BORDERS BOOKS & MUSIC
Borders is one of those megalithic chains that desperately wants to be your neighborhood bookstore. Although not as cozy as the local "mom and pop" stores that Seattle is known for, Borders has tried to make its two-story downtown emporium feel like an intimate environment complete with a café, comfy chairs, book signings, local music performances, and writing workshops. While it will never have the character and culture fostered by local independents, Borders does have an exhaustive selection of titles from both big and small publishing houses.

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1501 4th Ave. S.
(Downtown)
ph: (206) 622-4599

SEATTLE MYSTERY BOOKSHOP
Whether you're searching for a detective novel, true crime story, or whodunit, the voracious readers that staff this specialty bookstore will help locate it, or suggest the perfect title. Dedicated to preserving and promoting the mystery genre, The Seattle Mystery Bookshop caters to everything a reader could want. Armchair detectives are kept up to date with weekly author signings, an extensive inventory of signed first editions, antiquarian offerings, and a well-researched newsletter.

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117 Cherry St.
(Pioneer Square, Downtown)
ph: (206) 587-5737

HALF PRICE BOOKS
Don't ask how they manage, but Half Price Books is known for offering great, new books at half-price. Everything from fiction, art books, travel, and poetry tomes, both new and used, are sure to fulfill your browsing fantasies. If you don't feel like reading, look at the small music area with the same low prices on CDs new and used.

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4709 NE Roosevelt Way
(University District)
ph: (206) 547-7859

BAILEY / COY
Bailey/Coy is Capitol Hill's best bookstore, conveniently located in the middle of Broadway. The shop is small, but stacked with excellent reading material, from fiction to travel to selections especially meant for the Hill's gay population. Browse through the tables for an outstanding choice of lower-priced books.

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414 E Broadway
(Capitol Hill)
ph: (206) 323-8842

CONFOUNDED BOOKS & HYPNO VIDEO
Freaked out by the corporate transformation of Fremont, Confounded Books & Hypno Video now occupies a storefront in Belltown, on an artsy block of 2nd Ave. Like its neighbors, Roq La Rue and Singles Going Steady, this bookstore caters to the counter-cultural connoisseur. It's where to go to pick up the latest copy of Ugly Things or Maximimrocknroll, and to check out underground comics (think Zap, Fantagraphics and Kitchen Sink type fare). The actual book selection ranges from the academic to the offbeat, with an emphasis on lowbrow art and pop culture.

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2235 2nd Ave.
(Belltown, Downtown)
ph: (206) 441-1377

BEATTY BOOKSTORE
A substantial collection of slightly bruised 100+year-old books highlights this used bookstore. Lines of French texts, paperback fiction, and assorted ephemera make it an ideal lunch-hour stopping point.

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1925 3rd Avenue
(Downtown)
ph: (206) 728-2665