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Alameda
Books
Inc.
1344 Park St - (510) 522-2226 - Map
Books Inc., The West's Oldest Independent Bookseller, is a locally owned and operated independent bookseller with 10 locations in California. Books Inc.’s origin dates back to the Gold Rush Days of 1851 when Anton Roman struck it rich in Shasta City, California and set himself up in business selling books.
Anaheim
Book Baron - Closed 2007
Compass
Books & Café
Downtown Disney - (714) 502-9999 - Map
Books Inc., The West's Oldest Independent Bookseller, is a locally owned and operated independent bookseller with 10 locations in California. Books Inc.’s origin dates back to the Gold Rush Days of 1851 when Anton Roman struck it rich in Shasta City, California and set himself up in business selling books.
Aptos
Bookworks - 36 Rancho Del Mar - (831) 688-4554
General: Children's, Fiction, Psychology/Self Help
Arcata
Northtown Books - 957 H St.
Rookery Books - 853 H St.
Atascadero
Ann's Books - 8681 El Camino Rd
Ye Olde Book Shoppe - 4303 El Camino Real
Bakersfield
Russo's MarketPlace - 9000 Ming Ave #I-4
Russo's Downtown - 1416 Seventeenth St
Russo's Books - 6300 White Lane (used)
Balboa Island
Martha's Bookstore - 308 1/2 Marine Ave.
Benicia
Bookshop Benicia - 856 Southampton Rd
Berkeley
Afikomen Jewish Books, Gifts & Arts - 3042 Claremont Ave
Berkeley Art Museum Store - 2626 Bancroft Way -
(510) 642-1475
Black
Oak Books
1491 Shattuck Ave - (510) 486-0698 - Map
With stores located in three of the Bay Area's most vibrant neighborhoods, Black Oak Books offers an eclectic and intriguing selection of new, used, and antiquarian books. Our staff is well-informed and passionate about books, and they will be delighted to make recommendations or leave you to explore our abundance on your own.
Builders Booksource - 1817 Fourth St
Cody's Books - 1730 Fourth St - (510) 559-9500
Signal Books - 1816 Euclid Ave
Comic Relief - 2026 Shattuck Ave
Dark Carnival - 3086 Claremont Ave
Eastwind Books of Berkeley - 2066 University Ave
Easy Going Travel Shop & Bookstore - 1385 Shattuck Ave
Ecology Center Bookstore - 2530 San Pablo Ave
Lewin's Metaphysical Books - 2644 Ashby Ave
Long Haul Infoshop - 3124 Shattuck
Moe's Books - 2476 Telegraph Ave
Pegasus Fine Books - 1855 Solano Ave
Pegasus Fine Books - 2349 Shattuck Ave
The Other Change of Hobbit - 20220 Shattuck Ave
Revolution Books - 2425 Channing Way
Serendipity Books - 1201 University Ave
Shakespeare & Co. Books - 2499 Telegraph Ave
University Press Books/Berkeley - 2430 Bancroft Way
Big Bear Lake
Big Bear Book & Bean - 596 Pine Knot Ave
Bishop
Spellbinder Books - 124 S. Main St
Burlingame
Books
Inc.
1375 Burlingame Ave - (650) 428-1234 - Map
Books Inc., The West's Oldest Independent Bookseller, is a locally owned and operated independent bookseller with 10 locations in California. Books Inc.’s origin dates back to the Gold Rush Days of 1851 when Anton Roman struck it rich in Shasta City, California and set himself up in business selling books.
