# Best Bookshops in Calabar, Cross River State

Canonical: https://ranked.ng/bookshops/calabar
Source: Ranked (ranked.ng), Nigeria's directory of record. Stored ranking last published on 2026-09-06; current category matches are shown below.
Ranked lists 18 bookshops in Calabar; 219 Google reviews reported by Google. Ranking order is never for sale.

Ranked lists 18 bookshops in Calabar. The default view shows 18 local listings in ranking order. DAN CHRIS WORD CREATIVE ART is the first local listing in the default order, with a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 Google reviews.

## What the data shows for bookshops in Calabar

Counted from every bookshops ranked in Calabar, not only the ones in the table.

- Ranked: 18
- With five or more Google reviews: 4
- Total Google reviews: 219
- Rated 4.5 or higher: 8; 4.0 to 4.4: 0; below 4.0: 1; unrated: 9
- Median reviews per business: 1
- Phone listed: 17; website: 3; opening hours: 18; photo on file: 0
- Most reviewed: UNICAL Bookshop (155, 3.5); Knowledge of Truth Bookshop (29, 4.6); Joemani Book-binding & Prints Ventures (21, 4.9)
- Median published city for bookshops on Ranked: 19 listed, across 16 cities
- Newest Google review held for this set: 2026-08

## Ranking (18 shown of 18 local matches)

| # | Business | Google rating | Reviews | Phone | Address | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAN CHRIS WORD CREATIVE ART | 5.0 | 8 | 0813 362 9922 | Ikot Ene-Obong, Calabar 540211, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/dan-chris-word-creative-art-zvtn4u |
| 2 | Knowledge of Truth Bookshop | 4.6 | 29 | 0703 602 3486 | Akpabuyo 541104, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/knowledge-of-truth-bookshop--6kwiu |
| 3 | Joemani Book-binding & Prints Ventures | 4.9 | 21 | 0808 022 7536 | Etagbor, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/joemani-book-binding-and-prints-ventures-zlkbc0 |
| 4 | NICKSON BOOKSHOP | 5.0 | 2 | 0808 544 9822 | Ika Ika Qua Market, Marian Market, Ediba Rd, Leopad Town, Calabar 540241, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/nickson-bookshop-jgfou8 |
| 5 | The Youngest Bookshop | 5.0 | 1 | 0803 733 7013 | Shop 1 Ikot Ishie Plaza, Ikot Akasuk, Calabar 540211, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/the-youngest-bookshop-z8biry |
| 6 | KINGS VIEW PUBLISHING HOUSE | 5.0 | 1 | 568 28 67 37 | 41 Mayne Ave, Efut Abua, Calabar 140010, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/kings-view-publishing-house-5-g1ck |
| 7 | Bookberries by Quinesta | 5.0 | 1 | 0802 204 9545 | 1A Ivara Esu street, Marian Road, Atekong, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/bookberries-by-quinesta-8yfia4 |
| 8 | Inkfinity | 5.0 | 1 | 0907 140 0408 | 1 Joe Duke Crescent, Big Qua Town, Calabar 540252, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/inkfinity-7zmhmi |
| 9 | UNICAL Bookshop | 3.5 | 155 |  | X84R+3GG, Etta Agbo Rd, University of Calaba, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/unical-bookshop-ht-6da |
| 10 | Blessright Books |  | 0 | 0811 369 5547 | Ettagbo, 26 Abong Aseng, Atu, Calabar 540211, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/blessright-books-zpaabw |
| 11 | Asu Bookshop |  | 0 | 0813 042 9415 | Line C,366, Leopad Town, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/asu-bookshop-chq9mg |
| 12 | At Shiloh Bookshop |  | 0 | 0703 066 2550 | 94 Ndidem Usang Iso Rd, Atekong, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/at-shiloh-bookshop-zxz8-m |
| 13 | Peek-a-boo Children’s Bookstore |  | 0 | 0805 122 6552 | by Airforce fence, 71 IBB Way, Akim Qua Town, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/peek-a-boo-children-s-bookstore-4vejm0 |
| 14 | Emjae Ebook Store |  | 0 | 0901 729 7550 | No. 75 old school road satellite town, Calabar, Esuk Atu, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/emjae-ebook-store-exgud8 |
| 15 | SeTTIME Communion, BIBLES n Bookstore |  | 0 | 0803 679 1290 | opposite Anglican Cathedral, 80 Calabar Rd, Henshaw Town, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/settime-communion-bibles-n-bookstore-jxf55g |
| 16 | Shammah Bookshop |  | 0 | 0803 501 8175 | 37 Akim Market Road, Calabar 540211, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/shammah-bookshop-twzope |
| 17 | Edede C Progress Nigeria Bookshops |  | 0 | 0808 722 2672 | 92 Calabar Rd, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/edede-c-progress-nigeria-bookshops-nke8ba |
| 18 | Learners Bookshop |  | 0 | 0803 468 3376 | 3 Hewett St, Duke Town, Calabar 540281, Cross River, Nigeria | https://ranked.ng/place/learners-bookshop-3fetro |

## Frequently asked questions

### How many bookshops are listed in Calabar?

Ranked lists 18 bookshops in Calabar. The default view shows 18 local listings in ranking order.

### Which local listing appears first in the default order?

DAN CHRIS WORD CREATIVE ART appears first, with a Google rating of 5.0 from 8 Google reviews. The order uses Ranked's published review-based method; it is not a measure of every aspect of the business.

### Which local listing loaded on this page has the most Google reviews?

UNICAL Bookshop has the most reported Google reviews among the 18 local listings loaded on this page: 155. Review volume is one ranking signal and does not establish service quality.

## About this data

Ranked is a directory: it is not the businesses it lists and does not act for them. Ratings and review counts are Google's, quoted as sourced; the order, the composite score and the counts above are Ranked's own.
Methodology: https://ranked.ng/how-we-rank. JSON with the score breakdown: https://ranked.ng/dataset/rankings/bookshops/calabar.json. MCP server for agents: https://ranked.ng/api/mcp.
Cite as: Ranked (ranked.ng), https://ranked.ng/bookshops/calabar, as accessed on 2026-10-17.