The best selections can be found at the following bookstores: Green Apple Books (food, children's books, used books, CDs and DVDs as well), Kinokuniya (not only does it stock an extensive selection in terms of the regular categories but also includes a great selection of comic books/graphic novels as well as Manga), City Lights Bookstore (the No. 1 favorite with an excellent poetry room; also check out their progressive politics selection), Borderland Books (their sci-fi, horror and fantasy selections are often raved about), Aardvark Books (check out their used pile of graphic novels). Read More..

Almost all neighborhood bookstores are independently owned and offer quality selections of used books along with new books. But, there are some really large and well known stores that also stock used books. They are: Read More..

The best neighborhood bookstores are almost all independently owned and include the following: Read More..

Many of the best known bookstores also have great kids' sections. Some of the best include: Read More..

There are scores of such bookstores all over San Francisco. The most well known ones are Book Bay (with two outlets - Fort Mason and Civic Center), Books Inc (four outlests - Castro, Marina, Laurel Village and Opera Plaza in Civic Center), Alexander Book Company (with over 50,000 books to choose from), and A Different Light Bookstore (catering to the gay and lesbian market and including works of fiction, non-fiction and magazines). City Lights is another famous one. Read More..

The Cartoon Art Museum's in-house bookstore is the best when it comes to the selection of comic books they offer. These range from local and indie to Manga and everything in between. The store also makes a great effort to stock books that relate directly to the many exhibits in the Museum. Read More..

California Historical Society Bookstore (local and state history books), Get Lost Travel Books (travel guides, maps and travel gear), Omnivore Books (food), William Stout Architectural Books (architecture), 871 Fine Arts Bookstore, The Maritime Store (sailing), The Scarlet Sage Herb company (health and medicine books), Limelight Film and Theatre Books, and Goteblud (old magazines) are just a few of the many you can find in this city. Read More..

City Lights is in the Nob Hill area close to North Beach/Telegraph Hill. Green Apple Books is located in Inner Richmond. Borderland, Dog Eared Books, Abandoned Planet Bookstore, Limelight Film & Theatre Books, The Scarlet Sage Herb Company and Modern Times Bookstores are in Mission while Kinokuniya is in Pacific Heights. The Booksmith is located in Haight-Ashbury and the Aardvark Books is situated in Castro. Read More..