AMAZING selection and inventory, great people who work there, and a fun experience for any book lover. The tables are split up with fun, interested "genres" as well as typical bookstore categorization so it can seem like a fun treasure hunt to find something unique. A must see for any bibliophile
Placed an order online to make sure I got the book I was looking for. Highly recommend going online if you re looking for a particular book and reserve it. Nice walk to bookstore, passed through several beautiful parks along the way. Inside Strands you ll be inundated by the mass amounts of books and accoutrements just on the first floor, but wait, there s more! You have 2 additional floors up and 1 down. You can easily get lost in here for hours and if you re a book lover, you won t be leaving without something. Outside they have bargain shelves with most books only being $1-2 each. 3rd floor has rare and autographed books. Nice to take a peak, but a little to rich for my taste. Overall highly recommended even if just for the nostalgia and saying you went to Strands!!
All book lovers and creative should come at least once! There's so much to look at tand the shelves stacked ceiling high and narrow walkways really make you feel like you're getting lost in the stacks. Plus, their bottom level has section for second hand books which I absolutely enjoy. Stop by if you get the chance- it's much better than Barnes and Nobles.
A fantastic place to kill an hour or two if you are in the neighborhood. They have amazing hardcover Style, Fashion section and most copies have shrink wrap removed for your to browse. Since there are so many sections, it can be a bit overwhelming at first so I recommend picking a section and dig deep.
They also buy back used book on Saturday so if you have books that you are about to chuck, you can probably pick up a few bucks
I have been going to Strand for over 20 years. This is the reason there are book stores. I brought my kids and they loved it.
Years ago, I gave four stars to Strand, mainly because of the idea of business models for reselling books. To celebrate this is to ignore that authors don t receive royalties if remaindered books are purchased.
However, much has changed in publishing and with the Strand.
The success of the brand has brought with it an indie book store vibe along with plenty of new books for sale. So I really think that the Strand now offers the best of all worlds for any book lover (or collector!)
A great place to spend one or two hours. Definitely worth visiting if you are in the neighborhood.
I ve gone out of my way to support the strand for years but I m done. Their mask optional policy, the fact that they regularly say they have books in stock which they do not, the throng of tourists (ok not their fault but still) I heard the new owner treats employees very badly as well. They re more interested in keeping magnets and tote bags in stock than books. RIP the strand
Such a large selection of books. Unfortunately, I did not see a metaphysical/body, mind & spirit section and no staff available that I could ask. I went around 2pm & this place was PACKED! So many people. I will definitely be going back in the morning.
Big pretty bookstore. It s got all the books you may want. There s 4 floors (including basement) but the third (which is rare books) is closed right now, probably due to COVID so I didn t get to see. Definitely check Amazon beforehand because it s cheaper on there (if you don t support Amazon though, this is a great place to lend your money to instead!) but aside from that, it s just a nice place to be at. I don t regret coming here at all.
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