Independent Websites Dedicated to Authors of African Descent
These Black-owned, online booksellers operate websites whose primary focus is on books written by people of African descent. Most also operate brick and mortar stores. The sites are listed alphabetically. A printable list of these book sites. Sites must have their own domain name and , and handle customer transactions directly, to be included on this list. require("PRclass.php"); ?> require("shareCount.php"); ?>#1 - Dare Books
Darebooks.comOwner: Desmond A. Reid
Physical Store: No
Phone: 407-673-3273
Launched: Oct 01, 2003 (20 Years, 5 Months ago)
DARE is the acronym for Desmond A. Reid Enterprises. Desmond A. Reid Enterprises was started in the basement of Mr. Reid's home, in April, 1982, as a response to the lack of books in his children's school which reflected their experiences and the contributions of people of color, especially African-
Dare Books ’s information was added to our database on Dec 11, 2012, and was last updated Feb 21, 2022.
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