Bookstores in Apeldoorn
Bookstores reward the browsers. Apeldoorn, Gelderland has 13 mapped right now. That's 13 bookshops mapped around Apeldoorn, each with its own shelves and specialties. The used sections are where the real bargains hide.
This guide covers every bookstore we could verify in and around Apeldoorn (within about 25 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include Broekhuis and Free Record Shop, plus Nawijn&Polak. If a bookshop's missing from Apeldoorn's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Apeldoorn bookstore lineup
13 in Apeldoorn, plus 36 more around Apeldoorn below:
Broekhuis
Bookstore0.4 km from Apeldoorn
Broekhuis is Bookstore on 4 Hofstraat, Apeldoorn. Broekhuis also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4 Hofstraat, Apeldoorn, 7311KV
Phone: +31 55 203 4200
Free Record Shop
Bookstore0.6 km from Apeldoorn
Free Record Shop is Bookstore on 89C Hoofdstraat, Apeldoorn.
89C Hoofdstraat, Apeldoorn, 7311JX
Nawijn&Polak
Bookstore0.6 km from Apeldoorn
Nawijn&Polak — Bookstore, found on 24 Marktplein in Apeldoorn. Also worth knowing about Nawijn&Polak: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
24 Marktplein, Apeldoorn, 7311LR
Phone: +31 55 521 2709
De Robijn
Bookstore0.6 km from Apeldoorn
De Robijn is Bookstore on 62 1e Wormenseweg, Apeldoorn.
62 1e Wormenseweg, Apeldoorn, 7331DH
De Tweede Lezer
Bookstore0.7 km from Apeldoorn
De Tweede Lezer is Bookstore on 102 1e Wormenseweg, Apeldoorn. De Tweede Lezer also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-Fr 13:00-17:30; Sa 11:30-16:30; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
102 1e Wormenseweg, Apeldoorn, 7331DK
Hours: Tu-Fr 13:00-17:30; Sa 11:30-16:30
Phone: +31 55 542 7202
CLC Boeken en Muziek
Bookstore0.9 km from Apeldoorn
CLC Boeken en Muziek is Bookstore on 58 Asselsestraat, Apeldoorn. CLC Boeken en Muziek also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
58 Asselsestraat, Apeldoorn, 7311EN
Phone: +31 55 522 2757
ReadShop
Bookstore1.9 km from Apeldoorn
ReadShop is Bookstore on 5 Korianderplein, Apeldoorn. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
5 Korianderplein, Apeldoorn, 7322NA
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +31 55 366 1111
Bruna
Bookstore2.3 km from Apeldoorn
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 105 Operaplein in Apeldoorn. Also worth knowing about Bruna: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00.
105 Operaplein, Apeldoorn, 7323EL
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Vivánt
Bookstore2.4 km from Apeldoorn
Vivánt — Bookstore, found on 14 Schubertlaan in Apeldoorn. Also worth knowing about Vivánt: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
14 Schubertlaan, Apeldoorn, 7333CV
Phone: +31 55 533 2071
ReadShop
Bookstore3.0 km from Apeldoorn
ReadShop is Bookstore on 422 De Eglantier, Apeldoorn. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
422 De Eglantier, Apeldoorn, 7329DL
Hours: Mo-Th 09:00-18:00; Fr 09:00-20:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +31 55 542 5588
Boek Boek
Bookstore5.8 km from Apeldoorn
Boek Boek is Bookstore.
Bruna
Bookstore8.6 km from Apeldoorn
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 59 Dorpsstraat in Vaassen. Also worth knowing about Bruna: the map lists its hours as Mo 11:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Tu-Fr 09:00-18:00.
59 Dorpsstraat, Vaassen, 8171BL
Hours: Mo 11:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; Tu-Fr 09:00-18:00
Oonk
Bookstore9.5 km from Apeldoorn
Oonk is Bookstore on 4 Stationsstraat, Twello. Oonk also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
4 Stationsstraat, Twello, 7391EK
Phone: +31 571 271 509
What the map tells us about bookstores in Apeldoorn
5 of the 13 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
7 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
Most of the bookstores in Apeldoorn list a phone number. Useful for checking whether a specific title is in stock before you visit.
