NEWS

We are open Monday-Friday 9-18 & Sat 11-13 (CLOSED on Thursdays)

On weekdays we are open as self-service from 9-16. During this staff support might not be available. Book purchaces, pick-ups, donations and subscription swaps are possible.

Vastela is a Zürich-based and second-hand bookstore selling exclusively English books. We want to provide a sustainable book thrifting platform to ensure you can purchase any book at a fair price while remaining environmentally conscious.

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What do we offer?

  • Buy Second-hand Books

    Conveniently purchase a selection of our books online (not all books are available unfortunately)

  • Buy Audiobooks

    We have partnered with Libro.fm to provide you the possibility to buy audiobooks while supporting our store

  • Swap Subscription

    For only 10CHF/month, you can purchase our 2026 swap subscription which allows unlimited swaps with the bookstore

  • Donate

    Don't know what to do with your old books? You can donate your english books to us. Bring them to the bookstore!

  • Wishlists

    Send us your wishlist or let us know who your favorite authors are and we will thrift for you

  • Bookclubs

    We host a weekly bookclub on Mondays at 7pm where everyone just brings a book to talk about. Do you want to host your own bookclub. Contact us!

  • Reading events

    Are you an author and want to host a reading at our bookstore? Contact us!

  • Newsletter

    Subscribe to our newsletter to receive monthly updates on new books, news from the store and our bookclub reviews

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