Along a country road in the heart of the Pioneer Valley in rural western Massachusetts there are…read moretwo used bookstores across the street from one another. One is in a house and the other, Heritage Books, resides in a former turn of the century brick library. As many times as I've driven by Heritage on Rt 10 just a few miles south of bohemian Northampton, it never seemed to be open. This past Sunday it was and I stopped in for my first look-see. Nice. Lots of interesting volumes on just about everything are neatly stacked and fairly priced. They have a strong fiction and history section and I couldn't help myself and bought a book about exploring Alaska written about twenty years ago after the first couple of paragraphs grabbed my attention. This is one of those uniquely New England used bookstores - always good for a surprising find at a reasonable price. And if you don't like the price, you can always bargain. Will I be back to Heritage? Absolutely!

Overall, I wasn't impressed with the selection of books but the store does have some unique items…read more If you're looking for vintage paperbacks or vintage pulp novels (VIctorian-1960s) there's an extensive collection here. Downstairs you'll find the vintage paperbacks at $3 each and upstairs the vintage pulp novels are individually wrapped and priced. They also have vintage posters, issues of Harper's from the 1800s, and a good number of vintage sci-fi books. The mass market paperbacks were cheap ($1) but in poor condition. I'd rather pay a few dollars more and get ones in fair to good condition. If you don't mine driving north to Hadley, you'll find the best bookstore in the area. The left half of the store is the Troubadour Books (hands down the best used bookstore I've been to) and the right half of the store is Gray Matter Books, which has a great fiction and paperback selection. http://www.yelp.com/biz/troubadour-books-hadley

This is one of my favorite used bookstores in the world. Visit is a highlight of my trips to NHT, I…read morealways head down (or up) Old South Street. Never know what you'll find. Whatever my changing area of interest over the years -- gender & women's studies, religious studies & history, European history, French history, history of French, linguistics, political science, and now back to gender & women's studies again -- they almost always have a section for it. (Could use more robust subsections for trans/NB/queer studies under gender and for Wicca/pagan studies under religion, tbph. Clearly not the owners' areas of interest. But there's Haymarket Books for that, I guess.) And always a surprise or three. Reviewer who said grab stool & plop down purse next to you and just go row by row said it perfectly. And remember, if you have a used book you haven't read before, it's new.

Many many books on all kinds of topics. They have a 1$ book shelf near the entrance & then a small…read morebox of free books (many of which are in different languages). They have. A section of modern library books near the checkout counter which are priced very reasonably and are 3$ -6$ or so. The rest of the books (depending on topic) range from 4$ to about 25$ or so. They have books on every topic you can imagine! Store just seems to keep going! I recommend planning to spend 1.5-2hrs here!

This is a great new bookstore in the area! First time in was a success. There is a decent variety…read moreof genres, so something for everyone. Really neat finds that you don't see in big chain bookstores too. The owner was very welcoming and offered beverages as we browsed. My daughter and I loved the cozy children's section. I enjoy a good trip to the bookstore on a day off and certainly plan to return. Stop in and support this small business.

This is perhaps my favorite bookstore ever. So happy that it is the town I live in…read more They have a great in-store selection and make online ordering very easy. I especially appreciate their large section of horror books, unusual in many bookstores. The staff is friendly and helpful.

I love this cute book store in the heart of Easthampton. Andy was very helpful and ordered some…read morebooks for me which were not in stock. Great customer service!

Such a nice atmosphere here, the staff and owner are great!…read more Community minded, they offer a lot of activities like crafts and author visits. They can order any book for you, if it's not on the shelves.

What a lovely bookstore! I came here with a friend and their daughter who were ready to get some…read morebooks. I'm not one to buy books often, so I perused their other offerings and got a few mood rings as well as some buttons and a sticker. Lots of cute gifts and a nice variety of books for all ages. I even picked up a free bookmark at checkout and enjoyed talking to Lexi, the owner, who is super welcoming and passionate about providing books, art and positivity in her community. She offers take-home art projects for kids which is pretty cool.