The Apeldoorn bookstore crawl
The efficient Apeldoorn bookstore crawl strings these together: Broekhuis on 4 Hofstraat, Free Record Shop on 89C Hoofdstraat, Nawijn&Polak on 24 Marktplein, De Robijn on 62 1e Wormenseweg, De Tweede Lezer on 102 1e Wormenseweg, CLC Boeken en Muziek on 58 Asselsestraat, ReadShop on 5 Korianderplein, and Bruna on 105 Operaplein — 13 stops, one logical order. 5 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Apeldoorn
A few things worth knowing before you work through Apeldoorn's bookstores:
- Learn the remainders table at Broekhuis. Publisher overstocks sold cheap. Great for gift buying — new books at used prices.
- Buy the signed copy at Free Record Shop. Signed stock costs the same as unsigned and only goes up in charm. Ask at the till; shops often have signed copies behind the counter.
- Check the sale shelf rhythm. Shops clear shelves on cycles. Ask when the next cull happens — that's when the bargains land.
- Come back seasonally. Stock turns over with the publishing seasons. The shop you browsed in spring is a different shop by autumn.
Good to know
We searched about 25 km around Apeldoorn — that covers the town itself plus the surrounding communities you'd reasonably drive to. Listings come from OpenStreetMap, mapped by local volunteers, so a brand-new bookstore in Apeldoorn can take a while to appear. The 13 above are only as current as the community map. A bookstore that's shut, or a new one nobody's added yet, gets fixed with a single OpenStreetMap edit.
We don't list prices — they change constantly and vary by edition. What we list is the where: real shops, verified by real mappers, in alphabetical order with no favourites.
If you run one of the 13 listed here and something's wrong — a closure, a move, new hours — the fix is the same: update the shop on OpenStreetMap and the correction flows through to this page on the next daily refresh.
Worth the trip: more bookstores around Apeldoorn
36 more within about 25 km of Apeldoorn — here are the 15 nearest:
Boekhandel ABC
Bookstore13.5 km from Apeldoorn
Boekhandel ABC — Bookstore, found on 37 Nieuwstraat in Deventer. Also worth knowing about Boekhandel ABC: it has a website with more detail.
37 Nieuwstraat, Deventer, 7411LG
Praamstra
Bookstore13.5 km from Apeldoorn
Praamstra is Bookstore on 1 Lange Bisschopstraat, Deventer. Praamstra also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 12:00-18:00; Tu-Sa 09:30-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
1 Lange Bisschopstraat, Deventer, 7411KG
Hours: Mo 12:00-18:00; Tu-Sa 09:30-18:00; Su 12:00-17:00
Phone: +31 570 675 925
Boek- en Kantoorboekhandel Hendriks
Bookstore13.5 km from Apeldoorn
Boek- en Kantoorboekhandel Hendriks is Bookstore on 36 Stuijvenburchstraat, Eerbeek. Boek- en Kantoorboekhandel Hendriks also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 10:00-18:00; Tu-Th 08:00-18:00; Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
36 Stuijvenburchstraat, Eerbeek, 6961CW
Hours: Mo 10:00-18:00; Tu-Th 08:00-18:00; Fr 08:00-20:00; Sa 08:00-17:00
Phone: +31 313 651 282
Broekhuis
Bookstore13.5 km from Apeldoorn
Broekhuis is Bookstore on 7 Lange Bisschopstraat, Deventer. Broekhuis also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 12:00-18:00; Tu-We,Fr-Sa 09:30-18:00; Th 09:30-21:00; Su 09:30-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
7 Lange Bisschopstraat, Deventer, 7411KG
Hours: Mo 12:00-18:00; Tu-We,Fr-Sa 09:30-18:00; Th 09:30-21:00; Su 09:30-17:00
Phone: +31 570 203 103
Mangalicious
Bookstore13.5 km from Apeldoorn
Mangalicious — Bookstore, found on 20 Lange Bisschopstraat in Deventer. Also worth knowing about Mangalicious: the map lists its hours as Mo,Su off; Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
20 Lange Bisschopstraat, Deventer, 7411KL
Hours: Mo,Su off; Tu-Fr 10:00-18:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
Knibbel comics
Bookstore13.6 km from Apeldoorn
Knibbel comics is Bookstore on 39 Broederenstraat, Deventer. Knibbel comics also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Th-Fr 12:00-17:30; Sa 10:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
39 Broederenstraat, Deventer, 7411LA
Hours: Th-Fr 12:00-17:30; Sa 10:00-17:00
Das Gute Ist Immer Da!
