Top 10 bookstores in Raleigh
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play.
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2Dancing Moon Books and Gifts
1840 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27608
Mon-Fri 11am-7pm, Sat 10am-7pm, Sun 1pm-6pm
Since 1990
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4CaryPress International Books
8801 Fast Park Dr Ste 301, Raleigh, NC 27617
Monday – Friday 9 am to 5 pm
Horror
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5Nice Price Books and Records
3106 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27607
Mon-Sun 11am-7pm
Sells used books
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7So and So Books
719 N Person St, Raleigh, NC 27604
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8Quail Ridge Books
4209-100 Lassiter Mill Rd, Raleigh, NC 27609
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10Barnes and Noble
8431 Brier Creek Pkwy, Raleigh, NC 27617
Of the 44 bookstores listed in Raleigh, 36 give a phone number, 9 publish opening hours and 26 have a website. 5 are branches of national chains — Barnes & Noble (4), Books-A-Million (1); the remaining 39 are independent. By what they offer: 11 are comic book stores, 7 sell used books, 7 focus on children's books. Most often named on their own websites: comics (6), sells used books (4) and graphic novels (4). The longest-running is Dancing Moon Books and Gifts, in business since 1990.
All 34 other bookstores in Raleigh
By ZIP code: 27545 (1) · 27601 (3) · 27604 (6) · 27605 (2) · 27606 (2) · 27607 (4) · 27609 (1) · 27610 (2) · 27612 (4) · 27614 (2) · 27615 (1) · 27616 (5) · 27617 (1)
ZIP 27545 1
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A Peace of My Passion Christian Bookstore
7633 Knightdale Blvd Ste 102, Raleigh, NC 27545
ZIP 27601 3
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Blackbird Books & Coffee
323 Blake St, Raleigh, NC 27601
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Read With Me, A Children's Book & Art Shop
111 E Hargett St Ste 110, Raleigh, NC 27601-1482
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Nice Price Books & Records
222 N Bloodworth St, Raleigh, NC 27601-1106
ZIP 27604 6
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Dog-Eared Books
4011 Atlantic Ave, Raleigh, NC 27604-1732
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Edward McKay Used Books & More
3514 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604
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Book Planet
2101 Harrod St, Raleigh, NC 27604-1725
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Dollar Book Exchange
4001 Atlantic Ave, Raleigh, NC 27604-1732
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Libreria catolica la esperanza
1924 Capital Blvd, Raleigh, NC 27604-2147
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The Dollar Book Exchange
2300 Westinghouse Blvd Ste 105, Raleigh, NC 27604-2496
ZIP 27605 2
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Sugartime Books and Memories
Cheshire Cat Gallery, 2050 Clark Ave, Raleigh, NC 27605
ZIP 27606 2
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Wee Tales Childrens Books
5213 Blue Stem Ct, Raleigh, NC 27606
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Ultimo Toys
1301 Buck Jones Rd, Raleigh, NC 27606
ZIP 27607 4
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Bookmark Creations
7406 Chapel Hill Rd Ste K, Raleigh, NC 27607
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Enterprise comics
1025 Blue Ridge Rd, Raleigh, NC 27607-3902
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Foundation's Edge
2526 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27607-7298
ZIP 27609 1
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Books-A-Million
4031 Wake Forest Rd, Raleigh, NC 27609
ZIP 27610 2
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Blacknificent Books
2011 Poole Rd Ste A, Raleigh, NC 27610
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Liberation Station Bookstore
430 Hill St., Raleigh, NC 27610
ZIP 27612 4
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Homeschool Gathering Place
5204 Hollyridge Dr, Raleigh, NC 27612
Family-owned
Sells used books · Graphic novels
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Anime Paradaisu
5208 Hollyridge Dr, Raleigh, NC 27612
ZIP 27614 2
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Rear View Book LLC
14460 Falls of Neuse Rd Ste 149-182, Raleigh, NC 27614
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The Book Bar
10511 Shadowlawn Dr, Raleigh, NC 27614
ZIP 27615 1
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Fight Or Flight Comics
6675-015 Falls Of The Neuse Road, Raleigh, NC 27615
Comics · Graphic novels · Manga
ZIP 27616 5
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Fight or Flight Comics
5959 Triangle Town Blvd #1097b, Raleigh, NC 27616
Comics · Graphic novels · Manga
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Family Christian
5950 Poyner Village Pkwy # 111, Raleigh, NC 27616
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Barnes & Noble
5959 Triangle Town Blvd Unit 2107, Raleigh, NC 27616
Mon-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 11am-6pm
Author signings · Storytimes
ZIP 27617 1
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Barnes & Noble
8431 Brier Creek Parkway, Raleigh, NC 27617
Mon-Sat 10am-8pm, Sun 11am-7pm
Author signings · Storytimes
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