Northeast USA Bookstores+

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Zakka Corp, New York State

  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.
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Bank St. Book Nook, Connecticut
  50 Bank St. - New Milford, CT              
Story Time every Tuesday at 10:30 am and Saturday at 2:00 pm
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Atlantic Book Shops, New Jersey
  500 N. Bay Ave. - Beach Haven, NJ              
Providing the best selection of books, in convenient locations, at great prices, with customer service that is second to none.
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Community Bookstore, New York State
  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.
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Poonbill & Sugartown, Booksellers, New York State
  218 Bedford Avenue - Brooklyn, NY              
"Specialized in Used, Rare and New books on Contemporary Art, Architecture and various Design fields, with an emphasis on Imported or hard-to-find — but we also hand pick thousands of good books every month for our voracious clientele. We stock Literature, Philosophy, Cinema, Magazines and even baby-books, but the most significant factor here is the element of serendipity: you never know what you might find."
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Borders Books & Music, New York State
  100 Broadway - Manhattan - New York, NY              
Throughout our more than 1,000 stores, Borders is finding new ways to help our customers create richer and more satisfying lives through knowledge and entertainment.
Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Borders Group, Inc., is a publicly held company with 2008 consolidated sales of $3.2 billion. Our stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BGP. Borders Group operates over 515 Borders superstores in the U.S.; three stores in Puerto Rico; and approximately 377 stores in the Waldenbooks Specialty Retail segment, including Waldenbooks, Borders Express, Borders airport stores, and Borders Outlet. Borders Group owns London-based Paperchase Products Limited, a retailer of stationery, cards and gifts with 124 locations outside the U.S., including stand-alone stores and concessions. There are also 337 Paperchase shops located within U.S.
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TASCHEN New York, New York State
  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.
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Comic Kingdom, New York State
  13517 40th Rd - Flushing, NY
             
