New York State Bookstores+

    Midtown Comics, New York City

  200 W. 40th Street - Manhattan - New York, NY             
From mainstream titles to alternative press, Midtown offers a huge collection of comics, graphic novels and trade paperbacks for readers of all ages. Browse through an impressive selection of over 500,000 back issues.
It’s not just about comics! You’ll find a vast selection of action figures, statues, movies, books posters and so much more. Courteous and knowledgeable staffers are always on hand to help.
    Community Bookstore, New York City
  143 Seventh Avenue - Brooklyn, NY           
The online home of one of Brooklyn's Oldest and Most Beloved Independent Bookstores. You can use the "Get Books" section, a fully up-to-date commerce site, to reserve books at the store, order books to be shipped directly from distributors to anyone in the country, or just search around books in print. Want a book about which you can remember only the vaguest details? Don't waste your time searching around fruitlessly.
    Argosy Book Store, New York City
  116 East 59th Street - Manhattan - New York, NY            
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80 Years in Business!
Argosy Book Store, founded in 1926, is now in its third generation of family ownership. We have an enormous stock of antiquarian and out of print items, occupying all of a seven floor building in midtown Manhattan, and a large warehouse in Brooklyn. We specialize in Americana, Modern First Editions, Autographs, Art, The History of Science and Medicine, and Antique Maps & Prints. Many thousands of books in all other fields of interest are also available. We are founding members of the ABAA and belong to the Appraisers Association of America.
    Babbo's Books, New York City
  242 Prospect Park West - Brooklyn, NY           
New and Used Books for Everyone. Book Trade on Sunday. Please bring less than 20 books. Store Credit for Used Books available.
    Sifrutake, New York City
  486 Ave. P - Brooklyn, NY           
Israeli music CDs, DVDs, VHS casettes.
    Barnes & Noble Booksellers, New York City
  675 6th Avenue (6th @ 22nd) - Manhattan - New York, NY             
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The Internet's Largest Bookstore
Taking advantage of vast warehouses across the United States, we stock over 1 million titles for immediate delivery -- that's more titles than any other online bookseller. With so many titles, it is vital to give customers an easy way to find precisely the books they are looking for. Our fast search engine enables customers to locate books by title, author, or keyword in a few seconds at most. And our groundbreaking BookBrowser lets users sift through hundreds of categories to find exactly the right book. To further assist the customer, we offer descriptions, reviews, and excerpts, in addition to editor recommendations and customer reviews on hundreds of thousands of titles.
    Got Judaica, New York City
  1265 Coney Island Ave. - Brooklyn, NY           
"A division of Hecht’s religious articles that was established by Rabbi Sholom Hecht in 1961, he is the youngest of six brothers, all Rabbis, American born to an American born father who’s father arrived to the shores of the United States in 1880.
We are a wholesale/retail Judaica supply house serving individual people, Synagogues, schools, Chabad Houses, etc. worldwide with all their needs. It is a family run business with Rabbi Hecht’s wife Joan, her sister Harriet, and Rabbi Hecht’s son Shea."
    Saint Petersburg Trade House, New York City
  230 Brighton Beach Avenue - Brooklyn, NY             
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Huge selection of Russian, American and Ukrainian books, CDs, DVDs and souvenirs.
    Heights Books, New York City
  120 Smith Street - Brooklyn, NY
          
