NewPages Guide to
Indie Bookstores in Alabama

Welcome to Shades of Pemberley Bookstore. We are dedicated to our customers and providing personalized customer service every time you come in or call our store. We strive to keep a large variety and selection of books in store. If there is ever anything you are looking for and we don’t have it in store, ask us about our ordering options.

Comfortable bookstore and coffee shop that offers pastries, desserts, beer, and wine!

An independent bookstore, where every book is signed!

We're an aspiring radical feminist bookstore and community space in Birmingham that aims to support grassroots movements in our region, while creating an environment that models and encourages cooperation, collaboration, and authentic relationship building.

We're a coffee shop and bookstore in Mountain Brook, Alabama.

An amazing mixture of books used, rare and new, including 500-year-old titles as well as hard-to-find volumes both current and old. Reed Books/The Museum of Fond Memories is a time machine that you'll want to visit time and again.

New general interest independent bookstore in Birmingham's Crestwood neighborhood. Community-minded, gratitude-driven. Find your book. Find your people.

New and gently used hardback and paperback books.

Second Read Books carries quality used hardcover, trade paperback, and rare/vintage books at fair prices. We have a variety of genres including, thriller fiction, romance, historical fiction, science fiction, religious fiction, history, biography/memoirs, sports, religious, true crime, classics/literature, and a variety of others. Come in, browse and feel at home! We accept books for store credit or cash. We value the trade-ins based on factors such as condition of the book, popularity of the title, author, or topic, current inventory, and market value. We are selective! We will not accept every book that is offered. And you are under no obligation to accept our trade-in/cash offer. This ensures that we maintain a good inventory of quality used books and you feel that you receive good value for your trade-in. If we don't have a book that you want, we can get it quickly.

We opened in 1979 to sell books at 40% off the original cover price. We have audio books, cookbooks, and some new books, as well as solar knickknacks.

An independent seller of books (new, used, and sale) & art supplies for 44 years in downtown Fairhope, Alabama.

We carry lots of paperbacks, hardcovers, fiction, and nonfiction, as well as DVDs and used videogames. Just a quick drive from Fairhope, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach, and Robertsdale.

We have all types of books for children and adults. Please visit us at our "Branch Books" Facebook page for more information.

Birmingham's oldest independent bookstore. Family owned and operated since 1973. We help you find the books you'll love, hosting author signings, readings, storytimes, and more.

Contemporary Fine Press and Artists' Books. Open by appointment only.

We are North Alabama's premier used and new trading bookstore. We offer high quality books for purchase or trade.

Independent bookstore located in the heart of downtown Mobile, Alabama. We carry new, used, and rare books.

We sell and trade books and carry thousands of paperbacks.

A unique gem of a bookstore located in downtown Monroeville, Alabama, we have a large inventory and our shelves are replenished daily with new and exciting finds.

Montgomery's only independent bookstore, selling new and used titles, and hosting author events.

We have been in business for over 20 years. We have stocked our online shop with rare, used and out print books. We also have postcards, sheet music, advertising, photographs and other ephemera. We will be happy to answer any questions you have by either email or phone.  Our open shop West Station Antiques is in Downtown Historic Owens Cross Roads in Northern Alabama. Our Hours are Thursday-Saturday 10-5; Sunday 1-5. We offer a general line of used and rare books and ephemera as well as other antiques.

The best place to get new and used books! Located on State Highway 67 about 1 mile east of Interstate 65. Around 7 miles from US. Highway 31 in Decatur.

Ernest & Hadley Booksellers strives to provide a unique selection of books and other creative materials from local, regional, and international sources. We seek the input of community members who have a deep love of books and wish to share that passion with others. With a village approach, we provide space for book clubs to meet, authors to hold book signings, and artists to exhibit their craft, as all are essential to our purpose. The store’s namesakes are Ernest Hemingway and his first wife, Hadley Richardson. On a recent New Year’s visit to Paris, store owners Easty and Ian visited one of Hemingways’ early 20th-century residences in the Latin Quarter, which provided the inspiration for the store name. Fast forward to August and the store location was found and the store manager, Avery, hired.

Coldwater is everything you want in a book store! Atmosphere, coffee, delicious baked goods, beautiful gifts made by local artisans, and, of course, books!