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317 Castro StMountain View, CA 94041
(650) 968-7323
- Hours:
Mon-Thu, Sun 10 am - 11 pm
Fri-Sat 10 am - 12 am
- Price Range:
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
203 reviews for BookBuyers
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"The final love pie wedge goes to the calendars." In 45 reviews -
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203 reviews in English
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Review from Chuck W.
Santa Clara, CA
4/9/2012
Easily one of the best used bookstores in the South Bay/Peninsula area. Gigantic selection of books in all genres; the store not only has a huge selection of paperbacks but hardcovers as well. They also carry used CDs, LPs, DVDs, comics, etc. Book Buyers has such a huge selection of merchandise one could easily spend a couple of hours browsing before realizing how long you've been there.
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Review from Brandon Y.
San Jose, CA
2/2/2012 1 Check-in Here
I hardly ever review bookstores, but there was something about this place that was just entertaining. The gf and I dropped in here after a meal and browsed the aisles, and didn't leave until about an hour later! The selection is incredible, and I was impressed especially with the tons of calendars they have, selection of Star Wars sci-fi (a fave of mine), and the animal/dinosaur/paleontology section. They also have a good amount of the humorous stuff, board games, and old video games, which was unexpected. Something interesting to me was that they sell old calendars too I guess for collage purposes?
Basically, a fine place to look around and get lost in the enormous variety of old and used books. Pretty cool :) -
Review from Joe J.
Los Altos, CA
5/22/2012 1 Check-in Here
Good dvd that's a bit of hit and miss due to limited selection, often includes great stuff at good prices.
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Review from Nina S.
Irvine, CA
3/27/2012
I love most bookstores, but this one's especially nice because of its location and there's just so many books under every category. I could easily spend an afternoon here looking down each aisle and reading. Prices are affordable. Neat and Tidy. Friendly workers that don't mind if you reading in the store.
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Review from Misty E.
Mountain View, CA
Updated - 9/12/2011
Shopping here is great but trading books is a whole other story...
I went in with a bag of books and stood in line, it was fairly long but not horrible. The man at the front was explaining everything to this guy who hadn't traded before so I listened so he wouldnt have to repeat himself.
There was another man in front of me who grew inpatient and offered to fill out a form while he was talking to the other guy, The man handling the books says very rudely "No that would not be helpful!" I couldn't believe he spoke to him like that.
So when that guy got up to the front he knew what he was doing and everything was ok, then he warned the guy about the bottom of his box, that it might not stay intact and the guy handling things rolled his eyes and said Next!
So I step up and he asks if I have traded before and I said no but I heard him explain to the other guy so I knew what I wanted to do. He had a whole different tone with me probably because I was a girl, So he was nice enough but once I had a question he was really rude and sighed a lot.
So basically know what your doing before you trade here or he will get pissed off and give you attitude (he is tall and bald).
And lastly I gave them over $100 worth of books which included the entire Twilight series, and other popular books such as Fast Food Nation, Ella Enchanted etc. and I got $9.50 for all of it. So don't expect much if you trade with them1 Previous Review: Show all »
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9/15/2010
Love this bookstore.
Very good prices and it's huge! They have everything! Everytime I'm downtown I… Read more »
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Review from Jennifer B.
Los Angeles, CA
9/26/2011
There are books upon books in every section here, and it's easy to lose yourself amongst the tomes. Every shelf is extremely organized and the store is kept neat, which makes browsing though titles a cinch. The staff here is helpful and friendly so don't be intimidated if you're looking for something specific. Oh, and if you need a calendar they (for some reason) have hundreds of them.
Just a note: this is another bookstore that does not have a resident cat. -
Review from Anh D.
10/13/2011
Tons of cheap CDs, calendars, books, and magazines available here.
However, it is impossible and difficult to find anything in here, particularly books.
This store is also not very conducive to hanging or reading books. If you would like that kind of bookstore hanging, you'd best be off to Books, Inc.
I love the selection of calendars, though! They're lovely to peruse. It's almost 2012, so I'll probably be stopping by to pick one for the new year soon.