Bookstore13.6 km from Apeldoorn
Das Gute Ist Immer Da! is Bookstore on 33 Kleine Overstraat, Deventer. Das Gute Ist Immer Da! also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo,Su off; Tu-Fr 12:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
33 Kleine Overstraat, Deventer, 7411JH
Hours: Mo,Su off; Tu-Fr 12:00-17:00; Sa 11:00-17:00
Phone: +31 570 644 625
Boekenvoordeel
Bookstore13.7 km from Apeldoorn
Boekenvoordeel — Bookstore, found on 55 Lange Bisschopstraat in Deventer. Also worth knowing about Boekenvoordeel: the map lists its hours as Mo 11:00-17:30; Tu-Fr 09:30-17:30; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su off; Su[1] 12:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
55 Lange Bisschopstraat, Deventer, 7411KJ
Hours: Mo 11:00-17:30; Tu-Fr 09:30-17:30; Sa 09:00-17:00; Su off; Su[1] 12:00-17:00
De Kleinere Boekwinkel
Bookstore13.7 km from Apeldoorn
De Kleinere Boekwinkel is Bookstore on 11 Spijkerboorsteeg, Deventer. De Kleinere Boekwinkel also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Tu,Su off; We,Fr 10:00-17:30; Th 10:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
11 Spijkerboorsteeg, Deventer, 7411JE
Hours: Mo-Tu,Su off; We,Fr 10:00-17:30; Th 10:00-21:00; Sa 10:00-17:00
Bruna
Bookstore13.7 km from Apeldoorn
Bruna — Bookstore, found on 33 Korte Bisschopstraat in Deventer. Also worth knowing about Bruna: the map lists its hours as Mo 11:00-18:00; Tu-We,Fr 09:00-18:00; Th 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 12:00-17:00; it has a website with more detail.
33 Korte Bisschopstraat, Deventer, 7411HJ
Hours: Mo 11:00-18:00; Tu-We,Fr 09:00-18:00; Th 09:00-21:00; Sa 09:00-17:30; Su 12:00-17:00
Bonbonboek
Bookstore13.9 km from Apeldoorn
Bonbonboek is Bookstore on 37 Walstraat, Deventer. Bonbonboek also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Tu-We,Fr-Sa 11:00-17:00.
37 Walstraat, Deventer, 7411GJ
Hours: Tu-We,Fr-Sa 11:00-17:00
Reba
Bookstore13.9 km from Apeldoorn
Reba — Bookstore, found on 30 Walstraat in Deventer. Also worth knowing about Reba: the map lists its hours as Mo,Su off; Tu-Sa 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
30 Walstraat, Deventer, 7411GM
Hours: Mo,Su off; Tu-Sa 11:00-17:00
Phone: +31 6 824 319 48
Poorthuis
Bookstore14.0 km from Apeldoorn
Poorthuis — Bookstore, found on 105 Walstraat in Deventer. Also worth knowing about Poorthuis: the map lists its hours as Mo,Su off; Tu-Sa 11:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
105 Walstraat, Deventer, 7411GL
Hours: Mo,Su off; Tu-Sa 11:00-17:00
Phone: +31 570 617 734
ReadShop
Bookstore15.3 km from Apeldoorn
ReadShop is Bookstore on 77 Hoofdstraat, Epe. ReadShop also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo 10:00-18:00; Tu-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
77 Hoofdstraat, Epe, 8162AC
Hours: Mo 10:00-18:00; Tu-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa 09:00-17:00
Phone: +31 578 612 265
Kantoorboekhandel Bechtle
Bookstore15.7 km from Apeldoorn
Kantoorboekhandel Bechtle is Bookstore on 40 Hoofdstraat, Gorssel. Kantoorboekhandel Bechtle also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
40 Hoofdstraat, Gorssel, 7213CX
Bookstore listings for Apeldoorn: 13 in Apeldoorn and 36 more nearby mapped from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Photos from Wikimedia Commons contributors; individual photo credits appear in captions. Listing data was last refreshed automatically — verify hours before visiting.