I love this Barnes and Noble. The customer service is always amazing and I'm constantly greeted…read morewith a smile from the employees. Love the many different recommendations of books I'm given by cue cards on the bookshelf or personally from an associate. The variety of books is bound to make you go crazy in the best way. The quality of the books I've seen are kept in pristine condition and I love that it's also not too noisy inside. The Book Annex is a great place to get books of great value on sale for a cheap price! I especially enjoy coming here to get work done, to discover a new book/author, and see what the latest buzz is all about. Book worms unite!

This large store has something for everyone. I've done children's birthday gifts and even baby…read moreshower gift shopping here. I often enjoy a beverage and snack too. The staff are always happy to help out with finding a book. There buy one and get one half price is often a great option for me. Love stopping in here!

Cute little used book shop. The lady that was working, was very helpful and trying to find some of…read morethe books that I was looking for. I did snag a book off of the new book rack, and she said that there was a used one in excellent condition that would save me a few dollars. I really appreciate that! Well, I couldn't find any of the books that I was looking for to read for a book club, I did find four books that just have to come home with me.

Nice little used book store, but it would be nicer if you could just browse and read the covers…read more Clerk is friendly and can be helpful but constantly asking what you are looking for... even after being told you are just browsing (five times!) is too much. Please let people browse in peace.

Unreliable hours, odd collections. The coolest book nook i have ever been in.!…read more Visited Sheridan at Cross Street Books from 1996-2000 as a late-model undergrad at Eastern Michigan University. I am amazed he is still in business and or alive. The books were always stacked on the floor. I could never figure out if the owner was on some sort of inheritance stipend/allowance, because the store never seemed to make any cash, and he never kept normal business hours; yet he also didnt seem to own a car or any clothing that wasnt Goodwill/Thrift. He kept a baseball bat under the counter to ward off Ypsi crackheads. Sheridan had a diverse selection of pop-lit, bios, paranormal books etc, Cross Street Books turned me onto gnosticism and Holy Blood, Holy Grail long before it was cool (the DaVinci Code).

The store has flaky hours, rampant clutter and mediocre prices but an eclectic offering of used…read morebooks in a unique space. Overall, Cross Street Book Shop is worth a visit, but be prepared for it not to be open when you think it should be. It wasn't until my third visit that I found it open, and even then, the owner said he'd been about to shut the shop up for a few minutes while he ran errands until he saw he had potential customers coming in. I could barely get in the door because books were piled everywhere. There are uncategorized books in the aisles as well, though the books on the shelf are in some semblance of order. Literature is grouped together, and non-fiction books are grouped by subject, though they aren't rigorously alphabetized. I have shopped at Friends of the Library shops where paperbacks in really good condition are 50 cents and hardcover books are $2 or $3, so I find the prices at Cross Street Books to be a little on the high side for used books which aren't even all in great condition. Some books are indeed in great condition, but in other cases, paperbacks are yellowing and curling around the edges and are still marked for $2-3. On the other hand, there was an outdoor bargain table the day I visited, and the owner said he often will haggle if you buy a large batch of books at one time. There are some pretty obscure out of print books here, so it's worth a look if you can't find the book you want elsewhere.

The store is a BLACK book store. It is meant just to be that. It's purpose is to get books to US…read morethat may not be available in main stream stores. For Charmaine to give a three star review based on the fact the book store is purposefully not catering to those outside of this is an issue to me. More than not things are catered to everyone BUT us. We have someone who opened a store to do this and you get someone non melanated who wants to criticize. Do like we do and MOVE ON, it's not catered for you, accept that and keep it moving. I LOVE this bookstore and the owner, Carlos as well. I find what I need/want, and also can grab body oils that smell so nice. In fact seeing Charmaine's review makes me know I need to get my but in there this week and make a visit. This store prospers just fine without you Charmaine. It has been around for years. We know where to go. KRS-One and J Prince found it great enough to come visit, and drop some knowledge. Had you bothered to ASK you would have seen, what you were looking for wasn't there he can order and get. Instead you leave a mediocre review.......darn shame. I guess the name of the book store did not give a clue...BLACKstone Bookstore and CULTURAL Center. Did you really think it was your culture that he was speaking of with this name?

