Independent Bookstores in California
A guide to the best Independent California bookstores
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
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.
Arcata
HSU Bookstore - University Center 3rd Floor, 1 Harper St. - (707) 826-3741 - General books
Northtown Books - 957 H St. - (707) 822-2834
Rookery Books - 853 H St. - (707) 826-7311*
Atascadero
Ye Olde Book Shoppe - 4303 El Camino Real - (805) 466-3000 - Used books
Bakersfield
Russo's MarketPlace - 9000 Ming Ave #I-4 - (661) 665-4686
Balboa Island
Martha's Bookstore - 308 1/2 Marine Ave. - (949) 673-7185
Benicia
Bookshop Benicia - Southampton Shopping Center 856 Southampton Rd. - (707) 747-5155
Berkeley
Afikomen Jewish Books, Gifts & Arts - 3042 Claremont Ave. - (510) 655-1977 - Specialty: Religion
Analog Books - 1816 Euclid Ave. - (510) 843-1816*
Berkeley Art Museum Store - 2626 Bancroft Way - (510) 642-1475 - Specialty: Art, Cinema
Builders Booksource - 1817 Fourth St
- (800) 843-2028
Specialty: Architecture/Desgin
Dark Carnival - 3086 Claremont Ave. - (510) 654-7323 - Specialty: Science Fiction/Fantasy/ Mystery
Eastwind Books of Berkeley - 2066 University Ave - (510) 548-2350 Specialty: Asian
Ecology Center Bookstore - 2530 San Pablo Ave. - (510) 548-3402 Specialty: Social Justice/Enviroment
Lewin's Metaphysical Books - 2644 Ashby Ave. - (510) 843-4491 - Specialty: Metaphysical/New Age*
Moe's Books - 2476 Telegraph Ave. - (510) 849-2087 - Used books
Mrs. Dalloway's Literary & Garden Arts - 2904 College Ave. - (510) 704-8222
Pegasus Books - 1855 Solano Ave. - (510) 525-6888 - Used books
Pegasus Books - 2349 Shattuck Ave. - (510) 649-1320 - Used books
The Other Change of Hobbit - 3264 Adeline St. - (510) 654-6248 - Specialty: Science Fiction
Revolution Books - 2425 Channing Way - (510) 848-1196 - Specialty: Politcs
Shakespeare & Co. Books - 2499 Telegraph Ave. - (510) 841-8916 - Used books
University Press Books - 2430 Bancroft Way - (510) 548-0585
Big Bear Lake
Big Bear Book & Bean - 596 Pine Knot Ave. - (909) 878-4083*
Bishop
Spellbinder Books & Coffee - 124 S. Main St - (760) 873-4511
Burlingame
Books
Inc.
1375 Burlingame Ave - (650) 685-4911 - 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 - (707) 942-1616
Camarillo
Mrs. Figs' Bookworm - 93 E. Daily Dr. - (805) 482-1384
Capitola
Capitola Book Café - 1475 41st Ave. - (831) 462-4415
Carmel
Pilgrim's Way - Dolores St. between 5th & 6th - (800) 549-9922 or (831) 624-4955 - Specialty: Metaphysical/New Age
Chester
B & B Booksellers - 140 Main St. - (530) 258-2150
Chico
Associated Students
Bookstore - California State University -
(866) 282-8422
or (530) 898-5222 - General Books
Lyon Books - 121 W 5th St. - (530) 891-3338
Clovis
The Bookworm - 516 Fifth St. - (559) 298-7650 - Used books*
Concord
Berkshire Books - 3480 Clayton Rd. (925) 685-9999 - Used books
Copperopolis
Once Upon a Time on the Square - 401 Town Square Rd. - (209) 785-6828
Coronado
Bay Books - 1029 Orange Ave. - (619) 435-0070
Corte Madera
Book Passage - 51 Tamal Vista Blvd. - (415) 927-0960
Cotati
