Best theme (paid) for a Book Store

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Topic summary

A bookstore owner seeks a paid Shopify theme for selling physical books, wanting a site with personality to match their well-known local brand.

Specific Requirements:

  • Homepage featuring curated lists: “Our Favourites Right Now,” “Top 10 Sellers,” “Fiction of the Month”
  • Design inspiration similar to uk.bookshop.org
  • Traditional bookstore aesthetic (not for e-books)

Theme Recommendations Provided:

  • Bookshop, Story, Empire, Impulse - suggested as initial options
  • Warehouse - recommended with preview link
  • Bookshop, Books, Susan, Dunki - noted for supporting curated sections matching the owner’s requirements
  • Comprehensive guide - article listing top 9 Shopify bookstore themes for 2025 with comparison table

The discussion remains open with multiple viable options presented but no final decision indicated.

Summarized with AI on November 1. AI used: claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929.
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Any recommendations for a traditional bookstore theme (not e-books)

Selling and shipping good old fashioned books

Paid themes are fine.

Thanks

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Hello @zane99 ,

You can consider themes like Bookshop, Story, Empire, and Impulse.

Please share more details about your business, so I can provide the most relevant solution for your case.

Best regards,
Anastasia

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Hi @zane99
You can try Warehouse: https://themes.shopify.com/themes/warehouse theme
Please check the preview and see it works for you
Thanks!

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Well we are a good old fashioned book store and would like a site that has a bit or personality (like us, quite well known in our part of the world)

Homepage would be consisting of lists such as

  • Our Favourites Right now
  • top 10 sellers
  • Fiction of the month

like this https://uk.bookshop.org/

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@zane99 Bookshop Classic design (uicookies.com)
Books Fully responsive (ultida.com)
Susan Elegant look (colorlib.com)
Dunki Clean and highly customizable (themeforest.net)
Each theme supports curated sections like “Our Favourites Right Now” and “Top 10 Sellers,” similar to Bookshop.org.

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Hi @zane99

We have an article containing a list of Top 9 Shopify Bookstore Themes In 2025 (Free & Paid), you can take a look : https://avada.io/blog/shopify-bookstore-theme/. We’ve also prepared a concise table to help you quickly evaluate and compare the features of these top 10 Shopify bookstore themes. This table highlights the key features of each theme, including vendor, niche, and ratings, allowing you to identify the best fit for your online bookstore.

I hope it’s helpful for you.

Thank you.