One day, some bullies threw me in a trashcan. I climbed out, muttering curses, dusted myself off, and went about my way. But then... who should appear? The very same bullies... They chased me down the street but I was able to duck into this book store. That guy from Monkey Time, Todd, was reading a book at the counter... he said I wasn't ready for it, but I took it anyway when his back was turned and raced out to start reading it. The adventure that followed was made into a feature film. All of it was true. read more

I like this place. They've got a section outside with books for 10 cents or 25 cents. I found a couple books in this section that was def a steal. I like the wide selection of books they have. They've got everything from bibles to Shakespeare to Lord of the Rings, and Twilight. I especially like that they have different editions of a book. You can choose an old shabby one for under 5 bucks or you can choose a brand spankin new one for less than 10. I spent about an hour in here and I'd have to say I really enjoyed it. I love the smell of books, especially old books. They just have such an enticing smell that makes you want to read all of them. I suggest you a lot some time to roam around. It's like a scavenger hunt. I bought 8 books for around $35. Not bad at all considering 4 of them were pretty much crisp new books that weren't even touched. They also take trades, so if you have a few books you don't want you can bring it in and trade for something else that interests you. I love that idea. This is def a must go to place for book worms. I suggest you try find what you're looking for here first before hitting up a Barnes or Borders. It'll save you so much cash that you can then spend elsewhere. :) read more

Five stars for the prices, the selection, and the unbeatable atmosphere. They have a section outside with hundreds of books that are 10 cents - 25 cents, and this is by far my favorite section. For under five bucks I walked away with 5 John Grisham titles, a nearly new 50 shades of grey as a gag gift for a friend, and around a half dozen historical fiction novels that my collection has been missing. The books outside are worth looking at. What blew me away and keeps me coming back to readers corner is the fact that they maintain a very high degree of professionalism while still being friendly. Never once have I gotten a weird look for coming in and asking about esoteric or Pagan books here. I can not say the same for Barnes and noble or even Edward McKay. If, by the way, you are looking for the above subject, they actually have a decent rotating stock there. I clean them out about every other month and u haven't seen the same book twice. read more

This place is amazing! A surprisingly large and extensive collection or used books with incredible prices (most $.25-6.00). They even have many of the popular books you wouldn't expect to find used. I found a super cheap copy of Ender's Game (which I bought) and the whole Game of Thrones book series (which I did not, not ready for that commitment! lol). A great place to browse, find a few new or old favorite, or even sell/exchange the books you no longer want. The staff was incredibly friendly and hospitable. Will be back when I get caught up on my reading and need something new. read more

The Reader's Corner is definitely the best used book store in the Raleigh area. Rarely would I go more than three or four days without stopping by; for the first few months I was shopping there I had this idea that the staff probably thought something was wrong with me for buying way more books than I can possibly read, but once I started to speak to them a little bit I realized that they're more or less the same way. I can't accurately assess the store's stock in all the different sections, as I tend to read a lot of fiction and literature, but those sections rarely let me down. Sometimes I would go in looking for something and it wouldn't be there--but within a month or so they'd somehow get a copy in. Something else that impressed me: more than once did I hear one of The Reader's Corner staff telling customers to check out Nice Price Books after leaving their store (they're within walking distance of each other). I thought it was a very nice gesture. read more

I just found this fabulous store 2 days ago! I was astonished at the amount of quality books to be found for a very reasonable price. Mixed in between the shelf walls is memorabilia that has been found in books over the years. Saw some old memories pinned in their walls! Looking forward to my next visit. read more

One of my favorite places in Raleigh. It has been there since the 70's. Great prices, super friendly staff. They tend to carry older, more beat up books (character!) that other bookstores I find turn away. Easily Raleigh's best bookstore. When all the Waldenbooks, Booksamillion, Barnes and Noble, Borders have bitten the dust, Readers Corner will still be there, chugging along. read more

In the area, on our way to a vacation, we needed some books. Found this place on yelp. Located in the area of NC State, the first great part was the parking lot. The area has loads of businesses, and parking looks tight. Having A nice lot was great. Inside was a small, but full store. First I set the kids up in the youth aisle, then went to explore. Great prices. Helpful staff. Everyone left with 3-4 books. If I lived local, I'd be here often. read more

