cafe in its leafy courtyard which becomes a wine and tapas bar at night. sappho is quickly gaining prominence both as a great book store and for the quality of its coffee. 51 glebe pt rd, glebe. ph 02 9552 4498.
Gould's Book Arcade
32 king street, newtown. ph 02 9519 8947. (http://www.gouldsbooks.com.au/) gould's is likely the most chaotic used bookshop in the world. specialties include marxism, labour history, magazines, and australian history. open until midnight daily.
Markets
markets
The regular markets in Glebe and Rozelle near Balmain are a great place to shop with the locals and look for unusual bargains. Held in the grounds of the local public primary schools the Glebe markets are on every Saturday and the Rozelle markets both Saturday and Sunday.
Camperdown Bowling Club
The Camperdown Bowling Club also hosts markets on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of every month - starting on February 13th 2010. Have some fun playing barefoot bowls and check out the markets while you're there.
Birkenhead Point
The shopping complex at Birkenhead Point contains a large number of designer factory outlets for fashion on the cheap. Currently being redeveloped, and a little messy, and doesn't make the most of its spot by the harbour. It can be accessed by ferry or buses along Victoria Road.