Local black-owned bookstore in downtown Ypsi. As soon as you walk in, you are welcomed by a…read morewonderful aroma and chill music. The shop is small but stocked with a nice variety of books for the casual readers and those readers who want to dig into some deeper, intellectual, or political material. They also have art, apparel, jewelry, music, incense, and body care products for sell.

This is the Scholastic warehouse, which is usually closed to the public…read more A few times a year, though, they're open to teachers, school staff, and volunteers for the warehouse sale. I look forward to these all year! At the sales, bestsellers are 25% off, and literally EVERYTHING ELSE is 50% or more! They even have an aisle for damaged merchandise (which can be as little as a bent corner on the cover) where everything is $1. It's also possible to volunteer to work the sales, which I did recently. Volunteers are paid $10 an hour in books! Really, I cannot say enough good things about this place. If you are a teacher, go to the next sale. It will change your life.

I've always loved the Scholastic Warehouse sales. The staff and volunteers are always so friendly…read moreand I always come out with a great haul! I've been to Belleville and other area sales. That being said, as it is a warehouse, it's very difficult for the general public to find things if you don't know where to look. Aisles have general labels (think K-3, young adult) so once you select an aisle, you have to look through literally every box. It's a fun treasure hunt but it does take some time. I've learned to go in for a specific category, suck as "Fish Nonfiction" vs a specific book as you never know what you'll find. I would also not recommend going with children as again, it's a working warehouse. I brought my infant son this time around who sat in the cart which worked out well but he got fussy overtime. I was a little disappointed this last sale as everything in the warehouse was BOGO Free instead of a percentage off. I go in with a set budget and it was difficult to keep track of which books are cancelling which out. I ended up spending more than I wanted to and was a bit frustrated. I really loved the percentage off sales even if they did take a bit more time to organize. I noticed a difference in my spending which may deter me from attending future sales. If they go back to percentage off sales, I will absolutely update my review! The warehouse itself is close to the freeway and very easy to find. The staff are incredibly nice and friendly and they don't at all seem put off by a bunch of teachers walking around their warehouse while they work!

Hedger Breed, owner of White Raven Books, is one of kind. Highly recommend that you call him when…read more you are moving and show him the books you may need to give away. He picks out books that you may not realize have market value and takes them away to (hopefully) appreciative new readers. I had a very good experience interacting with him--and even made some money on my books!

White Raven is the best place in Ypsi for rare, collectible, scholarly and other hard-to-get books…read more The store is located at 117 Pearl Street, but is open by appointment only. If you don't call ahead, there definitely won't be anyone at the store when you get there, so don't just show up and knock on the door. Hedger Breed is an interesting character and he knows a lot about books. One day I walked in and asked him where he keeps the old stuff, and he showed me a book printed on a Gutenberg-type press, and another book almost as old with copperplate engravings of the destruction of Sodom. Text was in Italian, so I couldn't read it, but holding books that old in your hand, and feeling where the movable type bit into the vellum, it's a little bit sublime. Didn't have enough cash on me to buy those books--still don't. But fortunately, Hedger always keeps boxes of $2 books around, and those are worth going through.

Very cute bookstore, and a nice shopkeeper too. I was visiting a friend in South Lyon yesterday and…read moreshe has been going to this bookstore since she was little. She was excited it was open yesterday, since it was a holiday weekend she wasn't sure if it would be. A lot of things were 50% off throughout the store and I ended up getting some vintage-looking earrings, a notebook, and a tiny notebook. The tiny notebook was only $1 which was a great deal. The bookstore has a large selection of books, mostly children's books, and also some children's clothing and other knickknacks. Shopkeeper was very friendly and chatted with us a bit too, she told me it was nice to see people out and about again. If you're in downtown South Lyon I'd recommend stopping by and taking a look, even if you don't currently need to buy any books, as they have other things to purchase as well.

Very cool little book store! They don't have much of a selection for adults but if you are looking…read morefor young adult and children's books this is the place! My 4 year old loves this store. I like their display of candy. If you are looking for the candy you loved when you were a kid but thought they didn't make anymore, I bet you will find it here.