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  • We want to help Mother Earth:

  • Let's reuse books! Stretch your budget a little further and reduce the need for additional paper - saving trees, water and CO2 emissions. Our books are sourced from Australia (that means no transport from overseas :-) ) and delivered 100% carbon neutral thanks to our shipping partner Sendle. And our packaging is recyclable.

  • We support multi-cultural Australia:

  • We provide books in several languages, with English, French and Spanish in our Babel Corner. Our dream is to have multiple languages (including First Nations ones).

  • We care about Australia's unique heritage:

  • We give 10% of our revenues to Magabala Books, a leading Indigenous publisher based in WA, to support publications in First Nations languages. Because perpetuating a language is essential to preserve a culture.

We want to help Mother Earth:

Let's reuse books! Stretch your budget a little further and reduce the need for additional paper - saving trees, water and CO2 emissions. Our books are sourced from Australia (that means no transport from overseas :-) ) and delivered 100% carbon neutral thanks to our shipping partner Sendle. And our packaging is recyclable.

We support multi-cultural Australia:

We provide books in several languages, with English, French and Spanish in our Babel Corner. Our dream is to have multiple languages (including First Nations ones).

We care about Australia's unique heritage:

We give 10% of our revenues to Magabala Books, a leading Indigenous publisher based in WA, to support publications in First Nations languages. Because perpetuating a language is essential to preserve a culture.

Testimonials

I am so glad I found BabelBooks online. I have been searching for a specific Lebanese cookbook that was published in 2010. It’s currently published in paperback but I really wanted the original hardcover. I was thrilled when I came across it in your second hand store. The book I purchased is in perfect condition and so well priced. The delivery was also fast. Thank you so much!

Lesley

Hi Sabine,
Books arrived and most impressed.
Very nice personal touch with the note.
Thank you. I will be back to buy other books.

Ross

I received my book a few days ago. It was in excellent condition. I even thought it was brand new, until I saw someone else’s name in the front.
It was hard tracking down this book, and was so pleased that Babel had it in stock.
Thank you 😊

Very much appreciated.

Pen

I was extremely happy with my recent experience purchasing two books from BabelBooks. You have a great selection and both books arrived super fast and in fantastic condition. I was also touched by the handwritten thank you note. I love the concept of recirculating second hand books and will be using Babel as my online bookstore of choice in the future.

Sarah

What a lovely surprise for the book to arrive so soon. Most impressive is the beautiful condition the book is in. Apart from the ageing process of the pages everything is perfect. I would dare to say that you could describe it as " pristine " rather than very good. I look forward to reading it. Thank you.

John

I’ve placed several order with Babelbooks and I am never disappointed. You can tell that a lot of care goes into ensuring customers get accurate descriptions of the items they buy and also in the wrapping and shipping of the orders. Such a fantastic website, I love that it is more sustainable and supports indigenous publishing too. Well done and thank you!

Virginia

Ordered the book on Sunday, it arrived 2 days later. Condition was described as 'fair' but it was near-perfect. Very pleased with the service. Thank you.

John

I ordered from Babel on Friday last week, secondhand, and it arrived a week later - beautiful used good copy, excellent service!

Denise

Love that they had my childhood book available, I’ve been searching for it for years and couldn’t believe they had. Thank you very much

Jess

Testimonials

I was so excited to discover a second hand French online book store. I have received my first order and finish reading my first book and I’m feeling so grateful to have some French book with me had I live in regional NSW and it’s no accès of French books where I’m.
Thank you Babelbooks.

Warm regards

Sasha

I just wanted to say a big thank you for my order that arrived this morning (a collection of French books for my daughter). It’s such a great opportunity to give those books a second life!
Also, a huge thank you to Sophie from @francophonesdownunder_podcast because it’s thanks to her that I discovered Babelbooks 🥰😘

Alizée from Koala Bliss

I am glad I am finally able to buy second hand books in French online in Sydney !
This website has a wide range of choice and I love checking what Babel Books has new !

Sandra

Great service from Babel Books. Prompt delivery, very friendly staff and if you are looking for preloved books at very reasonable prices Babel Books is the place to go. Merci Sabine

Gilbert

Really great to be able to purchase french pre loved language novels. Mine arrived in excellent condition and within a few days of ordering. I'm very pleased and will continue to use Babel.

Jim

Thanks, very happy with the service. I love the French books which will be very helpful for me learning French. Very interesting selection of books. I managed to find children's books related to my interests and am excited to start reading. The books were in great condition. Great packaging and quick delivery.

Kristie

I decided to start reading in French again to help with my efforts to relearn the language and am so happy to have quickly discovered Babel books via a Google search, found eight books I was interested in and had them delivered within a few days. Sabine was so helpful when I had questions about shipping and checked in to be sure I had received my delivery. Excellent service, the books were in as good (or better) condition than expected and were so well priced! Would definitely recommend and will likely use again.

Stevie

C'est super d'avoir acces à des livres en francais d'un distributeur local. Il y a un excellent choix de titres et d'auteurs avec quelques perles rares ici et là. Lorsque la description de l'état du livre est "very good" c'est que le livre est dans un excellent état, presque comme neuf parfois. J'ai acheté plus de vingt livres à date et je suis tres satisfait. Le seul hic c'est le cout de livraison mais je sais que c'est beaucoup moins cher que de faire venir des livres en francais de la France.

Jean

It is difficult to find books in French in Cairns and I am very happy with the books I purchased from BabelBooks. The delivery was quick and I think that recycling books is a fantastic idea. Good value for money.

Virginie

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Hesitating to buy pre-loved books online?

Buying second-hand books online can be a little scary and we strive to make it a great experience for you.

To help you form a view on a book content, you will find a synopsis as well as information on prize shortlisting and awards when relevant.

You can leave book reviews too if you have a little more time!

To understand the book condition, our book condition guide will help you make a decision.

To compare prices and delivery timeframes, you will find our shipping policy here: most customers enjoy the ability to buy affordable books ... and fill up their cart with a few books (4, 5, ... up to 10 or more sometimes). This means we cannot offer a flat rate as most parcels are well above 1kg!

Deliveries are contactless via our shipping partner Sendle.

To check what customers think about BabelBooks, their feedback is available here.

And you can reach out anytime of course, for further questions or suggestions, at customercare@babelbooks.com.au