Best Bookstore: Fair's Fair Books

Find quality, used books for affordable prices at Fair’s Fair Books - it’s all in the name! Since 1988, this store has been a fixture in downtown Calgary for many readers and book enthusiasts, winning the Best Bookstore award yet again. When the family-owned business first opened, it was selling 7,000 books that had been accumulated from garage sales in the months prior. As the business grew in popularity, it became more than that, now employing book lovers from all over the city, maintaining its roots as a family-owned and operated business.

Now with two locations in Calgary, you will find all of the books neatly organized, allowing customers to browse the shelves by subject and/or jump on a computer to see if they are carrying the exact book you’re searching for. A fellow book-loving Fair’s Fair representative is always happy to search the database and arrange for your book to be held for pick-up at the location you desire. There’s no telling what beautiful tales or intricate stories have come through their doors over the years. Unlike any other establishment in Calgary, Fair’s Fair presents a wide book selection at prices like you wouldn’t believe. Stop by Fair’s Fair to buy, sell or trade used books.

FIRST RUNNER UP: OWL’S NEST BOOKS

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