Old Books on Front Street

Awesome book store in downtown Wilmington! Prices are great and there is a lot of variety, from old books to more recent new books! They also have other things like coloring books and bookmarks! Great shop!

Cute bookstore! So much clutter but you get pleasantly lost in it all. Staff was a major help.

One sign of a great city, in my opinion, is that it has a great used book store. Alas, I’ve moved to a city (Winston-​Salem) that does not. So I love to find great used books stores when I travel. This is one.
Huge, diverse selection of well-​priced books. Lots of other stuff (e.g., games) sprinkled around the store. A coffee bar. Places to sit. Welcoming staff.
Will be a mandatory stop on all future visits to Wilmington.

Tried to go after work one day. They had closed early. Hours are random and unaccommodating.

This was a superb side stop on a beer store/​brewery trip my brother and I were on today. It’s one of those places where there are tons and tons of books stacked everywhere, and you need to have that «hunt and gather» mentality to your visit. Go in and get lucky.
I found it easy to get lost pacing around and just poking through the books. I wish I lived closer so I could go in every now and then to check out how the stock may have rotated.
The lady who owns it was also wonderfully nice and I enjoyed our brief conversation. She’s from my hometown, so she gets bonus points :)

I love this book store. Even just to visit, it’s a great space. I brought my grandparents when they came to visit, and my grandpa left with two bags of books. My husband found an old copy of «Through the Looking Glass», and I love it. There are gems hidden on the shelves!

I cannot imagine a book lover not loving this place. The history and various offerings this place has is amazing!
I believe they have miles and miles of book shelves filled with new, like new and some pretty old books as well. The pricing is very reasonable and the selection is CRAZY! Parking — again it’s the city — not the best, but you will want to walk these streets anyhow.

If you love books you’ll love this place! Remember that little «reading corner» back in your elementary school classroom? Where you were so excited to go sit and read and disappear from the world into whatever book you chose? Remember how awesome and exciting that was? That’s what it feels like to wander around this store. Books from floor to ceiling, everywhere… and rather than feeling overwhelming and disorganized, it feels almost protective, isolating you from the outside world Beer/​wine and snacks available, and very helpful and friendly staff. Got a few hours to kill, or just want to get in from the cold? Check out this store!

Old Books on Front is the most unusual and creative little bookshop I’ve ever seen! The shelves are stacked sky high and adorning them are bits of beautifully folded paper, pretty little signs, drawing, inspiring words, and banners created with book pages. Peek around the corner of the first large shelf and you’ll find a few cozy chairs and tables arranged around a bar serving coffee, pastries, beer and wine. They have some lovely local artisan book-​inspired jewelry and knick-​knacks for sale. The bar itself is swathed in book-​related décor and is so charming!
The store doesn’t look very large from the street, but walk inside and the shelves go on and on and on. As their website says, «over two miles of books!»
You find a «Literary Jukebox» and a few gumball machines that dispense famous quotes, poems and coupons!
It looks like they have lots of little book clubs and networking opportunities. There was one group of folks that were discussing some intense theories of a book with wine in hand. Other locals wandered in and were greeted with warmth by patrons and staff alike.
I just couldn’t resist buying a little something at this delightful little shop. You don’t see many of these little gems any longer, so if you love books, be sure to seek it out! It’s quite an experience.

A bookstore with snacks from my favorite health food store, beer, stitch and bitch, and more actual books than I’ve seen outside of a library in too long! Wonderful!

Nice eccentric book store, lots of charm with a friendly staff. The book store gets five stars but the mocha coffee gets 3 stars. I didn’t like their mochas, but they do have a lot of foot traffic from regulars coming in to pick up their drip coffee.

Be prepared to spend hours in here. The store is jam packed with books and it looks somewhat chaotic but there is a method to their madness, Their fiction section is not really defined but the gal behind the counter can point you in the right direction to what you are looking for. They have huge comfy chairs in between the aisles to pop a squat and read to your hearts content. They have a coffee bar and the place was really cozy and eclectic. I loved the aura in here and I found exactly what I was looking for. The prices are cheap and the lady behind the counter was really friendly and helpful. Definitely a place to go if you’re in the area.

This bookstore is wonderful — it’s cozy and eclectic with a helpful staff. They have a good selection, considering their size, and their enthusiasm makes up for anything they don’t have. Cheap used books in good condition. A great family business worth supporting.

This place is absolutely charming. The front of the store is so narrow that it looks as if the store will be small, but there is a deep maze of shelves filled to the brim with books of every kind. It’s eye-​candy heaven for the avid, book-​collecting, person.
A mismatch of eclectic furniture is spread throughout the place, so there are several corners where you can sit back, relax, and sample-​read a book in relative peace.
Mid-​store there is a café, with a bar lined with stools, that sells homemade treats, coffee and random gifts. There are also a few tables and chairs off to the side, a juke box and promotional T-​shirts that say: OLD BOOKS: Save a tree. Buy used books. (I own one.)
They also have interesting/​fun events there every now and then, so check out their advertisements when you visit. I love this place and will be back when possible!
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