A neighbourhood gem. Friendly but not intrusive service. Decent selection of books of all types as well as gifts and seasonal items. Prices on par with online stores. Love the staff picks. Hoping these little shops stay around despite all the corporate big stores. read more

Book Warehouse - Finding a new Twilight hardcover when I wasn't even looking - Bookstores Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

A quaint book shop with local greeting cards. It's the place I get thank you cards and birthday cards. They also have a wide selection of books. Support local! read more

I love how clean and organized this bookstore is! Reiterating what other reviews have said, the layout is done in a way that makes it easy for customers to find what they're looking for. If you've been to other independent bookstores, you know this isn't always the case. Their displays also make it fun to browse. Sometimes the sheer amount of titles can be overwhelming, but not here. Even the bargain bins are arranged nicely! The cookbook selection, in particular, really impressed me. This tends to be a more limited section in the indie shops, but Book Warehouse had multiple shelves dedicated to the culinary arts. There was a good variety of niche cookbooks ("The Olive Oil Enthusiast"), popular titles (anything by Jamie Oliver), and lesser known authors (please check out "Homage" by Chris Scott!). I could've spent hours on this side of Book Warehouse alone. read more

Saw some books outside on my walk down West Broadway. After skimming some titles, I selected a hardcover thriller for 5$ I went inside and looked around quickly. I wasn't greeted, but I didn't mind. I wandered around a bit, didn't see anything that caught my eye ( I hate to pay full retail on books ) I wouldn't of actually stoped here if the clearance books hadn't been outside. I went up to pay. The sales girl didn't say hi, or smile at all. I paid and left. The service, like the store itself, wasn't anything to write home about. The book on the other hand was awesome ! read more

Book Warehouse - Bookstores Near Me - Vancouver, British Columbia

Great full bookstore. For those of us who still prefer a good physical book to a screen, the Warehouse is a must visit! More than anything I like the layout. I found myself discovering books in categories I would have never considered otherwise. Prices seem reasonable. I would say that it did take a while for an employee to acknowledge me. read more

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Amazing book selections! Some are pricier than others but worth it. A decent bookstore size and friendly staffs. Well organized! Not just neat but organized in a way that just makes sense for customers to find what they are looking for and is pleasing to the eyes. Quite a few special books that you can't find at chapters or big chain bookstores. Beautiful storylines and illustrations. Books that is portraying the beauty of Asians, of black lives matters, lgbtq friendly, and about aboriginals. read more

Book Warehouse staff are the best - they found the book I was looking for and called me to let me know, on the busiest day of the year. read more

In a day and age when Indigo staff can't find the books their database tells them they have in stock and eventually leave the client to search on their own (blaming other shoppers for the disorderly state of a newly opened store - true story, Indigo on Robson, this week) it was a delight to meet the friendly and knowledgeable staff at this store and both find the sought after title (new Canadian fiction) and complete my shopping in under 10 min. I'm done with Indigo. Thank-you Book Warehouse. Definitely check this store out. read more

Never had the chance to actually enter this store till now, and I was surprised at the selection. The place does not look that big on the outside, and when you think of the word "Warehouse" you think of outdated, old books, and nothing near new. Well, take that thought out of your skull, this place has some new stuff, and pretty current. I came in here just to take a stroll around the neighborhood, and was stuck in here for a good 30 minutes thinking of what to buy, I did leave with a travel book, this year's edition of New York, for a good friend. The people in this store are helpful, and the selection is nicely catagorized and spread out. Expect to pay 20% less for newer titles, and much more for older ones. Always out for a good bargain, and next time even if you are not in store to buy anything, take a walk in, you will waste some good time. read more

I always try to stop in a few local bookstores when I visit new cities, and this weekend was no different. Book Warehouse is a great little bookshop on a busy city street. Very cute inside, and it had a solid mix of books at a discount and newer books at full-price. Though the place is small, it's easy to get lost in the shelves. I was there for about an hour and a half before I ended up leaving with four books for $45 CAD. I was hoping there'd be a seating area to relax with the books I just bought, and there wasn't one. I ended up walking down to Elysian Coffee for that. Overall, though, a fun find! read more

Stop by tonight on the way and over the new owners cleaned up the updated the lighting and got ride of the stale stock. It a book store check it out and buy something if you think you might like reading it. read more

Great independent book store in Vancouver! Love all the staff recommendations and the reasonable prices. The store is spacious and well-laid out. Their punch card gives you a stamp for every purchase over $5 and you'll earn a discount after 10 purchases. Great spot! read more

great selection of books , including the Classics. I appreciated the fact that the classics were separated from general fiction - making it easy to navigate. I very much recommend this store , and , to add the sales staff are extremely friendly and helpful. It is also lovely to see the staff book recommendations that are posted in the store too. Always a great experience. read more

