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Bookstores in Oakland, CA

32 bookstores in and around Oakland, California.

Oakland has about 443,554 residents, which works out to 7.2 bookstores per 100,000 people. Population: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 estimate.

Top 10 bookstores in Oakland

Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.

  1. 1Book Tree

    6121 La Salle Ave, Oakland, CA 94611

    Tuesday through Saturday 10-6; Sundays 10-1

    Children's

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  2. 2Cape and Cowl Comics

    1601 Clay St, Oakland, CA 94612

    Monday through Friday 11am - 7pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am - 6pm

    Comics

    Comics

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  3. 3The Sacred Well

    536 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610

    Open 24 hours

    Since 2006

    Latino-owned

    Metaphysical

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  1. 4Dear John

    3807 MacArthur Blvd, Oakland, CA 94619

    Mon 10am-5:30pm, Wed-Sun 10am-5:30pm

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  2. 5Spectator Books

    4163 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611

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  3. 6Black Swan

    4236 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611

    Since 1999

    Used

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  4. 7Moments Cooperative and Community Space

    410 13th St, Oakland, CA 94612

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  5. 8Pegasus Books

    5560 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618

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  6. 9Walden Pond Books

    3316 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610

    Graphic novels · Horror

    UsedChildren's

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  7. 10Tally Ho! Books

    3941 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611

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32bookstores
7.2per 100,000 residents
28with a phone
24with a website
4publish hours

Of the 32 bookstores listed in Oakland, 28 give a phone number, 4 publish opening hours and 24 have a website. 1 is a branch of a national chain — Barnes & Noble (1); the remaining 31 are independent. By what they offer: 7 sell used books, 4 focus on children's books, 3 are comic book stores. The longest-running is Black Swan, in business since 1999. The nearest bigger selection is Los Angeles with 145.

Oakland 32 bookstores

All 22 other bookstores in Oakland

By ZIP code: 94601 (1) · 94606 (1) · 94607 (5) · 94609 (4) · 94611 (3) · 94612 (7) · 94618 (1)

ZIP 94601 1

  1. Ciudad De Mexico

    38th Ave & International Blvd., Oakland, CA 94601

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ZIP 94606 1

  1. Bandung Books

    2289 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606

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ZIP 94607 5

  1. The Bookmark Bookstore

    933 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607-4017

    Used

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  2. Barnes & Noble

    98 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607

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  3. Kate Mitas, Bookseller

    351 Oak St, Oakland, CA 94607-4617

    Used

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  4. San Francisco Comic Convention

    550 10th St, Oakland, CA 94607

    Comics

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  5. Oakland Chinese Book Store

    388 9th St Ste 102, Oakland, CA 94607-4288

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ZIP 94609 4

  1. BOOK/SHOP

    482 49th St Ste D, Oakland, CA 94609

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  2. European Books and Media

    6600 Shattuck Ave., Oakland, CA 94609

    Used

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  3. Wolfman New Life Quarterly Bookstore

    644 40th St, Oakland, CA 94609

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  4. Marcus Books

    3900 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA 94609

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ZIP 94611 3

  1. Issues

    4198 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611

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  2. Owl & Company Bookshop

    3941 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611

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  3. A Great Good Place For Books

    6120 La Salle Ave, Oakland, CA 94611-2802

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ZIP 94612 7

  1. Bibliomania

    1816 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94612-2110

    UsedChildren'sMetaphysical

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  2. COLLECTOR'S HAVEN

    374 17th St, Oakland, CA 94612

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  3. E.M. Wolfman General Interest Small Bookstore

    410 13th St, Oakland, CA 94612-2602

    Sells used books

    Used

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  4. Sistah Scifi

    1721 Broadway Ste 201, Oakland, CA 94612-2124

    Black-owned

    Comics

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  5. Dan Webb Books

    322 15th St, Oakland, CA 94612

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  6. Mr. Mopps' Children's Books & Toys

    1201 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA 94612-1297

    Children's

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  7. Paper Plains Bookstore

    1220 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612-1802

    Comics

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ZIP 94618 1

  1. East Bay Booksellers

    5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618-1502

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