Bookstores in Des Moines
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Hi-5 Comics and Cards
1220 NE 66th Ave, Des Moines, IA 50313
Tue-Fri 11am-6pm, Sat-Sun 11am-4pm
Comics
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Plain Talk Books & Coffee
602 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309
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Storyhouse Bookpub
505 E Grand Ave, Des Moines, IA 50309-1972
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Beaverdale Books
2629 Beaver Ave # S1, Des Moines, IA 50310
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Book Prospector
4600 SW 9th St, Des Moines, IA 50315
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The Little Book
520 Euclid Ave Ste 102, Des Moines, IA 50313
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Shelf Love DSM
2326 University Ave, Des Moines, IA 50311
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Black Medicine Comics
4817 University Ave Ste 10, Des Moines, IA 50311
Of the 9 bookstores listed in Des Moines, 8 give a phone number, 1 publishes opening hours and 7 have a website. No national chains here — every bookstore on this page is independent. By what they offer: 2 are comic book stores. The nearest bigger selection is Davenport with 11.