North Light Books & Cafe - 550 E. Cotati Ave. - (707) 792-4300
Danville
Rakestraw Books - 522 Hartz Ave. - (925) 837-7337
read. Booksellers - 3630 Blackhawk Plaza Circle - (925) 736-9090
Davis
Avid Reader - 617 Second St. - (530) 758-4040
El Cajon
Somewhere Else Coffeehouse & Bookstore - 330 N Magnolia - (619) 441-0480*
Encino
Storyopolis - 16740 Ventura Blvd. - (818) 990-7600 - Children's books
Eureka
Eureka Books - 426 Second St. - (707) 444-9593 - Used books - Specialty: Antiquarian
Fallbrook
Book Nook - 129 E Hawthorn St. - (760) 731-2665*
Fort Bragg
Cheshire Bookshop - 345 N. Franklin St. - (707) 964-5918
Windsong Books - 324 N. Main St - (707) 964-2050 - Used books
Fresno
Book Nook - 6735 North 1st St., Ste. 109 - (559) 438-6502 - Used books
Fig Garden Bookstore - 5084 N. Palm Ave. - (559) 226-1845
Petunias Place - 6027 N. Palm Ave. @ Opus I Shopping Ctr. - (559) 438-1561 - Children's
Gilroy
Garlic City Books - 7490 Monterey St. - (408) 842-2665 - Used books
Glendora
Blue Chair Children's Books - 177 N. Glendora Ave. - (626) 335-8797
Village Book Shop - 123 N. Glendora Ave. - (626) 335-5720
Grass Valley
The Book Seller - 107 Mill St. - (530) 272-2131
Gualala
The Four-Eyed Frog - 39138 Ocean Dr. - (707) 884-1333
Guerneville
River Reader - 16355 Main St. - (707) 869-2240
Half Moon Bay
Bay Book Co. - 80 N Cabrillo Hwy, Ste F - (650) 726-3488
Coastside Books - 432 Main St. #B - (650) 726-5889
Hayward
The Book Shop - 1007 B St - (510) 538-3943 - New & Used books
Healdsburg
Copperfield's Books - 104 Matheson St. - (707) 433-9270
Levin & Company - 306 Center St - (707) 433-1118 - New & Used books
Hollywood
Hennessey & Ingalls - Space 15 Twenty, 1520 N. Cahuenga Blvd., Ste. 8 - (323) 466-1256 - Specialty: Art/Architecture
Vedanta Bookstore - 1946 Vedanta Pl. - (323) 465-7114 - Specialty: Buddhism/ Metaphysical/New Age
Huntington Beach
Mystery Ink - 7176 Edinger Ave. - (714) 960-4000 - Specialty: Mystery
Irvine
The UCI Bookstore - 210-B Student Center - (949) 824-2665 - General books
A Whale of a Tale Children's Bookshoppe - 4199 Campus Dr Ste A - (949) 854-8288 - Children's
Kentfield
1st Street Books - 850 College Ave. - (415) 456-8770
La Canada Flintridge
Flintridge Bookstore & Coffee House - 1010 Foothill Blvd. - (818) 790-0717
La Canada Books & Toys - 653 Foothill Blvd. #A - (818) 790-1250 - Children's
La Jolla
Museum of Contemporary Art Bookstore - 700 Prospect St. - (858) 3541 ext 141 - Specialty: Art/Culture/Architecture
UCSD Bookstore - 9500 Gilman Dr. - (858) 534-3149 - General books
Warwick's Books - 7812 Girard Ave. - (858) 454-0347
La Mesa
The Yellow Book Road - 7200 Parkway Dr - (619) 463-4900 - Children's
La Verne
Mrs. Nelson's Toy & Book Shop - 1030 Bonita Ave - (909) 599-4558 - Children's
Lafayette
The Storyteller - 30 Lafayette Circle - (925) 284-3480 - Children's*
Laguna Beach
Laguna Beach Books
@ Old Pottery Place - 1200 South Coast Hwy., Ste. 105 -
(949) 494-4779
Lakeport
Watershed Books - 305 N. Main St. - (707) 263-5787 - Primarily Used
Long Beach
{open} - 2226 E 4th St - (562) 499-6736
Los Altos