Calistoga
Copperfield's Books - 1330 Lincoln Ave
Camarillo
The Bookworm - 2155 Ventura Blvd
Capitola
Capitola Book Café - 1475 41st Ave
Carmel
The Pilgrim's Way Bookstore - Dolores St betw 5th & 6th
Chester
B & B Booksellers - 140 Main Street
Chico
Lyon Books - 121 W 5th St
Clayton
Clayton Books - 5433 D Clayton Rd
Clearlake
Wild About Books - 14290 Olympic Dr, Ste A - 707-994-9453
Clovis
The Bookworm - 516 Fifth St
Concord
Bay Books - 1669 Willow Pass Rd
Coronado
Bay Books - 1029 Orange Ave
Corte Madera
Book Passage - 51 Tamal Vista Blvd
Costa Mesa
Book Soup - 3333 Bristol St. - (714) 689.2434
The First Page - 270 E 17th St
Cotati
North Light Books and Cafe - 550 E. Cotati Ave - (707) 792-4300
Danville
Rakestraw Books - 409 Railroad Ave - (925) 837-7337
Davis
Avid Reader - 617 Second St
Bogey's Books - 223 E St
Del Mar
Book Works - 2670 Via de la Valle, Suite A230
Earth Song Bookstore - 1440 Camino Del Mar
El Cajon
Somewhere Else Coffeehouse & Bookstore - 330 N Magnolia
El Centro
Fifth Avenue Book Center - 549 West Main Street
Fairfax
BookBeat - 28 Bolinas Rd - (used)
Fallbrook
Book Nook - 129 E Hawthorn St
Fort Bragg
Cheshire Bookshop - 363 N. Franklin St
Windsong Books - 324 N. Main St
Fremont
A Book Garden - 701 McDuff
Fresno
Book Nook - 6735 North 1st St
Fig Garden Bookstore - 5094 N. Palm Ave
Petunias Place - 2017 W Bullard
Grass Valley
Book Seller - 107 Mill St
Odyssey Books - 11989 Sutton Way
Gualala
The Four-Eyed Frog - 39138 Ocean Drive
Guerneville
River Reader - 16355 Main St
Half Moon Bay
Bay Book & Video Co. - 80 N. Cabrillo Hwy
Coastside Books - 432 Main St. #B
Moon News - 314 Main St.
Hayward
The Book Shop - 1007 B St
Levin & Company - 306 Center St
Healdsburg
Toyon Books - 104 Matheson
Irvine
The UCI Bookstore - 210-B Student Center
A Whale of a Tale Children's Bookshoppe - 4199 Campus Dr Ste A
Kentfield
1st Street Books - 850 College Ave
La Jolla
Museum of Contemporary Art Bookstore - 700 Prospect St
UCSD Bookstore - 9500 Gilman Dr
Warwick's Books - 7812 Girard Ave
La Mesa
The Yellow Book Road - 7200 Parkway Dr - (619) 463-4900
La Quinta
Peppertree Bookstore & Café - 78100 Main Street #101
La Verne
Mrs. Nelson's Toy and Book Shop - 1030 Bonita Ave - (909) 599-4558
Lafayette
The Storyteller - 30 Lafayette Circle
Lafayette Book Store - 3579 Mt. Diablo Blvd
Laguna Beach
Latitude 33 Bookshop - 311 Ocean Ave - (949) 494-5403
Lake View Terrace
Tia Chucha
Long Beach
Cultura Latina Bookstore - 4125 Norse Way
Equal Writes - 344 E 4th St
Once Upon A Story - 3740 East 4th St
Los Altos
Linden Tree Children's Records & Books - 170 State St
Los Angeles
Arundel Books - 8380 Beverly Blvd
Chevalier's Books - 126 North Larchmont Blvd - (323) 465-1334
Children's Book World - 10580 1/2 W. Pico Blvd
Dutton's Brentwood Bookstore - 11975 San Vicente Blvd
(310) 476-6263
Eso Won Books - 4331 Degnan Blvd
Illiterature - 452 S. La Brea Ave
Koma Bookstore - 1228 W. 7th St
Skylight Books - 1818 N Vermont Ave - (323) 660-1175
Traveler's Bookcase - 8375 West Third St
UCLA Bookstore - Univ of Calif Los Angeles
USC Bookstore - 840 Childs Way
Los Osos
Volumes of Pleasure Bookshop - 1016 Los Osos Valley Rd
Madera
Cole's Books & Bagels - 1516 Howard Rd
Malibu
Diesel, A Bookstore - 3890 Cross Creek Rd - (310) 456-9961
Martinez
Sheila A. Grilli, Bookseller - 610 Ferry St
Mendocino
Gallery Bookshop - 319 Kasten St
Menlo Park
Kepler's Books
1010 El Camino Real - (650) 324-4321 - Map
For 51 years we have committed ourselves to delivering a broad selection of books to the community, while hosting hundreds of author events. We look forward to seeing you soon and assisting you in finding that perfect read.