"Founded on April 1, 1999, Heights Books is Brooklyn's leading used bookstore. Located at 120 Smith Street, we stock an extensive range of subjects, including science, religion, travel, and literature, all carefully vetted by our knowledgeable staff. We specialize in art, design, photography, philosophy, and history. We also specialize in first editions, rare books, and signed books. We buy books, including collector's items and libraries." http://www.heightsbooks.com
    Pranga Bookstore, New York City
  354 Court Street - Brooklyn, NY           
Buying and selling fine books, CDs & DVDs. Thousands of new and used items to choose from!
    ComicLink, New York City
  189 Montague St # 915 - Brooklyn, NY           
"A full-service, auction house and automated exchange for investment-quality Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age and CGC Graded comic books and Original Comic Art. We specialize mainly in vintage comic books from the 1930's through the 1970's and original comic art. Launched on the Web in early 1996, we have established the strongest network of buyers and sellers both on and off of the Internet, leading to the widest selection of listings for our buyers and frequent sales at record-breaking prices for our sellers. Our Auction and Exchange services are used by many of the top buyers and sellers of vintage comics and art. New item listings and bids are posted in real-time, and Wantlist notifications are sent out to aggressive buyers."
    Word, New York City
  126 Franklin St - Brooklyn, NY           
An independent bookstore located on the corner of Franklin and Milton Streets in the historic district of Greenpoint Brooklyn, features a wide variety of new books: literary fiction, non-fiction, gift books, kids’ books, puzzles and more. We also carry a large selection of stationery, boxed notecards and journals.
    Jim Hanley's Universe, New York City
  325 New Dorp Lane - Staten Island, NY           
Since 1985, Jim Hanley's Universe has been one of America's best and most progressive comic book stores. At Jim Hanley's Universe, we work extra hard to stock the full range of comic titles and related merchandise that is available today. We carry mainstream comics from DC and Marvel as well as Kids Comics, International Comics, Manga, Graphic Novels, Small Press, Indie, and Mini Comics. We have an extensive back issue collection and we also carry Statues, Toys, T-shirts, DVDs, Trading Cards, Books and more!!
    Books of Wonder, New York City
  18 West 18th Street - Manhattan - New York, NY           
Books of Wonder is your source for the finest in children's books -- both new and old. We offer a wide range of services via our New York City bookstore, our extensive mail order service, and now a fully functional e-commerce web site.
Founded in 1980, Books of Wonder is New York City's largest and oldest children's bookstore and the city's leading specialist in children's literature. Among the various departments in our store are sections devoted to children's classic and contemporary picture books, board books for infants and toddlers, foreign language children's books, reference books for children (dictionaries, atlases, etc.), non-fiction, and chapter books and novels for children from beginning readers to teens. And, of course, there is our world famous Oz section - a whole bookcase devoted to the many Oz books by L. Frank Baum and his successors. Of special interest to collectors is our wall of old, rare, and collectible children's books and original children's book art.
    Shakespeare & Company Bestsellers, New York City
  150 Campus Road - Brooklyn, NY            
Carrying Coursebooks for Brooklyn College.
    Zakka Corp, New York City
  155 Plymouth St - Brooklyn, NY           
A shop and artists' space, where you can find graphic art-related books, as well as other select items boasting unique design, including clothing, music, and stationery. With a branch office in Japan, Zakka highlights some of the latest Japanese subcultures and art scenes through its acclaimed selection of unusual merchandise.
    Urban Center Books, New York City
  457 Madison Avenue - New York, NY
          
For over two decades UCB has been a resource for professionals and lay persons alike, stocking books on a wide range of architecture and related subjects and organizing regular events and exhibits. Through our lecture series, noontime writer's talks and exhibits in the Urban Center Galleries, UCB maintains a vital role in the discussion of architecture in the city and around the world. http://www.urbancenterbooks.org/
    TASCHEN New York, New York City
  107 Greene Street - Manhattan - New York, NY           
TASCHEN is happy to announce the opening of our second store in Los Angeles at the historic Farmers Market. This store follows the opening of Beverly Hills location in 2003. The new store is located inside the historic Clock Tower on the threshold of The Grove and the world-famous Farmers Market. A wide range of TASCHEN books will be for sale. Philippe Starck has designed the space – as he has done with all TASCHEN Stores in New York, Paris, and Beverly Hills.
    Fashion Design Books, New York City
  234 W 27th St - Manhattan - New York, NY            
Encore College Bookstores, Inc., our parent corporation was founded in September 1988, with the acquisition of Zavelle's Bookstore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Zavelle's Bookstore has served the community of students at Temple University for over 60 years. The operation of Zavelle's fits the profile of our philosophy in that all students should have the opportunity to buy and sell books at the best possible prices.
    Pageant Book & Print Shop, New York City
  Canel Street Sta. - Manhattan - New York, NY           
Pageant Book Shop was founded in 1946 by Sidney B. Solomon and Henry "Chip" Chafetz as a used and rare book shop in New York City. Pageant had its home in several locations along Fourth Avenue, known as “Book Row of America”, for 35 years before moving around the corner to East 9th Street. During that time, Mr. Solomon and Mr. Chafetz branched out into several additional areas which included selling prints and maps, reprinting scholarly and important works such as Henry Roth’s “Call It Sleep” and publishing the award winning Pageant Facsimile of the Gutenberg Bible.
    Kinokuniya Book Store, New York City
  10 West 49th Street - New York, NY           
BookWeb New York area.
    Levine J. Co. Books & Judaica, New York City
  5 West 30th Street - New York, NY            
Serving the Jewish community for over 100 years from the Lower East Side to Midtown Manhattan.
    Barnes & Noble Booksellers, New York City
  2245 Richmond Ave - Staten Island, NY              
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Taking advantage of vast warehouses across the United States, stocking over 1 million titles for immediate delivery -- that's more titles than any other online bookseller. With so many titles, it is vital to give customers an easy way to find precisely the books they are looking for. Fast search engine enables customers to locate books by title, author, or keyword in a few seconds at most. And our groundbreaking BookBrowser lets users sift through hundreds of categories to find exactly the right book. To further assist the customer, offering descriptions, reviews, and excerpts, in addition to editor recommendations and customer reviews on hundreds of thousands of titles.
    Christian Publications Bookstore NYC, New York City
  315 W. 43rd. St - Manhattan - New York, NY
          
