Love this place! The owner is a true small business owner who cares a lot about customer service -…read morehe jotted my name down months and months ago for an album I wanted, and actually contacted me when it came in! Very impressed, and I will never, ever visit Perth without making this my first stop! This place is absolutely wonderful. Thanks again for Astral Weeks - its a beauty. Justin from Toronto

From the owner: Backbeat Books and Music is a locally owned store in Perth, Ontario…read more We specialize in new and used books, vinyl, turntables, audio gear and CDs. We carry new turntables and related accessories from Pro-Ject, Rega and Music Hall, cartridges from Ortofon, Audio Technica and Shure. At Backbeat we also have all the products to help keep that vinyl collection and turntable in top shape. We carry the Spin-Clean Record Washing System, Mobile Fidelity accessories, carbon-fibre record and stylus brushes, outer and inner sleeves, speaker cable and connectors, and much more. We are focused on providing a book and record store experience so we do not offer any online shopping. We are a real store where you can browse records, maybe take a listen to one on the turntable, grab a book off the shelf and hang out for awhile. Whether you are visiting from Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto, Montreal or beyond, we hope that when you are in Perth, Ontario you stop by and enjoy some time at our store.

It always makes me happy to find a great, well-organized second-hand bookshop given how rare they…read moreare these days and how many of them have disappeared the past few years due to on-line ordering. Spent the weekend with my cousin, who is also a bibliophile like myself and he brought me here since he wanted to get a book for me (which he found almost immediately) . While browsing, I saw some fantastic titles and noticed how extremely organized and labelled all the sections were. Another great Ottawa spot to hit up, the next time I'm in town.

Came here for the first time the other day. I must say, this place is pretty cool. This store is…read morebig and has a lot of variety. They have a lot of new and old books. I got lucky and found a first edition book I was looking for. Staff was nice and helped with any questions I had. This stores prices are a bit higher then most used book stores. But they aren't unreasonable. The books are all in fair-good condition, some even look new. I would suggest this store to any book lovers.

What an absolute gem of a bookstore! I drove an hour to get there and would do it again without…read morehesitation. The staff was super friendly and helpful and the books were well priced and organized.

Really big selection and I was able to trade some of my old used books for credit. They didn't take…read moreall of them, but that's the norm with these places.

It's not every day you find a place like this. Berry & Peterson is one of Kingston's "hidden gems"…read morefor book lovers. Be aware, there are books piled from floor to ceiling - literally. As a result, it's not very accessible. The floors are a mix of wood and stone and can be uneven. There's an upstairs as well. Make sure you take a look there for more recent books. If you're into collecting old books, this place is for you! The shopkeeper is very nice and knowledgeable. I think he's one of the founders although I'm not sure which one. You can find him there most days listening to the radio or reading something. The prices can be a bit high, but that's the case with most book stores these days. I'm happy to support this local business as an alternative to some of the bigger chains that we have in town. I expect that they could probably use the business as well. You'll find the entrance near Chez Piggy downtown. Easy to miss but you won't regret a quick peek inside!

This is the best bookstore between Montréal and Watertown, a combination of a typical…read moreUniversity/College bookstore (with art supplies and other things), a gift store (in addition to the usual campus gear, there's stuff for tourists and family members), and a general reader bookstore about the size of a small old school Borders. The store itself is a must-visit just for the space: it's in an old gym that's been refurbished, leaving the gorgeous two-story space intact, with a full lower level and what might have been a track level in a square balcony on the second level. The upstairs is where you'll find all the college gear, art, and some games; down below are the gifts, textbook pickup, general bookstore, and younger kids games and activities. The staff were extremely nice and helpful, and while the prices are full retail for books and gifts, you will want to support the ability to browse by buying some stuff, we hope. A genuinely nice find in an otherwise somewhat disappointing (for books) pair of college towns in Potsdam and Canton.

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Owner is informative, knowledgeable and super helpful…read more Great place and selection to browse through on a brief vacation in a great city! We'll be back again! Cheers and enjoy your time in the shop and city!!!

Great selection of childrens' books at competitive prices and with a knowledgeable and friendly…read morestaff.

When my son and I travel, we always visit several bookstores. All Books was one of our choices on…read moreour trip to Ottawa, and it was our favorite. At first glance, it's a bit of a mess. It does have many stacks of books, and vertical stacks are not a convenience in a bookstore. Some of the stacks reach almost to the ceiling, so if you want to flip through - or even buy - a book midway or (heaven forbid) at the bottom of a stack, you are pretty much out of luck. Nonetheless, this used bookstore has an excellent selection, and the prices are fantastic. It was our favorite bookstore in Ottawa.

All Books is a secondhand bookstore that contains bookshelves and stacks of books that are stacked…read moreliterally to the ceiling. As such, it can be a bit overwhelming to browse through everything, since there's not a lot of room to move around. Regardless, if there's something you can look for, you can ask a staff member who'll probably know where it's located. It's a broad assortment of varying genres, and you might find something you didn't know you wanted. Found myself a bunch of nonfiction history books that I keep promising myself I would read. There's also a selection of books for display at the front of the store with a deal going on: usually "$5 each, 3 for $10". The only point of concern is security, as it seems fairly susceptible to theft.