Isle of Books

For us, the bound and written word isn’t just our business, it’s our all-consuming obsession. We’re proud to say that Isle of Books is a store with deep Montana roots. Established in 2013 by Medellee Antonioli, a fifth-generation Montana woman, Isle of Books began as a humble amazon account, selling books online. In 2019, after completing a Masters in Library and Information Science at the University of Denver, Medellee returned home and purchased the Used Book Emporium in Bozeman. Within two years, Isle of Books became one of Montana’s largest and highest rated independent bookstores.

In 2020, Medellee purchased her grandmother Jo’s iconic Butte store Books and Books. A few months later, Medellee and her incredible mother Susan Rosten bought and began to restore the historic Southern Hotel in Uptown Butte. Books and Books (now Isle of Books and Books) moved to the larger location in December, which is being filled to the rafters with more new and used books.

Today, between both locations, Isle of Books maintains over 100,000 new and used titles available for sale in-store and online, from every kind of fiction to the whole gamut of nonfiction, as well as records, gifts, and more. Plus, we’ve got the friendliest batch of bibliophiles west of the Mississippi, all of them just aching to make a recommendation. If you’re as book obsessed as us, you’ll want to put both Isle of Books locations on your Montana must-visit list!

Bozeman

WE HAVE MOVED!
Isle of Books has moved from our Huffine location to 511 West Mendenhall! We’re officially open for business again so stop, say hi and check out our new spot, we’re quite fond of it!

Isle of Books, Bozeman’s Used Book Emporium is one of Montana’s largest independent used bookstores, with over 75,000 books. Our Bozeman location maintains a large collection of fiction and nonfiction books, a variety of vintage and antiquarian titles and wonderful children’s and young adult sections. Stop by to browse our well-organized shelves of: Fiction, Classics, Montana, History, Poetry, Foreign language, Business, Animals & Nature, Science & Mathematics, Philosophy, DIY, Crafts, Diet & Health, Travel, Religion and more! You can bring in books to trade every day that we’re open, so gather a few from your shelf and head on over to our used bookstore.

We are open:
Tuesday—Saturday: 10:00AM–5:00PM
Sunday: 11:00AM–4:00PM

Our address is:
511 W. Mendenhall
Bozeman, Montana 59715

Email:
isleofbooks@outlook.com

Give us a call: 
(406) 219-3581

Butte

Founded more than 40 years ago, Books & Books, now Isle of Books & Books in Butte houses more than 40,000 new and used titles. Owner Medellee Antonioli purchased the store from her grandmother, Jojamette Antonioli in November, 2020 and moved the store to its new location, the historic Southern Hotel at 43 E. Broadway in December 2021. Come browse our floor to ceiling custom built wood shelves filled with new and beautiful antiquarian books.

We are open:
Monday—Saturday: 10:00AM–5:00PM

Our address:
43 E Broadway St. Butte, MT 59701

Email:
butte@isleofbooksMT.com

Give us a call: 
(406) 782-9520

Our Book Credit Program

Bring in your gently used books to either location any time we’re open. We offer $2.00 credit for most books and are happy to take used records, CDs and DVDs as well. We also have a “no trash” policy. If we cannot use a book, we either donate it to the library or recycle it depending on the condition. Your books will not end up in the garbage. Store credit is maintained by us in our system, it can be applied towards the purchase of anything in the store and it never expires. Note, store credit applies to half used book purchases (if you buy $10 in books, your store credit will cover $5) and one quarter of new book purchases.

Events

Fantasy readers rejoice! “The Twelfth Scepter,” the fourth book in The Elementalists series by Ephie Risho is out now! It will both conclude the series and be a fine standalone novel in its own right.

Even better, you can meet Ephie Risho and have him sign your book in person! Join us on Saturday, December 16th at Isle of Books in Bozeman. It’s an ideal Christmas present for all of the readers in your life! So bring your copy or buy one at the store and have it signed by the author! Refreshments available!

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