Looks can be deceiving. Take Archie’s bookshop for example.

With over 45,000 books, this shop stocks a huge range of used fiction and non-fiction, along with hundreds of magazines.

Looking for a lightweight novel, a biography, a magazine or even a non-fiction business manual? Try this small store.

Bookworm is a treasure trove for young readers.

Owing to its meticulously ordered sections, you’ll find shopping for books in Borders a real pleasure.

Magrudy’s spiritual home is a cramped store in the self-titled mall on Jumeirah Beach Road.

The House of Prose has one policy: buy any book at a very reasonable price, read it, then either keep it or return it to get 50 per cent of your money back.

The Mall of the Emirates outlet is the region’s biggest Virgin Megastore.