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Independent Bookstores

Independent Bookstores Directory

Used books, author readings, open mikes, book clubs, and other events. Locate local independent bookstores here to get involved with your literary community.


Alabama


Anniston

Apple Tree Book Company
3320 Henry Road
Anniston, AL 36207
Phone: 256-236-7624


Auburn

Anders Book Store
P. O. Box 350
Auburn, AL 36830
Phone: 334-821-1137

Auburn University Bookstore
1360 Haley Center
Auburn, AL 36864
Phone: 334-844-1697


Birmingham

Alabama Booksmith
2626 19th Place
Homewood, AL 35209
Phone: 205-870-4242

The Book Rack
2832 Culver Road
Mountain Brook, AL 35223
Phone: 205-871-7715

Crosshaven Books
3916 Crosshaven Drive
Birmingham, AL 35243
Phone: 205-972-8778

Jonathan Benton, Bookseller
2705 Culver Road
Birmingham, AL 35223
Phone: 205-870-8840

Little Professor Book Center
2717 8th Ave.
Homewood, AL 35208
Phone: 205-870-7461

Lodestar Books
20208 11th Ave. S
Birmingham, AL 35205
Phone: 205-939-9356

Smith & Hardwick, Inc.
3900 Clairmont Ave. S
Birmingham, AL 35222
Phone: 205-591-9970

Book Town
1930 Edward Lake Rd., Suite 120
Birmingham, AL 35235
Phone: 205-661-0733


Daphne

Page & Palette
28600 U. S. Highway 98, Suite G
Daphne, AL 36526
Phone: 334-621-8787


Decatur

Learning Tree
P. O. Box 144
Gateway Shopping Center
Decatur, AL 35601
Phone: 256-350-3626

Book Shoppe
1805 11 Street SE
Decatur, AL 35601
Phone: 256-353-7256


Enterprise

West Gate Book & Gift
621 Boll Weevil Circle #23
West Gate Shopping Center
Enterprise, AL 36330
Phone: 334-347-4422


Fairhope

Over the Transom
323 De La Mare
Fairhope, AL 36532
Phone: 334-990-7980

Page & Palette
32 South Section St.
Fairhope, AL 36532
Phone: 334-928-5295


Foley

The Book Factory, LLC
2601 South McKenzie, Suite L-27
Foley, AL 36535
Phone: 334-943-8961


Hartselle

Book Cellar
Crestwood Shopping Center
241 Highway 31 SW
Hartselle, AL 35640
Phone: 256-773-1138


Huntsville

Fleming’s Books
108 Longwood Drive
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone: 205-539-1240

Shaver’s Bookstore
2362 Whitesburg Dr. S
Huntsville, AL 35801
Phone: 205-536-1604


Madison

Madison Books & Computers
8006 Madison Pike
Madison, AL 35758
Phone: 256-772-9250

Rainbows Ltd.
105 Champions Green Drive
Madison, AL 35758
Phone: 256-837-2516


Montgomery

Capitol Book & News Co. – Located in Montgomery’s beautiful Old Cloverdale since 1950.
Link to Bookstore

The Goat Hill Museum Shop
Alabama State Capitol
Montgomery, AL 36104
Phone: 334-242-3933

The NewSouth Bookstore
105 S. Court Street
Montgomery, Alabama 36104
Phone: 334-834-3556

Old Alabama Town Museum Shop
310 North Hull Street
Montgomery, AL 36111
Phone: 334-240-4500

Roots & Wings
1345 Carter Hill Road
Montgomery, AL 36106
Phone: 334-262-1700


Orange Beach

Page & Palette
26651 Perdido Beach Blvd., Unit C
Orange Beach, AL 36581
Phone: 334-981-2073


Prattville

Bookland
1953-A Cobbs Ford Road
Prattville, AL 36066
Phone: 334-361-8996


Tuscaloosa

The Book Cellar
312 Merchants Walk, Suite 4
Tuscaloosa, AL 35406
Phone: 205-759-1471

Lodowick Adams Bookseller
2021 8th St.
Tuscaloosa, AL 35401
Phone: 205-345-9654

University Supply Store
The University of Alabama at Ferguson Center
P. O. Box 870291
Tuscaloosa, AL 35403
Phone: 205-348-6126


Alaska


Arizona


Tempe

Changing Hands Bookstore – Over 100,000 new and used books in a beautiful artistic setting.
Link to Bookstore


Arkansas


California


Berkeley

Black Oak Books – Multiple locations with a unique collection of new, used, and antiquarian books.
Link to Bookstore


San Francisco

City Lights Bookstore – Co-founded by poet/painter Lawrence Ferlinghetti, City Lights is a landmark independent bookstore and publisher that specializes in world literature, the arts, and progressive politics.
Link to Bookstore


Colorado


Connecticut


Delaware


District of Columbia
None yet.


