Robert’s Bookshop

It’s the Tardis of bookstores.
So much to see and read. Reasonable prices, great atmosphere and friendly staff. You could happily get lost here and the original art on the walls are a feast for the eyes. Get lost here and hey bring a friend while you are at. This was fun to check out and we look forward to our next visit and purchase!
A book lovers paradise.

Great bookstore! Can’t speak to their more more modern selection, as that’s not what I was looking for, but looks like they have a pretty expansive selection in general. Wonderfully fun to wander their winding stacks and discover more than just books! If you search the furthest corners of the bookstore, you may well find a stained glass window, or collection of old toy guns. :)

The absolute best used bookstore in Oregon. Including Powell’s…
Room after room of treasures, well organized and expertly curated, reasonable prices and friendly staff. Store dog is cute.

Wonderful book store! Very large collection of books. Friendly knowledgeable staff. My family is readers and we always go there for our book needs, we read a variety of books from horror, true crime, ghost story’s, adventures, biography and never disappointed in the selection they have

I don’t live in the area, but I visit my grandma in Lincoln City every summer. And every summer, my parents and I take a trip to Robert’s.
This place is MAGICAL. It’s a labyrinth, practically, easy to get lost in but so very worth it. Everything is reasonably priced, and everyone who works there is friendly and helpful.
I could spend hours here – literally. Hell, I probably have. They have a HUGE selection of just about any kind of book your heart desires, and a ton of little hidden treasures. I can’t recommend this place highly enough.

The most rabbit-​warrenistic bookstore in the PNW as nearly as I can tell. Bob expanded a few years ago, and the results were many more warrens to explore. The book categories expanded, and added to the ease with which to find what you’re looking for. When Powell’s started out they had this sort of feel, but that was then. I was looking for something seaworthy recently, and Bob had a ton of ideas. In fact, sometimes I end up getting a few too many books and have to double my reading to get caught up. Four books a month!?! No more recommendations Bob! See you soon!

Fantastic bookstore. Wish I had a month to walk through, because that’s what it would take. Staff was friendly and helpful. Huge Sci Fi and mystery sections.

Many many great cookbooks, a HUGE sci-​fi/​fantasy section, a good cache of tarot card decks and metaphysical wonderments… this place is great! We carried in a couple of boxes of books thinned from our shelves after our recent move — Robert’s took a fair share in trade for credit, and the older and duplicates of his stock went to the local library for their frequent fund-​raising sales.
Yes, this is one of the best used bookstores we’ve visited (you can hardly swing a dead cat up here in the Pacific Northwest without hitting a used bookstore… what’s up with that?) Powells is certainly bigger, but the selection here is deeply browsable and you can tell they are selective on both condition and the quality of the books they buy for stock. There’s a thinking person running the show — and he obviously has good taste and good sense.
Husband, Dr. W came out with 3 books — and less than $ 20 left in credit, but I suspect he will be going back often. This is his favorite kind of place to spend an afternoon…

We love this place in a way Powell’s can’t ever match.
The people are amazing instead of snotty, the selection is huge, it’s all used (and priced accordingly), it is an ACTUAL meandering maze of books, and you won’t often find more than 2 of a title, unless there is some redeeming characteristic of the extra copies.
This bookstore is mind-​bogglingly awesome; they have random theater seats upon which to relax, a selection of books that is almost incomprehensible, it’s in an ancient concrete building on the coast that should be filled with mildew (but isn’t), there are hidden rooms full of special book categories (look under the back stairs), and the owners and managers actually know how to find just about anything in the shop without taking time to look it up or hunt around the wrong areas.
The staff here are great, and we spent an easy three hours wandering here finding over $ 100 of books we just could not live without, and all at a great price. There are lots of bookstores out there, this one just happens to be better than any of the others.
Oh! And while some people have said the place isn’t crowded, it can sure get busy in there, and the checker is fast, the managers are busy, and the décor is… Well… You really do have to see the collection of antiques and oddities in order to believe it. Everything from whale parts to medieval weaponry and original art from 40’s pulp covers. Check out the bathroom! If you can find it, it has some pretty cool stuff in there, too!
Two last things:
1. Bring your trade-​in books! They give good credit and you WILL find a way to use it all up!
2. They have more than one store! If you HAVE to have a new book, go see Bob’s Beach Books!
The store is just up the road where all the tourist shops are! Talk about an Island of Sanity in a Sea of Madness!

