Bookstores in Pretoria
Bookstores reward the browsers. Pretoria, Gauteng has 30 mapped right now. That's 30 bookshops mapped around Pretoria, 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 Pretoria (within about 40 km), built from OpenStreetMap's community-maintained data. Names you'll run into include CUM Books and Best Books, plus CUM Boeke. If a bookshop's missing from Pretoria's list, it probably just hasn't been mapped yet.
The Pretoria bookstore lineup
30 mapped within about 40 km:
CUM Books
Bookstore
CUM Books — Bookstore. Also worth knowing about CUM Books: the map lists its hours as Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa-Su 09:00-16:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip; it has a website with more detail.
Pretoria, 0081
Hours: Mo-Fr 09:00-18:00; Sa-Su 09:00-16:00
Phone: +27 12 361 6943
Best Books
Bookstore
Best Books is Bookstore.
CUM Boeke
Bookstore
CUM Boeke is Bookstore.
Van Schaik
Bookstore
Van Schaik — Bookstore.
Juta
Bookstore
Juta is Bookstore.
Owl
Bookstore
Owl — Bookstore.
Fascination
Bookstore
Fascination — Bookstore.
Van Schaik
Bookstore
Van Schaik — Bookstore.
Pretoria
Facts 'n Fiction
Bookstore
Facts 'n Fiction is Bookstore.
Forum
Bookstore
Forum is Bookstore.
Fascination
Bookstore
Fascination — Bookstore.
Top Books
Bookstore
Top Books — Bookstore.
Exclusive Books
Bookstore
Exclusive Books is Bookstore. Exclusive Books also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
CUM Books
Bookstore
CUM Books — Bookstore.
Galore
Bookstore
Galore — Bookstore.
ebooks
Bookstore
ebooks is Bookstore.
Maggie's
Bookstore
Maggie's — Bookstore.
SKOOBS
Bookstore
SKOOBS is Bookstore on 1 Monte Casino Boulevard, Fourways - Johannesburg. SKOOBS also notes on the map: a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1 Monte Casino Boulevard, Fourways - Johannesburg
Phone: +27 11 513 2800
Copy Shop
Bookstore
Copy Shop is Bookstore.
Bargain Books
Bookstore
Bargain Books is Bookstore. Bargain Books also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 09:00-19:00; Su 09:00-17:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Hours: Mo-Sa 09:00-19:00; Su 09:00-17:00
Phone: +27 12 997 5148
Shekinah Boekwinkel
BookstoreRun by Moreletapark Gemeente
Shekinah Boekwinkel is Bookstore run by Moreletapark Gemeente on 1353 De Villebois Mareuil Drive, Pretoria. Shekinah Boekwinkel also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as 10:00 - 14:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
1353 De Villebois Mareuil Drive, Pretoria
Hours: 10:00 - 14:00
Phone: +27129978041
Pretoria Book Exchange
Bookstore
Pretoria Book Exchange — Bookstore.
Pretoria
Van Schaik
Bookstore
Van Schaik — Bookstore.
Protea Boekwinkel
Bookstore
Protea Boekwinkel — Bookstore.
CHRISTAL HOPE BOOKSTORE
Bookstore
CHRISTAL HOPE BOOKSTORE is Bookstore. CHRISTAL HOPE BOOKSTORE also notes on the map: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:00-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
10155 EXTENSION 5, SOSHANGUVE SOUTH, PRETORIA, 0152
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:00-18:00
Phone: +27 76 160 8586
Department of Library Services
BookstoreRun by University Of Pretoria
Run by University Of Pretoria, Department of Library Services is Bookstore. Also worth knowing about Department of Library Services: the map lists its hours as Mo-Sa 08:30-18:00; a phone number is listed — worth a call before a special trip.
Pretoria, 0028
Hours: Mo-Sa 08:30-18:00
Phone: +27 12 420 2235;+27 12 420 2236
Exclusive Books
Bookstore
Exclusive Books is Bookstore.
Graffiti
Bookstore
Graffiti is Bookstore.
Exclusive Books
Bookstore
Exclusive Books is Bookstore. Exclusive Books also notes on the map: it has a website with more detail.
Books
Bookstore
Books is Bookstore.
What the map tells us about bookstores in Pretoria
5 of the 30 list their opening hours on the map, which is genuinely useful — bookshops keep civilised hours, so the listed ones are usually reliable.
3 have websites listed. Worth a look for events — readings and signings get announced there first.
The Pretoria bookstore crawl
Plot these on a map and the day plans itself: CUM Books, Best Books, CUM Boeke, Van Schaik, Juta, Owl, Fascination, and Van Schaik. That's 30 stops on the Pretoria bookstore crawl. 22 more are listed below.
Bookstore tips for Pretoria
A few things worth knowing before you work through Pretoria's bookstores:
- Ask for the out-of-print hunters at CUM Books. Some used shops will hunt down out-of-print titles for you. It takes patience, but the find is worth it.
- Read the first page in the shop at Best Books. The first-page test never lies. If it doesn't grab you standing there, it won't grab you at home.
- Learn your editions. A first edition, first printing is the collectible one. Booksellers will show you how to check the copyright page.
- Ask the booksellers. A good bookseller lives for the question 'what should I read next?' Give them three books you loved and watch them work.
Good to know
We searched about 40 km around Pretoria — 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 Pretoria can take a while to appear. Spotted a closure among the 30, or a bookstore we missed entirely? The map is the source of truth here — one OpenStreetMap edit corrects it for everyone.
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 30 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.
Bookstore listings for Pretoria: 30 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.