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Bay Area independent book stores

Bay Area independent book stores

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Created by Frank Grießhammer • Updated On: August 27, 2017

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Half Price Books is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

1. Half Price Books

8.7
2036 Shattuck Ave (at Addison St), Berkeley, CA
Bookstore · Downtown Berkeley · 18 tips and reviews
Diesel, A Bookstore is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

2. Diesel, A Bookstore

7.7
5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA
Bookstore · North Oakland · 9 tips and reviews
The Bookmark Bookstore is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

3. The Bookmark Bookstore

7.8
721 Washington St (at 7th St), Oakland, CA
Bookstore · Old Oakland · 2 tips and reviews
Adobe Books & Art Cooperative is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

4. Adobe Books & Art Cooperative

8.5
3130 24th St (btwn Shotwell & Folsom St), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Mission District · 8 tips and reviews
Alley Cat Books is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

5. Alley Cat Books

3034 24th St (at Treat Ave.), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Mission District · 22 tips and reviews
Feldman's Books is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

6. Feldman's Books

7.4
1170 El Camino Real (Oak Grove Ave), Menlo Park, CA
Bookstore · 3 tips and reviews
Black Oak Books is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

7. Black Oak Books

2618 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA
Bookstore · West Berkeley · 2 tips and reviews
BookBuyers is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

8. BookBuyers

317 Castro St (at W Dana St), Mountain View, CA
Bookstore · Downtown Mountain View · 21 tips and reviews
Recycle Bookstore is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

9. Recycle Bookstore

7.7
1066 The Alameda (btwn Race & S Keeble), San Jose, CA
Used Bookstore · Central San Jose · 12 tips and reviews
Recycle Bookstore is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

10. Recycle Bookstore

8.5
275 E. Campbell Ave. (at N. 1st St), Campbell, CA
Used Bookstore · Downtown Campbell · 17 tips and reviews
Moe's Books is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

11. Moe's Books

8.6
2476 Telegraph Ave (btwn Haste St & Dwight Way), Berkeley, CA
Bookstore · Southside · 18 tips and reviews
Pegasus Books is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

12. Pegasus Books

8.2
5560 College Ave (at Ocean View Dr), Oakland, CA
Bookstore · Rockridge · 11 tips and reviews
Shakespeare & Co. Books is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

13. Shakespeare & Co. Books

2499 Telegraph Ave (At Dwight), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · 3 tips and reviews
Book Zoo is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

14. Book Zoo

14 Glen Ave (at Piedmont Ave.), Oakland, CA
Bookstore · Piedmont Avenue · 1 tip
Spectator Books is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

15. Spectator Books

8.4
4163 Piedmont Ave (at Linda Ave), Oakland, CA
Bookstore · Piedmont Avenue · 4 tips and reviews
Black Swan Books is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

16. Black Swan Books

4236 Piedmont Ave (at Glenwood Ave), Oakland, CA
Bookstore · Piedmont Avenue · 1 tip
Logos Books & Records is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

17. Logos Books & Records

1117 Pacific Ave (btw Lincoln St. & Cathcart St.), Santa Cruz, CA
Bookstore · Downtown Santa Cruz · 11 tips and reviews
Owl & Company Bookstore is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

18. Owl & Company Bookstore

7.5
3941 Piedmont Ave (at Monte Vista Ave), Oakland, CA
Bookstore · Piedmont Avenue · 2 tips and reviews
Readers Cafe & Bookstore is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

19. Readers Cafe & Bookstore

6.8
Fort Mason Bldg C, San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · 2 tips and reviews
Book Bay Fort Mason is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

20. Book Bay Fort Mason

8.1
Landmark Bldg. C Room 165, San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · 4 tips and reviews
Dog Eared Books is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

21. Dog Eared Books

9.5
900 Valencia St (at 20th St), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Mission District · 43 tips and reviews
Omnivore Books on Food is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

22. Omnivore Books on Food

8.6
3885 Cesar Chavez St (at Church St), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Noe Valley · 29 tips and reviews
Bell's Book Store is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

23. Bell's Book Store

8.3
536 Emerson St, Palo Alto, CA
Bookstore · University South · 8 tips and reviews
Ink Spell Books is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

24. Ink Spell Books

7.6
500 Purissima St (at Kelly St), Half Moon Bay, CA
Bookstore · 2 tips and reviews
Half Price Books is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

25. Half Price Books

8.5
39152 Fremont Hub (at Mowry), Fremont, CA
Bookstore · Sundale · 16 tips and reviews
Walden Pond Books is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

26. Walden Pond Books

8.9
3316 Grand Ave (btwn Lake Park & Mandana), Oakland, CA
Bookstore · Lakeshore · 12 tips and reviews
Green Apple Books & Le Video is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

27. Green Apple Books & Le Video

9.3
1231 9th Ave (at Lincoln Way), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Inner Sunset · 20 tips and reviews
Book Exchange is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

28. Book Exchange

611 S Palm Canyon Dr, Palm Springs, CA
Bookstore · No tips or reviews
Book Buyers is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

29. Book Buyers

600 Lighthouse Ave, Monterey, CA
Used Bookstore · New Monterey · 3 tips and reviews
Green Apple Books is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

30. Green Apple Books

9.5
506 Clement St (at 6th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Inner Richmond · 69 tips and reviews
Pegasus Books is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

31. Pegasus Books

8.3
2349 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley, CA
Bookstore · Downtown Berkeley · 12 tips and reviews
Rocket Reuse is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

32. Rocket Reuse

7.0
1355 Park St, Alameda, CA
Used Bookstore · East End · 4 tips and reviews
Bibliohead Bookstore is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

33. Bibliohead Bookstore

334 Gough St (btwn Fell & Hayes St), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Hayes Valley · 9 tips and reviews
William Stout Architectural Books is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

34. William Stout Architectural Books

8.8
804 Montgomery St (at Jackson St), San Francisco, CA
Bookstore · Jackson Square · 6 tips and reviews
BOOK/SHOP is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

35. BOOK/SHOP

8.3
482 49th St Ste D, Oakland, CA
Bookstore · Temescal · 4 tips and reviews
Bibliomania is one of Bay Area independent book stores.

36. Bibliomania

5.7
1816 Telegraph Ave (at 19th St), Oakland, CA
Bookstore · Oaksterdam · 3 tips and reviews