Serving Southeastern Indiana Readers For More than 40 Years
Need to catch up on literary classics and pay less for modern novels? Take home new and used from our full-service bookstore in Batesville, Indiana.
Since 1980, The Bookshelf has been providing new and used books to avid readers. At our bookstore, you’ll find a friendly staff dubbed the “Bookshelf Ladies.” We are “Book Mind Readers,” using our literary knowledge to help pick out a book you’ll love, just by asking about the last one you’ve read and enjoyed!
More than 100,000 books to browse...
We have 2 floors of of new and used books. We specialize in hard to find and out of print works from every genre, as well as titles from recent best selling authors. Most books are shelved by author, making it easy to locate the books you seek. Find mysteries, thrillers, westerns, general fiction, classics, science fiction, young readers and non-fiction on the first floor. Our christian and contemporary romances, paranormal and historical romances along with current series (harlequin, love inspired, etc) complete the first floor. Upstairs you will encounter a large section of craft and cookbooks, travel, new age, pets, games, biographies, teens, tweens and the home schooling section. It is really an a”maze”ing experience!
We have thousands of titles in our new book inventory for all ages and deliver the most sought after bestsellers every Tuesday. Even with our extensive stock, we can’t have every title, but we have access to over 1,000,000 titles in just 1-3 days. Pre-order that anticipated title from your favorite author and it will be waiting for you on it’s release date. Let The Bookshelf keep your shelves stocked with your next great read!
Bring your books in to receive store credit toward future purchases. We accept used books in good condition and your credit can be put toward new or used books.
Used
The books we accept receive trade credit at ¼ of the retail price. We maintain a record of your trade credit at the shop.