Mill Valley
Depot Bookstore & Café - 87 Throckmorton Ave
Montrose
Once Upon a Time - 2284 Honolulu Ave
Morgan Hill
BookSmart - 80 East 2nd St.
Mount Shasta
Village Books - 320 N. Mount Shasta Blvd
Mountain View
Books
Inc.
301 Castro - (650) 428-1234 - Map
Books Inc., The West's Oldest Independent Bookseller, is a locally owned and operated independent bookseller with 10 locations in California. Books Inc.’s origin dates back to the Gold Rush Days of 1851 when Anton Roman struck it rich in Shasta City, California and set himself up in business selling books.
Murphys
Sasha's Reading Room - 416 Main StSt
Napa
Bookends Book Store - 1014 Coombs St
Copperfield's Books - 3900A Bel Aire Plaza Hwy 29 & Trancas
Nevada City
Broad Street Books - 426 Broad St
Harmony Books - 231 Broad St
Neward
Book End - 5678 Thronton Ave
Newport Beach
Lido Village Books - 3424 Via Oporto
Oakland
Diesel: A Bookstore - 5433 College Ave - (510) 653-9965
A Great Good Place for Books - 6120 LaSalle Ave
Laurel Book Store - 4100 MacArthur Avenue
Marcus Books - 3900 Dr. MLK Jr. Way
Pendragon Books - 5560 College Ave
Walden Pond Books - 3316 Grand Ave
Ojai
Ojai Table of Contents - 208 E. Ojai Ave
Orinda
Orinda Books - 276 Village Sq
Oroville
Limelight Film & Theatre Bookstore - 2351 Washington Ave Suite E
Pacific Grove
Bookworks - 667 Lighthouse Ave
Pacific Palisades
Village Books - 1049 Swarthmore Ave
Palo Alto
Bob and Bob - 151 Forest Ave
Books
Inc.
Stanford Shopping Ctr- (650) 321-0600 - Map
Books Inc., The West's Oldest Independent Bookseller, is a locally owned and operated independent bookseller with 10 locations in California. Books Inc.’s origin dates back to the Gold Rush Days of 1851 when Anton Roman struck it rich in Shasta City, California and set himself up in business selling books.
Stanford Bookstore - 135 University Ave
Palm Springs
Peppertree Bookstore & Cafe - 155 S Palm Canyon Dr
Pasadena
Alexandria II - 567 S Lake Ave
Bungalow News - 746 E. Colorado Blvd
Distant Lands - 56 S. Raymond Ave - (626) 449-3220
Vroman's Bookstore - 695 E. Colorado Blvd
Vroman's Bookstore - 3729 E Foothill
Vroman's Museum Store - 340 South Lake Ave
Paso Robles
Chelsea Bookshop and Café - 721 12th St
Petaluma
Copperfield's Books - 140 Kentucky St
Pleasanton
Towne Center Books - 555 Main St
Point Reyes Station
Point Reyes Books - 11315 State Route 1
Portola
High Sierra Books - 80 Commercial St
Best bookstore in Plumas County
Quincy
Bookshelf - 373 W. Main St
Riverside
Imagine That! - 5225 Canyon Crest Dr #13
Sacramento
Avid Reader - 1003 L St
San Diego
Mysterious Galaxy - 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd., #302
Obelisk - 1029 University Ave
San Francisco
A Different Light - 489 Castro St
Alexander Book Company - 50 2nd St
Black Oak Books - 630 Irving St
Bolerium Books - 2141 Mission St., Suite 300
Book Bay at Fort Mason. - Building C Fort Mason Center
Books & Bookshelves - 99 Sanchez Street - 415-621-3761
(used books)
Books & Co. - 428 34th Ave
Books
Inc. in Laurel Village
3515 California St - (415) 221-3666 - Map
Books Inc., The West's Oldest Independent Bookseller, is a locally owned and operated independent bookseller with 10 locations in California. Books Inc.’s origin dates back to the Gold Rush Days of 1851 when Anton Roman struck it rich in Shasta City, California and set himself up in business selling books.
