New management. The woman with the mask was beyond rude. Not…read moreyour normal hello welcome to our place of business. Here's a mask to wear if you want to be in this establishment was the greeting.

Zero stars!!!!! 000 I went in with my daughter because she…read morehas been wanting to check out the store. As soon as we walked in the old lady with the long grey stringy hair at the counter waved a blue face mask in my face and told me to put it on. I politely said no thank you. She immediately kicked us out and told us to leave. Horrible, rude and unpleasant business owner. Do not go in there!

Huge store with all types of used and new books. I only had time to look in the children's section…read morewhich was huge and decently organized by categories such as (sensory/cause and effect, holidays, popular authors, language, potty training, family). You could spend a good chunk of time browsing through the bins and shelves. It is great that they have a train table in the kids area so they kids can play while you browse the books. I was searching for Lunar New Year books, but couldn't find any. They had a bin for the big holidays like Christmas, Halloween, Easter and a general holiday bin for smaller holidays. The employees were nice and can system search by author/title, but they couldn't do a search by general topic/genre.

Visited for the first time and was blown away! Incredible selection with multiple price points…read morebased on format/condition, and then some! Went on a Saturday afternoon and it was far busier than I had anticipated which was great, love that for them and the bookish community, and the staff were very friendly. Will be back!

Simply incredible selection, mind-boggling in quantity and quality. Worth a detour from anywhere…read moreremotely nearby. Worth a whole separate trip, for that matter.

They have a lot of books to choose from...so if you're looking for a variety you won't find…read moreanywhere else...this is the place. Upstairs in the barn is very close quarters and a little hard to breathe...but we were there for an hour and found some good books!

This is the type of store that really adds something intangible to a town. Andrew is not only…read morehelpful, but is personable and can talk about any genre of books, it seems. I've been going here since they first opened, and my son has graduated from playing with the toys in the fully stocked and very convenient "kids area", to looking at chapter books while I browse the rare and obscure selections from social sciences, geography, history, you name it. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the amazing artwork and cool gifts and games for sale as well. A lot of the art is locally made. It's a funky store, and absolute opposite of Amazon. Go here.

A huge selection of books adult and children, jewelry, puzzles and music. Great value and awesome…read moreservice by owner, Adam. You can donate a few boxes of books and get a store credit!

Great selection and even better service a great addition to down town Lowell .. owners are amazing…read more, well everyone there is !!

This shop is a gem. Someone took a space in Lowell, Mass and polished the HECK out of it and now,…read morewhat a find! And this shop is not only for book lovers, though if you love browsing books (new and some gently used ones, too!) you won't be disappointed! But the community focus! There is a small art studio in the back, some lovely, tasty treats near the register (small batch, local source!) and friendly, helpful staff who are right there where you want them to be but not up in your business. They GET Lowell (all the local flavor is there if you want it) but you won't feel like you've visited just another place in Lowell--this shop makes me want to go back again and again.

Great find on a Saturday morning!…read more Me and my aunt went for a walk around the neighborhood and came across this bookstore. We had to go in! They had such a great book selection and even had a hidden cafe in the back! We were in a hurry other otherwise we would have stayed and explored the store a bit more. This is a great spot for last minute gifts or to kill some time.

Cozy local bookstore vibes. The selection is fair- but several of the book series I was interested…read morein did not have the first book available. The coffee in the back is very tasty.

Annie's Box Stop is a charming little shop in Amherst. There's an extensive classics section, with…read morebooks like Henri Troyat's bio of Tolstoy to Phyllis Rose's "Parallel Lives" about famous Victorian relationships such as George Eliot&her married lover George Lewes, to Charles Dickens&Catherine Hogarth. Most of the books are cheap paperback thrillers. The cookbook section is quite small, tho the religion/spirituality section is surprisingly large. It also has an enormous romance novels section- http://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2012/12/25-most-ridiculous-romance-novel-covers/ And not the high quality kind. If you want cheap thrills, this is the place to go.

After moving here recently, I was very excited to find a used bookstore within my area. I go…read morethrough about a book a week and any way to save a penny and also support local businesses is very exciting to me. I drove almost half an hour to get to Annie's Book Stop, with my baby in tow. As I walked in, I was greeted with a "Kids books are in the back". Not even a hello. I said thank you and proceeded through the store. My baby then informed me that she needed to use the bathroom. As a potty training child prone to accidents, that's a general emergency for me. I asked the woman at the counter if there was a restroom my baby could use, I was answered with "Not a public one. You'll have to go to Wendy's". After a moment, realizing my child couldn't hold it, we left. As someone who works in a locally owned business, I know the importance of customer service. I can't say I'll ever return to this shop, which is probably a bigger disappointment for me than it will be for them.

Annie's Book Stop is a fantastic local book store providing both used & new books. If the owner,…read moreAndrea, doesn't have what you are looking for she will order it. It usually comes in within a couple days. The prices are good, never full list price (new books are usually 20% off, used are 50% off list price), and the condition of the used books is usually very good. I've gotten children's books, young adult novels, books for required reading in college lit classes, sci fi, horror, noir, chick lit, graphic novels, etc. at Annie's. Pretty much any genre you're looking for, she has. There are even out of print titles, so check here if you can't find something at one of the big chains. Ask for help finding your book & Andrea will always know exactly where what your looking for is. I think she uses the force. Where do all the used books come from? The customers. You can bring in any paper back books & get credit to use on your purchase. The credit never expires, but you have to keep track of your slip because there's no way to look it up. If you're anything like me, you might want to use your credit right on the spot to prevent losing out on savings. One more thing: if you bring in a truck load of books don't expect the store to take all of them at once. Apparently there's a limit (not a set in stone one, but whatever) to how many trades they'll take a day. This protects the bottom line, I guess. And if that's what it takes to have a cool little bookstore in Beverly, it's worth it. Still 5 stars. Almost forgot: it's right across from the North Beverly T stop & Nick's Roast Beef (yum). Parking is out back and there is a 2nd entrance back there. Go get some books!

I literally love this place tho a bit crowded always loved getting books here. If she didn't have…read morethe book she would order it for me! Love this place always will!!