The first thing that struck me was the spectacular aroma of the vintage literature. IYKYK, I was taken back to another time as soon as I walked in! The store is arranged and organized well The staff were very pleasant and friendly. I was informed of ways that I could receive future discounts along with recommended reads. The prices were very reasonable and the selection extremely impressive!!! Must see for anyone that still appreciates the experience of being able to turn a paper page while watching your bookmark progress!! read more

Stopped by this location in Santa Clarita, great decoration and placement of books. A wide variety of options and styles to choose. I got 3 poetry books and 2 classic images. Great customer service, value and quality was great. All books were in good condition and new condition. Books, paintings, magazines, and more! read more

The Open Book - Poetry books - Bookstores Near Me - Canyon Country, California

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Very cool vintage bookstore for buy, sell, trade. In the back right corner, they sell some stuff that resembles a pawn shop. I was considering the Green Eggs and Ham book for four dollars used and one in a better condition that was five dollars. read more

this place is awesome. I bring my kids all the time. The prices are outstanding. I highly recommend checking out this place. I loved their vintage collection and the staff is always very helpful. read more

The Open Book - My kids and their friends! - Bookstores Near Me - Canyon Country, California

I love going to The Open Book! It is near my work and it is nice to stop by, from time to time, on my way home. Always a great selection of books and other fun items. There are happy hours and specials days to buy specific things and I never know which day is which, but it is a nice surprise when checking out! A good value on used books. And the staff is always nice and helpful! read more

The service is amazing, staff is always super nice. The selection is very cool because not only do they have books, they have antiques, tabletop games, and even toys. And the best part, It's super cheap. read more

It's awesome store with tons of books to pick from. The staff is super friendly and it feels comfy to be there.

Such a fun bookshop! Fun activities for kids and hidden treasures (books) for all to discover.

FIRST IMPRESSION: Although I had passed through in the area in the past while on trips to hike or skywatch at Vasquez Rocks, Saturday, June 26, 2021 was my first ever visit here. Sort of comical, I did I come away from thia experience happy but, also mad. I was happy based on my total experience and mad that I had not visited sooner. STAFF WOWING AFFECT: Yes, they truly wowed as I found them all to be extremely knowledgeable and familiar with every aspect of this shop. They were also quite enthusiastic and overall very upbeat. These type employees always make for the best encounters. Their job was to sell books and they did just that effortlessly. APPEARANCE: I loved that they had signs hanging from the ceiling that defined the various sections of the store. They also had blackboards areas where colored chalk is turned into attractive, artistic signage. I will note that this was an impeccably clean store, unlike B&N where from time to time you can find a coffee cup and/or a napkin here or there. RESTROOMS: I believe I spotted a sign stating that the shop didn't have a restroom for it's customers but, I am not 100% on this one. PARKING: This shop is situated in a stripmall, so the parking is merely steps from the front door and in grand abundance. HOURS ON MY VISIT: I was there on a Saturday and they stayed open until 1900 hours (7 P.M.) IN CASE YOU DIDN'T KNOW: This shop hosts author signings. Information for any and all events can found on their social media pages (IG/FB). IT'S ON SALE: There is a sale every day of the week on one genre or another ans there is even a dsy qhen CDs, DVDs and LP go on sale... EVERY DAY... REALLY! If you haven't shopped here and you have a heartbeat AND you are reading this you really have to be asking yourself LOYALTY PROGRAM: For ever ten dollars you spend you receive a stamp on a card that is conveniently shaped like a bookmark (imagine that ingenuity!). Get ten stamps and it is redeemable for a five dollar book of your choice (I like this concept also used at Fatburger). RARE BOOKS: Even though I didn't purchase anything from this area, I found plenty that I already owned in their impressive collection (as a book collector this always lends to me a warm comforting feeling). This includes the only other copy of book by William Harrison Ainsworth that I have ever come across. (mine is an 1836... can't recall what theirs was... 1830-something or another). THE HAUL: I left with books on the history of L.A., the TCM Christmas movie book, a vocabulary builder, Bauermeister's The Scent Keeper, four books for children, the DVD Hook (to soon be shown at the 2021 B.F.F. (Backyard Film Festival)) and lastly some accomplishment stickers. END GAME: I would highly recommend this shop to all bibliophiles as it is well worth your time. Noting that I, personally, look forward to becoming a "repeat offender" here. THANKS: Thanks for reading along this far. As for me... this is just another successful book seeking road trip adventure.... IN THE BOOKS. Cheers! read more