Books Inc. in the Castro - 2275 Market St - (415) 864-6777 - Map
Books Inc. in the Marina - 2251 Chestnut St - (415) 931-3633 - Map
BookShop West Portal - 80 W Portal Ave.
Booksmith - 1644 Haight St - (415) 863-8688
Borderlands Books - 866 Valencia St
Bound Together Books - 1369 Haight St
Browser Books - 2195 Filmore St
bzinc - San Francisco Int'l Airport - (650) 244-0610
Christopher's Books - 1400 18th St
City Lights Bookstore - 261 Columbus Ave - (415) 362-8193 - Map
Compass Books - San Francisco Int'l Airport - (650) 244-0616
Cover to Cover Booksellers - 1307 Castro St
Dog Eared Books - 900 Valenciaa
European Book Company - 925 Larkin St
Farley's - 1315 18th St
Fields Book Store - 1419 Polk St
Get Lost Travel Books - 1825 Market St
Green Apple Books - 506 Clement St
Marcus Books - 1712 Fillmore St
Modern Times Bookstore - 888 Valencia St - (415) 282-9246
SFSU Bookstore General Books - 1650 Holloway Ave
Stacey's Bookstore - 581 Market St
San Jose
Hicklebees - 1378 Lincoln Ave
Sisterspirit Bookstore and Coffeehouse - 938 The Alameda
Willow Glen Books - 1330 Lincoln Ave
San Marino
San Marino Toy and Book Shoppe - 2424 Huntington Dr
San Mateo
"M" is for Mystery - 86 East Third Ave - (650) 401-8077
San Pedro
Williams Book Store - 443 West 6th St
Santa Barbara
The Book Den - 15 East Anapamu St
Chaucer's Books - 3321 State St
Tecolote Book Shop - 1470 East Valley Rd
Santa Cruz
Bookshop Santa Cruz - 1520 Pacific Ave - (831) 423-0900
Gateways Books & Gifts - 1126 Soquel Ave - (831) 429-9600
Santa Monica
Hennessey & Ingalls - 214 Wilshire Blvd.
San Ramon
Bay Books - 2416 San Ramon Valley Blvd
Sausalito
Habitat Books - 205 Second St
Sebastopol
Copperfield's Books - 138 N. Main St
Milk & Honey - 123 N Main St - 707-824-1155
Solvang
Book Loft - 1680 Mission Dr
Sonoma
Readers' Books - 130 E. Napa St - (707) 939-1779
Sonora
The Mountain Bookshop - 13769-I Mono Way
South Pasadena
Book'em Mysteries - 1118 Mission St - (626) 799-9600
Stanford
Stanford Bookstore - Stanford University
Stinson Beach
Stinson Beach Books - 3455 Shoreline Hwy
Studio City
Portrait of a Bookstore - 4360 Tujunga Ave - (818) 769-3853
Susanville
Margie's Book Nook - 722 Main St
Tahoe City
Bookshelf at the Boatworks - 760 N. Lake Blvd
Tehachapi
Books & Crannies - 20346 Valley Boulevard
Temecula
Hickory Dickory Books - 41920 Sixth St
Torrance
Catch Our Rainbow Children's Bookstore - 3132 Pacific Coast Hwy
Truckee
Bookshelf at Hooligan Rocks - 11310 Donner Pass Road
Ukiah
Mendocino Book Co. - 102 S. School St
Mulligan Books - 208 S. State Street
Venice
Beyond Baroque Bookstore - 681 Venice Blvd
Small World Books - 1407 Ocean Front Walk
Ventura
Adventures for Kids - 3457 Telegraph Rd - (805) 650-9688
Walnut Creek
Bonanza Street Books - 1605 Bonanza St
Diablo Books - 1831 Ygnacio Valley Rd
Watsonville
Crossroads Books - 1935 Main St
West Hollywood
A Different Light - 8853 Santa Monica Blvd
Bodhi Tree Bookstore - 8585 Melrose Ave
Book Soup - 8818 Sunset Blvd - (310) 659-3110
Unicorn Bookstore - 8940 Santa Monica Blvd
Willits
Leaves of Grass - 15 S. Main St. - (707) 459-3744
Woodland
Next Chapter Books - 622 Main St
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