Bay Area bookstores accepting local authors & zines
These 5 shops publicly say they accept submissions. Each card links to a listing with the exact pitch instructions from the shop's own website. Read how to pitch to retailers and grab the free line sheet template before you hit send.
The 5 shops
The Booksmith
Haight Street independent bookstore stocking books and magazines from traditional and nontraditional publishers, plus cards and gift sidelines.
Heads up: Street address taken from a search snippet of their site (booksmith.com blocked direct fetching); verify before publishing.
Green Apple Books
Independent new and used bookstore with three SF stores (Clement St, Books on the Park, Browser Books); selective about consignment titles.
Heads up: Unsold copies must be picked up within two weeks of notice or go in the free box.
Hicklebee's
San Jose children's bookstore with a consignment program for Bay Area authors and illustrators.
Heads up: Unclaimed books are donated 30 days after a consignment ends.
Kepler's Books
Menlo Park independent bookstore near Stanford; highly curated, buys mainly through publishers' reps.
Heads up: Self-published books are generally not carried; only exceptions with a strong local connection.
Dog Eared Books Valencia
Mission new and used general-interest bookstore.
Heads up: Not consignment: they buy the book outright for store credit.
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