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Families all over the world, including us at Bookends, are beginning to prepare for the return to school as the summer draws to a close and the academic year approaches. It can be an exciting and challenging time for your...

  As the proud mompreneurs of Bookends, a cherished haven offering preloved books for readers across Dubai and the rest of the UAE, we’ve faced our fair share of challenges. However, nothing could have prepared us for the devastating Dubai...

At Bookends, we believe that reading is an essential tool for improving mental health and well-being. Studies have shown that reading can reduce stress levels, improve cognitive function, and even prevent cognitive decline in later life. It provides an escape...

Most of us like to unwind with a great fiction book that transports us to places we've never been, into lives that are different from our own. While others love the shiver that goes up your spine when you open...

The Harry Potter series by JK Rowling is perhaps one of the best fictional magic series written in the last century. An incredibly imagined and planned fantasy, Harry Potter is a story that follows the prodigious boy wizard as he prepares...

Used books have more advantages than new ones, especially when you buy them from online bookstores. To answer your big WHY on this, we’d like to tell you that pre-loved books from online bookstores such as Bookends come at a...

Albert Einstein, the genius scientist once said “If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” The word fairy tales itself is enough to...

There is a never-ending debate over second-hand books and new books, one which this blog aims to address. As you already know, we at Bookends are always team pre loved books! Let’s for a moment compare cars and books. This...

With the onset of summer vacations children have begun their tryst with fun, travel and enjoyment. While some might be visiting places with their family, some kids might be off to summer camps, each being a unique experience in itself....