I loves me a good cheap hardcover book...I mean who really wants to pay like $35 for a hardcover somewhere else...you only read it once..maybe twice..and paperbacks just aren't the same..they're all flimsy and papery..they look terrible in a book shelf..you know? Book Warehouse has all the latest releases in fiction and non-fiction, a great assortment of coffee table books, cook books and so on....all a discount prices! For example..a certain book I was looking at in Chapters for $16.99, was available at Book Warhouse for $9.99.. The service is hit and miss but I usually get some help when I need it... read more

Sadly, it's going out of business, and nothing much is left! But "survival of the fittest" as they say, and more often than not, I have been disappointed with Book Warehouse over the years. Still, I like to go in and browse, and I usually leave with a small purchase (although admittedly, it is not always a book!) I was there recently and didn't see too much. Some of the greeting cards that were left were quite cute if you are a sentimental card person. The cashier on the "right" was so helpful and nice. Some people are naturally warm, and I was surprised at how informative she was. I wish that I had asked for her name. She even offered to bring in a book for me that she said staff was permitted to "borrow" before selling. I guess that's one benefit of working at a discount book store? The other cashier on the left was quite rude and short with me when I asked her any questions. Honestly, I would never go in there again if I had only dealt with this lady. If she is like this with everyone, then I could see why this place is shutting down, even though I'm certain that was not the case. I wonder how such people can be in customer service? Baffling. But perhaps she was just having a bad day, after all. Three stars for the cashier on the right! Go check it out for yourself before it's too late. read more

Such a great book store, the staff were friendly and just let me browse without hounding me to buy anything and I found quite a few books that I will definitely be coming back for as well as a couple that I had to leave with that day. Although it's a distant to get to the atmosphere was nice enough that I will be a repeat customer. read more

Everyone who works here is so great and helpful. I called in and asked for a few books to be put aside and when I walked in they greeted me as if I was family. It also helps that they allow dogs, so my Boston Terrier and I wandered around the store for a while before purchasing the books. It's a beautiful space for any book lover, so go lose yourself in there for an afternoon! read more

So the other day my doctor recommended a book that normally I would have to order online as it's not usually available in a book store. However, I decided to try this place out as it was right across the street. I was pleasantly surprised as they had EXACTLY what I was looking for. The staff were polite overall if a little bit slow but that wasn't an issue for me that day. I was in the wandering mood and not in a rush to skytrain back home. What I really liked was that the store was well organized and it was super easy to find what I was looking for. The prices didn't hurt my wallet either. Saved about $5 on the purchase price. I like me some savings :)! The only downside was that I wasn't able to locate some mindfulness books that included the CDs for meditation. I am more of an auditory person when it comes to these things and am still on the hunt for this. I will definitely be back to look for more books I need/want. read more

Book Warehouse was going to go out of business but this one location was saved. It's still got decent service that's eager to help, but the prices seem higher than before. Discounts aren't uniformly listed but they seem to have a much wider selection of specific goods. Some special sales seem to be more easily apparent nowadays, and those are quite pronounced on their new prices. I'm quite pleased with being able to pick up a French instruction set and the Araxi cookbook for under $30. read more

Buy your books here, if you can find them. That is, the books are cheaper than at say Chapters/Indigo, but the selection is small. They do have a great section of greeting cards that outdoes its big name nemesis and I would check the place out for mainly this. read more

This book store is awesome! The prices are a few dollars cheaper than what you'd pay at Chapters and other bookstores, which is a great deal. The selection isn't as large as Chapters, but it's pretty great for a smaller book store. It reminds me a lot of the used book stores in the United States, but the books are in much better condition. The store organization is great. It's really easy to find the section you're looking for. If you're having problems finding something, the staff are really friendly and more than willing to help. read more

I love that this place has a decent selection of everything, the staff are quite knowledgable about the selection in the store. I was randomly looking around and I happened to find #3,4 & 5 for a set of manga I never had the time to finish collecting. (for $3/piece!) Manga's are usually more like $20+/book. GIve this place a shot before you wander over to Chapters! read more

Update: Since Book Warehouse changed hands a few years ago and is now a part of Black Bond Books, I've noticed that this location's selection of poetry has dropped in quantity. I find it easy to judge a bookstore based on its poetry shelves but, ah, that's me! The staff, however, are friendly as ever and happy to order books in for me whenever I ask. There seems to be less bargains, and instead it feels more like a regular bookstore--although of course it's local and independent and still superior to box chains like Chapters. I'm grateful to have a local bookstore in my neighbourhood! read more

Glad this place is staying open (although I was appreciative of the going-out-of-business sale earlier this summer). It's a very good alt to Chapters @ Granville & Broadway and there's something about being able to flip through books rather than click around online. Let's call it nostalgia?! Although not as vast as other places, this place still has a good selection of books and the staff make really good reco's if you tell them the kinds of books you're looking for. It is also a good hidden gem to grab your Lonely Planet travel books as I think they're a few bucks cheaper than what you'd get at Chapters. They sometimes also have deeper discounts a select few. read more

Great selection of books for a small place. They have good sales too. The staff is nice and you can asl questions, they will know how to answer you. read more

This is a great story for new and remaindered books. It's a charming store; the card selection is great too.