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A bit similar to LA's The Last Bookstore, but a smaller gem in Santa Clarita. I might say small but it is packed with such an assortment of classics literature, comics, psychology, self help, history, children's and cooking books just to name a few. Everything is so organized by genre and by authors last name which makes book hunting so effortless. Also has vinyls, movies, a few antique typewriters and much more to explore. Let me say it takes hours or maybe several days to explore it all. Books are semi used, so you'll find most at half off than new price. Several books in the $5-$8 range. Additionally, let me mention there's book carts outside their bookstore, mostly children's books which you can grab a bankers box and fill up for just $15! They do also offer a bag which you can fill up with books for a 10% off! Sure is an irresistible offer for all you bookworms out there. So forget Barnes and Noble and give The Open Book a visit, you'll be sure to fall in love. And have I mentioned, incredibly helpful staff. read more

Was a great place to go the problem is it's closed at this location. Don't know why it makes no sense. It seem to be busy all the time. I think they moved to Pasadena so they should probably take this address down. read more

This is such a cozy little book shop! The entrance is so whimsical and cute! The staff are very friendly, and they frequently host events here! read more

I came in here to look around and see if they had any books on my list to purchase. It was a bit overwhelming as there were many genres throughout the store to choose from. I ended up finding a young lady to help me and out of the four books I was looking for I found one. I was happy to have walked out of there with a book and be able to purchase from a local bookstore. read more

Dropped by on a trip to Sequoia/Kings National Parks, and was happy to visit. Plenty of parking in the strip mall, and happy that there was AC in the building! Good-sized bookstore, where they seem to have mostly used books (though saw a few new/like new books). They also have cute bookish items for purchase. Organization is pretty good. They do have the different sections (e.g., fiction, art, science fiction, etc.), and they have some signs here and there about authors. For example, you'll plainly see the Star Wars section. I was pleasantly surprised on their selection of vintage books. Definitely bought a few of those. They had some signed books, but not too many. It sounded like some signed books would get dropped off here and there, but that I'd have to check with the other Open Book stores to see what they have. The store itself is pretty clean. The books themselves were okay-ish clean, but any of the ones that were bought by the store from customers weren't always that great. I definitely picked up a few books that were pretty dusty, which meant that touching other books with my now-dusty/dirty hands could stain pages. The employees were nice, though! They were polite, helpful, professional. Had some nice chats. The loyalty program is nice, too. Fill out the stamp card and get a $5 store credit for a book. Would probably come by if I'm in the area... read more

Great used bookstore. So many books to choose from. Great prices. The staff is friendly and knowledgeable.

Good service and selection. They are picky about which books they will buy from customers--but that means that the items kept in stock are interesting and fun to peruse. Lots of different categories here. They offer a loyalty program and some discount days. Lots of community events. This is a wonderful resource and fun place to shop. Some of the books for sale are like-new. read more

Love this place for my grandson to get books and also I have found some for myself. Really have many children's books!

Pretty disappointed lately due to the selection of books, and some of the prices. I came here to sell books that were going for $5-8 each, and only got $1.50 total for 5 books. That means they're making roughly 90+% back for the book I just gave them free pretty much. I brought books here before and have gotten at least $20 something credit to use when perusing. I understand that there has been upper management changes to how much credit you give for the very good quality books you're buying from your customer, but come on, my books are only worth a quarter? This is worst than any bookstore buying I've ever experienced I wish they told me this before I made my appointment to come down. It barely covered my gas here. I pretty much paid to come here to deliver my books to them. What a waste of time and money! Better off taking my books to the goodwill and do them a favor. Their books are only $1.99. read more

The only place I will buy my books. Hands down, why pay more when you can get a gently used book for more than half the price? I love that they have so much to offer too. Not only books, but albums and even some trinkets like pottery. I love checking it out whenever we get a chance. read more

Yelp 2018 Challenge (13 of 100) Not everyone likes to use a Kindle to read books and there is is something about books that you don't experience from an electronic reader. If you dogear the page on your Kindle you are probably going to need to replace the device. This is a good find if you are looking for a good price on a used book. What I noticed right away is a cool archway at the front doors made of books and I thought that was a nice touch especially if you are a parent with a young kid to show them something to get them into a book. They had a really good selection of various categories of books, fiction and non-fiction, self-help and cookbooks, kids books and others. There were some worn older editions, but not as many as I have seen in some stores. And pretty good prices on books that were in a very new condition. I would say if you need a book to read don't head directly for the Barnes and Noble in Valencia, come here first. read more

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6 books for 20$. I almost asked if the cashier was sure, because my total was so low. I FINALLY found a used book store where I can support my book habit. Cool vibe/decor/ aesthetic Friendly staff Affordable books Both variety and popular titles Need I say more? Oh and a stamp card that gets you discounts. What are you waiting for? Girl go! read more

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Love this bookstore! I love the selection of books and my family enjoyed their time. The prices very but most books are in good value.

