- Following 112
- Followers 15.7K
- Engagement 3.33%
- Avg likes 525
- Avg comments 15
About Armchair Books
Armchair Books (@armchairbooksedinburgh) is a Bookstore creator on Instagram. The account has 15,703 followers and 77 published posts. Recent posts average 525 likes and 15 comments, an engagement rate of 3.33%.
With 15.7K followers, Armchair Books is a micro creator by the common 10,000 to 100,000 definition. Set against 112 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 140 followers per account Armchair Books follows. Armchair Books is set up as an Instagram business account. Flinque files Armchair Books under a single category, Bookstore.
The Instagram bio for Armchair Books runs to 22 words across 3 lines. The latest activity Flinque has on record for Armchair Books dates from January 2026.
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77 Posts
Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Armchair Books, 9 are single images and 1 is a carousel. That mix leans toward single images. 77 published posts give Armchair Books a moderate archive on Instagram. Against the audience, that is roughly 204 followers for each post published. Armchair Books also keeps 4 story highlights on the profile. All 10 carry captions, averaging 108 words each. The captions are written mainly in English. Words that recur across them include we're, staff, work, website and these. The captions tag #armchairbooks, #armchairbooksedinburgh, #edinburgh, #edinburghscotland and #booksbybicycle.
We're open as usual until 18:30 on Monday 5 January so come enjoy a browse. After that the exact timings will be subject to whatever whimsical nonsense the shop throws our way through the building work. We'll keep opening hours updated on our website and on our Google Maps listing.
Armchair Books is hiring! We're looking for TWO part-time booksellers (ad hoc and fixed work patterns). We're an accredited
employer and you get a sweet staff discount. Applications close at the end of day on Tuesday 28 May.
We find these jobs best suit people who need a bit of reliable extra income to keep them going whilst they pursue their ‘real’ job/interests elsewhere (e.g., students, artists, designers, craftspeople, sex workers, part-time care workers, etc).
Details in the Working For Us section of our website:
If you want the full Armchair Books experience then don't swipe on this post--come visit us in person! (SO MANY OF YOU DID TODAY. There was a QUEUE at the door at opening time. We've never felt so cool. Thank you so much for coming and for all of your kind words.)
For the rest of you playing along at home, enjoy these before and after photos.
(Renovations are more iterative than social media would have you believe, so expect wee adjustments in the coming months.)
Highlights:
- Our new staff desk-and-bookcase monster is made from a Frankenstein-ed old oak dining table, plywood, and the woodworking audacity of the co-proprietor (pictured here, exhausted by the consequences of her decisions, being held up by the big green bookcase that now houses our tiny books)
- We sourced all of the other 'new' bookcases secondhand from around Lothian, plus one very old piece we couldn't resist from Wales
- Our fabulous staff helped us dismantle the old layout and put it all back together in a new form, moving thousands of books in the process--neither the collective effort nor the amount of caffeine consumed over the past 10 days can be overstated
- The shop has improved accessibility! Various lanes have been widened and in the coming year we'll be working on making the space wheelchair accessible. (For now there are still two internal steps--and the bathroom is a lost cause--but contact us ahead of your visit if you have any access questions and we'll do everything we can to get you in amongst the books.)
Come browse. We have books.
Basically we lifted a rug and there was another rug under that and another under that and we kept going and then we thought it was supposed to be turtles all the way down but it was actually more rugs and then we hit Earth's core, which was super awkward (sorry).
Anyway we need some more time to figure out where to put all of these books so see you the afternoon of Friday 22 March (unless things happen, but there couldn't possibly be any more rugs under this...). Thank you for bearing with us.
Consider this the universe encouraging you to make a dent in that pile of books you have stacked up next to the sofa...
See you soon!
Thank you so much to all of you who have spent the past couple of years ordering books from us online, or ordering for Books By Bicycle, or actually QUEUING OUTSIDE IN ALL WEATHER just to come hang out in person, in masks, in shared retreat from the outside world. We would not still be here without you.
The stupid virus is still out there so we will still have last-minute closures due to staff illness (hopefully rare and with no impact on anyone aside from annoyance), but mostly: 10:00 to 18:30, every damn day, until we run out of books or join the circus.
We're hiring! A couple of our wonderful staff moved on to some extremely cool jobs closer to their academic qualifications (sad for us, but also we love seeing our people flourish) and our ad hoc staff from the last hiring exercise have now become regular staff. And so the life cycle of an old bookshop continues.
Join us! Details here:
We recommend applying ASAP. Last time the advert only lasted two days before we were overwhelmed with applications.
HOLY COW Armchair Books is hiring! This is the first time in years we've advertised a vacancy--we're excited to invite someone new to join our team. Maybe you? Head over to the Working For Us section of our website for more details.
#armchairbooks #armchairbooksedinburgh #edinburgh #edinburghscotland #booksbybicycle
(Also did you know that the line at is not quite as long when it's hailing? Not QUITE as long. Multiple wee ice pellets from the sky hit me on the head and I wasn't even a little alone. Shout-out to the die-hards.)
#armchairbooks #armchairbooksedinburgh #edinburgh #edinburghscotland #booksbybicycle
Armchair Books's engagement
Armchair Books's engagement rate on Instagram is 3.33%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 30 followers. An average post collects 525 likes and 15 comments, close to 35 likes for each comment.
Engagement rate
3.33%
- Avg likes
- 525
- Avg comments
- 15
- Interactions : followers
- 1 : 30
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Who is Armchair Books?
Armchair Books (@armchairbooksedinburgh) is a Bookstore creator on Instagram. Armchair Books is set up as an Instagram business account. The Instagram bio for Armchair Books runs to 22 words across 3 lines.
How many followers does Armchair Books have?
Armchair Books has 15,703 followers on Instagram (15.7K). Set against 112 accounts followed, the audience works out to about 140 followers per account Armchair Books follows. 77 published posts give Armchair Books a moderate archive on Instagram.
What is Armchair Books's engagement rate?
Armchair Books's engagement rate on Instagram is 3.33%, between 3% and 6%, or 3 to 6 likes and comments per 100 followers. On a typical post that comes to about 1 like or comment for every 30 followers. An average post collects 525 likes and 15 comments, close to 35 likes for each comment.
What does Armchair Books post about on Instagram?
Flinque files Armchair Books under a single category, Bookstore. Of the 10 most recent posts shown for Armchair Books, 9 are single images and 1 is a carousel. The 10 recent Instagram captions Flinque holds for Armchair Books repeatedly use the words we're, staff, work, website and these. Armchair Books's captions carry hashtags such as #armchairbooks, #armchairbooksedinburgh and #edinburgh. Armchair Books writes those captions mainly in English. Armchair Books keeps 4 story highlights, which open with a free Flinque account.
How do I contact Armchair Books for a collaboration?
Armchair Books's contact details are not published on Flinque's public profile. The Instagram bio links to 1 external site, and a free Flinque account opens that link. The account is registered as an Instagram business account. Brands with a free Flinque account can shortlist Armchair Books and use Flinque's outreach tools wherever a contact route is on file.
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