This brand new bookstore just opened. I was curious, so I checked it out…read more It's all bright and clean and new. The workers seemed friendly and there were quite a few other customers there, within an hour of opening. But it never seemed crowded and remained pretty quiet. Here and there they have chairs and tables, so it could be a nice place to sit down with a book for a while. The rows are not straight, so it was a little hard to navigate the store. There were lots of books, but also lots of other things on sale. Puzzles, toys, records, pop culture gifts, and stationary/journals. They had a whole Harry Potter section with the books, of course, but lots of other Potter paraphernalia, like toys, mugs, etc. The signage over some of the sections was missing letters, I think whatever adhesive they used to affix the letters had issues with the curving surface of the book shelves. This store also had lots of events with authors on their event calendar. The cafe seemed like it had the regular snacks and beverages on offer, but I didn't look too hard at the menu. I don't really buy books much anymore (recovering book hoarder here), but this seems like a good addition to the bookstores in the area. I was a little surprised to hear of a new corporate bookstore opening up, but I see they are covering their bases a bit by selling tons of other gifts (and food) along with books. I bet this place will be packed leading up to the holidays!

Although I am fanatical about giving my trade to independent bookstores, I have regularly purchased…read morehere. It fills a niche in the book market. If a hot book hits the market, the holds at the library will stack up six deep and you have to wait a year to borrow a copy. Also, the library is no longer a reference library, and if you want a classic out of the past, you can find it here. New books are expensive, but that is not this firm's fault. I enjoy getting a coffee and reading my purchase before I leave. The bathrooms need a code for access but employees have been gracious in giving it to me and indeed the behavior of all the employees has been impeccable. I invariably leave in an enhanced mood.

Love this place. Great place to shop for new and used book and even a good selection of records…read more The variety of books is really good and what I would expect in a good used/new bookstore. Nice to find a little something for all interests. Prices on used books seemed to be reasonable and records were hit and miss for price, some seemed a bit high but I could also be a little out of touch.

Independent book store with the right vibe incorporating used books. Went bc of a community event…read morewith leaders speaking on a vision for supporting unhoused youth in the area. Selling local earthen ware, beeswax candles, records, with a grand piano on hand. Chairs are set in places for people to "pick up and read," and has that magical "the right book will find you today," feel. Prices are so reasonable. A must for book lovers.

Great and friendly service, lovely store. The ladies at the desk gave me several recommendations…read morewhich I appreciated

I'm glad there are other book store options here in Salem. I've shopped here probably 15 times and…read moreI love how unique this store is. Have never seen the cat, so that's a bummer. I love the option to buy used books. That being said I think their "we buy books" is pretty bad. I wish they gave more information. I brought in about 48 great condition popular books in. I had an appointment at 1:30pm that was made 3 weeks prior. I got there books in hand and was told the person who values the books to buy them was out but that I should get a call with an offer before 3:30pm. I killed some time around Salem as I wasn't expecting this to be quite the process and still had not gotten a call even though it was almost 4pm. I called them and they said the offer would be told to me in store. These are popular books from Carley Fortune, Tessa Bailey, Freida McFadden, Ali Hazelwood etc, and even some special editions of books with sprayed edges. All probably worth around $500 if you count each book as $10. After I came in to ask about my offer, the person helping me seemed pretty excited about all the books I had. Their offer was $57 in a check or $115 for store credit, it almost felt like a slap in the face to be honest. I told them that I'll think about it as I browsed the store. I took like half a lap through the store and went back to the front counter to let them know that I would be taking my books and declining their offer. As soon as I said that, immediate demeanor change in the employee and they just walked off while I had to put all my books back in the bags. Most of the time the staff are fine, but there is the occasional visit where I have staff a little too relaxed, almost as if they're not working at a bookstore. And there have been a few times I was waiting at the front counter ready to check out and not even looked at until the employees were done with their conversation which was anywhere from 1min to 10min. Prices are a bit high, but that's expected at an independent book store.

If you love books this is a place for you. Honestly I walked through and saw the medication room…read moreand it blew my mind. I loved it! Nothing I needed but it was something I didn't expect and definitely appreciated.

This bookstore has really nice selection, good prices and friendly staff. The only downside is that…read morethe store itself doesn't have much personality. I really like that Robert's has this great personality, however, the people who work at this store are actually friendlier than the ones at Robert's. In fact, the guy who was helping us had this really great conversation with my wife about all the Stephen King novels. She really enjoys his writings and I never quite got into a lot of his works so I'm sure she enjoyed that conversation, and I enjoyed it so much that I think I might start reading some of his novels. I just thoroughly enjoyed talking to that guy, and got some great books in the process. I would say that if you like history or fiction, this is definitely the store for you. I encourage everyone to try this place out

One of the coolest bookstores I have been to: affordable, diverse selection, I could browse in…read morethere for hours and never get bored

The owner guys is quite honestly a prick. Both times I've been in there he bumbards me as soon as…read moreI walk in with questions like "when were you in last?" And mansplains every section of the store not letting me look in peace. He also told me not to look at or hold the "new" books as to not mess them up before I even began looking at or touching anything. Very uncomfortable.

This is an awesome used bookstore with great prices and a large selection of books. I ended up…read moregetting one of the Fourth Wing series books and they had the entire series not just some of the books. Same with other series too. They even had new release sections and a ton of other genres. Cute notebooks and stationary here as well. One of the employees was really friendly and helped me find a book I was looking for and gave me some other recommendations which was helpful. I could tell she knew a lot about books.

I felt like it was rather pricey for used books. Great layout and selection, though. ...read more

This was a nice stop directly behind the goodwill in west Salem…read more I thought this was strictly used books but they have some new as well. This place is very well organized and they have the pricing written inside the front cover. You can sell back books and join their club to get a discount on future purchases based on the books you sell back. All in all a great set up and I look forward to dropping in again.

Fabulous selection, knowledgeable and friendly staff, book buy back program with discounts for…read morefuture purchases. Something for everyone in your group or family!