Top 10 bookstores in Oakland
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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2Cape and Cowl Comics
1601 Clay St, Oakland, CA 94612
Monday through Friday 11am - 7pm, Saturday and Sunday 11am - 6pm
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5Spectator Books
4163 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611
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7Moments Cooperative and Community Space
410 13th St, Oakland, CA 94612
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8Pegasus Books
5560 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618
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10Tally Ho! Books
3941 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611
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.
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
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Ciudad De Mexico
38th Ave & International Blvd., Oakland, CA 94601
ZIP 94606 1
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Bandung Books
2289 International Blvd, Oakland, CA 94606
ZIP 94607 5
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The Bookmark Bookstore
933 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607-4017
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Barnes & Noble
98 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94607
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Kate Mitas, Bookseller
351 Oak St, Oakland, CA 94607-4617
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San Francisco Comic Convention
550 10th St, Oakland, CA 94607
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Oakland Chinese Book Store
388 9th St Ste 102, Oakland, CA 94607-4288
ZIP 94609 4
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BOOK/SHOP
482 49th St Ste D, Oakland, CA 94609
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European Books and Media
6600 Shattuck Ave., Oakland, CA 94609
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Wolfman New Life Quarterly Bookstore
644 40th St, Oakland, CA 94609
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Marcus Books
3900 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA 94609
ZIP 94611 3
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Issues
4198 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611
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Owl & Company Bookshop
3941 Piedmont Ave, Oakland, CA 94611
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A Great Good Place For Books
6120 La Salle Ave, Oakland, CA 94611-2802
ZIP 94612 7
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Bibliomania
1816 Telegraph Ave, Oakland, CA 94612-2110
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COLLECTOR'S HAVEN
374 17th St, Oakland, CA 94612
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Dan Webb Books
322 15th St, Oakland, CA 94612
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Mr. Mopps' Children's Books & Toys
1201 Martin Luther King Jr Way, Oakland, CA 94612-1297
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Paper Plains Bookstore
1220 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94612-1802
ZIP 94618 1
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East Bay Booksellers
5433 College Ave, Oakland, CA 94618-1502
Nearby in California
- Alameda6
- Berkeley28
- Orinda4
- El Cerrito3
- San Leandro5
- Lafayette3
- Los Angeles145
- San Francisco93