Thanks. -
Review from Alena B.
8/12/2011
I like this book store. I haven't tried to sell anything there but they had a lot of books and the adult sections were much more well organized than the other used bookstores that I have been to in the area. It is much larger than any of the other's in the area as well. Having said that the whole business of "the price is on the back or inside the front cover or is half of the list price" seems a little scattered to me. I am sure it saves them time etc when shelving but I really like the price labeled there for me...but maybe that's just my hang up.
I found the kid's section a little disjointed and there were TONS of books there but I have found MUCH more that I wanted to buy and has less markings and wear at Recycle Books in Campbell and SJ. But this bookstore is in a great location...right on Castro and really is huge. For a good selection of mainstream authors this is probably your best bed. Especially in the Southern Peninsula.Listed in: Best Used Books...
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Review from Kell B.
Sunnyvale, CA
10/31/2011
This is a great little used book store if you want to browse. The selection is pretty massive, and slightly disorganized, so looking for a specific book might leave you a little frustrated.
I would say it is on par with Recycle Books, which I also love. -
Review from Justin N.
8/17/2011 1 Check-in Here
Flipping awesome. An AMAZING VARIETY of books of all sorts. Calendars are pretty cheap, and you can use the old ones fro scrap booking. But my favor part...is just the smell, gosh feels like a library of old. Its fun to get lost in the stacks and look at old movies, cps, and books you may have gotten rid of long ago. Its quite spectacular.
yay for bookstores! -
Review from Yvonne C.
4/19/2011
Books! Calendars! CD's! OH MY!
BookBuyers has an extensive collection of these items, as well as tons of random obscure memorabilia. Check here before you hit eBay.
Get ready to dig! -
Review from Meghan K.
Sunnyvale, CA
2/2/2012
This is the coolest used book store I have ever been to. It took me a quick minute to figure out how to maneuver around the store, but once I figured it out, I didn't want to leave. Whenever I go in with a book in mind, I find it! If I go in without a book in mind, I leave with one anyway! I even used to spend my breaks from work at BookBuyers. The prices are affordable, the staff is helpful, and you are likely to leave the store with some gems.
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Review from Oh D.
San Jose, CA
8/11/2011 1 Check-in Here
-1 star because there's no way of tracking what books they have available :/ Other than that, I love it here!
I can spend hours skimming the shelves of books, cassettes, videotapes, CDs, and DVDs they offer here. (There's also bookmarks, journals, calendars, and maps). They have everything categorized by genre and then by the author's last name. However, if an author can fall under different categories, you'll have to check all of them for the specific book you want. If you get confused, you can ask the front counter, and they'll point out where they might be. If you want someone to actually walk you through the aisles, try looking for the other person that walks around on the sales floor.
I managed to find a book for under $10 that was a hardcover with a plastic cover on it too (kinda like how library books are) that is usually $20.
Also, I'm surprised they allow drinks in a bookstore. I usually grab a drink from Verde or Tea Era before coming in here. And I don't think they mind the noise level, because my friends and I were pretty loud. -
Review from Michelle D.
Mountain View, CA
8/21/2011
Love this place :) Staff is friendly and fair, love supporting them!
i could spend hours in there! -
Review from Josh S.
Mountain View, CA
9/16/2011
Best used bookstore I know of, full stop.
Their books cover a broad range of categories, I think this is one of the areas they excel in. They use good judgment about what they take in so the shelves are not full of junk. The selection is pretty good. And the prices are reasonable. -
Review from Sarah D.
San Jose, CA
1/13/2011
I am a book lover - have been ever since I was a child. If it's a book store then you can count seeing me! I'm the one with all the books in my hand - some falling out - and trying to control myself not to look at anymore books as I walk to the checkout counter because I can't carry anymore!
I mostly go for the fiction, biography or action type books but also love poetry and computer and internet books. I am a photographer and really into my garden so you can usually find me buying those type of books also.
Most of the books they offer are at least 30-60% off which any book love/collector would find a very good deal.
I usually buy my books here and after I read them trade with my friend and then we sell them back.
