This must be one of the most orderly used bookstores I've ever seen.
There are no books stacked on the floor or overflowing the shelves or strewn about every available spot.
If bookstores with overflowing inventory make you claustrophobic, and some do even for me, then Buy the Book will make it easy to enjoy the hunt for that missing book, favorite author, or hard-to-find gem. It is close to a normal store in that regard.
It's still a used bookstore, with books at half price, at least for those mass market paperbacks that I saw. And that makes this a must-visit bookstore where clean lines and ease-of-access is important.
Books are in all genres, albeit the groupings aren't as clearly delineated as I'm used to seeing, with a fair number of hardcover books rounding out the stock. As you walk in, and on the top of the shelves in the back are bears -- stuffed bears in multiple colors.
During your browsing, you might be greeted by the resident cat, or hear the calling of the parrot (at least I think that's what it was), both of which keep the owner company and give some color and homey-ness to the clean, uncluttered, layout. The front of the store has a few odds and ends, including the cat climbing /scratching posts but it's likely only when you leave that you'll notice them. read more