Independent Bookstores in South Dakota
NewPages.com guide to the best South Dakota indie bookstores
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- The Nook
- 314 Main Ave, Suite 3
- City: Brookings
- Phone: (605) 697-5838
- Type: New books
- Specialty: General Interest
- Sidelines: Gifts, Greeting Cards/Postcards, Puzzles, Stationery
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The Nook, Brooking’s local book and gift shop, offers a chill environment where you can peruse and relax while feeling warm and cozy. Join us on a weekend or a break from work and classes; we promise you will want to come back again and again.
- Whimsy on Main
- 214 S. Main St.
- City: Milbank
- Phone: (605) 949-9238
- Type: New books
- Specialty: General Interest, Children's
- Sidelines: Curiosities, Gifts, Newspapers
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Whimsy on Main is a Gift Boutique/Indie Bookstore that specializes in personally curated gifts & unique merchandise – Your One Stop Gift Stop!!
- Again Books
- 612 Saint Joseph St.
- City: Rapid City
- Phone: (605) 343-3618
- Type: Used books
- Specialty: General Interest
- Sidelines: Gifts
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- Bird Cage Book Store and Mercantile
- 524 7th St.
- City: Rapid City
- Phone: (605) 431-8231
- Type: New books
- Specialty: Regional
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Native American owned and operated bookstore. Specializing in Native American books of the Northern Plains. Bird Cage Book Store and Mercantile is an affiliate store front business to Word Carrier Trading Post locate in the Racing Magpie building. All books can be viewed on our website.

- Everybody's Bookstore
- 3321 W. Main St.
- City: Rapid City
- Phone: (605) 341-3224
- Type: Used books
- Specialty: General Interest
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We are a general used bookstore carrying 35,000 books in both hardcover and paperback, as well stocking a selection of maps.
- Mitzi's Books
- 510 Main St.
- City: Rapid City
- Phone: (605) 721-2665
- Type: New books
- Specialty: General Interest, Children's, Regional
- Sidelines: Gifts
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Mitzi’s Books is a locally owned, independent bookstore featuring new releases, bestsellers, regional titles, gifts, and an enchanting children’s section.
- Full Circle Book Coop
- 123 W 10th St
- City: Sioux Falls
- Phone: (605) 809-6198
- Type: New books
- Specialty: General Interest
- Sidelines: Coffee/Tea
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We offer a varied and curated selection of new and used books; plus, an extensive collection of works by local and regional authors and artists.
- Zandbroz Variety
- 209 S. Phillips Ave.
- City: Sioux Falls
- Phone: (605) 331-5137
- Type: New books
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Zandbroz Variety is our personal antidote to a Walmart world. We carry a mix of books, toys, stationery, bath & body, home decor, and so much more. All of this is housed in our two locations in the heart of downtown Sioux Falls, SD & Fargo, ND.
- Henry's Books
- 111 East Hudson St Suite A
- City: Spearfish
- Phone: (307) 217-3192
- Type: New books
- Specialty: General Interest
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- Outside of a Dog Books & Games
- 5 Court Street
- City: Vermillion
- Phone: (605) 638 - 4668
- Type: New books
- Specialty: General Interest
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Vermillion SD’s independent book & game store
- The Book Zealot
- 109 9th Ave SW
- City: Watertown
- Phone: (605) 878-2100
- Type: Used books
- Specialty: General Interest
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We have an ever changing inventory of 30,000 used books. We also carry a handful of new books by regional and local authors. You can search our inventory on our website 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- DDR Books
- 7 S. Maple
- City: Watertown
- Phone: (605) 878-0418
- Type: Primarily used with some new books
- Specialty: General Interest
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A local bookstore with more than 34,000 books, our stock about half new and half used. Featuring book signings, local events, and a welcoming atmosphere. Come inside and read a book!
- RAW Books
- 804 Bill Baggs Rd.
- City: Yankton
- Phone: (605) 689-0404
- Type: Primarily used with some new books
- Specialty: General Interest
- Sidelines: Coffee/Tea, Curiosities, Greeting Cards/Postcards
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Probably the best bookstore in the world. We have over 25,000 titles on inventory and we carry home made soaps and board games.