They do have other things besides books! I always find puzzles that I can pick up. I think it's good for a child to always be using the brain so puzzles are a good way to do this.
My younger kids have huge piles of games and music lying around the house so once they don't show an interest anymore we sell these to the store so that we can get credit so we can buy more books!
We usually pick up a few movies so we have something to entertain the kids over the weekends. The movie section here is great - you never know what you are going to find!
I'm also a fan of the audio books - I like to listen to them while in the car or doing work around the house.
I'm a huge Children's Book collector also- the velveteen rabbit is my favorite - so the Children's section is my 2nd favorite part of the store! Again you never know what you are going to find!
Yes they also have comic books! I love Spider man and Superman and have picked up quite a few of those. My kids like them also so we have a great time on comic book family night at home!
If you are looking for a particular type of book you can let the workers know and if it comes in they will call you but I also noticed that they go the extra mile and do some calling around to see if any of their contacts have the item. Very nice!
The employees are very nice and don't mind you even reading in the store!
I highly recommend this place and I hope to see you when I stop in on my next trip!
Thanks for reading another Sara D's Approved Review!Listed in: Sara D's Book Lover Approved!
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Review from Jeremy S.
Mountain View, CA
8/16/2011
Okay, so I go into bookstores pretty regularly to check out something, never anything in particular but Book Buyers ALWAYS has something for me. The people working there are courteous and funny and I always feel comfortable when I go to browse the stacks.
I've sold books there and I feel I get fair prices especially because I can rack up some pretty decent store credit, and then keep a trading relationship. I gotta say the comic and music sections are pretty amazing too. I've found some seriously diverse used stuff there and where else can I get a cute kitty calendar in the middle of July for half price? Check it, they rule. -
Review from Tiffany S.
Sacramento, CA
3/24/2011
I love this place...it is GINORMOUS and smells like books. I hate the stores that smell like some fake scent.
If only I could leave there without at least 5 books.
I do agree the pricing on some books is odd. I get the basic 1/2 price for most paperbacks but if the cover is taped on...mark it down even more!!!! -
Review from Isa J.
Sunnyvale, CA
7/22/2011
Here you can find a great variety of books. Even some hard finds.
They also have a lot of calendars at a very low price, and CDs. You will also find comics, postcards, DVDs and children books.
Nice people.
I really like it. -
Review from reyz a.
12/20/2010
One of my favs. to kill time while you're waiting for your dinner table somewhere on Castro street.
If you have an afternoon to kill, and you like old/used books, then this is the place for you. You'll see a rack of old National Geographics outside the doorway, and you'll see a collection of precious older books behind the counter. Lots of 50% off calendars past the doors, right in front of the CD/DVD aisles.
As in many large used books stores, there are topics galore. But you'll see some unique things like and collection of Life Magazine stacks, or Manga, or comics, or vinyl LPs.
It's also great to browse for those old text books that may be a little too expensive to buy on line. You may not get the latest edition, but you'll save some cash.
Talking about cash, the paper backs in this book store (example, military paper backs), seem to run a dollar or two over their smaller competitors in the San Jose area. Then again, you're just here to browse around right? -
Review from Lawrence H.
San Jose, CA
8/4/2011
At Book Buyers: For those who wish to buy or trade books - 1. the staff acts as though you're bothering them by just showing up. No real courtesy. They even point and almost snap the fingers. 2. Yesterday I found they really aren't buying books these days; could be the slow sales but I brought 8 large boxes of decent books (heavy as hell) they picked over the bunch and selected about 8 or 9 books. Of course they wanted the whole bunch to pick over for choice selection.
Do yourselves a favor - Recycle Bookstore San Jose was far better the 2 days previous. I brought them less books and I sold more of them each time. I realized I should have stuck to them, they were worth the visit.
Unless you need lunch money don't bother with BookBuyers, Mountain View, CA. They will not tell you they are picking really, really, really lightly these days. -
Review from Natasha R.
San Francisco, CA
11/2/2010 2 Check-ins Here
For years I have been doing my book shopping on Amazon by checking readers reviews in the same way I use Yelp for honing in on the best restaurants.
