I love this bookstore with the tucked away bar upstairs. The selection of books should cover…read morealmost every age and genre. I especially enjoyed the travel and wine centered books. The bar is quaint and cute. Not a vast menu, but it's not needed! Love the local select beers that are available although I opted for the gin cocktail. Very reasonably priced. It's very quiet during the day, quite a few there to read and work in a quiet space and it serves that purpose well. I've also visited in the evening before where a book club meeting was ending and a D&D campaign was beginning and it was quite lively, but still a great vibe. I've had 2 visits now with many more to come. Store workers were super friendly and greeting me upon entering and looking around. Bartender was friendly as well and seemed to enjoy engaging with the guests.

I stopped in to shop at Backwater Books when I was exploring Old Ellicott City with my husband and…read moresome of his relatives when they were in town. The store was a great surprise. It's larger than I thought it might be - two stories. While not the best stocked bookstore I've ever been to, Backwater offers more than just books. It has a bar upstairs and it's set up for live music as well. It has some great seating for opening a book to read a few pages to see if you want to take it home. The customer service was great as well. Folks in Ellicott City are lucky to have this amazing bookshop. I'll definitely be back in the future (hopefully for a shop, drink, and music next time)!

I stopped in on a Saturday afternoon and immediately fell in love. Gramp's Attic Books is exactly…read morewhat I'd hoped - a well-curated bookstore with used books, many of which are in excellent condition. I thought the prices were reasonable, and it was fun to look at some of the incredible first editions he has in there.

Great selection if you can find him when he's open. The gentleman who owns/works there is very…read moreknowledgeable. Love this place

Pretty solid book store. Very large and well stocked. Staff here were easily identifiable and ready…read moreto help. The cafe was a little pricey, but most book stores are.

With two tasks to complete, both were accomplished at this neat and expansive location. Before…read moresettling in to work at the cafe,I found a book to enjoy later. Of course I also picked up an extra book as well. The cafe serves Starbucks products, though limited. My Starbucks gift card is no good there . Spring temps are wild. I drank a tasty strawberry lemonade, felt chilly and warmed up with chai tea ($1 off after my book purchase). The plugs for laptop users are very limited here. Perhaps only one or two. Still I recommend this location.

Had a great experience at Unusual several years ago, and it hasn't changed a bit. The gelato is…read moreamazing and service is exceptional. Definitely recommend stopping by if you're in the area! My friend and I stopped by on a Friday night right before closing. We had a coupon for buy 1 get 1 gelato. The man working was super kind and didn't charge us at all. The owners and rest of the staff have always been really friendly as well!

Really cool shop on Main Street! Loved all of the unique items available. They also have a…read moregelato/ice cream spot upstairs. Great place for fans of horror or other unique items! I definitely want to come back when I have some extra money to spend for gifts and things for myself!

Just your average overpriced, incompetent campus bookstore. You'll pay a lot for your textbooks,…read moresell them back for mere pennies, and wait longer than you'd like for online orders. I would buy your books online on half.com if you can avoid the bookstore. The lines can be long and slow moving at the beginning of the semester.

Over priced as expected but fills the role of convenience. Bought a calculator earlier to day on to…read moreidentify that it was the wrong one. Tried returning it in unopened condition with a receipt only to be directed to a returns policy diagram that was facing away from the cashier that outlines a no return policy for calculators. There was a smaller sign listing non-returnable items on the counter that I saw prior to my purchase, it did not list calculators. I tried reasoning with the manager about the mixed message but she wouldn't hear it. Long story short, I'm now the proud owner of a $160.00 UMBC calculator, cost $95 on Amazon, that I don't want or need. I guess the calculator policy was more important than my future business.

I blame myself for not doing research in the first place. I saw "Great Book Deals" rated as 4 stars…read moreby Abebooks and I jumped the gun because the deal was too good to pass up. My credit card was charged instantly and Abebooks informed me the books were shipped the next day. I received no confirmation of that. I called the company and they told me the books were still being processed. Needless to say, I was skeptical and I decided to do my research on the web and I came across this Yelp page. My head practically exploded and my heart sank thinking I lost such a large sum of money. I followed up two days later and they told me the book set would be shipped by the end of the day. I received no confirmation. I called the company the following day and the lady on the other end told me, "We don't have a shipping number for you right now because we use a 3rd party carrier, but you will have a number once the books get to your local post office." Oh. I wasn't sure how to respond. A few days passed and Abebooks finally sent me a confirmation email. The shipping number was to the DHL shipping company from what I saw, it was 4 days after 'Great Book Deals' sent them a receipt informing them that they should be expecting a package from them soon. I called up 'GBD' again asking them what the deal was. They told me, the books are shipping via ANOTHER carrier before reaching DHL before reaching my local post office. I was fuming. This had to be a joke. And I told Melissa, I believe that was her name, that when you look up her company's name, there's a 1-star rating everywhere. Yet, Abebooks gave them 4 stars - I will not be shopping from Abebooks ever again. She responded with, "Those are the 4-stars our company rightfully deserves." Excuse me miss, but it's been two weeks and my books were nowhere to be found and you were shipping something from Chicago, Il. to NY. That is outrageous. I ordered packages from overseas and received them in 4 days time, and two of those days were weekend dates! Yet, your company can't seem to provide me a working tracking number one and half weeks into the order date. I know I followed up with this company a lot but can you blame me? Given its history, I should have caught a flight down to their headquarters and pick up my books on the spot. The only reason I'm giving this company 2-stars is because my package actually made it to me. The package itself was practically opened and broken but, fortunately, I was a lucky customer who actually received my package. How silly is it that I have to give a company credit for getting its package to me. Let this be a warning, don't be tricked by the ratings on Amazon and Abebooks. This company is irresponsible, to say the least. Don't waste your time. Pay the extra bucks and order books elsewhere.

Placed an order over a month ago, the shipper still has not received the item. After several…read moreattempts to communicate with "Super Book Deals," I have yet to receive a response. ZERO. This owner is either incompetent or a FRAUD