They have an amazing selection! So many categories at affordable prices. Something for everybody. The staff are very nice and helpful. Pretty much what a used book shop should strive to be, Readers Corner excels at. And I must say the various notes, photos, etc taped at the end of each shelf is really cool to look at. A truly unique place. read more

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I appreciate this place. I love the 25 cent books and the selection overall is pretty amazing. It suffers from the same problem that so many book stores do: too many books. It seems crazy to criticize a surplus of options, but this is a pretty small building. It's actually tough to get around. I went on a Sunday afternoon, so it was fairly busy, and there were times where I wanted to browse over a section of books, but I felt like I couldn't because I blocked the entire narrow aisle. I am not a big guy. Additionally, many of the books require a ladder to get too, (again, blocking an entire aisle), or bending over in a contortionist way to reach the books at your feet These problems are a result of a good idea. Endless books, but they need to find a way to make room. Oh and the old playboy section is hilarious read more

Of the used book stores in Raleigh, this is not the biggest, but it is my favorite. Why? It's all about the books. There are bigger stores, but they are also about video games and CD's and toys and other things. This one is just about books. OK, they have managed to stick some DVD's and LP's and CD's in there. But mostly books. If you're a big fella like me, you're going to have to suck it in pretty much the whole time you're inside. The aisles are as narrow as humanly possible just to fit in one more aisle of books. Take your time, look around, and enjoy how the place is decorated with things that they've found inside of used books. UPDATE 12/13/2015: I like revisiting my old reviews to make sure that they still reflect my opinion of a business, especially if my old review might be too good for current conditions, or if the business has improved enough to deserve a better rating. I'm really happy to say that Reader's Corner continues to hold my 5 Star love. I came out with four more beautiful hardcover books for my Personal Study project (who needs a mancave?) This time I brought my shy 9 year old daughter. The staff was so nice to her. They offered to show her the children's book section, asked if there might be anything she might like to look for since it was clear that she wasn't at all into my perusal of the Classics section. Take your time and really look carefully; there are diamonds hiding all over the shop. read more

By far the best book store I've ever been to. Unbeatable prices, constantly updated stock, and friendly, knowledgeable staff. Something magic about this store. Go check them out! You'll find what you need. read more

Staff are very approachable and very friendly. Came here for my first time during the month of December. My reason for a low rating is for how the store is set up. It's very cluttered and very tight spaces, so once you get close to 10+ in the store, it feels very packed. If you come here, make sure you come first thing before it gets full. read more

This place is exactly what you want out of a used book store: smelling kind of musty, books overflowing shelves in a motionless colorful wave, etc. But the best part about this store is the employees. They're all super passionate and knowledgeable about books. No judgment either: you can ask for Thomas Pynchon or E. L. James, and the kind employee will be happy for you anyway. Besides getting my book fix from their (pretty good) selection, I can usually pick up great cheap vinyl here (though my taste tends toward jazz and classical). read more

Unacceptable customer service from young "gentleman" and also young "lady" working there. I've shopped there since the 90's when I got my Master's at NCSU. So I made the long drive to Raleigh on a cold winter's Saturday. I hadn't been in the shop in quite a while and was looking forward to browsing for a good read. I follow CDC guidelines and respect the safety of others. When I walked into the store I was already wearing my medical grade mask. Cold air immediately steamed my glasses. The air WILL pass up and out of this grade of mask! So to be considerate and to protect others by assuring appropriate social distancing, I stayed at the door to wait for my glasses to warm up. No one was anywhere near me. I didn't drop my mask, but I did try to adjust the mask at the nose because my breath was escaping and causing my glasses to fog. WOW what a MAJOR mistake! I have NEVER been YELLED at (in a clear attempt at public shaming) like this in my life. I was speechless and mortified with shock. Immediately the young "gentleman" moves aggressively within 2 feet of me and escalates even louder with... "Do I look like I'm KIDDING to you?" I walked out without a word. SHAME on the OWNER for allowing employees to consistently (see other reviews) behave this way. Did the shoppers who observed this behavior somehow feel safer once I was gone? Did they say "Thank you for protecting us" when they checked out? Did they leave there and then go buy "take out" food (not knowing whether the workers were fastidious about their masks during food preparation)??? At least everyone can rest easy knowing no one has breathed through the gaps in their medical grade mask onto any of those used books..... Here's a thought: Require N95 masks in your business if you seriously think what I did was in any way unsafe! SHAME SHAME SHAME Please don't support a business that treats people this way. read more