My second favorite way to book shop is by moseying around a used book store. You don't typically come across new bestsellers, but instead find some out of print gems. And I never come to a place like this with a specific book in mind- instead I'll spend hours just sifting through all the isles.
BookBuyers is quite large and well organized by subject. If the isles were less claustrophobic and they had a few sitting areas- it would be perfect. And I'd have to agree with everyone, they are priced a tad steep for a used book store, but everything is in good shape. The staff is friendly and they have a VHS selection that would make my 'still living in the dark ages' mother squeal with delight.
During my last visit I spent a solid 30 minutes picking through the three shelves of Vegetarian Cookbooks. Still hesitant to buy something without checking user ratings (I swear its like an OCD compulsion) I tried out a new iPhone app called 'Snap Tell.' Simply take a picture of the book cover and ten seconds later- viola! It links you to the Amazon page complete with the star rating! Brilliant!!
Though I hardly find myself in Mountain View- this is a necessary stop over when I'm in the neighborhood. -
Review from M.A. B.
Cupertino, CA
11/17/2010
What a great resource and it is open late late - so you can head in here to browse. DH loves Sci Fi - I love alot of different sections - cooking and crafts for one. Pets and art and science and travel and health! Calendar section is a little to large though the Children's section is really large and that is good.
Staff is always friendly and never oversells. Best book store behind East West which is across the stree (Books Inc small is pretty good) just on the corner beyond. So lots of book shops in one block. And of course Castro street has tons of food eateries and their share of other fun shops and chinese medicine stores. -
Review from Chris C.
San Jose, CA
7/31/2010
With over 100 reviews, I've given only one 1-star rating. That's gonna change, though, with my review of BookBuyers.
BookBuyers isn't an accurate name. BookStealers, maybe. BookBandits? I came in with three large bags (a total of 46 books) this afternoon around 1:30. The girl who accepted my books clearly didn't have the best people skills and acted as if I was inconveniencing her by bringing in my books. Then came this exchange:
Her: "Cash or store credit?"
Me: "Well, I'd prefer cash. My bookshelf broke off my wall, so I'm selling a chunk to pay to make some repairs."
Her: "So... you can take credit, right?"
Me: "I'd prefer cash..."
Me: "...but you'll take credit?"
So then she told me to return after 8:10 in the evening. Living in south San Jose, that's pretty inconvenient. I'm used to buyers like Rasputin, which, although it's a record store, usually takes no longer than an hour or so to come up with a price. In the end, my family decided to do dinner up here and drop by the store afterward.
So at about 9:00 this evening, I get there and wait at the counter where I had dropped my books off. Neither of the two employees acknowledged me, although they moved around me. This place is really lacking in people skills. Anyway, when I was told to pick up my slip-of paper from my bags, it also felt like I was inconveniencing the guy. Yeesh.
I grab my bags, and was glad to find they didn't refuse any of my books. I said, "Great, nothing left!" to the guy who had just helped me, but he didn't acknowledge me. I went to the front counter, eagerly gave the clerk my slip of paper, when she said...
Her: "That's $19 cash, $140 store credit. If I were you, I'd take the cash."
...that's it? THAT'S IT?! After giving me the cash I needed, she gave me a flier outlining their buying policy (which she said should've been given to me when I dropped my books off). I was cordial with the clerk, but pissed when I left. I'm still pissed. Their policy says they only pay cash for certain books. So what, I just donated everything else? I should've given my books to the library. At least they wouldn't be using them to make a profit.
So I gotta say, at $0.41 a book, they really shouldn't be calling themselves BookBuyers. Go elsewhere. -
Review from Stephanie W.
Santa Cruz, CA
7/26/2010 1 Check-in Here
Used book stores are my weaknesses, especially this place. I normally go to Half Price Book Store in the Bay Area, but today and from hear on out, this is my favorite book store of all time.
They have a large variety of books considering it's a used book store.
Check this place out if you're looking for books. =) -
Review from Ceece S.
Campbell, CA
8/12/2010
I recently got a Kindle and decided to get rid of some books, so I took them here.