Located next to Village Pizza, we stopped in because the nostalgic character drinking glasses in…read morethe window intrigued me. There was a great selection of comic books organized well. I ended up getting a Smurfette figurine while my husband chatted with the owner, I think. He graciously was giving my husband price estimates and guidelines even though my husband was thinking about selling his comics on Ebay. This guy really knew his stuff and had such a depth of comic history and information about various characters. He had also worked at the theater for 20 years, and my husband and him compared memories of the theater and we got to hear about secret, historical things in the theater as well. Really a great guy and making the store a wonderfully, helpful resource. It is guys like him that make small towns a special place to visit and the world a smaller, more friendly, warmer, better place.

Wondering what I'm doing at the comic store again? You guessed it right! My dear hubby couldn't…read moreresist coming in here and leaving with at least one flash issue. I'm not a huge comics type of gal but my better half sure does love them! We were on a quick weekend getaway and, after hitting up the awesome bagel spot down the street, we came right in. Cool little local spot, not a franchise, they sell a lot of local work from the area. The girl in the counter was awesome and very helpful. She was very interactive and down to earth also showed us some sections where they have the dollar comics at. We found a little gem in there and also left with one of the older original Flash issues. The owner was very reasonable and willing to even negotiate on it. I know if we lived locally I would know where to find my halfsie at, definitely in here! If we're ever back in the area, for sure I know he'll be back.

Building 451 is a nice discount store with many interesting items and a large card selection. They…read moreare currently open seven days a week. Their inventory changes frequently with new deals. The store is similar to the former Final Markdown! It is worth a look...

This place is DISGUSTING. Dust EVERYWHERE, horrible service, awful musty smell. I felt a dyer need…read moreto wash my hands twice when I left that place because you can just feel the layers of dust sitting on their merchandise. I went there 2 times and both times when I walked in, the lady just looked at me and turned her head. I asked if she could help me grab something on the top shelf and she sighed, grabbed it for me and then when I asked a simple "wow, this is different! have you tried this?" She said in a very irritating manner "i dont know anything about that. I just sell it so just leave it there if you dont want it." All while walking away from me, no eye contact. I then stood in line waiting and waiting to be checked out while she was having side conversations with someone she knew. Conversations about grandchildren even though shes only in her 60's and how she wants one, how she doesnt want to wait till shes "10ft under" (thought the saying was 6ft under but anyways), talking about a restaurant near by, etc etc ALL WHILE SHE KNEW I WAS WAITING TO BE RUNG UP. As soon as I was about to put my stuff down and walk out, she goes "you need something?" I told her "yeah I'm waiting for you to ring me out." And she took my stuff, rang it, took my money AND THEN CONTINUED HER CONVO WHILE HOLDING ONTO MY MONEY!! She didnt put it in the register, she didnt get my change, she just held onto it and carried on with her conversation. I then wanted to take the money back and leave, thats when she opened the register, got my change and as I held my hand out for her to hand me my change, she just laid it on the counter for me to pick the change up. She didn't put my things in a bag, she didn't say thank you nor did she say goodbye. She just put my change on the counter and continued her conversation with the other person. I don't ever really see cars parked on their side of the parking lot and My mother and I were the only customers. No wonder why! I have a business of my own, my whole family does. That is not how you run a business. I felt SO disrespected while shopping there. I was not rude, I was smiley when I walked in and I always try to speak politely and professionally. If that lady isnt the owner then that place needs a new employee or new staff members. Someone who can utilize the down time to tidy up the place and can offer decent customer service. Completely unacceptable. I would give it 0 stars if I could, shame to this business.

Legends is hands down one of the best shops around for video games and collectibles. Chris is…read moreknowledgeable, fair, and always willing to help track down vintage games at reasonable prices. The store has a great selection of Funko Pops, trading cards, games, movies, and other collectibles. Whether you're a serious collector or just browsing, it's always worth a visit. Highly recommend!