Linden Tree Children's Records & Books - 170 State St. - (800) 949-3313 or (650) 949-3390 - Children's books
Los Angeles
Arundel Books - 8380 Beverly Blvd - (323) 852-9852 - Used books*
BookZone - UCLA Store, Ackerman Union - (310) 206-4041 - General books
Chevalier's Books - 126 N Larchmont Blvd - (323) 465-1334
Children's Book World - 10580 1/2 W. Pico Blvd - (310) 559-2665 - Children's books
Dawson's Book Shop - 535 N. Larchmont Blvd. - (323) 469-2186 - Rare books - Specialty: Western American/California History/Photography
Eso Won Books - 4331 Degnan Blvd. - (323) 290-1048 - Specialty: African American
Illiterature - 452 S. La Brea Ave. - (323) 937-3505*
Metropolis Books - 440 S. Main St - (213) 612-0174
Occidental College Bookstore - 1600 Campus Rd. - (323) 259-2630 - General books
Skylight Books - 1818 N Vermont Ave - (323) 660-1175
Stories - 1716 Sunset Blvd. - (213) 413-3733
Traveler's Bookcase - 8375 W, Third St. - (323) 655-0575 - Specialty: Travel
USC Bookstore - 840 Childs Way - (213) 740-9030 - General books
Los Osos
Volumes of Pleasure Bookshoppe - 1016 Los Osos Valley Rd. - (805) 528-5565 - Specialty: Metaphysical/New Age
Malibu
Diesel, A Bookstore - 3890 Cross Creek Rd - (310) 456-9961
Mammoth Lakes
Booky Joint - 437 Old Mammoth Rd., Minaret Village Shopping Ctr. - (760) 934-5023
Manhattan Beach
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Mendocino
Gallery Bookshop & Bookwinkle's Children's Books - 319 Kasten St. - (707) 937-2665
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
The Depot Bookstore & Café - 87 Throckmorton Ave. - (415) 383-2665
Monterey
Book Haven - 559 Tyler St. - (831) 333-0383 - Used books
Montrose
Once Upon a Time - 2207 Honolulu Ave. - (818) 248-9668 - Children's books
Morgan Hill
BookSmart - 80 E. 2nd St. - (408) 778-6467
Mount Shasta
Village Books - 320 N. Mount Shasta Blvd.
- (530) 926-1678 or
(800) 344-0436
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.
East West Bookshop - 324 Castro St. - (800) 909-6161 or (650) 988-9800 Specialty: Metaphysical/New Age
Murphys
Sustenance Books - 416 Main St. - (209) 728-2200 - Used & New books
Napa
Copperfield's Books - 3900A Bel Aire Plaza - (707) 252-8002
Nevada City
Harmony Books - 231 Broad St. - (530) 265-9564*
Newark
Book End - 5678 Thornton Ave. - (510) 797-4100 - Primarily Used*
Newport Beach
Lido Village Books - 3424 Via Oporto - (949) 673-2549
Oakhurst
Willow Bridge Books - 40015 Highway 49 - (559) 692-2665
Oakland
Book Zoo - 14 Glen Ave. - (510) 654-2665 - Used books
Diesel, A Bookstore - 5433 College Ave - (510) 653-9965
A Great Good Place for Books - 6120 LaSalle Ave - (510) 339-8210
Laurel Book Store - 4100 MacArthur Ave. - (510) 531-2073
Pegasus Books - 5560 College Ave. - (510) 652-6259 - Primarily Used
Walden Pond Books - 3316 Grand Ave. - (510) 832-4438
Orinda
Orinda Books - 276 Village Sq. - (925) 254-7606
Pacific Grove
The Works - 667 Lighthouse Ave. - (831) 372-2242
Palo Alto
Bell's Books - 536 Emerson St. - (650) 323-7822 - Used books
Books
Inc.
Town & Country Village- (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.
