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DDR Books

Name: DDR Books
Address: 7 South Maple, Watertown, SD, 57201, US
Telephone: +16058780418
Price range: $

A local bookstore with more than 60,000 new and used books. Featuring book signings, local events, an Books are very important in the Roberts family.

DDR Books is a small retail book company founded by Donus D. Roberts, who decided that DDR Books was the best company name he could devise. All of his life, Donus (the Roman for the Greek 'Adonis') read and accumulated books. In the early 1980s, he decided to collect a few authors in first edition. In the early 1990s, he decided to work toward his own Internet bookstore, which came to pass in 2001

and grew large enough to need a physical location by 2005. Most of the books for sale are published in the last 100 years, a circumstance of cost and of living in South Dakota, where antique books are not frequently available. Donus is a retired high-school English teacher and debate coach, as is his wife, Lovila, and their daughter, Robyn, is a teacher and aspiring author. As a family, they are committed to quality books--quality in both content and condition. DDR is also a collector, so he is tries hard to describe the condition of books accurately. All books ordered online are packed carefully and shipped in sturdy boxes. The goal is for you to return to our website and store for years to come.

05/14/2026

Calling all local authors! To celebrate our 10th anniversary, DDR Books will hold a special Authors’ Event on Saturday, June 27, from 10:30a to 2:30p, at our Downtown Watertown location. Authors will be able to meet the public, sell and sign books, and discuss writing with fellow authors and readers.

Authors within 100 miles and former residents of Watertown are encouraged to stop into DDR Books at 7 S. Maple. No phone calls will be accepted—applicants must appear in person. Please bring a copy of each book you’re interested in promoting and have information prepared on the following: where DDR Books will source your books, number of books available, and book prices.

Each author will be provided a table in the store. Not an author but know one? Please pass this info onto them!

05/05/2026

“The Crossroads,” the next book in the Joe Pickett series by C. J. Box, is this week’s DDR Pick.

“Raining here, but I’ve got a cup of hot tea and a Joe Pickett novel, so who has it better than me?” —Stephen King

Game warden Joe Pickett fights for his life as his daughters try to uncover who shot him and left him for dead in this riveting new novel from #1 New York Times-bestseller C. J. Box

Marybeth Pickett gets the call she has always dreaded: her husband Joe is in critical condition with a gunshot wound to the head.

Joe was found in his pickup at Antler Creek Junction, a crossroads connecting three ranches. Each road leading to a dangerous family. Each family with a different bone to pick with the local game warden. Marybeth and the new sheriff assume that Joe was ambushed by one of the families, but they have no idea which one since Joe didn’t say where he was going or why.

With Joe unconscious and fighting for his life with Marybeth at his side, Sheridan, April, and Lucy split up and investigate each of the families to uncover the truth of what happened to their father, before it’s too late.

Whether it’s a paperback or signed copy of C. J. Box that you need, DDR Books has it. Stop by our store at 7 S. Maple in Downtown Watertown, call 605-868-3705, or email [email protected] with questions or to order books shipped within the contiguous United States.

04/17/2026

Save 10% off EVERYTHING Saturday, April 25, at DDR Books! Plus, earn entries for our Gift Certificate drawing that evening!

We’re celebrating Independent Book Store Day with an amazing sale—everything (yes, everything!) is 10% off. In addition, every $20 spent earns one entry into our one-day drawing for $20 Gift Certificates. So, buying big saves money and increases the chances of winning!

So, whether you’ve been eyeing that expansive romantasy set or just plan to browse til you find a treasure, stop by DDR Books and save next Saturday!
Save 10% off EVERYTHING Saturday, April 25, at DDR Books! Plus, earn entries for our Gift Certificate drawing that evening!

We’re celebrating Independent Book Store Day with an amazing sale—everything (yes, everything!) is 10% off. In addition, every $20 spent earns one entry into our one-day drawing for $20 Gift Certificates. So, buying big saves money and increases the chances of winning!

So, whether you’ve been eyeing that expansive romantasy set or just plan to browse til you find a treasure, stop by DDR Books and save next Saturday!

04/15/2026

Help us celebrate Lovila's birthday! Join us Friday, April 17, noon-2 pm, at DDR Books! We'll provide the treats, you bring a drink and many happy returns for Lovila.

