Across South Dakota, of the 36 bookstores we list, 35 give a phone number, 3 publish opening hours and 22 have a website. 3 are branches of national chains — Barnes & Noble (3); the remaining 33 are independent. By what they offer: 6 are comic book stores, 3 sell used books, 2 are Christian or religious bookstores. The longest-running is DDR Books, in business since 1900.
Top 10 bookstores in South Dakota
Ranked by how complete and owner-verified the listing info is — hours, phone, website, services. No pay-to-play. Full 2026 ranking
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1DDR BooksWatertown
Mon – Fri: 9:30 am to 5:30 pm, Saturday: 9:30 am to 4:00 pm, Sunday: Closed
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2Henry's BooksSpearfish
Mon 10am-4pm, Tue-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm
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3Barnes & NobleSioux Falls
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4Full Circle Book Co-opSioux Falls
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5Dragon's DenSioux Falls
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6Again BooksRapid City
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7Black Hills ComicsSturgis
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8Brookings Book CompanyBrookings
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9Crossroads Book & MusicSioux Falls
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10Everybodys BookstoreRapid City
Cities
Largest first. Towns with a single bookstore are listed further down this page.
Other towns in South Dakota
One bookstore each — too few for a page of their own, so they live here.
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Corner Book ShoppeAberdeen
504 S State St, Aberdeen, SD 57401
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Brookings Book CompanyBrookings
321 Main Ave, Brookings, SD 57006
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SDSU Jackrabbit CentralBrookings
1421 Student Union Ln, Brookings, SD 57007
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Black Hills Books & TreasuresHot Springs
627 N River St, Hot Springs, SD 57747-1411
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Black Hills Books & TreasuresHot Springs
112 S Chicago St, Hot Springs, SD 57747-1636
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Shepherd ShopMadison
107 Egan Ave N, Madison, SD 57042
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Whatnots, Books & EtcMiller
616 W 4th St, Miller, SD 57362
Sells used books
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Jan Cerney BooksPhilip
24585 Fairview Rd, Philip, SD 57567
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Henry's BooksSpearfish
111 E Hudson St, Spearfish, SD 57783
Mon 10am-4pm, Tue-Sat 9am-5pm, Sun 10am-4pm
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Nine8CultureSpearfish
123 E Jackson Blvd Ste 1, Spearfish, SD 57783
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Black Hills ComicsSturgis
1861 Lazelle St, Sturgis, SD 57785
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Outside of a Dog Books and GamesVermillion
5 Court St, Vermillion, SD 57069
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Ravin BooksYankton
804 Bill Baggs Rd, Yankton, SD 57078
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