Tasmania · October 2026 figures
Best book shops & newsagents in Tasmania
The top-ranked book shops & newsagents in Tasmania are The Way in Battery Point, Hobart (5.0 from 82 reviews), Petrarch's Bookshop in Launceston (4.8 from 556 reviews) and Cracked and Spineless New and Used Books in Hobart (4.8 from 264 reviews). 35 are ranked across 2 cities and towns in TAS.
- Ranked in TAS
- 35
- Median rating
- 4.7
- Reviews behind them
- 3,409
- Open Saturday
- 32 of 33
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Book Shops & Newsagents by city in Tasmania
Book Shops & Newsagents at a glance
- 35 book shops & newsagents in Tasmania are ranked here, with 3,409 Google reviews between them and a median rating of 4.7.
- 63% list a website and 83% a phone number on Google.
- 32 of the 33 that list opening hours open on Saturday, and 15 on Sunday.
- Fullers Bookshop in Hobart has the most Google reviews (840), averaging 4.7.
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Questions
Who are the best book shops & newsagents in Tasmania?
The top-ranked book shops & newsagents in Tasmania are The Way (5.0 from 82 reviews), Petrarch's Bookshop (4.8 from 556 reviews) and Cracked and Spineless New and Used Books (4.8 from 264 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 Tasmania?
The Agentize Directory ranks 35 book shops & newsagents in Tasmania, each with a Google rating from at least five reviews. Their median rating is 4.7, from 3,409 reviews in all.
Which book shops & newsagents in Tasmania are open on weekends?
15 of the 33 that list hours on Google open on both Saturday and Sunday. The highest ranked of them are The Way, Petrarch's Bookshop and Fullers Bookshop.
Which book shop in Tasmania has the most reviews?
Fullers Bookshop has the most Google reviews of any book shop ranked in Tasmania: 840, 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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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.