I like to support recycling and what better item to recycle than a book! The prices for the books they sell are very reasonable and the condition of a lot of them are quite superb. Although the bookstore is very closely located to NCSU campus, this bookstore is definitely not just for students. They have a wide range of books of every genre, including children's books. They also purchase books, although I have not sold any to this store. They have a very small parking lot which was full around lunch time on a Saturday but there is parking just down the street towards the residential area but make sure you read the parking signs. read more

I have been shopping this place on and off for 35 years. It's the best used book store in town. You want something different then highly likely they will have it or will eventually. Stuff moves in and out fast so new books and music arrive all the time. I love just randomly popping in and leaving with a book, dvd, or record I had not even thought about. read more

Spent 2 hours here today with my daughters. We loved it. Best used bookstore we've been to in a long time. Definitely worth the drive from Sanford (about 40 miles) read more

A major draw for Reader's Corner is apparent before even stepping into the store proper: stacks and stacks of 10 and 25c books on shelves out front. Clancy, King, a copy of Manchild in the Promised Land. Situated just a few blocks from the NC State campus, Reader's Corner knows the financial straits of its adjacent audience. Or maybe it just knows that a good book can still be found cheaply in an age of digitized copy, or likes the idea of giving its constituents thousands of pages of reading material for a mere dollar, so long as the must of mildew isn't a problem. Take it, read it, leave it on a bus or park bench in the vein of literary romantics everywhere. Past the crape myrtle that lines the sidewalks and past these colossi of literary excess is a cozy store made cozier by its fairly cramped interior. Books, CDs, audiobooks and miscellany are stacked high on all walls, and the aisle spacing would be fairly intense for someone claustrophobic. In a normal bookstore, the browsers' shuffle requires customers to time their sideways move past one another through two planes of movement so the passing ships don't knock each other aground. This is impossible at Reader's Corner. Instead, one reader or the other must make a delicate slip past while using the opposite shelf for balance, or, in the case our shier readers, do an about face, find an empty aisle to traverse, and reappear magically on the other side of the other person browsing. It's a little reminiscent of the game Frogger. Of course, when all the other aisles turn out to be crammed, our dear reader is forced to return tail-between-legs to the original aisle and whisper a plaintive "excuse me" to get by. There is nothing wrong with this up-close-and-personal approach. It gives the store a "thou shalt read" air, bombarding the landscape with myriad choices and the promise that the shelves will be lined with a slightly different selection next month. Reader's Corner also doesn't pull any 50%-off-cover shenanigans with newer hardcover used books. I picked up hardcover first editions of The Night Circus and The Tiger's Wife less than a year after they were released for a mere $5 and $6, respectively. That deal is hard to match at any other brick-and-mortars around the triangle. Have a visit; you're sure to find something (and more often, many things) that you'll love. Barring that, you can at least practice pirouetting through the aisles around nearby customers as you head back toward the door. read more

I first visited Reader's Corner way back in '93 when I first moved to Raleigh, and I've been a regular ever since; probably more so in the last few years as I've started collecting some vintage crime/SF/horror paperbacks. They seem to always have just what I'm looking for, like they're reading my mind! Weird. But great prices, knowledgeable & helpful staff, cool jazz playing on the stereo usually. Good DVD selection too. Some Saturdays you get the old cranks in there who love to pontificate loudly but I guess that's part of any used bookstore's charm. read more

While the Reader's Corner is not my favorite used bookstore in the Raleigh area, I have found that they consistently have more philosophy books and also more sociology/gender studies books on their shelves than any other used bookstore. If either of these topics dump your truck, this may be something that's good to know. read more

I took my dad visiting from India to this store. He was so thrilled to find the books he was looking for. The staff was very friendly and helped my dad with locating the books. They even recognized him when he visited for the second time and gave a 40% discount. My Dad got three boxes of books. Most of the old bookstores carry fiction, non-fiction and comics. But this store is one of the very few, carrying books from different fields of study. Especially, social sciences, philosophy, politics and Marxism. If you are one looking for books in these fields this is your go to book store. You will be surprised as well as thrilled with your findings. read more

