Top 10 bookstores in Boston
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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2Frugal Bookstore
57 Warren St, Boston, MA 02119
Mon–Fri 10am–6pm, Sat 10am–5pm
Author signings · Horror
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3Beacon Hill Books & Cafe
71 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114
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4Trident Booksellers and Cafe
338 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02115
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5Commonwealth Books
9 Spring Ln, Boston, MA 02109
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6I AM Books
124 Salem St, Boston, MA 02113
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7Lucy Parsons Center
358 Centre St A, Boston, MA 02130
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8More Than Words Bookstore & Event Space
242 E Berkeley St, Boston, MA 02118-2480
Woman-owned
Sells used books
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10Papercuts Bookshop
60 South St, Boston, MA 02130
Of the 41 bookstores listed in Boston, 37 give a phone number, 2 publish opening hours and 32 have a website. 4 are branches of national chains — Hudson Booksellers (3), Barnes & Noble (1); the remaining 37 are independent. By what they offer: 7 sell used books, 4 focus on children's books, 3 are comic book stores. Most often named on their own websites: comics (3) and horror (2). The longest-running is Ars Libri Ltd., in business since 1976.
All 31 other bookstores in Boston
By ZIP code: 02108 (3) · 02111 (2) · 02115 (6) · 02116 (3) · 02118 (1) · 02128 (4) · 02129 (1) · 02130 (1) · 02131 (3) · 02134 (1) · 02136 (1) · 02163 (1) · 02210 (1) · 02215 (2) · no ZIP (1)
ZIP 02108 3
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Peter L Stern
15 Court Sq, Boston, MA 02108-2503
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Sip 'n' Read
123 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02108-4713
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Old Corner Book Store
283 Washington St, Boston, MA 02108-4304
ZIP 02111 2
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Brattle Street Bookshop
Brattle street , Boston, MA 02111
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Calamus Bookstore
92 South St # B, Boston, MA 02111-2801
ZIP 02115 6
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Spyglass Books
221 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02115
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MFA Bookstore & Shop
465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
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Barnes & Noble
300 Fenway, Boston, MA 02115
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Wentworth Book Store
550 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
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MIT Harvard COOP
84 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02115-1803
ZIP 02116 3
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Philip Salmon & Company Rare Books
607 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116
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Raven Used Books
263 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116
ZIP 02118 1
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Parkside Bookshop
260 Shawmut Ave, Boston, MA 02118
ZIP 02128 4
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Booklink
1 Harborside Dr, Boston, MA 02128
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Hudson Booksellers - Logan Airport
11 Terminal C, Boston, MA 02128-2016
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Hudson Booksellers
Terminal C, Pre-security C11, Boston, MA 02128
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Hudson Booksellers
Terminal B, Boston, MA 02128
ZIP 02129 1
ZIP 02130 1
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Boston Book Company
705 Centre St, Boston, MA 02130
ZIP 02131 3
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Pazzo Books
16 Johnswood Rd, Boston, MA 02131
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Pazzo Books
4258 Washington St #7, Boston, MA 02131
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Rozzie Bound Co-op
739 South St, Boston, MA 02131
ZIP 02134 1
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Molly's Bookstore - Allston
305 Western Ave, Boston, MA 02134-1010
ZIP 02136 1
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Print Ain't Dead
1476 River St, Boston, MA 02136
ZIP 02163 1
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Brookline Booksmith
279 Harvard Way, Boston, MA 02163
ZIP 02210 1
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Inspirit: The Uu Book And Gift Shop
24 Farnsworth St, Boston, MA 02210-1264
ZIP 02215 2
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Boston Book Annex
906 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02215
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Commonwealth Books
526 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215-2606
No ZIP listed 1
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Books & Old Prints
Boston, MA