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Community owned since 2013, our High Street shop is in Crediton, Devon. We also sell online nationwide.
We work with schools, care homes, foodbanks and more, tackling community needs and enriching lives.
Any book lover will tell you that independent bookshops strive to be at the foundation of our communities. And within the category of indie bookshops there's another very special category: those that are nonprofit and collectively-owned.
Our mission is to create an environment for enterprising, resilient and creative communities inspired by books and stories.
We provide pioneering projects supporting literacy, community well-being and access to cultural opportunities for all funded by sales from our bookshop and website. It's a win-win: ‘buy books, grow community’.
Thank you for being part of our story.
#BuyBooksDoGood
Our Values
- We believe that brilliant books change lives.
- We believe in the value of creativity.
- We believe in the power of stories.
- We believe that books are a robust, cultural artform.
- We believe in equal access to lifelong learning and cultural opportunities.
Our Story
Crediton Bookshop became community owned in 2013 and has over 300 shareholders. In 2016 we moved to the larger Grade II listed building that is our current home. It is now called The Bookery, a not-for-profit independent bookshop that hosts a range of events and actively pioneers programmes supporting literacy, community well-being and access to cultural & learning opportunities.
Our Staff
Get to know the faces who make your orders happen, who create the content you see, who you email your queries to and who keeps everyone busy!
Our Volunteers
All our volunteers are superheroes, bringing skills and experience to help us develop exciting & meaningful projects in the community.
Our Patrons
Every one of our patrons is an incredible ambassador for us, supporting our events programme and helping to raise awareness of our work.