We are located at 7 S. Maple in Downtown Watertown. See you there!

04/07/2026

Amazon’s Editors’ Pick for Best Literature and Fiction, “Skylark” by Paula McLain, is this week’s DDR Pick.

The New York Times-bestselling author of “The Paris Wife” weaves a mesmerizing tale of Paris above and below—where a woman’s quest for artistic freedom in 1664 intertwines with a doctor’s dangerous mission during the German occupation in the 1940s, revealing a story of courage and resistance that transcends time.

1664: Alouette Voland is the daughter of a master dyer at the famed Gobelin Tapestry Works, who secretly dreams of escaping her circumstances and creating her own masterpiece. When her father is unjustly imprisoned, Alouette's efforts to save him lead to her own confinement in the notorious Salpêtrière asylum, where thousands of women are held captive and cruelly treated. But within its grim walls, she discovers a small group of brave allies and the possibility of a life bigger than she ever imagined.

1939: Kristof Larson is a medical student beginning his psychiatric residency in Paris, whose neighbors on the Rue de Gobelins are a Jewish family who have fled Poland. When N**i forces descend on the city, Kristof becomes their only hope for survival, even as his work as a doctor is jeopardized.

A spellbinding and transportive look at a side of Paris known to very few—the underground city that is a mirror reflection of the glories above—Paula McLain’s unforgettable new novel chronicles two parallel journeys of defiance and rescue that connect in ways both surprising and deeply moving.

Both “The Paris Wife” and “Skylark” are available at DDR Books, located at 7 S. Maple in Downtown Watertown. Email [email protected] or call 605-868-3705 with questions or to order within the contiguous US for just the cost of shipping.

03/30/2026

There's someone at your front door – should you let them in? Find out in a riveting new thriller from global sensation and #1 New York Times-bestselling author of “The Housemaid,” Freida McFadden in this week’s DDR Pick, “The Intruder.”
Who knows what the storm will blow in….

There's someone at your front door – should you let them in? Find out in a riveting new thriller from global sensation and #1 New York Times-bestselling author of “The Housemaid,” Freida McFadden in this week’s DDR Pick, “The Intruder.”

Who knows what the storm will blow in….

Casey's cabin in the wilderness is not built for a hurricane. Her roof shakes, the lights flicker, and the tree outside her front door sways ominously in the wind. But she's a lot more worried about the girl she discovers lurking outside her kitchen window.

She's young. She's alone. And she's covered in blood.

The girl won't explain where she came from, or loosen her grip on the knife in her right hand. And when Casey makes a disturbing discovery in the middle of the night, things take a turn for the worse.

The girl has a dark secret. One she'll kill to keep. And if Casey gets too close to the truth, she may not live to see the morning.
In this taut, deadly tale of survival and desperation, #1 New York Times-bestselling author Freida McFadden explores how far one girl will go to save herself.

Find Freida McFadden’s works at DDR Books, located at 7 S. Maple in Downtown Watertown. Call 605-868-3705 or email [email protected] to arrange shipping within the contiguous US for just the cost of shipping.

03/24/2026

The #1 New York Times-bestselling author of “A Man Called Ove” returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later, in this week’s DDR Pick by Fredrik Backman.

Most people don’t even notice them—three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it’s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise, and she is determined to find out the story of these three enigmatic figures.

Twenty-five years earlier, in a distant seaside town, a group of teenagers find refuge from their bruising home lives by spending long summer days on an abandoned pier, telling silly jokes, sharing secrets, and committing small acts of rebellion. These lost souls find in each other a reason to get up each morning, a reason to dream, a reason to love.

Out of that summer emerges a transcendent work of art, a painting that will unexpectedly be placed into eighteen-year-old Louisa’s care. She embarks on a surprise-filled cross-country journey to learn how the painting came to be and to decide what to do with it. The closer she gets to the painting’s birthplace, the more nervous she becomes about what she’ll find. Louisa is proof that happy endings don’t always take the form we expect in this stunning testament to the transformative, timeless power of friendship and art.

This book and more of Backman’s work is available at DDR Books, 7 S. Maple in Downtown Watertown. Call 605-868-3705 or email [email protected] to have an order shipped anywhere in the contiguous United States for the cost of postage.

