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    4.3 (4 reviews)
    Closed 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

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    11 days ago

    Randy, Katie and Wren have a great shop with a comfortable, homey feeling. A must stop on the North Shore.

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    7 months ago

    Crazy overpriced, $35+ tax for four USED books the selection is decent overall, but it's a bit of a chaotic setup.

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    3 years ago

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    Thank you so much!

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    4 years ago

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    Amazing Alonzo Bookstore - Duluth's oldest independent bookstore. Est. 1982.
New and used books, records, gifts and more.

    Amazing Alonzo Bookstore

    4.8(5 reviews)
    24.4 mi

    I live about 75 minutes from Duluth. When I decided that I wanted to read Roots by Alex Haley, I…read morechecked the nearest stores with no luck. I checked Amazon, but didn't feel like paying their price or supporting them in our current situation. I did a Google search for used bookstores in Duluth since I was planning a trip there for some groceries. The name of this place is what first grabbed my attention. I'm so glad it did! Not only did they have a copy in stock, it was half the price of Amazon! I didn't get the name of the person who helped me out over the phone, but she was awesome. She let me pay over the phone, was super-friendly, and when I did the curbside pick up, gladly left it outside the door when I arrived. For an antisocial person like me, that's aces! I hope to someday make an appointment to go in and look around because I am itching to spend money in a store that has already impressed me without me even having walked in the door.

    At first I thought it was a very small store but as you go to the back it meanders left and right…read moreand it turns out to be about a medium size store. I had to ask the lady multiple questions and she was very sweet and gracious and knowledgeable. My husband and I walked out of there with over $70 worth of books and that was all at 60% off. My husband was happy in the sci-fi section I was happy in the small travel section and I found the Ernest Hemingway book I wanted.

    Back Forty Books - bookstores - Updated May 2026

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