Bookstores in South Bend
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Griffon Bookstore
121 W Colfax Ave, South Bend, IN 46601
Mon–Thu 10am–6pm, Fri–Sat 10am–7pm, Sun 11am–5pm
Since 1976
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Brain Lair Books
1005 Portage Ave, South Bend, IN 46616
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Erasmus Books
1027 E Wayne St, South Bend, IN 46617
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Communication Center
4315 Ralph Jones Ct, South Bend, IN 46628
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Idle Hours Bookshop
212 S Michigan St, South Bend, IN 46601-2002
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GLBT Resource Center of Michiana
1522 Mishawaka Ave, South Bend, IN 46615-1426
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Ivy Tech CC South Bend Bookstore
220 Dean Johnson Blvd, South Bend, IN 46601-3415
Of the 8 bookstores listed in South Bend, 8 give a phone number, 2 publish opening hours and 4 have a website. No national chains here — every bookstore on this page is independent. By what they offer: 3 sell used books, 1 focuses on children's books. The longest-running is Griffon Bookstore, in business since 1976. The nearest bigger selection is Indianapolis with 49.