Brisbane, Queensland · October 2026 figures
Best book shops & newsagents in Brisbane, QLD
The top-ranked book shops & newsagents in Brisbane are Books@Stones (4.9 from 149 reviews), Salisbury Second Hand Bookshop (4.9 from 134 reviews) and Avid Reader (4.8 from 751 reviews). 129 are ranked here by proven rating.
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- 129
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- Reviews behind the list
- 13,341
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- 121 of 129
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Book Shops & Newsagents by suburb in Brisbane
Every suburb with five or more book shops & newsagents has its own ranked list.
Book Shops & Newsagents in Brisbane at a glance
- 129 book shops & newsagents in Brisbane are ranked here, with 13,341 Google reviews between them and a median rating of 4.5.
- 65% list a website and 88% a phone number on Google.
- 121 of the 129 that list opening hours open on Saturday, and 93 on Sunday.
- 1 lists round-the-clock hours, every day of the week: Books on War Australia.
- Dymocks Brisbane in Brisbane City has the most Google reviews (1,678), averaging 4.6.
- The suburbs with the most: Brisbane City (7).
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Questions
Who are the best book shops & newsagents in Brisbane?
The top-ranked book shops & newsagents in Brisbane are Books@Stones (4.9 from 149 reviews), Salisbury Second Hand Bookshop (4.9 from 134 reviews) and Avid Reader (4.8 from 751 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 Brisbane?
The Agentize Directory ranks 129 book shops & newsagents in Brisbane, each with a Google rating from at least five reviews. Their median rating is 4.5, from 13,341 reviews in all.
Which book shops & newsagents in Brisbane are open on weekends?
93 of the 129 that list hours on Google open on both Saturday and Sunday. The highest ranked of them are Books@Stones, Avid Reader and Zombster.
Which book shops & newsagents in Brisbane are open 24 hours?
Books on War Australia list round-the-clock hours every day on Google. Call ahead to confirm.
Which book shop in Brisbane has the most reviews?
Dymocks Brisbane has the most Google reviews of any book shop ranked in Brisbane: 1,678, averaging 4.6.
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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Ratings and review counts are Google's, as listed in October 2026. Phone numbers, websites and opening hours are the ones each business lists on Google. No business pays to be listed or to move up, and none is verified or endorsed by Agentize. How the ranking works.