This book store is flat out amazing. My fiancé has been coming here since a little boy, so when we made our first trip together to Lincoln City, he said we had to stop by. What I found, was nothing less than what can be described as a magical treasure hunt through the literary world. The building is essentially three smallish-​strip mall buildings morphed together to form a labyrinth of used books. You can literally become lost for days inside this store. It has everything a bookworm, or antique book enthusiast could want. It can be a little hard to navigate at times, with narrow row upon narrow row of bookshelves that are stuffed inside these walls, filled to the brim (may not work for you if you are cluster-​phobic). Overflows of books line the floor as well, stacked up when they no longer have room on the shelves. I think this is part of the charm though, and it makes it like a treasure hunt having to sift through the piles to find unexpected gems. When you have yourself a good pile, you can sit in an old chair or theatre seat row and flip through pages for hours, surrounded by vintage art and posters on the walls. They have a massive collection with something on just about every section you could want. If you need a map of where is what, they have one in a booklet at the front, or you can ask the staff. They are friendly, but not overly. If you need help, they are happy to answer your questions. I have found everything from current titles to poetry books from the late 1800’s. My fiancé loves the military history section and also readily stocks up on service manuals and machining guides for this vintage 1927 Model T he has restored. Prices are written in the first page of every book, and Robert’s often has sales, applicable typically only if you can pay via check or cash (their preferred method, but they do accept credit/​debit as well at regular price). We have since gone back several times, and Roberts is always the highlight of our Beach trips. I believe Robert also owns Bob’s Beach Books as well, although we have not visited that location yet, we plan to next time!

I didn’t know that Nevada Barr painted but I do now. So much artwork and so many books. Easily 100,000 … Okay I didn’t count ‘em but I’m positive that’s a true estimate. Nice people. Found books I wanted. Totally used. Bob’s Beach Books told me I had to visit Roberts and I am grateful.

This would be a legendary used bookstore in any city, let alone Lincoln City. It’s huge and generally well organized considering stacks of books pile on the floors and tops of shelves. You’d never guess such an enormous collection is housed in connected blue buildings on the east side of 101 in the Nelscott section of LC.

My absolute favorite bookstore in Oregon. Whenever we are in the vicinity, I make a point of visiting this delightful shop (much to my husband’s chagrin – he has a short attention span). Robert’s has the best selection of gold– and silver-​age SF, which is complimented by old pulp cover posters on the walls. He even carries some old pulp titles like Amazing Stories and Astounding Science Fiction. Awesome!

This is an old-​fashioned bookstore. But it is much better organized and better kept than any other I’ve been in. We stop there every time we are on the coast and always find something we «need.» You probably won’t get a bargain, as the owners know books and their value, but the books are not overpriced. Highly recommended.

I am a book fanatic and this is the best used book store I’ve ever been to! The shelves are overflowing into stacks of books on the floor. Chairs are strewn around the place so that you can just sit and enjoy the books. You could get lost in this place! It has such a large selection and some really great old books. I bought several books today published in the 19^th century. It’s a great place to find first editions. I am so happy that I stumbed upon this place. It’s a must visit!

A couple of years back I stumbled upon Robert’s Bookshop while on a little trip to the beach, and now it calls me to the coast louder than the ocean does.
If you are one of those people who can spend hours pouring over stacks of old books, this is the place for you!
The selection is absolutely massive, and the prices demand you leave with more then you came in for. Everytime I visit, I spend a few hours going through books, and it is never regretted. Think of a mini (not so mini) concentrated powells that only has used books, and you will have a pretty good idea of what to expect at Robert’s Bookshop.
For the love of God go there!

Who would have known, I am a great lover of books especially old books. Robert’s is a friendly, uncrowded way to enjoy, look, explore, and take home some of the most unique old books you can find. Even the newer book you have been dying to read but didn’t want to pay that high retail price for.
I love the escape from reality, and the adventure that comes from reading a great book. Roberts is a great used book store and is a reason to drive to the coast all by its self. Sure I love an occasional visit to the often weird and over crowded, and regularly overpriced alternative of Powell’s, but I would much rather pay a reasonable price at this still small family run business where my visit really means something to the owner. The people here are very knowledgeable, friendly and go out of their way to help you find the treasure your looking for. I have completed many a book collection with unique finds here at Roberts without feeling like I paid too much. The prices are really reasonable and the selection is only out matched by Powell’s.
The store is huge, well organized and the sections are surprisingly easy to find in a maze of rooms and levels. All of which adds to the experience. Its like stepping into a book museum that I didn’t have to fork out $ 20 to see. I can wander in here for hours looking.
Some great points of interest. The Christmas section is really cool. Some great reads for the family and kids. The Westerns, my favorite, may be the largest used western section that exists in a used store. Its easily three times or more the size of Powell’s. The Westerns in hardback almost outweigh that of paperback here also. Some books in this section are really hard to find. The kids section is a little small. This surprises me, however I suspect they just sell fast. There is also some really cool old posters, art and memorabilia through out the store, adding to the museum feel.
This is a don’t miss stop for the reader!

Robert’s is a warren of book-​packed rooms. I love this store; it is one of my favorite used bookstores in the country. The stock is well-​organized and reasonably-​priced and the staff is knowledgeable. If you don’t see something, ASK! Books are often cross-​shelved; they have so many sections and categories.
I stop in for an hour or two every time I’m at the coast – and if I’m in the area for a few days, that means more than one visit!