Bookshop Santa Cruz Reviews

This place is fantastic! So many wonderful books, very well organized, as well as fun trinkets that cover everyone on my gift list.

Good selection of calendars, friendly staff and I love shopping locally-especially this year!

This is one of the best places in the world. Period.

I can always get lost in here for hours. Great selection and location. Helpful staff and lots of fun little gifts as well.

I believe in local bookstores and I've been shopping here for more than 30 years. I still go here whenever I'm downtown and am never disappointed.

Friendly independent bookstore. Good selection and great atmosphere for browsing.

Large selection of books. I ended up buying a "mystery" book which is unknown until after you buy it. Pleasantly surprised.

This is a great bookstore. Wide selection, in depth topics, Cafe ajoining. Both new and a smaller used section.

This is a bookstore that really is busy and has great selections of books and gifts. I always wait to stop here before we leave SC because my wife and I end up spending a lot of time here. It is definitely an active place and during Christmas they had it down for checking people out and moving hundreds of customers through as smooth as humanly possible! All stores should be that efficient. Prices are reasonable and they have a lot of cool things there for sale. I even like the smell of this place... Just the right library book-ish smell. You can't get that from your damn E-READERS!

An amazing selection of books and lovely descriptions the staff hand write on cards on the shelves. I could not love this bookshop more. I hope to see it here for many years to come.

Loved it! Not many book stores left like this from where I'm at. I enjoyed walking around and seeing books from all authors. I recommend stopping by, set down and find something quick to read. Youll understand why it was such a great experience to come into Bookshop Santa Cruz!

Very pleasant atmosphere and staff. They also have an online store but the selection in store is excellent as well. Definitely worth checking out while in Santa Cruz.

Staff is friendly and great selection of books! They have a great selection of gifts and greeting cards as well.

Best bookshop in Santa Cruz County. Large selection of books. Awesome staff and owner.

Great selection of books. Staff always eager to help.

Good selection, and a usually friendly staff. Inviting sale sections dotted around the shop, and a used book bin that does a good job at keeping my bookcase swollen.

Great selection of books and surprisingly board games as well. Will be back

A local institution, always full of a wonderfully diverse selection of books and an amazingly kind and helpful staff to assist you.

Love this local bookstore. It's been around for as long as I can remember. Located in downtown Santa Cruz. It's one of my favorite shops to walk around and browse their collection of books. Be sure to check out the guest speakers. There's always an event going on.

Great selection of new and used books. Also, the only no-strings-attached bathroom in downtown

Amazing selection and I love the staff write ups to help with book choices.

The selection is terrible and they are now now excepting cash. They have a book on pelosi but no classics

Best bookstore ever!!! It's beautiful, welcoming, service oriented, fun, and a Santa Cruz landmark. I love hanging out there, reading to my grandson, and of course, buying a great book or three.

One of the best locally owned book stores on the west coast. Go for the books, go back for the people and great speaking events

Great local bookstore with quirky descriptions of the books they like. Friendly staff and wide selection.

This bookstore is wonderful! This store offers a wonderful selection of books with fun events with very informative staff. Highly recommend.

The best stocked book store in the County! I don't know that for sure because I haven't visited ALL the bookstores in the county. I can't imagine they wouldn't have something for which I was looking.

Amazing variety of books and I could not say high enough praise for the staff. If I could rate this 6 stars out of 5 I would.

I love the layout of this little bookstore in downtown Santa Cruz. It seems like they have more content geared toward creatives, considering the size of the store. I really enjoyed the "Process" section, which was right by the "Graffiti" photo books and across from crafting/sewing.

I had a bit of a hard time navigating Nonfiction. I generally gravitate toward self development, but instead the stacks were organized by author. Have to say, it actually caused me to do more browsing than usual. I learned a thing or two about my energy personality type ;) lol

If you're a bookworm like me, don't miss the opportunity to poke your head in here. It's totally worth it!

What can I say I love books, and I love this place!

Like so many people in Santa Cruz, I have been a customer since I bought textbooks there in the late 70s. Can't say enough about their contributions to the community, or about their sterling customer service. They are the heart of Santa Cruz.

Great independent store. Always has good used deals, funky finds, and friendly people.

Not many bookstores like this left. Well worth a visit.

a super nice store! can compete with barnes and nobles very easily! the staff is super friendly and super quick, even when there is a long line it finishes in a few minutes. 10/10 if you need a book this is the place to go in santa cruz

One of my favorite places to get lost in Santa Cruz. Staff is always helpful and friendly, and there is always something special going on. I especially enjoy the seasonal reading challenges. Perk is you can drop off books at 9am sharp for store credit or cash!

This is a MUST when we are in the area. My 14 year old loves to read and always asks to stop in. Huge variety for book lovers!

Cozy atmosphere, excellent selection, friendly, knowledgeable staff, inexpensive nearby parking.

Great bookshop. Liked the variety of kids and YA. Plus a nice mix of used and new.

With Logo's gone, its hard to replace that I think was a treasure trove of used books and random finds. Bookshop appeals to the consumer who wants a book in whatever subject they please, easily categorized for the customer to be able to look through. Though they do have used books, I'd say it's more in the realm of a Barnes and Noble or AmazonBooks than a place you go to find good books on the cheap.

Still a great place and worth a look as you might find something of interest there!

If you like books this is the place to come their selection is unmatched they have it all.

Best bookshop in Santa Cruz hands down! Eclectic gifts & great space to explore.

Cozy, good selection, knowledgeable peeps even if they do a poor job of making small talk with nonpassing trans folks as well as they do the cis customers before and after them. #awkward

For decades, simply the best place for new books, an extremely pleasant atmosphere, and book-obsessed staff.

I love this place. Awesome local bookstore! It's lacking in representing a range of Hispanic writers though! Other than that fun selection and helpful staff

So good to find a thriving independent bookstore with everything you could ever want. Beautiful set up and helpful staff.

Exhorbatant prices, set that way for stupid tourists

Long-time site, travel books, some foreign language books, used books on sale, best-sellers, etc..

The only independent bookseller left (that I know of) in Santa Cruz, and one of the best independent booksellers on the West Coast, Bookshop Santa Cruz has just about anything you might be looking for in a book. It s presence in Santa Cruz brings a feeling of community to the downtown area. From the authors they host to the books they can get for you, there is no doubt, we are lucky to have them.

Didn't really know book stores actually still existed, an experience!

Best place to shop a variety of books and get recommendations

Horrible employee or Manager.. My friend had been setting off the security alarms at doorways the entire day for unknown reasons (we could only assume it was his braces the set it off) and upon leaving the book store it happened again. We were chased down by who I would assume is one of the managers or assistant manager (a tall older gentleman) and asked to remove everything out of his pockets. For the sake of being compliant, he did so while explaining our current predicament. The whole time he was being incredibly rude and extremely presumptuous, while simultaneously blocking off the entrance from other customers (not to mention how embarrassing it must have been to be harassed and treated like a criminal in front of everybody). He would not let us leave until my friend practically stripped down to just his jeans. Another (nicer) lady employee or Manager came and took my friends sweatshirt away and scanned it. I'm most upset about the fact that this guy lacked any amount of common sense or respect, given the fact we left the store in no hurry, and came back to be compliant, i think that anyone and their grandmother could have seen that we were not thieves. All in all, it was a worse experience than going through TSA with half the respect they would give you..

Nice bookshop. Large collection of books. Good to see independent stores like this thriving.

It's an institution and I'm hoping it will be there forever

I love it! I love buying books here! They have employee recommended books and its just a lovely environment.

I'd pitch a tent behind the counter and live here if I could.