More Than Words Bookstore

I really loved my visit to this store in 2012. It was full of great books for fair prices, and the store staff was helpful, courteous, and kind. I totally loved the vibe and ambiance here, and the store had a great selection. Furthermore, I understand that they assist at-​risk youth obtain jobs and establish themselves. If I lived in Boston, I’d certainly shop here more often and would even consider volunteering. By shopping here, you’re giving back to the community while expanding your intellectual horizons, and what could be bad about that?

This is a great used bookstore with an awesome mission! The books in their store are in like-​new condition, so it is a great place to find beautiful copies of our favorite books to gift to others. Also, they have a quarterly $ 1 book sale that we make a priority to attend. There is a nice coffee shop in the store as well, so it is great place to spend an afternoon!

Stumbled across this shop while looking for some good coffee in Waltham. Great find! I had a wonderful pumpkin spice latte and a bagel while doing some work on my laptop (free wifi). I really enjoyed the people and overall vibe and I will be back tomorrow for their Booktober sale. I can’t resist books, music and a shop that supports young people.

When I need break from rushing around, this is my mini-​vacation. A nice selection of books, magazines, music, free wifi, great coffee and friendly staff.

Visited this awesome little shop for the first time during one of their recent sales. First: the selection of books was curated very well and I found a lot of things that I’d like without having to sort through a Barnes & Noble size store. Second: the staff is wicked friendly and helpful. Third: it all supports a good cause. I LOVE that we live in a town with multiple bookstores, which is a rarity these days. A very welcoming and comfortable place to shop.

Love the mission, the space and the staff. I wish I lived closer to stop in more often. Parking on street was not a big deal.

I love bookstores. This charming used bookstore has a wonderful selection, comfortable chairs that invite you to sit and browse through a book while sipping a yummy latte. (Which you can purchase at the counter.) What more can you ask for?
Check out their Halloween Sale on the 31^st and the 1^st of November.

This place is a great bookstore with an even greater mission of giving youth a chance to gain employment skills, and offering other services to them. The store is clean and has a great variety of books.
I had a Unilocal deal voucher and when my books rang up very slightly over the amount for the voucher, the owner waived the extra few dollars, which was very nice of him. He asked how my experience was and if I found everything I was looking for, but in a sincere way to promote true customer service.
I really enjoyed this place and will return!

More Than Words never disappoints! First: You can feel great knowing that every dollar you spend is supporting youth employment and training. Second: Given its eclectic collection of trade fiction, classics, cookbooks, and nonfiction, you’re sure to find something (or a lot of things!) to carry home for under $ 5. Sign up for their newsletter or check the web for their Dollar Days, when most everything in the store goes for a mere dollar, including hard covers!

I bought 6 children’s books for $ 5 that were in a bargain book section. Great price and the books look as close to new as they can get while being used. I didn’t realize it was a non-​profit until I checked out their website after I went there. With that, I will be going there more often and will look for books to donate.

I love this place and can’t ever go without finding at least 2 – 3 books I «need». Coffee is fine (just starbucks stuff, but prepared capably – disclaimer: I am very not fussy). The only real downside is the hours are somewhat limited.
Please note this is more than a business – this mission-​driven organization provides training and support for at-​risk youth. You’ll usually find 1 – 2 adult volunteers and several teens operating the place at all times. So yes, expect a range of skills/​abilities as I’m sure there’s always someone fairly new on the job. I will say I have never had a bad experience with the staff – they are super friendly and usually quite capable. A person complaining about the staff here (as a couple other reviewers did) makes me question their intelligence and morality.

Very nice place to sit down, have some coffee or a snack, and buy books for ½ price or less — they’re ‘used’, but many are in such good condition that they look new. Staff are high school students who are very nice and also very competent. It’s nicely furnished and clean. You’re helping a good cause (the bookstore has training programs for youth) and doing something nice for yourself as well — a win-​win situation. I was told they’ll be moving soon to another Waltham location nearby, so check before you head over.

Not your average bookstore! Great deals on used books; usually I go in not knowing what I am looking for, and end up coming out with some great resource like a travel book, cook book, greeting card, or just a well brewed Starbucks latte.
It is a volunteer run store teaching youth in the area how to run a business and gain necessary life skills, so don’t cheap out on a used book while your there!

I come here about once a month. I usually browse books for my son who has outgrown a lot of his baby books. Prices are reasonable and books are in pretty good shape. There’s a café and a few chairs where I can lounge while my son digs for a Thomas the Tank Engine book. A few weeks ago, they even had a dollar sale. You can get any book, DVD or CD for a dollar. How awesome is that?
My only (small) complaint is that it seems like some of the younger staff seem confused a lot. I don’t know if there is a large turnover for employees but I feel like more often than not, the person at the counter doesn’t know how to input a coupon or has trouble with the tablet/​register or doesn’t know how to look for a book in the computer. The end result is usually a few managers crowding around the poor kid to ring up the man with 15 books and two coupons while I am hoping I can quickly pay for my «Green Eggs and Ham» in cash. Not a big deal… we all had to learn how to handle a retail job, right?

Free WiFi +good cause+reasonable prices
Could do with some cleaning

Helping our kids of today is a noble, desperately necessary and worth while cause. This local hometown business does just that and I am happy to help support that. You can also enjoy a good tasting cup of Joe and surf the internet while making that contribution. Is it Starbucks? No it is not but it is a local business with a big heart and striving to make Waltham, New England and our country better with a lot of little steps together it can be one big step. For that I give you 5 stars «More Than Words Bookstore». I encourage you to contribute too.

I like reading books and wandering around book stores in any sunny afternoon.
This local small book store has everything u r looking for. Old books, nice receptions, broken piano, secondhand guitar or anything ~
Sometimes it has discounts for students. I bought books at very cheap price with my student ID.

I have been a fan of this place since before it opened. Our school was approached by someone who did work with a group affiliated with these guys. Since I have books upon books and always donating them to our local library, donating here was a no-​brainer.
Since I am a book addict (to give and receive:), I just love to visit to browse and have cookies/​coffee, especially if I am next door already having dinner. What a great way to digest a tapas dinner than to look at books and help at-​risk youth.
I also love that they now have those donation «boxes» in various places in all kinds of neighborhoods, especially since I can not always make it to Waltham to donate.

I only give it 3 stars because I will only visit this place once as an out of towner so won’t really get a chance to come to love it enough for the 4 or 5 star rating I reserve for my top picks…
That being said; this place rocks.
Books + coffee + helping at risk youth = oh hell yes!
As I was sitting up front, using the free wifi on my phone (since I’m coming from Canada the free wifi was super helpful) and enjoying a hot tea, the manager was finalizing a job for another at risk youth.
That’s awesome!
The book selection seemed pretty good to boot.
We need more places like this.

Very new guy running the coffee area delivered two really sub-​par coffees — one iced white mocha (blech — the syrup is all pooled at the bottom), and one hot mocha — strangely inconsistent flavors. Took about 10 minutes to make the two drinks, and he didn’t know that skim=non-fat.
cute place though.