I go to the trade/sell desk and am greeted with satisfactory service, not particularly friendly or helpful. The employee instructs me to place my bags of books in an endless line of other bags that is snaking around 3 aisles. I don't know that I love leaving my books exposed like that, but no biggie.
I am then told that there are 81 people in front of me and to come back in 6 hours. I live in Campbell and you want me to come back to downtown Mountain View at 11 PM on a Saturday night?? They don't even allow you to come back on another day, as they have a "same day pickup" rule - inconvenient on so many levels.
The thing is, the store wasn't even crowded when I was there. It's not like people were bum rushing BookBuyers in droves. There is NO REASON to have a 6 hour wait, aside from inadequate staffing or employees who lack time management skills.
Because I had already made the initial trek down there, I browsed the aisles since they "rarely give cash" and I needed to find books for trade. While they have lots of merchandise, they have a poor selection. I found absolutely nothing I was interested in reading. They have a TON of old, Harlequin romance novel type books and lots of dated discount-bin fiction reads. No thanks.
I decided to forgo the unreasonable wait time and took my books to Leigh's Favorite Books in Sunnyvale and was pleased to find a minimal wait time, friendly service and a great selection. -
Review from Kes D.
10/20/2010
One of my favorite used bookstores *ever*. There's just so much stuff here, you can wander around for hours looking at stuff, smelling the lovely book smell.
Everything is pretty well organized and the prices are very reasonable in my experience. Good selection of computer books. Also has foreign language books (including Japanese & Chinese).
The staff are nice, too.
Tips:
They often have cheap calendars, good for xmas presents.
They have a decent bathroom. -
Review from Dawn M.
10/19/2010
We visited mainly because of 2 $25 Groupons as the prices are extremely high for used books. I know, being spoiled by the many stores in Columbus, Ohio scattered around OSU where students, professors and townies spend hours listening to live piano music and reading on comfortable leather sofas or browsing the well stocked shelves. Back to the Bay Area, ahem.
This store has mostly older books, paperbacks, cds, dvds, and a few magazines stuffed everywhere in a small building. Hold your children because they will get lost among the stacks like Hansel and Gretel and apparently the employees as I saw only one.
After glimpsing in horror at the pricey old cookbooks I tunneled my way back to the front where the calendars took up the entire front of the store. I bought a few for myself and friends while my husband bought "Nourish" for an inflated used price especially since we already had a copy. He had wandered off down the street for coffee when I found out what he bought but he never returns anything and didn't want to start now. -
Review from Robert R.
Sunnyvale, CA
10/6/2011
This is a gem of a find! I found books that I could find nowhere else, even online. I'm glad I took a walk down mountain view today.
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Review from Kristina R.
San Francisco, CA
11/27/2007 ROTD 1/18/2008
I bought a great book called THE SCIENCE OF STAR WARS because of two reasons...
1) I'm a huge spaz.
2) My students asked me a question about seeing colors in space because they saw the PBS television show based on this very book. The question the kids asked was "can you see colors in space?" Seems easy enough to answer, right?
However, I was officially stumped . I couldn't figure out how to answer it in ten year old Dragon Ball Z dialect, so I asked the almighty, all knowing Talk Thread dwellers for help.
The first three posts were innocent enough, and then Mr. Troll number eighty million and one says...
"DUH. Um...yes, you can see colors in space. You're a TEACHER?!"
Suddenly, the hatred snowballed. I got quite a few pm's, and lots of information...not about how to explain to a fifth grader about colors in space...but how STUPID I was, and that I was a terrible teacher and human being and should be shot out INTO space, colors or not.
I take full blame for the massacre. What fool would post on a thread a reasonable question and expect a reasonable response?
Not I. I was schooled by a slew of "Just a Note" compliments. I'll be getting my information from reliable sources that won't tell me what a dumb ass n00b I am. BOOKS.
Book Buyers was heaven sent to me at just the right time. I had been jaded by the harsh reality of a huge cyber world of hate and cynicism, and needed to be welcomed into the warm embrace of old, used books.
No matter how big the world becomes, nothing will be able to replace the comfort of holding a hardback book in your hands...a good read makes everything a little more enlightened, I think.