It offers wide range of products from mangas to animations. In summer 2002, Comic Kingdom opened its first largest Asian Book rental store in the United States with over 30,000 titles of books, and animations.
Comic Kingdom offers online customers the web premier destination for mangas, movies, animations, toys, and related products and services. With over thousands titles of mangas, and hundreds of animation DVDs and toys to choose from, you will find everything that you want. Our mission is to offer customer satisfaction through our goods and services. http://www.comickingdomusa.com
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Ultramarine, New York State
  44 South Portland Avenue - Brooklyn, NY              
An online/mail-order bookdealer located in Downtown Brooklyn's Fort Greene neighborhood. We have been dealing in books since 1995 and living happily in Fort Greene since 1972.
Downtown Brooklyn is a fascinating place with a wealth of historical and cultural interest. It was the focal point of the Battle of Brooklyn (or, as some have it, the Battle of Long Island) and the departure point of Washington's famous retreat that saved American forces. The landmark Martyrs' Monument., which honors the more than 10,000 victims of British prison ships during the War for Independence sits in Fort Greene Park at the end of our street. At the other end of our street each November the runners in the New York City Marathon will pass along Lafayette Avenue. A bit further down Lafayette Avenue is BAM, the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Fort Greene is and has long been home to numerous artists and musicians.
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Bluestockings, New York State
  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!
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Specialty Book Marketing, New York State
  443 Park Avenue South - Manhattan - New York, NY              
We provide services to International Publishers, Manufacturers, Associations, Small Presses, Desktop Publishers, Distributors, Authors and Illustrators.
We specialize in the marketing and sales of special interest nonfiction books and intellectual property rights outside the commercial book trade.
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Fashion Design Books, New York State
  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.
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On the Road Bookshop, Connecticut
  163 Albany Tpke. - Canton, CT              
On the Road Bookshop is a real 'bricks and mortar' bookshop located in the Farmington Valley of Connecticut. Approximately 8,000 carefully chosen volumes in most subject areas. Softcover books as well as fine editions for collectors; some are quite recent and some are a couple hundred years old.
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Manhattan Books, New York State
  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.
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Cranbury Book Worm, New Jersey
  54 North Main Street - Cranbury, NJ              
"We will travel anywhere to buy your books. We regularly purchase collections from estates, libraries and people who have more books than can fit on their shelves... In many cases, a family member passes away, and relatives have no idea what to do with their books. We will come to you and buy everything sight unseen. We move the books, We will transport them and pay you on the spot. We also purchase antiques and paper ephemera."
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Raconteur Books, New Jersey
  431 Main Street - Metuchen, NJ              
An eclectic mix of museum, bookshop, theatre, and saloon. Filmmakers, musicians, writers, and poets all regularly rent our space for premieres, readings, and concerts. Rental is for three hours and includes 25 folding chairs, podium, music stand(s) and/or screen -- all set up by our staff prior to your event. Our digital projector is not included in the initial rental fee, but can be arranged for a small, additional cost.
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Booktrader of Hamilton, New Jersey
  2421 Nottingham Way - Hamilton, NJ              
Selling all paperbacks for 1/2 their retail cost and hardcovers sell for $5. Some books may be priced slightly higher but will be clearly marked. A selection of bookmarks, magnets and other items, discounted 20%.
Accepting books for store credit only. You will get 20% of the retail price on paperback books in credit, and can use your store credit for 1/2 the purchase of books from the store. We accept limited hardcovers for which you will receive 20% of our sell cost.
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River Road Books, New Jersey
  759 River Road - Fair Haven, NJ              
Always happy to help ou make a personal selection for yourself or as a gift!
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Hickory Stick Bookshop, The, Connecticut
  2 Green Hill Road - Washington Depot, CT              
The Hickory Stick Bookshop is an independent book shop which has been located in Washington Depot, CT for over 55 years. Are you looking for a particular title or are you hoping for the unexpected? The owners and staff offer over 100 years experience (collectively) in the book business to help you find that book or answer a question. You can also learn about our upcoming book signings, discover what the staff are reading, look for books by local authors, and a lot more.
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On Military Matters, New Jersey
  31 West Broad St - Hopewell, NJ              
Order Department is open Monday thru Saturday 10am to 6pm. Retail Shop is open Thursdays & Fridays 10am to 6pm, Saturday 10am to 5pm on, other times by chance or appointment. Please keep in mind that if you are driving any distance, call first.
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New Jersey Books, New Jersey
  59 Market Street - Newark, NJ              
"Inside you will find various offerings for College Bookstores, College Students, and Faculty. We offer specials on various items every month, so make sure you visit us often. New Jersey Books also operates several retail bookstores serving local universities. If you are a student or faculty member at one of these schools, or just curious about this month's specials, please click on the appropriate university link."
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Collected Stories Bookstore, Connecticut
  12 Daniel Street - Milford, CT              
Collected Stories Bookstore specializes in rare and out-of-print books with a specialty in local history, nautical, literature and poetry as well as nature and history.
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Symposia Community Bookstore, New Jersey
  510 Washington St. - Hoboken, NJ              
Symposia Community Bookstore, Inc. is a Public Bwnwfit nonprofit corporation organized and operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes. Specifically, we operate a thrift shop consisting of books and offer our shop location to be used as a community center. Symposia Community Bookstory is the only used books store in Hoboken.
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Labyrinth Books, New Jersey
  122 Nassau St - Princeton, NJ              
Serving a growing number of colleges and universities for their course-book needs, taking a hands-on approach to assuring that students get their books. Labyrinth Books stores are as densely packed as is the knowledge in the books. These are places in which to get lost in the best of ways: so you can find what you didn't know you were looking for. The stores are conceived as sites for an ongoing exchange of ideas with a full program of author-events.
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Eleventh Step Books, New Jersey
  31 Haddon Avenue - Westmont, NJ              
Business Hours: Monday & Thursday -10 am - 8 pm; Tuesday, Wednesday & Friday - 10 am - 6 pm; Saturday - 10 am - 4 pm; Closed Sundays
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House Of Books, Connecticut
  10 North Main Street - Kent, CT              
A charming, upscale bookshop in a historic building in beautiful Kent. A full selection of books on all subjects.
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Bookworm, The, New Jersey
  99 Claremont Road - Bernardsville, NJ              
The Bookworm is a full service bookstore featuring new books for all ages. We are avid readers and book lovers who are pleased to help you find the perfect book.
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Cave Comics, Connecticut
  57 Church Hill Rd. - Newtown, CT              
Cave Comics opened on May 15th 1989 in the old train station in Newtown CT. It's a great old building with 14 foot ceiling giving us a nice open feeling space. We are always striving to be a helpful, informative and fun store that welcomes everyone. Whether its your first comic or the next of many, we're here to make it a great experience.
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R.J. Julia Booksellers, Connecticut
  768 Boston Post Rd. - Madison, CT              
Located in the shoreline town of Madison, Connecticut, RJ Julia Booksellers has always been a place of inspiration, information, and excitement.
RJ Julia opened 20 years ago as an independent bookstore whose mission was, and is, to be a place where words matter, where writer meets reader, where the ambiance and selection and merchandising of books creates an atmosphere that is welcoming and presents the opportunity for discovery. Ultimately we are fiercely committed to putting the right book in the right hand.
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Whitlock Farm Booksellers, Connecticut
  20 Sperry Rd - Bethany, CT              
Selling used and rare books since 1948, Whitlock's Book Barn is located just minutes from downtown New Haven and Yale University. The store operates from two weatherbeaten barns sitting amid a scenic pasture.
For decades, buyers and sellers of used books, old maps, and ephemera have come to Whitlock's looking for intellectual adventure. With these pages, the store now offers a selection of items online, making it possible for those unable to visit to take advantage of the store's unusual finds and bargains.