Pasadena
Alexandria II -
170 S. Lake Ave
- (626) 792-7885 -
Specialty: Metaphysical, New Age
Distant Lands - A Traveler's Bookstore -
20 S.
Raymond Ave. -
(626)
449-3220 or
(800) 310-3220 - Specialty: Travel
Vroman's Bookstore - 695 E. Colorado Blvd. - (626) 449-5320
Vroman's Fine Writing, Gifts & Stationery - 667 E. Colorado Blvd - (626) 744-1834
Vroman's Hasting Ranch - 3729 E. Foothill Blvd. - (626) 351-0828
Petaluma
Copperfield's Books - 140 Kentucky St. - (707) 782-0228 - Used books
Placerville
Placerville News Co. - 409 Main St. - (530) 622-4510*
Pleasanton
Towne Center Books - 555 Main St. - (925) 846-8826
Point Reyes Station
Point Reyes Books - 11315 State Route 1 - (415) 663-1542
Pomona
Bronco Bookstore - 3801 W. Temple Ave., Bldg.66 (Cal Poly) - (909) 869-3274 - General books
Quincy
Epilog Books - 373 W Main St - (530) 283-2665
Roseville
Beatnik Books - 309 Lincoln St. - (530) 902-7917 - Used books
Sacramento
Avid Reader - 1600 Broadway - (916) 441-4400
Beers Books - 915 S St. - (916) 442-9475 - Used books
The Bookstore @ Rudolf Steiner College - 9200 Fair Oaks Blvd. - (916) 961-8729 - Specialty: Metaphysical/Waldorf Education/Biodynamic Agriculture/Parenting/Gifts/Toys
San Diego
Bluestocking Books - 3817 Fifth Ave. - (619) 296-1424 - Primarily Used
Mysterious Galaxy - 7051 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. #302
- (858) 268-4747 -
Specialty: Mystery/Fantasy/Science
Fiction/Horror
Obelisk - 1029 University Ave - (619) 297-4171 - Specialty: GLBT
SDSU Campus Bookstore - San Diego State University - (619) 594-7535 - General books
San Francisco
Aardvark Books - 227 Church St. - (415) 552-6733 - Used books
Adobe Bookshop - 3166 16th St - (415) 864-3936 - Used books
Alexander Book Company - 50 2nd St. - (415) 495-2992
ARKIPELAGO -
1010 Mission St. @Bayanihan Community Ctr. -
(415) 553-8185 -
Specialty: Filipino
Asian Art Museum - 200 Larkin St. - (415) 581-3500 - Specialty: Asian Art/Art History
Bird & Beckett Books and Records - 653 Chenery St. - (415) 586-3733
Bolerium Books - 2141 Mission St., Ste 300 - (800) 326-6353 or (415) 863-6353 - Used, Rare books - Specialty: Alternative
Book Bay at Fort Mason - Bldg C,
Room 165 Fort Mason Ctr -
(415) 771-1076 - New & Used books
Book Passage Bookstore - 1 Ferry Bldg, #42 - (415) 835-1020
Books & Bookshelves - 99 Sanchez St. - (415) 621-3761 - Specialty: Poetry books/furniture for writers/readers
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
Books Inc. in Opera Plaza - 601 Van Ness Ave. - (415) 776-1111
BookShop West Portal - 80 W Portal Ave. - (415) 564-8080
The Booksmith - 1644 Haight St - (415) 863-8688 or (800) 493-7323
Borderlands Books - 866 Valencia St.
- (415) 824-8203 or (888) 893-4008 -
Specialty: Science fiction/Fantasy
Bound Together Books - 1369 Haight St. - (415) 431-8355 - Specialty: Anarchism
bzinc - San Francisco Int'l Airport - (650) 244-0610
Christopher's Books - 1400 18th St. (415) 255-8802*
City Lights Bookstore - 261 Columbus Ave - (415) 362-8193 - Map
Compass Books - San Francisco Int'l Airport - (650) 244-0610
Dog Eared Books - 900 Valencia St. - (415) 282-1901 - Used books
European Book Company - 925 Larkin St - (415) 474-0626 - Specialty: Books in German, French, Spanish
Fields Book Store - 1419 Polk St. - (415) 673-2027 - Specialty: Metaphysical/New Age
Forest Books - 3080 16th St. - (415) 863-2755 - Used books
Green Apple Books - 506 Clement St. - (415) 387-2272
The Green Arcade - 1680 Market St. @ Gough - (415) 431-6800 - Specialty: Environment/ Sustainability/Politics/Green Living