Although people tell me the Internet is still good for some things...like porn that makes you want to poke your eyes out with a sharp stick. -
Review from Dan B.
10/30/2008 2 Check-ins Here
I have a weakness for used bookstores, and BookBuyers is one of the best in the area. First and foremost, they offer a great selection of books in hardback and paperback. Their collection is large, well-organized and not too cluttered, which makes up for the slightly high prices.
Unlike some other used bookstores, selling your own books here is easy and straightforward, though it requires two trips on the same day - one trip to wait in line and drop off, another trip to pick up your cash (or store credit). Though I now typically just give my used books to the local library, it's nice to know I have this option.
In addition to books, BookBuyers also has:
-- A HUGE selection of half-price calendars in Jan/Feb.
-- A decent collection of used audio books
-- One of the only spots in Mtn View with a used CD collection to flip through.
-- A small, well-priced, often-changing selection of used DVDs. I have bought a few first-run films here in pristine condition for 3-4 dollars apiece. Hard to beat that!
BookBuyers is definitely a destination spot for me on Castro St. I hope they stay in business for a long time. -
Review from Kevin S.
San Francisco, CA
12/1/2007 1 Check-in Here
Why, oh why, do people who sell used books make it so hard to buy used books?
Let's examine.
Book Buyers is an ostensibly nice big used book store located conveniently on the main drag in Mountain View, strategically close to our current cultishly favored Ramen shop, Maruichi.
Book Buyers has several shelves full of cookbooks. Recently I was all horned up to buy a couple of specific hardover used cookbooks.
Unfortunately, I finally gave up looking for Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything because I could not find a section it seemed to fit in. They had cookbooks arranged by author, some by title, and some by cuisine and then (I think) by title. There was a whole fondue section for Jacques' sake. Could I find Bittman, despite his being a very prolific and popular author who probably should have been somewhere on their shelves? Nope. Least not that I could find.
I suppose the cuisine arrangement, like Italian and Fondue, works when you want something about Italian but you don't know what, but then the general cookbooks should be by either Title or Author, but not both, please.
The staffers seemed too involved with other projects to really offer help and to be honest I find it irritating to ask the same people who came up with the kooky shelving system to try to find what I'm looking for, especially when I see them scurrying around from place to place in the store explaining to people where something might be. It's like looking for unicorns.
Another issue here is the giant roach motel arrangement of shelves. Especially near the front it's annoying--they have shelves full of calendars and music of various kinds sort of clogging up the front, and it's sometimes hard to pick your way through people shuffling around the front desk to get back to the books. It's a very claustrophobic store, not at all amenable to browsing and discovering things.
Finally, and this is my biggest complaint--these books are pretty expensive for used. If you're going to price used books this high, those bucks should pay for some ambiance in the form of a few places to sit and flip through books and something other than warehouse lighting and dull off white paint everywhere.
Yes, the place has its charms, but once you give in to that charm you find more frustrations. I like flipping through the used Life magazines, but I would like to know the prices on these things. And why are there tubs of other Life magazines for specific subjects, like The Kennedys or Sports Stars, behind the counter?
IQ loves this place and getting him out of it is next to impossible, but I find myself irritated by the place. -
Review from Susan D.
1/14/2008
I really like this used book store, it's probably my favorite of all the ones in the area. The store is also very well organized and they have a great selection of books as well as offering other things like cards, calendars, and small gifts.
I've only been here a few times but have had good luck each time. The only books I've gone in looking for so far however, have been older books and have been like 2$... can't beat that! I've also picked up a few other trinkets there. -
Review from Eric G.
San Francisco, CA
7/1/2005
If you can get past the fact that this place is run by a weirdo religious group (Ananda, they also run East-West across the street) Book Buyers has a massive selection of used books, plus some software, movies, music, etc. Something for everyone.
Edit: I'm told BookBuyers is no longer affiliated with Ananda. -
Review from Albert L.
San Francisco, CA
8/31/2010
They have a great selection of books here. Prices are a tad bit high for a used bookstore, but it's definitely worth checking out if you have a specific book in mind and you're looking for a used copy.