The staff is knowledgeable and the store is easy to navigate. There is always a $1 table with some decent books, and outside they have $0.10 and $0.25 books-- at night the sales go to charity and there is a coin drop in the door. read more

Cool book store! Came here to specifically look for Manga. Found some bigger titles like Blue Exorcist, Death Note, and Tokyo Ghoul (only 1 volume of each) but only spent $8 total. They also had bundles of other titles. Definitely will come back read more

I'm giving it four stars for the customer service! The staff was helpful and I felt they truly cared and wanted me to find what I was looking for. They even pointed me in another book store's direction when I couldn't find what I needed. The selection was scarce and many books were outdated, but given the place is small, and crammed full of books as it is, there isn't much to be done about that! read more

Simply a great book store! Good prices and selection, along with friendly staff. You'll find a few gems :) read more

I absolutely love this place! Laid back environment with no pushy sales people, but always someone available for questions or to help you find something you are looking for or interested in. The prices here are amazing and new books are always coming in. If you're looking for a few oddities from the past in print-this is probably your best bet in Raleigh. read more

Reader's Corner has always been my favorite used bookstore, partly because of it's quiet and comforting interior and partly because of the large supply of 10- and 25-cent books that they sell on the shelves outside the store. All the proceeds go towards the local public radio station. The selection is always varied and fairly decent. read more

Super tiny, but chock-full of books at cheap prices. I think it would be easy to get overwhelmed so maybe have an idea of what you're looking for when you come. Still though, you can beat a bookstore that's off the beaten path. read more

I love the Reader's Corner. I can easily wander for an hour browsing the shelves or talking to the friendly staff. Plus there are super cheap books outside- your standard torn-cornered bodice-ripping paperbacks, but a pleasantly surprising number of YA and adult fiction as well as self-help books, etc. In the far corner there's a decent selection of old textbooks sometimes; if you check it consistently, you might get lucky and find something that'll really help you if you're a student. read more

Readers Corner will always be a home away from home, to me. I used to live across the street at 3116 Hillsborough, many years ago, and go over to the book store (and cup a joe) every single live long day. Whenever I visit, its like a blast from the past. The staff is very nice. The books are not too bad, either, have got a fair few rare volumes and some good deals. Thumbs up! read more

This is such an excellent store. The manager/owner is such a nice, friendly guy - you can tell he's super passionate about what he does. Outside is the wall of $0.25 books and inside there is a table for $1 books! I always seem to find something at the $1 table - they're actually pretty good reads too! Any time I'm looking for a specific book, I'll call them before anywhere else :) read more

Love this fantastic book store! It is packed with used books, as well as dvd's, music, etc. They encourage you to bring your trade-ins. Prices are very reasonable. There are even donated books lined up in bookshelves on the outside of the storefront. They are yours for the taking on the honor system - 25 cents for books to the left of the door and 10 cents for books to the right with all proceeds going to support public radio. No frills, just books. And lots of hard to find books, too. read more

Reader's Corner is my favorite bookstore in the triangle. Their prices are fantastic (mostly 1/2 price on soft covers, reasonable on hardbacks). Their inventory rotates pretty quickly and they do a lot of estate sales, so you'll often see a bunch of super cheap old books still in good condition. Staff are knowledgeable and friendly. read more

Friendly and helpful staff. And their prices are very reasonable. Looking forward to dropping by again soon

Great selection and great prices. All this place needs are a few Cheshire chairs and to serve cognac and sherry. I would never leave! I love Todd! He's like a light storm on a hot day...much needed wind and rain. read more

Great organization and great prices, 9/10 times will have the books I'm looking for or will help me to locate them.

The owner is smiling but in an unkind way. It's like saying your stuff worth nothing and just take the cash and go. He maybe a good seller, but definitely not a good buyer from my experience. read more

What a beautiful book store! Like a hidden gem in Raleigh! Wish I knew of this place earlier. Super collection. And extremely cheap prices. Lots and lots and lots of books of every genre imaginable. Please go there if you're a bookworm. Please go there if you're not a bookworm! read more

Unparalleled selection of very nice and hard-to-find books. The owners/employees who are there are always friendly and knowledgeable, and their selection of vinyl records is always in great shape. Highly recommend. read more