03/17/2026

Watertown historian Jane Miner has completed her three-part look at the buildings and businesses in the historic commercial district of Watertown, SD, over the 20th Century, “Uptown, Downtown”, with the final book highlighting Kemp Avenue. All three volumes are available at DDR Books.

01/28/2026

John Grisham’s first-ever whodunit, “The Widow,” is January’s final DDR Pick. Even more suspenseful than his courtroom dramas, “The Widow” finds a small-time lawyer accused of murder racing to find the real killer to clear his name.

“A classic, compulsive, taut and thrilling novel from one of the great storytellers of our time. ‘The Widow’ is John Grisham at his irresistible, unforgettable best,” critiques Chris Whitaker, author of “All the Colors of the Dark.”

Simon Latch is a lawyer in rural Virginia, making just enough to pay his bills while his marriage slowly falls apart. Then into his office walks Eleanor Barnett, an elderly widow in need of a new will. Apparently, her husband left her a small fortune and no one knows about it.

Once he hooks the richest client of his career, Simon works quietly to keep her wealth under the radar. But soon her story begins to crack. When she is hospitalized after a car accident, Simon realizes that nothing is as it seems, and he finds himself on trial for a crime he swears he didn’t commit: murder.

Simon knows he’s innocent. But he also knows the circumstantial evidence is against him, and he could spend the rest of his life behind bars. To save himself, he must find the real killer….

John Grisham is the author of more than fifty consecutive #1 bestsellers, which have been translated into nearly fifty languages. His recent books include “The Boys From Biloxi,” “The Judge's List,” “Sooley,” and his third Jake Brigance novel, “A Time for Mercy,” which is being developed by HBO as a limited series.

Grisham is a two-time winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction and was honored with the Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction.

When he's not writing, Grisham serves on the board of directors of the Innocence Project and of Centurion Ministries, two national organizations dedicated to exonerating those who have been wrongfully convicted. Much of his fiction explores deep-seated problems in our criminal justice system.

John lives on a farm in central Virginia.

DDR Books carries both used and new, hard- and softcover, copies of Grisham’s work at our location in Downtown Watertown. Visit us at 7 S. Maple or at our website, https://ddrbooks.com/, for collectible and signed editions. Call 605-868-3705 or email [email protected] with questions or to arrange shipping within the contiguous US for just the cost of shipping.

01/20/2026

Highly acclaimed New York Times-bestselling author Laura Lippman returns with an irresistible mystery featuring Muriel Blossom, a former private investigator and middle-aged widow whose vacation on a Parisian river cruise turns into a deadly international mystery that only she can solve in this week’s DDR Pick.

“’Murder Takes a Vacation’ has all Laura Lippman's trademark razor-sharp insight and effortlessly absorbing writing, plus huge amounts of warmth and fun. Mrs. Blossom is a pure joy, and I'm already hoping for more,” writes bestselling author Tana French.

Mrs. Blossom has a knack for blending into the background, which was an asset during her days assisting private investigator Tess Monaghan. But when she finds a winning lottery ticket in a parking lot, everything changes. She is determined to see the world that she sometimes feels is passing her by.

When Mrs. Blossom booked her cruise through France on the MS Solitaire, she did not expect to meet Allan on her transatlantic flight. He is the first man who’s sparked something inside her since her beloved husband passed.

She also didn’t expect Allan to be found, dead, twenty-four hours later in Paris, a city he wasn’t supposed to be in.

Now Mrs. Blossom doesn’t know who to trust on board the ship, especially when a mystifying man, Danny, keeps popping up around every corner, always present when things go awry. He is convinced that Allan was transporting a stolen piece of art, and Mrs. Blossom knows more than she lets on, regarding both the artifact and Allan’s death.

Mrs. Blossom’s questions only increase as the cruise sails down the Seine. Why does it feel like she is being followed? Who was Allan, and why was he killed? Most alarmingly, why do these mysterious men keep flirting with her?

“Murder Takes a Vacation” and other Laura Lippman books may be found at DDR Books, located at 7 S. Maple in Downtown Watertown. Call 605-868-3705 or email [email protected] with questions or to arrange shipping within the contiguous US for the price of postage.

Address

7 South Maple
Watertown, SD
57201

Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Friday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday	9:30am - 4pm

Telephone

+16058780418

Website

http://www.ddrbooks.com/

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