Porter Square, Cambridge, MA
Porter Square Books
Not accepting right now. The consignment program is on hiatus until 2027 (no exact date). Cambridge store: authors in Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Belmont, Watertown, Arlington; Boston store: Boston, Cambridge, Somerville, Chelsea, Everett, Revere or GrubStreet members. Their site blocks direct fetching; read with a page reader.
Independent bookstore in Porter Square with a second store in Boston.
- Location
- Porter Square, Cambridge, MA
- Address
- Porter Square, Cambridge, MA (also a Boston store; street addresses not on the pages read)
- Website
- portersquarebooks.com
- Submission page
- Open the shop's page ↗
- Pitch method
- Form
- Terms
- Consignment: 60% of the selling price to the author, minimum 3-month display, paid twice a year (April and October)
- Buying model
- Consignment
- Split & fees
- 60% of each sale to the author
- Local only
- Yes: authors living in Boston, Cambridge, Somerville and listed nearby towns (varies by store)
- Buying windows
- consignment on hiatus until 2027
- Walk-ins
- No walk-ins
- Carries
- Books
- Not listed
- Last verified
- 2026-10-17
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