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Avid Reader - Davis

The Avid Reader in Davis has been in business over twenty years and holds awards for best bookstore, best customer service, and best independent retailer. Services in both stores include overnight special ordering (with free shipping), direct to home shipping, and online ordering. Books presented through the website are accessible through the stores but may require special ordering. Teachers receive a 20% discount for classroom orders. The Davis store also offers fast searches for used, difficult to obtain, and out of print books.

Avid Reader - Sacramento

Bookstore

The Avid Reader in Sacramento is located in the old Tower bookstore location and is the largest independent bookstore in the Central Valley. Stan Forbes and Alzada Knickerbocker are the local owners in Sacramento. Services in the store include overnight special ordering (with free shipping), direct to home shipping, and online ordering. Books presented through the website are accessible through the stores but may require special ordering. Teachers receive a 20% discount for classroom orders. There is a bookclub on the fourth Wednesday of every month. Each is always open to new members. The book choice for that month is offered at 20% off for anyone interested in the title. There is also a significant children’s book area which is a popular destination for young readers. Avid Reader stores are recognized for a staff that is fast, friendly, and knowledgeable, extensive book selections including the best in print for the readers of Sacramento, in-store events, strong support of local authors, contributions to local organizations, and sponsorships of community programs. The store welcomes opportunities to provide books for offsite events such as children’s bookfairs, author programs, lectures, and conferences. There is also an Avid Reader in Davis.

Barnes & Noble - Arden Fair

Bookstore

Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest book retailer in the United States. The company is known for large, upscale retail outlets and its competitive discounting of bestsellers. The store also sells magazines, newspapers, DVDs, graphic novels, gifts, games, and music.

Carol's Books

Bookstore

Carol’s Books specializes in African American Literature. Carol’s Books is also proud to be the official home of all Authors, WriteWay2freedom, Forty Plus Modeling Troupe, and the Forty Plus Club.

Downtown Davis

Bar/Tavern ; Bookstore ; Boutique/Retail ; Business/Company ; Gallery ; Restaurant/Cafe

Downtown Davis is a delightful 32-block shopping, dining, and entertainment destination in the heart of the university town of Davis, CA, located 15 miles west of Sacramento. It’s a place to gather with friends and family to enjoy a walkable shopping district packed with vibrant entertainment, dining destinations, and community events. It’s convenient, close, fun and easy to explore. Downtown Davis is energized by the people who work, live, and visit here, offering the friendliness of a small town, with the culture of an innovative, creative, and forward-thinking community. Discover over 700 retail, professional, and service businesses, including more than 70 restaurants and cafes, 13 movie screens, three art galleries, five hotels, and more. What are you waiting for? Stop by, say “Hi,” and stay awhile. Friendly to pedestrians and bicyclists alike, Downtown Davis presents an appealing, vibrant cornerstone to the larger community and the UC Davis campus, offering shopping, dining, arts, and entertainment.

Empire's Comics Vault

Bookstore

Empire’s Comics Vault has expanded to twice their previous size and they still have all the great things that make them the best in town, plus a whole lot more! Orders on new comics have increased to include just about everything that comes out and new comics are available every Wed by 11am. More trades are stocked than ever before and the back issues selection has doubled. Of course, Empire’s Comics Vault carries all the other things that go along with collecting comics: Ssatues, wall scrolls, posters, clothing, plushes, toys, DVDs, magazines, comic and card Supplies, anime, manga, card games, miniature games, individual cards and miniatures, strategy board games, plus much more. There is a designated game area for game play during all hours. Come down and play any time!

Sacramento State (CSUS)

Arena/Stadium ; Bookstore ; Gallery ; Historic Building/Landmark ; Media/TV/Radio Facility ; Park/Garden ; Performing Arts Center ; Restaurant/Cafe ; Studio Space ; Theater

Sacramento State is a vibrant metropolitan university that is among the largest campuses in the California State University system. We enroll a multicultural student body of 28,000, and graduate about 6,000 students each year. Despite our size, quality teaching in small classes remains a top priority. Students enjoy personalized attention from their professors, as well as extensive research and internship opportunities in Sacramento, the heart of California government. We’re particularly proud of our beautiful 300-acre campus, with its lush landscaping and 3,000 trees. Miles of trails stretch along the nearby American River Parkway, linking our campus and student housing with recreational areas such as Folsom Lake and Old Sacramento. Sacramento State remains one of the nation’s best higher education values, with student fees among the lowest in the nation. About half of our students receive some form of financial assistance. For a detailed campus map, click here.

Time Tested Books

Bookstore

Since 1981, Time Tested Books has offered Northern California a great selection of quality books–a stock so strong as to garner a reputation as one of the West Coast’s premier book stores. In its classic turn-of-the-century building, Time Tested Books offers both quality books and vinyl records, as well as excellent service by knowledgeable staff. As a locally owned, small business, Time Tested Books strives to make Sacramento a great place to live by creating a great book experience with events such as author signings, readings, lectures, and music performances.

Underground Books

Bookstore

Underground Books is integrated within a larger entity, the 23,000 square foot multi-use 40 Acres Art Gallery and Cultural Center, located at 35th Street and Broadway in Oak Park, Sacramento, and consisting of a performing arts facility, an art gallery, a coffeeshop, a barbershop and twelve apartments. Art is a vital, integral aspect of the entire 40 Acres project and fulfills the Art Gallery’s mandate to bring art to the community–by presenting exhibitions, public art installations, educational programming, and special events where people live, eat, and socialize.

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