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A number of independent book sellers continue to thrive in the city and its immediate vicinity. Downtown Ithaca bookstores on or very near the Commons include the following:

Autumn Leaves, 115 The Commons. (607) 273-8239. Open 7 days a week. 60,000 books, 10,000 records and a Cafe, all under one roof.

The Bookery I, in DeWitt Mall, corner of Buffalo and Cayuga Streets. Bookery I sells used and collectible books.

"Buffalo Street Books", also in the DeWitt Mall, sells new books.

Colophon Books, 205 N Aurora.

Home Green Home, 215 the Commons, has small book section with titles related to sustainable living.

Mayer's News Stand, 318 E. State - A huge selection of periodicals with some mass-market books.

Snow Lion Publications, 605 W. State (but enter via parking lot off 600 block of W. Green) - A Tibetan Buddhist book publisher, also has a browsable area in their warehouse for books and Buddhist tchotchkes.

Cornell University Bookstore, 135 Ho Plaza on the Cornell Campus - has a selection of general books in addition to textbooks.

Comics for Collectors, 207 N. Aurora - graphic novels and comics.

Within a 20-minute drive of Ithaca you can also find two barn-sized used-book sellers:

The Phoenix Books, 1608 Dryden Rd. [Rt. 13], going north toward Dryden

Book Barn of the Finger Lakes, 198 North Rd. just off Rt. 13 in Dryden, across from the Tompkins-Cortland Community College entrance.

Also, one "big-box" bookstore can be found in Ithaca:

Barnes & Noble, Route 13 S (next to Tops supermarket)

If you'll be in Ithaca in May or October, look into the dates of the huge Friends of the Library book sale, which lasts a week or two for each sale period and offers over 250,000 items for sale, with proceeds supporting the fancy, new (but cash-strapped) county library on the corner of Green and Cayuga Streets.

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