New South Wales · October 2026 figures
Best book shops & newsagents in New South Wales
The top-ranked book shops & newsagents in New South Wales are Reformers Christian Bookshop in Stanmore, Sydney (4.9 from 356 reviews), RoseyRavelston Books in Lawson, Sydney (4.9 from 175 reviews) and The Goddess Emporium in Albury (5.0 from 82 reviews). 491 are ranked across 29 cities and towns in NSW.
- Ranked in NSW
- 491
- Median rating
- 4.5
- Reviews behind them
- 50,389
- Open Saturday
- 445 of 476
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The best 50 of 491. Every business is on its own city's list below.
Book Shops & Newsagents by city in New South Wales
Sydney
312 ranked · median 4.5
Reformers Christian Bookshop 4.9 · 356
Newcastle
28 ranked · median 4.5
Cooks Hill Books & Records 4.9 · 155
Wollongong
26 ranked · median 4.5
Collins Booksellers Thirroul 4.8 · 86
Central Coast
21 ranked · median 4.4
Umina Beach Book Nook 4.8 · 186
Bowral
7 ranked · median 4.2
Books Ever After 4.7 · 77
Port Macquarie
6 ranked · median 4.6
Flynns Book and Record Cafe 4.7 · 94
Albury
6 ranked · median 4.7
The Goddess Emporium 5.0 · 82
Maitland
6 ranked · median 4.4
Harry Hartog Green Hills 4.5 · 255
Ballina
6 ranked · median 4.7
The Book Warehouse Ballina 4.7 · 62
Wagga Wagga
5 ranked · median 4.5
Collins Booksellers Wagga Wagga 4.6 · 185
Dubbo
5 ranked · median 4.4
The Book Connection 4.9 · 73
Armidale
5 ranked · median 4.8
Boobooks 4.8 · 95
Coffs Harbour
4 ranked · median 4.5
The Book Warehouse Coffs Harbour 4.7 · 179
Grafton
4 ranked · median 4.6
Newspower South Grafton News & Gifts 4.6 · 99
Ulladulla
4 ranked · median 4.4
The Wondering Mind 5.0 · 29
Nowra
4 ranked · median 4.7
Dymocks Nowra 4.8 · 140
Orange
4 ranked · median 4.6
Collins Booksellers Orange 4.7 · 98
Byron Bay
4 ranked · median 4.7
The Book Room At Byron 4.7 · 294
Broken Hill
4 ranked · median 4.8
The Broken Hill Bookshop 5.0 · 29
Tweed Heads
3 ranked · median 4.5
QBD Books Tweed Heads South 4.5 · 124
Queanbeyan
3 ranked · median 4.9
Lions Community Bookshop 5.0 · 17
Yamba
3 ranked · median 4.7
The Nook Yamba 4.7 · 44
Griffith
3 ranked · median 4.3
Browse Books Secondhand Bookstore 5.0 · 10
Nelson Bay
3 ranked · median 4.9
Readers Retreat 4.9 · 32
Mudgee
3 ranked · median 4.7
The Book Nest Mudgee 4.9 · 38
Tamworth
3 ranked · median 4.5
The Rotary Book Shed 4.9 · 17
Bathurst
3 ranked · median 4.5
BooksPlus 4.7 · 136
Goulburn
3 ranked · median 4.4
Argyle Emporium 4.8 · 228
Kempsey
3 ranked · median 4.8
Kempsey Newsagency 4.8 · 15
Book Shops & Newsagents at a glance
- 491 book shops & newsagents in New South Wales are ranked here, with 50,389 Google reviews between them and a median rating of 4.5.
- 64% list a website and 92% a phone number on Google.
- 445 of the 476 that list opening hours open on Saturday, and 360 on Sunday.
- 3 list round-the-clock hours, every day of the week: Great Fun Books Co, Peninsula Newsagency and BookLoop.
- Books Kinokuniya Sydney in Sydney has the most Google reviews (4,653), averaging 4.7.
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Questions
Who are the best book shops & newsagents in New South Wales?
The top-ranked book shops & newsagents in New South Wales are Reformers Christian Bookshop (4.9 from 356 reviews), RoseyRavelston Books (4.9 from 175 reviews) and The Goddess Emporium (5.0 from 82 reviews). Each is ranked by proven rating, its Google rating weighted by the number of reviews behind it.
How many book shops & newsagents are there in New South Wales?
The Agentize Directory ranks 491 book shops & newsagents in New South Wales, each with a Google rating from at least five reviews. Their median rating is 4.5, from 50,389 reviews in all.
Which book shops & newsagents in New South Wales are open on weekends?
358 of the 476 that list hours on Google open on both Saturday and Sunday. The highest ranked of them are RoseyRavelston Books, The Goddess Emporium and Cooks Hill Books & Records.
Which book shops & newsagents in New South Wales are open 24 hours?
Great Fun Books Co, Peninsula Newsagency and BookLoop list round-the-clock hours every day on Google. Call ahead to confirm.
Which book shop in New South Wales has the most reviews?
Books Kinokuniya Sydney has the most Google reviews of any book shop ranked in New South Wales: 4,653, averaging 4.7.
How is this list of book shops & newsagents ranked?
Every list is ranked by proven rating: a business's Google rating weighted by the reviews behind it, so a perfect score from five reviews cannot outrank a near-perfect one from five hundred. No business pays to be listed or to move up. How the ranking works.
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