Cornerstone Bookshop - Buy Religious Books in store and online

Dear customers and friends,

After over 30 years of trading, it is with great sadness that we have to announce the time has come to close the Cornerstone Bookshop.

Trading has been challenging for some years, particularly since the pandemic and cost-of-living crisis, and while our sales have been rising slowly, they are showing no sign of returning to sustainable levels. Unfortunately, we have been operating at a loss since Covid and the charity’s reserves are running out. That means, if we continue, we will no longer be able to meet our financial commitments. We have therefore decided to start taking steps to wind up the charity and Cornerstone Bookshop will cease trading by the end of the year.

We are extremely grateful for all the support given to us by St John’s from the shop’s inception and are delighted to hear they are planning on opening a smaller bookshop within the church at some point next year.

But most of all, we would like to thank all of you, our customers, for your loyalty over the years. We have loved the conversations and good cheer and will miss you all.

In these final weeks, we would really appreciate your continued support which will help us to ensure we continue to fulfil all our financial obligations. We very much look forward to welcoming you.

The Cornerstone team

Edinburgh's Cornerstone Bookshop: Independent, Inclusive & Ecumenical

OPEN Monday - Saturday 10.00am - 5.30pm

In the heart of Edinburgh there is a bookshop that is independent, ecumenical and inclusive. We provide spiritual, pastoral and theological resources for people throughout Scotland and beyond. We also stock a wide range of secular titles, cards, gifts and church supplies that are available from our Bookshop. A curated selection of our stock can be purchased from our online Book Store. Cornerstone has a welcoming atmosphere with space to browse in peaceful surroundings and is run by dedicated staff who aim to provide a friendly and knowledgeable service.

New books come into the shop every day. Please visit or contact us to find out about the large variety of titles we have in stock. We can also order books for you and are happy to post items if you cannot get to us to pick up your order.

If you know us already we hope you will come back and see us soon. If you haven’t yet visited us, we look forward to welcoming you to Cornerstone.