NEWS

Vastela Books is piloting a Self-Service option on Fridays from 9-4pm. After 4pm we are back to normal service.

You can select your books and pay with TWINT, Credit Card or Cash (but there will be no change unfortunately). For order pick-ups or swap subscriptions, you can come after 4pm or shoot me an email so we can arrange something.
For donations, you can just drop them off all day.


Book Reading with Sasha Portelli

Come join us on Saturday, July 19 for a night of book reading, drinks and AI discussions.

The Last Working Man by Sasha Portelli 
Bardhyl Imron’s greatest talent was simple: he never got fired. That one skill carried him through a lifetime of change, right into a sterile, automated future where humans have all but vanished — except him. Still commuting, still working, Bardhyl clings to purpose in a world that no longer needs him. But everything shifts when he meets a robot unlike the others — one that dreams of escape, of something more. What happens when a man who chose servitude meets a machine desperate to be free?

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About us

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 2025 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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