The Book Rack

I can browse for hours! They frequently have new books and it’s like being on a treasure hunt! Sometimes I even find books they didn’t know they had ;-). You can trade in unwanted books fire store credit, but the only downside is if they already have the book in the store and don’t think it will sell, they won’t buy it. A bummer, but understandable.

I used to come here all the time when I was younger with my mother (ten years ago or so). I stopped back in today to see if it was still the same… and oh my book worm heaven! It is true they have mostly paperbacks but that doesn’t bother me at all. They have everything stocked in genre sections for easy scanning and they even have chairs for you to sit in while you look. All the used books are half off the listed original book price and they have some new books for 20 percent off. The lady behind the front desk told me they offer trades and can keep your name on file for credit! She also said that you can rent books too! This place was everything I remember! I was very pleased with this store and will be back again!

As a huge fan of used bookstores I have patronized The Book Rack since I moved to CA. I have always been happy with this shop, until now. I’ve bought both new and used books and things have always been fine. They went down hill when I took in some books to sell.
They took about ²⁄₃ of the stuff I brought in. Typical. No one ever takes everything so I was perfectly happy with ²⁄₃. The value came to $ 30. The woman then informed me that the way they work their trade is that you can only cover half the cost of any book in trade and must pay cash for the other half. Further, the credit is only good on used books. I haven’t run in to this before. In fact, in the other four states in which I’ve lived, if you had a credit you could apply it to purchases until it was used up. But since I’d already schlepped in the books and since I figured I’d use it eventually, I went ahead and accepted the terms.
I recently checked in with The Book Rack looking for a copy of Steinbeck’s The Grapes of Wrath. They had one copy which I asked them to hold for me. When I inquired about the price and asked how much of that would be covered by my credit she said she’d check to make sure I had enough on my card. Imagine my shock when she returned to the phone and told me she had no record of my credit anywhere! A $ 30 credit down the drain!
She said she’d search her records and call me back but she never did. So I guess that’s it for The Book Rack and me. I won’t be giving her anymore of my dollars or my books.

I’ve lived in this area my whole life and never knew this place was here! I read way too much but the hobby has been getting expensive so I’ve recently set out on a second hand bookstore treasure hunt.
It’s nice to find a place that sells cheap novels in good condition. The store is small, but it has a pretty good selection for fiction readers (that’s me). Its tidy and well-​organized – which is something I appreciate as the other bookstores I visited earlier were kinda gross. They have a trading book policy here, making their books even cheaper. They order new books if they don’t have what you’re looking for, and the staff was really friendly/​informative. I got several books for the price of one that day. It is what it is, a good second hand bookstore. That’s enough to make me come back for more soon.

Tiny, only paperbacks. Was hoping for more. Staff was friendly, though. Why are there no good bookstores anywhere near the IE?!