Simply Books
Finding it
Simply Books is in 2nd Level Departures in South Terminal at Miami International Airport. It is airside, past the security checkpoint, so allow for the queue before you count on it.
South Terminal has 21 places to eat and 42 shops in this directory; the earliest opens at 4:30am.
Hours against the security queue
Simply Books opens at 9am and closes at 8pm. FlyIndex's wait-time data puts the typical MIA checkpoint queue at 12 minutes around 9am.
Across the week, MIA security runs longest around 5pm at a median of 16 minutes, and lightest around 11pm at 2 minutes. The queue is typically building before this location opens.
Queue figures are medians from FlyIndex's MIA wait-time record, not a live reading.
About this location
Simply Books is the only location of its kind at Miami International; there is no sibling shop elsewhere in the airport. It opens at 6:00 AM, tied with Tous for the earliest start on this stretch of the South Terminal's 2nd Level departures hall, but closes at 7:00 PM, matching Taxco Sterling for the earliest shutdown among the shops nearby. Paperbacks and magazines share shelf space with phone chargers and small electronics, a mix that shows up in its Tech and Convenience categories as much as News & Gifts. Anyone flying out after 7:00 PM will need reading material from somewhere else in the terminal.
Other options in South Terminal
All past the same checkpoint, so you can reach them without clearing security again.
Sources
- MIA Shop Dine - MIAMI International Airport Shops and Food — Miami International Airport, checked 2026-09-08
Official Travel Resources
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