Marcus Books - 1712 Fillmore St. - (415) 346-4222 - Specialty: African American
Modern Times Bookstore - 2919 24th St. - (415) 282-9246 - Specialty: Alternative
Phoenix Books - 3957 24th St. - (415) 821-3477 - New & Used books
Red Hill Books - 401 Cortland Ave. @ Bennington - (415) 648-5331 - New & Used books
SFSU Bookstore - 1650 Holloway Ave. - (415) 338-2650 - General books
William Stout
Architectural Books - 804 Montgomery St. -
(415) 391-6757 -
Specialty: Architecture/Design/Landscaping
San Jose
Hicklebees - 1378 Lincoln Ave. - (408) 292-8880 - Children's books
San Luis Obispo
El Corral Bookstore - Cal Poly State University - (800) 367-0771 - General books
San Marino
San Marino Toy & Book Shoppe - 2424 Huntington Dr. - (626) 309-0222 - Children's books
San Mateo
"M" is for Mystery - 86 East Third Ave - (650) 401-8077 - Specialty: Mystery/Crime Fiction
San Pedro
Williams Book Store - 443 W. 6th St. - (310) 832-3631
San Rafael
Open Secret Bookstore - 923 C St. - (415) 457-4191 - Specialty: Metaphysical/New Age
San Ramon
Bay Books - 2415 San Ramon Valley Blvd. - (925) 855-1524 - New & Used books
Santa Ana
Martinez Books & Art Gallery - 216 N. Broadway - (714) 973-7900 - Specialty: Latino literature
Santa Barbara
The Book Den - 15 E. Anapamu St. - (805) 962-2231 - Used books
Chaucer's Books - 3321 State St. - (805) 682-6787
Tecolote Book Shop - 1470 E. Valley Rd. - (805) 969-4977*
Santa Cruz
Bay Tree Bookstore - 1156 High St. (Univ of California) - (831) 459-4544 - General books
Bookshop Santa Cruz - 1520 Pacific Ave - (831) 423-0900
Logos Books & Records - 1117 Pacific Ave. - (831) 427-5100 - Used books
Santa Monica
Barry R. Levin Science Fiction & Fantasy - 720 Santa Monica Blvd. - (310) 458-6111 - Rare books - Specialty: Science Fiction/Horror/Fantasy
Diesel: A Book Store - 225 26th St, Ste 33 - (310) 576-9960
Hennessey & Ingalls - 214 Wilshire Blvd. - (310) 458-9074 - Specialty: Art/Architecture
Santa Rosa
Copperfield's Books - 2316 Montgomery Dr. - (707) 578-8938
Treehorn Books - 625 4th St. - (707) 525-1782 - Used books
Sausalito
Habitat Books - 803 Bridgeway - (415) 331-3344
Sebastopol
Copperfield's Books - 138 N. Main St. - (707) 823-2618
Solvang
Book Loft - 1680 Mission Dr. - (805) 688-6010
Valley Books - 1582 Mission Dr. - (805) 688-7160 - Used books
Sonoma
Readers' Books - 130 E. Napa St - (707) 939-1779*
Sonora
The Mountain Bookshop - 13769-I Mono Way - (209) 532-6117
West Wind - 17247 Mount Everest Ct. - (209) 532-6117*
South Pasadena
Book'em Mysteries - 1118 Mission St - (626) 799-9600 - Specialty: Mystery
Stinson Beach
Stinson Beach Books - 3455 Shoreline Hwy. - (415) 868-0700
Studio City
Portrait of a Bookstore - 4360 Tujunga Ave - (818) 769-3853
Susanville
Margie's Book Nook - 722 Main St. - (530) 257-2392
Sylmar
Tia Chucha - 13197-A Gladstone Ave. - Chicano literature
Tehachapi
Books & Crannies - 20346 Valley Blvd. - (661) 822-8440*
Truckee
Bookshelf at Hooligan Rocks - 11310 Donner Pass Rd. - (800) 959-5083 or (530) 582-0515
Ukiah
Mendocino Book Co. - 102 S. School St. - (707) 468-5940
Mulligan Books - 208 S. State St. - (717) 462-1555 - Primarily Used
Venice
Small World Books - 1407 Ocean Front Walk - (310) 399-2360
Watsonville
Crossroads Books - 1935 Main St. - (831) 728-4139
West Hollywood
Book Soup - 8818 Sunset Blvd - (310) 659-3110
Mystery Pier Books, Inc. - 8826 Sunset Blvd. -
(310) 657-5557 - Used books -
Specialty: First Editions/Collectibles
Yreka
The Book Store - 223 W. Miner St. - (530) 842-2125*
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