Florida


Georgia


Alpharetta

Chapter Eleven Alpharetta
10945 State Bridge Road
Alpharetta, GA
Phone: 770-667-0023


Atlanta

Books & Cases
800 Miami Circle Northeast
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-237-1062

Cappella Books
1133 Euclid Avenue Northeast
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-681-5128

Chapter Eleven
Ansley Mall, 1544 Piedmont Avenue
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-872-7986

Chapter Eleven
Briarcliff, 2100 Henderson Mill Road
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 770-414-9288

Chapter Eleven Discount Book Store
6237 Roswell Road Northcast
Sandy Springs Plaza
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-256-5518

Chapter Eleven
Peachtree Battle, 2345-A Peachtree Road
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-237-7199

Chapter Eleven West Paces Ferry
3509 Northside Parkway
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-841-6338

Charis: Books & More
1189 Euclid Avenue Northeast
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-524-0304

Notre Dame Book Shop
5273A Buford Highway Northwest
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 770-458-1779

Outright Bookstore & Coffeehouse
991 Piedmont Avenue
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-607-0082

Science Fiction and Mystery Bookshop
2000-F Cheshire Bridge Road
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-875-7326

Tall Tales Book Shop, Inc.
2105 Lavista Road
Atlanta, GA
Phone: 404-636-2498


Brunswick

Book Shop, Inc., The
1519 Newcastle Street
Brunswick, GA
Phone: 912-262-6708


Carrollton

Horton’s Books & Gifts
410 Adamson Square
Carrollton, GA
Phone: 770-832-0821


Columbus

Beetlebinders
1717 12th Ave.
Columbus, GA
Phone: 706-322-8202


Conyers

Chapter 11 Conyers
1910 Highway 20 South
Conyers, GA
Phone: 770-761-0161

Tattersall’s Inc.
Historic District-902 Center Street Northeast
Conyers, GA
Phone: 707-922-1536


Cummings

Humpus Bumpus Books
703 Atlanta Road
Cummings, GA
Phone:770-781-9705


Decatur

Chapter 11 Emory
2091 North Decatur Road
Decatur, GA
Phone: 404-325-1505

Final Touch Gallery, The
133 East Court Square
Decatur, GA
Phone: 404-378-5300


Fayetteville

Fayette Book Shop, Inc.
692 North Glynn Street
Fayetteville, GA
Phone: 770-461-5907


Ft. Oglethorpe

Books & Bytes
1840 LaFayette Road
Ft. Oglethorpe, GA
Phone: 706-861-0774


Gainesville

Chapter 11 Books & Music
1210 Thompson Bridge Road
Gainesville, GA
Phone: 770-535-6699


Marietta

Chapter 11 Delk
2900 Delk Road
Marietta, GA
Phone: 770-984-1449

Chapter 11 Highland Plaza
Highland Plaza-3605 Sandy Plains Road
Marietta, GA
Phone: 770-971-0744


Newnan

Scotts’ Book Store
28 South Court St.
Newnan, GA
Phone: 770-253-2960


Peachtree City

Omega Book Centers, Inc.
Peachtree Crossing Center, 100 North Peachtree Parkway
Peachtree City, GA
Phone: 770-487-3977


Roswell

Chapter 11
885 Woodstock Road, King Plaza
Roswell, GA
Phone: 678-461-0650

Hobbit Hall Children’s Bookstore
120 Bulloch Ave.
Roswell, GA
Phone: 770-587-0907


Snellville

Chapter 11 Snellville
Snellville Plaza-2280A Highway 78
Snellville, GA
Phone: 770-736-0502


Washington

Judy’s Books & Beans
20 East Robert Toombs Ave.
Washington, GA
Phone: 706-678-7768


Hawaii


Idaho


Illinois


Indiana


Iowa


Kansas


Kentucky


Lexington

Joseph-Beth Booksellers – The Joseph-Beth Group is one of the nation’s strongest and most prosperous independent bookselling companies.
Link to Bookstore


Louisiana


Maine


Maryland


Massachusetts


Michigan


Minnesota


Mississippi


Bay Saint Louis

Bookends
111 Highway 90
Bay Saint Louis, MS
Phone: 228-467-9623


Greenville

McCormick Book Inn
Hugh McCormick
825 South Main Street
Greenville, MS 38701
Phone: 662-332-5038