And more than 120 years later, we’ve gradually grown into what we are now...the largest Christian bookstore in the Tri-State metropolitan New York City area, with over 40,000 product titles and 15,000 square feet of space! We're one large superstore, selling Bibles, books, CD's videos and tapes, Spanish language, children's literature, gift and apparel items, and much more.
    Librería Lectorum, New York City
  137 West 14th Street - Manhattan - New York, NY           
The oldest and largest Spanish-language bookstore in the U.S. Over 10,000 books in all subjects for every type of reader. Frequent Readers Rewards. Special orders for Universities
    Bluestockings, New York City
  172 Allen Street - Lower East Side of Manhattan - New York, NY           
Bluestockings is a radical bookstore, fair trade cafe, and activist center in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. We've recently expanded both our space and our hours. We can now fit more books and more comfortably host events.
We carry over 4000 titles on topics such as queer and gender studies, global capitalism, feminism, police and prisons, democracy studies, and black liberation. You can also find some good 'ole smutty fiction. We also carry magazines, zines, journals, alternative menstrual products and other oddly hard-to-find good things.
We host readings, workshops, performances, discussions and films almost every night. Please see our events calendar for details on upcoming events, and when visiting the store, take a look at our community bulletin board to learn about other events happening around the city.
Oh, and we run a cafe which is full of organic, vegan, fair trade goodness!
    Labyrinth Books, New York City
  536 West 112 Street - Manhattan - New York, NY            
New releases, discounted remainder-titles, and used books, specializing in academic and serious general-interest books in all areas of the humanities and social sciences, and in literature, art, architecture, and photography. We regularly carry a vast selection of sale books in these same areas of specialization at 20-90% off.
Labyrinth serves a growing number of colleges and universities for their course-book needs, taking a hands-on approach to assuring that students get their books.
    Desert Island, New York City
  540 Metropolitan ave - Brooklyn, NY           
Books, comics, prints and stuff.
    Mysterious Bookshop, New York City
  58 Warren Street - Manhattan - New York, NY            
One of the oldest mystery specialist book stores in America, the Mysterious Bookshop is now in its 26th year. It is a two-story bookstore, with paperbacks on the ground floor (with a few new arrivals in Hardcover) and Hardcovers on the second floor. A spiral staircase connects the two floors. The shop is open six days a week, Monday through Saturday, 11:00 am to 7:00 pm.
    Manhattan Books, New York City
  150 Chambers Street - Manhattan - New York, NY            
Offering competitive pricing on both new and used textbooks. Also offering a book buy-back program. Manhattan Books is located near the Borough of Manhattan Community College, The College of Insurance, College of New Rochelle-D.C. 37 campus, Pace University, and Stuyvesant High School.