The bookstore was extremely open and friendly towards me and i liked and enjoyed seeing the many diffrent rows of books inside of the store ranging from cookbooks to science fiction books and I especially love the old and vintage editions that have of the different types of books inside of the store. read more

I LOVE this hidden little gem!! Such a wide selection of books to choose from, and the staff is sooo friendly that I go just to be around them. I've bought many books from here and will continue to buy more :) read more

My daughter found this gem a few months ago. And we have been back multiple times. We always find something good. They're well organized with an eclectic selection. read more

Nice combo of old and new books and a tarot card reading in February CDs and DVDs available too read more

They're waaaay overpriced. You can find a lot of the books on Amazon for about the same price on on eBay for way less. Other used book stores (most of the ones I've been to) I clueing thrift shops sell used books for no more than $5. Some even only cents and they're like new. I did did 4 bibles here that I had been looking for though at a great price. Santa Clarita valley needs more used book stores. This seems to be the only one. I also love to go to the community book boxes and leave books there and often times find great ones for my son. Found a Harry Potter set and some really good Ann Rice and History books. They also still close very early due to "Covid" and they have multiple signs demanding a mask. "Mask required to come in". read more

Such an amazing book store. Has old, new and reused books. Such a wonderful book store. Not too Big and Not too Small. Just a perfect fit for the SCV community to really be a community book store. read more

I was excited when this place opened but honestly, unless you go on one of their "special" days (only reason they get 2 stars instead of one), they are overpriced AF. You are better off buying a used book on "the amazon" or rummaging through thrift books or for a brand new book at an actual great price go to the online store "book outlet", or heck, go support B&Nbs and buy one of their B&N books (those books are great and crazy affordable). And the fact that they not only force you to submit to a forehead temperature scan (really??) but those awful lunch lady gloves that make your hands sweat and you can't even flip through pages (really????!!!!), I get it, the owners hate Trump you've made your COVID point but your basically a crusty used book store and your Covid restriction are more rigid than a cafe in San Fran. Get over yourselves. I won't be back. read more

Made the drive out from Pasadena and Open Book did not disappoint! Love this hide gem- great/reasonable prices and quality used books. A rarity these days in SoCal. Cute ambience too. read more

Love love love this book store. So intimate and quant. This book store ranges from new, old, and used books. I'm such a book worm and love saving on used books. Even the used books are in great condition and never disappoint. Some used book stores are unorganized and hard to find the author you're looking for but not here. I was able to search for specific books and had the employee help me during my first time in. I highly recommend going here first before purchasing a new book else where. read more

Excellent customer service. Only thing missing are the vagina pillows. read more

The Open Book - Katie Hill cookies - Bookstores Near Me - Canyon Country, California

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One of my favorite used bookstores in the LA area, and trust me when I say, I've been to MANY. they have a great selection of new and old books. I try to only come on Friday's since all fiction books are 50% off & I'm able to walk away with books ranging from $3.50-$4. read more

This is definitely my favorite bookstore. Very eclectic and fun. I always bring out-of-town family and friends. Have come here for the awesome story times for children ever since my son was very little and they had the location by the Valencia Mall. Very fun and free! Staff is sweet and helpful. read more

Very cool book store. It had they small town feel when you see it on the street corner and continues with small town hospitality when you walk in. I like the selection and the sections are really easy to navigate. Sometimes I feel I can get too lost in the big chain book stores. Great variety from kids books, to all the personal niche genres; even some used movies on DVD. Staff was super friendly and helpful and didn't hound you all around the store. Great peaceful book shop. read more

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Charming and relaxing atmosphere, with great deals and bargains to watch out for. Staff is friendly and considerate. The range of books both in age and genre is immense. Best place to spend a rainy afternoon! read more

I love The Open Book. I love art and music and I have gotten so many incredible books at incredible prices here. There is an eclectic choice of used books as well as a wide variety of mainstream choices. They are very well organized and there are always new books coming in. Everyone who works there is kind and helpful. This is my favorite store in the Santa Clarita Valley! read more

I love this place, they have a huge excellent selection of kids books and regular adult books, all genres even graphic novels. The staff is fantastic and it is really the only place we buy books read more

If you've been to the Open Book by the mall, it's got the same great book store feel but bigger with more options and plenty to look at. It's not a Barnes and Noble as for a selection but that small town community feel is exactly what I like. Not to say they don't have plenty of books to peruse. It's in a decent area and the store is cute and clean. The prices are reasonable. It has several sections to browse and if they don't have what you're looking for they'll offer to get it for you, which is excellent. The staff is friendly and helpful, they greet you when you come in and are generally available if you have questions. They also have different events at the store which is really fun and worth a drive to be apart of readings, book clubs, and more. read more

I love to visit this store when in need of a surprise book. They have a great selection and imo its much better to support smaller local book stores and reusable books then go to Amazon. read more