Selling books, however, is a bit of a shot in the dark. They only buy two days a week, and I don't really understand why. I called in at 10 in the morning to see if I could make an appointment, and they said that if I dropped off my books ASAP, I could have a quote by 8 or 9 at night. do you really need 11 hours to appraise a box of paperbacks? Considering that I live fairly far away, I gave up and went to Recycle Books and Leigh's Favorite Books instead. Both places were much friendlier and gave me quotes within 15 minutes. -
Review from Stanley C.
Milpitas, CA
10/8/2010 8 Check-ins Here
BOOKBUYERS
My favorite used bookstore. They have tons of books, DVDs, CDs, calendars, comics, etc. You want it, you'll find it here. Books range from very old to old to new. They sell newer books at a discount price compared to the bookstores, but older books are priced respectively to how old they are. Paperbacks range from $2 to $6, and hardbacks max out at $16. Calendars are ALWAYS 50%! When you sell your items, you can get CD and General Trade credit. CD credit is good for ANYTHING and General Trade is only good for non-CD items. As a member, you get a 1-day 25% discount shopping day. BookBuyers is a great place browse and find the items you've always wanted... at a good price! -
Review from Willis W.
San Jose, CA
4/22/2007
A quality used book store should have super narrow aisles and shelves stacked going to the ceiling. This place has that and more, including comics, movies, music, national geographics... it is media to the max - and the selection is actually very good. The organization is excellent and I can find books here quicker than other stores, thanks to their handy sub-classifier dividers on the shelves like there is a sub-section for "Diabetes". Nobody else does that!
Note: book buying only happens on Fridays and Saturdays. -
Review from Katie S.
Palo Alto, CA
10/27/2009
Oh Man.....this place is like my Mecca.
I have a dirty secret, I LOVE sci-fi/fantasy! Well, to my closer friends this probably isn't such a secret, but I try really hard to keep it on the dl. It's not like I don't love classics, or non-fiction, or various books Oprah tells me I must read - but there is just something about sci-fi/fantasy that really gets me going. Wizards??? Dragons??? Oh man, that is like my crack and Book Buyers is my hookup. They have a great selection of the nerdiest reads. I completed my Robert Jordan (RIP) Wheel of Time and my George R.R. Martin collection here at half price.
They also have DVD/CDs/calendars etc. Thankfully, they do buy backs (who ever gave me a DVD of "In Her Shoes," you are SO not my friend anymore and I dropped that DVD like it's hot). Book Buyers, I love you so much. You are my dorky secret lover. -
Review from Tomomi S.
4/23/2007
I love their store hours!! Most of the stores/restaurants close soooo early even on the weekend, but this place is open till midnight on Saturdays.
My friend and I were looking for a book store (preferably a used book store) for our project, on Saturday night around 10pm. As soon as we found out that this book store was still open, we jumped in her Mini and stepped on the gas.
Selection of books are amazing... I found some newly released books on the shelf and price was half of the original. The other day I was looking for this particular paperback book on-line (eBay and Amazon) and book price itself was 1 cent BUT shipping was $3.50 and it takes 3-10 days depending on the location where the seller is shipping it from. I found the book here and it was $4, but I didn't have to wait for the shipment. So if you are looking for used books, come here first and see if they have it or not. If not then purchase on-line.
Good size stock of Children's books and they were all clean, in good condition and price is half or lower. You can brows around for DVD/CDs, calendars and other "paper" items here :) -
Review from CeCe C.
11/7/2008
I love used bookstores, especially BookBuyers! I was in here the other day for over 3 hours! It's a great place to browse around and let time pass.
They have a huge selection of books, audio stuff, calendars, cards, postcards! The store is like a maze, especially when you go more towards the back. Every shelf in that store seems to be filled! Though, their books are cheaper than a brand new one next door, I still found them to be a tad bit expensive.
You can not only buy books here, but you can also sell your books here. I haven't sold any books here yet, but plan to in the future.Listed in: antique shops, thrift stores,…, Downtown MV