Solid 3.5 stars. Convenient location in fairview, smaller store than Chapters obviously but less hassle. Do have a few wooden chairs to sit and browse in the back. Cooking and autobiographies on the right. Greeting cards available too right in front. Too bad they don't accept Amex her, lost a sale. read more

I was shocked. They are very very very overpriced. I wanted to buy fitness books. And the same exact books cost 25 % more than chapters. read more

Great prices and a good selection. I usually come home with more books than I intended to buy but havent spent as much as I would at most bookstores. read more

Good selection of fiction & non-fiction. Staff always helpful; if they don't have the book on the shelves, they'll order it & follow up with a phone call for pick up. Good old fashioned service with great prices. Support our local book stores! read more

Love this place. This is the type of book store people ought to support rather than Chapters. They offer great books at decent prices. Also, there often are wicked deals outside the front store. I don't always get what I originally wanted, but I end up leaving something else awesome to read. read more

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It's always great when you get a deal on a book. Decent selection of the newest books, especially in hardcover. Staff is always polite and willing to special order your request if they don't have it in stock. read more

stopped in today to pick up a couple books.... i had a list of maybe 5 or 6...only found 2 here. i love the prices...you get the exact same thing for a much better deal. what would have cost me about $45... ended up being about $35 from here. pretty sweet if you ask me! the staff here has always been happy and pleasant, very fitting for the area we live in. all the sections are labeled very easily, you CAN'T get lost in there...unless you are blind, then yes-you may need some help (but i didn't notice any braille books.....hmm..ok, bad joke). they always throw in a couple free bookmarks when i buy books from here too! the ONLY thing is since its a smaller store...the selection isn't anything near chapters... but thats fine with me. probably better cuz i would probably end up spending $100 if i found everything i wanted. read more

Another great book store soon to be bellied up due to the culture that we live in and the large book stores, however, amazingly I am thankful for this store with each passing month. I used to come here a lot for books and awesome discount prices, however, lately there seems to be a disappointment in selection as it's slimmed down considerably. I come in here to browse and walk out with something every one in a while. Customer service has always been decent with me. read more

Good selection and okay prices. (Not as low as before, but maybe that's why the previous owner went out of business! Now it's a subsidiary of Black Bond Books and apparently follows their corporate practices.) Service is quite spotty. Watch out for being charged a higher "Canadian" price on books even when only a lower price is written on the book; likewise for one clerk stamping a box on your frequent buyer card off-centre, and then the next clerk stamping the same box again. Hmph. (The particularly surprising thing about the first situation was that they did not refund the difference when I pointed out that the price they charged was different from any listed on the book. Very, very odd. Needless to say, I returned the book and got a full refund instead.) Anyway, it is worth a visit, but caveat emptor. read more

A very decent bookstore. The selection is pretty good. The staff are quite decent. Plus you can order online and order in books.

Fantastic service, attitude and selection of books at discount price, I bought 3 books for 30$ that would have cost more than60$ at other stores. The staffs were friendly and helpful, one greeted me with a wave when I walked in. Would recommend this store over chapters. read more

I'm so glad this place has stayed alive during these times of disappearing book and cd stores. The staff is super helpful and patient. I've ordered books here a few times and they've always arrived on time and sometimes early. I found them a little cheaper than the big C chain store. read more

I LOVE book warehouse! They are so helpful and have a great selection of cookbooks, nonfiction and everything else. The staff are very knowledgeable about authors and books. The lady helping me gave me great recommendations based on books I've enjoyed in the past, which was perfect for a unknowing book person like me, and she was spot on! Will be back for sure. Nothing feels better than buying books from a local business. read more

I loved this store when it was the "old" Book Warehouse where you could find a huge selection of new books for a discount that other stores weren't offering. Once the store obtained new ownership in 2012, it became just like the other book stores with the same pricing, and as such lost its appeal. They will cater to ordering books in for you. They have interesting greeting cards. There is no access to meter parking on Broadway during rush-hour, so you will have to find meter parking on the side streets. read more