List Of Online Book Shops Stores Retailers Independent

Behold! A megalist of book shops!

 

 This list is ever growing; will be continuously updating this list. If you wish to nominate a book shop for the list, send me a DM thru Twitter, Instagram, or any of my social media handles, and I will happily add it on :-)

 

Last updated: Oct. 3, 2020

 

A List Of Independent Bookshops To Rival Amazon

So! I've compiled a big ass list of online book retailers, if any of you feel like maybe giving your hard earned money to independent book stores, instead of the Amazon giant who already has enough cash in their coffers.

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Use Bookshops To Print Out Copies for Yourself

This is also helpful if you want to sell your books there. Remember to use your own ISBN number, and not the FREE ISBN that you get from Amazon, Kobo, or other book selling platforms, as book shops will not permit your book to sell there with it. 

Here is a great write up of what that entails: https://newshelves.com/2017/08/04/how-to-find-stores-that-will-sell-your-book/

As I understand it, sometimes you may ask the book shops, whether online or brick and mortar, if they'll agree to let you order your own books in print on reserve, so you can buy a couple hundred print copies of your own book, at retail pricing, and then pick them up. Some stores will agree to it, as they profit from the difference.  It bumps up your numbers for the best seller lists from the participating stores, then that store makes a tidy guaranteed profit upfront, and now you have enough print copies to sell at book signings, book conventions, state fairs, and anywhere else.

Remember, to sell your book outside of Amazon and other online platforms, and get it into actual brick and mortar book shops, and libraries, you need to purchase your own ISBN. Here's a video that explains that better:

 

Also, I found a place that does fulfillment on a much larger scale: https://secure.mybookorders.com/fulfillment.php

 

So I'll list them below and you can check them out. If they are in a different country, I'll make a note. None of these are listed in any particular order.

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List of Online Book Shop Retailers, Domestic and International

• https://www.thriftbooks.com/
  

• https://www.indiebound.org/

• https://www.hpb.com/home/

• https://forbiddenplanet.co.uk  (UK) 

• https://mrbsemporium.com/contact/ (UK) 

• https://www.abebooks.co.uk/ (England; they also have stores in Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Australia, France, Canada, United States)

• https://us.gestalten.com/pages/about (Non-Fiction and art & design; In Germany, but ships to USA, Swiss, Norway, EU)

• https://www.ark.no/ (In Norway) 

• https://bazarow.com/ (in Netherlands)

• https://www.bol.com/nl/ (Netherlands & Germany)

• https://www.bookdepository.com/

• https://bookoutlet.com/
  

• https://bookrebel.com/

• https://booksamillion.com/

• https://bookshop.org/

• https://www.booktopia.com.au/ (Australia) 

• https://www.angusrobertson.com.au/ (Australia)
  

• https://www.thalia.de/shop/home/show/ (Germany)

• https://www.genialokal.de/ (Germany)
  

• https://www.kennys.ie/  (Ireland)

• https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/ (Toronto, CA; site is also in French for Quebec residents)

• https://www.betterworldbooks.com (US & UK; ships to multiple countries but suspended service to some of them, due to COVID-19) 

• http://www.feedbooks.com/about (strictly ebooks) 

• https://www.hive.co.uk/ (England)

• https://www.mightyape.co.nz/books (New Zealand) 

• http://thepolishbookstore.com (In USA, but site is in Polish)

• https://www.mondadoristore.it/ (Italy)

Book Stores Shops Buying Selling Recycled Books

• https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-us 

• http://www.sellbackyourbook.com/

• http://www.bookholders.com/

• https://www.discoverbooks.com/Our-Program-How-It-Works-s/2516.htm
  

 

List of Independent Book Stores Shops

• https://www.waterstones.com/bookshops (UK & EU)

• https://shakespeareandcompany.com/15/online-store/16/bookstore (France)
  

• http://www.hay-on-wyebooks.com/  (UK)

• http://www.boothbooks.co.uk/ (UK)

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• https://www.gladdaybookshop.com/ (CAN)
  

• http://commonwealthbooks.com/ (Massachussetts, USA)

• http://www.dicksonstreetbooks.com/#dsbs-set (Arkansas, USA)

•  https://www.ilovedogear.com/ (Arkansas, USA)

•  https://www.brightsidebookshop.com/ (Arizona, USA)

•  http://www.mostlybooksaz.com/ (Arizona, USA) 

• https://poisonedpen.com/ (Arizona, USA)
  

• https://www.tatteredcover.com/ (Colorado, USA)

• https://www.banksquarebooks.com/ (Connecticut, USA)
  

• https://www.bethanybeachbooks.com/ (Delaware, USA)

•  https://camelotbooks.com/ (Florida, USA)

• The Bookshelf (Georgia, USA)
  

• Avid Bookshop (Georgia, USA)

• https://www.ravenbookstore.com/ (Kansas, USA)

• https://pyramidbooks.indielite.org/ (Massachussetts, USA)
  

• dreamhavenbooks.com/ (Minnesota, USA)
  

•  https://www.astoriabookshop.com/?q=h (New York, USA) 

• Timbuktu (New York, USA)
  

• Anna Grace (New York, USA)
  

• The River’s End (New York, USA)
  

• Sissy’s Cafe (New York, USA) 

• https://whitepawbookscuriosities.wordpress.com/ (New York, USA)

• One Grand Books (New York, USA)

• Elizabeth Boutique (New York, USA)

• Books Are Magic (New York, USA)

• Habit (New York, USA)

• Word Bookstore (New York, USA)

•  Spoonbill and Sugartown Books (New York, USA)

• Book Culture (New York, USA) 

• https://forbiddenplanet.com  (New York, USA)
  

• https://www.broadwaybooks.net/ (Oregon, USA)
  

• Savoy Bookshop & Cafe (Rhode Island, USA)
  

•  https://www.bookpeople.com/about-us (Texas, USA)

• https://www.benningtonbookshop.com/ (Vermont, USA)

•   https://www.northshire.com/ (Vermont, USA)

• https://www.facebook.com/pg/ebenezerbooks/about/?ref=page_internal  (Vermont, USA)

• http://leftbankbooks.com/  (Washington, USA)

• https://www.ubookstore.com/contact-us (Washington, USA) 
  

Comprehensive Lists of Book Stores Shops

• http://www.bookfinder4u.com/member/store_reviews/store_list.aspx (USA)

• https://www.newpages.com/independent-bookstores (USA & Canada)

• https://www.allbookstores.com/stores (All over the world)