Greenwood

Dancing Rabbit Books
311 Howard Street
Greenwood, MS
Phone: 601-453-5995


Grenada

Books
119 South Main Street
Grenada, MS
Phone: 662-226-6676


Gulfport

Coast Books
2700 13th Street
Gulfport, MS
Phone: 228-822-0040


Jackson

Lemuria Bookstore
202 Banner Hall
Jackson, MS
Phone: 601-366-7619


Oxford

Square Books – Books, events and more for readers of all ages since 1979.
Link to Bookstore


Natchez

Cover to Cover Books & More
208 Washington Street
Natchez, MS
Phone: 601-445-5752


Tupelo

The Village Bookstore
1210 West Main Shopping Center
Tupelo, MS
Phone: 601-842-8541


Missouri


Montana


Nebraska


Nevada


New Hampshire


New Jersey


New Mexico


New York


NEW YORK CITY

Bluestockings Bookstore, Cafe & Activist Center – Bluestockings is a radical bookstore, fair trade cafe, and activist center in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.
Link to Bookstore


North Carolina


Charlotte

Joseph-Beth Booksellers – The Joseph-Beth Group is one of the nation’s strongest and most prosperous independent bookselling companies.
Link to Bookstore


North Dakota


Ohio


Cincinnati

Joseph-Beth Booksellers – The Joseph-Beth Group is one of the nation’s strongest and most prosperous independent bookselling companies.
Link to Bookstore


Cleveland

Joseph-Beth Booksellers – The Joseph-Beth Group is one of the nation’s strongest and most prosperous independent bookselling companies.
Link to Bookstore


Fostoria

Adventures in Books – New and used bookstore. – 125 S. Main St. Suite 201. The hours are Mon 1-8, Tues 11-4, Wed – Sat 11-8, and closed Sundays.
Link to Bookstore


Oklahoma


Oregon


Pennsylvania


Pittsburgh

Joseph-Beth Booksellers – The Joseph-Beth Group is one of the nation’s strongest and most prosperous independent bookselling companies.
Link to Bookstore


Rhode Island


South Carolina


Aiken

Curiosity Shop, The
158 Laurens Street Southwest
Aiken, SC
Phone: 803-644-0004


Beaufort

Beaufort Bookstore, The
2127 Boundary Street
Beaufort, SC
Phone: 843-525-1066


Charleston

Chapter Two Bookstore
249 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC
Phone: 843-722-4238


Clemson

Clemson Newsstand, The
102 North Clemson Avenue
Clemson, SC
Phone: 864-654-2210


Columbia

Happy Bookseller, The
4525 Forest Drive, Forest Village
Columbia, SC
Phone: 803-782-2665


Easley

Poor Richard’s Booksellers
107 West Main Street
Easley, SC
Phone: 864-859-0687


Greenville

Open Book, Inc., The
110 South Pleasantburg Drive
Greenville, SC
Phone: 864-235-9651


Greenwood

Bookstore, Inc., The
204 C. Montague Avenue
Greenwood, SC
Phone: 864-227-1096


Hilton Head

Island Bookseller, The
71 Lighthouse Road
Hilton Head, SC
Phone: 843-671-3773

Port Royal Bookstore
11 Palmetto Bay Road, Island Crossings Center
Hilton Head, SC
Phone: 843-842-6996


Landrum

Cottage Book Company
109 East Rutherford Street
Landrum, SC
Phone: 864-457-2772


Pawleys Island

Litchfield Books, Inc.
4313 Litchfield Landing
Pawleys Island, SC
Phone: 843-237-8138


Spartanburg

Pic-A-Book, Inc.
1855 East Main STreet, Hillcrest Speciality Row
Spartanburg, SC
Phone: 864-582-4376


South Dakota


Tennessee


Clarksville

Accent Books & More
1951-A Madison Street
Clarksville, TN
Phone: 931-648-2665


Dickson

Volume One Book Shop, Inc.
208 North Main Street
Dickson, TN
Phone: 615-446-7078


Jackson

Davis-Kidd Booksellers
869 North Parkway
Jackson, TN
Phone: 901-661-9757


Memphis

Burke’s Book Store, Inc.
1719 Poplar Avenue
Memphis, TN
Phone: 901-278-7484

Davis-Kidd Booksellers – Part of the Joseph-Beth Group, which is one of the nation’s strongest and most prosperous independent bookselling companies.
Link to Bookstore


Nashville

Davis-Kidd Booksellers – Part of the Joseph-Beth Group, which is one of the nation’s strongest and most prosperous independent bookselling companies.
Link to Bookstore

Outloud
1709 Church Street
Nashville, TN
Phone: 615-340-0034


Winchester

Expressions
113 Second Avenue Northwest
Winchester, TN
Phone: 931-962-1622


Texas


Utah


Vermont


Virginia


Washington


West Virginia


Wisconsin


Wyoming


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