Second Time Around

Great selection! I got the novels I needed for school and some classics just for fun! Nice, friendly service and amazing prices, beat Amazon and definitely beat Barnes and noble.

Never ever will return here, the older lady was rude. Me and my siblings felt very unwelcomed.

They are the rudest people who own this store, you have to ring a bell to get in, and the lady followed me around the whole, time … Never ever will go back. Less than a star

such a sweet collection… books are awfully decorative!

PLEASE buy books here, we LOVE this store and want them to be around FOR EVER. (Thank you, Lysa (sp?) for your help today!

This bookstore quickly became one of my favorite spots in Merced when I first moved here last year. The woman who helped me was so knowledgeable and accommodating. When she couldn’t find a book I asked for, she offered other suggestions. She even gave me a discount for buying a bunch of books at one time.
When I go to this store, I use my Goodreads app on my phone and ask the sales clerk to help me find the books on my to-​read list. It’s perfect.
They may not have everything, but I will always check here before going to Barnes & Noble, so I can support local small business.

The only place I buy books. They don’t have as much as a new book store, but they do have RARE stuff that you can’t find anywhere, and they have it for cheap. I’ve yet to see a book there that wasn’t in great shape, and upon checking online after an impulse buy (which I do waaay too often), I’ve always found that I got an amazing price.
The staff is generally very friendly and helpful, and seems to know a lot about what they have in store, as well.
FYI: They take cash ONLY. And when they tell you a price over the phone, they usually don’t tell you the tax, so… you know, bring a few extra dollars.
Oh, and if you bring in books to trade in, they give you half the value of those books towards in-​store credit — not exactly a fair trade, but I don’t see other places taking trade-​ins *at all* anymore.

Cute little place with tons of books, but only giving it 4 stars because they only had 4 of the 11 books I needed for my 2 Literature classes. Anyway, the one girl working, Alyssa, was super helpful. I gave her my list of books and she found what they had for me. She’s really nice and friendly too, even gave me a high 5 for being a Lit major! She also said they’ll order any books they don’t have from Amazon for you since they have that prime membership.

I have been coming here for years. I hadn’t had time to do a good ol book swap in a ehile and when I returned I was shocked.
The kids section now sucks and my favorite employee, the one that. recommended the greatest stories, I found out is no longer there. Though the girl was helpful and great with my kids I am still sad that I don’t have my book buddy anymore.

This delightful used book store sits happily on Main Street, between a trophy shop and a hot-​tub store. Usually there’s a cart out front with paperbacks on sale, and the front display windows show classic and popular books.
They have sections for romance, mystery, cookbooks, history, classic literature, chyildren’s lit, ethnic lit, poetry, and I think a few more. Price-​wise, if you’re taking a lit class in college, some of the books on sale might be cheaper than buying a book online (if you include the cost of shipping).
The owner, who recently passed away, was a book-​lover who would sit and read while you browsed. Now, his employees are keeping the store open.
There are a few chairs scattered around, a good selection of old classic books, and it’s peaceful and quiet inside. It is CASH ONLY, and there’s an ATM a block or two away.
If I had my way, I’d put a few more chairs in there to make a sort of lounge, and I’d serve coffee, but in all, this place is great, and I’m grateful we have a decent used-​book store in Merced.