Black and Read Inc

User Reviews of Black and Read Inc

Yelp.com Review - by Michael R.

3.0 of 5 stars. I've been popping in to Black and Read for years now, and I'll occasionally find something worth the trip, like a clean piece of vinyl, an out-of-print paperback or piece of kitsch.Sometimes...
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Bog M.

4.0 of 5 stars. A smallish but well-stocked used bookstore. If you are 'into' used books, you will be right at home here. Something of interest: One day a week (used to be on Saturdays) they do a massive "one price"...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Kat A.

4.0 of 5 stars. I love the smell of old books. If I could turn the musty scent that just cries out for a person to curl up on a threadbare armchair and waste hours lost in a good mystery, I'd do it. Black & Read OWNS...
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2009
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Adventurous Book and Music hunters-rejoy!

This is a RPG gamers greatest dream come true! Not only do they sell old, hard to find RPG books (at LARGE discounts) but they sell new RPG books at a discount. The rest of the store has a great selection of...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/23/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Tara B.

5.0 of 5 stars. Wowza, this place had me on my knees and begging for more. Records, CDs, DVDs, and books cover each and every available surface. I love records and it was a joy to shop for them here. I was very much...
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Carl S.

4.0 of 5 stars. Review based on my interest in gaming.As you enter, head over to the left side of the book store. All along the side wall are gaming books. Lots and lots of gaming books. The front third are the new...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Derek R.

5.0 of 5 stars. Couldn't believe how busy these guys were on Saturday! People must be selling things like crazy!
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Marisa G.

5.0 of 5 stars. Black & Read is seriously old school...exactly the way a music/book store should be.Go shop there if you have some good music in mind. Or better yet, go on a whim and spend time picking through...
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Ian M.

5.0 of 5 stars. This place rocks, smells of incense, there are books stacked everywhere and you can spend hours just looking around. Great prices on used books and they have a massive variety. There is also a record...
yelp.com - user review - 02/17/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Natalie V.

4.0 of 5 stars. If you know music (even remotely) it's a great way to spend your time. I went in for one thing and a quick visit...2 hours later with a stack of CD's I finally got out. I asked for direction on...
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Frenchie C.

5.0 of 5 stars. Between the racks and racks of used LPs and CDs, the hand-written labels and signage, and the oddball newspaper-clipping collage art on every available surface there is the feeling that by simply...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by J H.

5.0 of 5 stars. 5 stars -- because this primarily used book store is so much like walking into a new bookstore crafted for your tastes.We picked up:A couple Vine Deloria booksSome Barefoot Books (publishing company...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by matthew b.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love this store, we have been going for years now! But they seem to have trouble hiring people that have anything near customer service skills. I just placed a simple call to them on 12/4/2008 about...
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mo C.

4.0 of 5 stars. I am completely in love with this store! I have been looking for a cool, funky bookstore where I could swap out my old books for some good used ones. They lose one star for only giving me $10 store...
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2008
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If you're a gamer or a geek, it's a dream come true.

Great selection of games, role playing books (old and new),dvd's, books of all genres, and even collectable miniatures. I love this place.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Monica M.

5.0 of 5 stars. For all of your nerdly needs.I recently discovered Black and Read when trying to find expansion packs to my Zombies table top RPG/adventure game. Not many stores carry them, but Black and Read does!...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kelly D.

5.0 of 5 stars. Black and Read is a gem in the suburbs. It's kind of like a media heaven. Their music, book, and dvd collection kicks some serious ass. I have never left Black and Read empty handed, no matter how...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Joe H.

4.0 of 5 stars. Good DVD section. I stopped by one day and was surprised to see the selection both of movies and classic books (two of my favorite things). For the munchkin, I picked up both a Sesame Street movie and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Andee H.

5.0 of 5 stars. I have been shopping here for as long as I can remember. I love their music section!!I have bought tons of records a.k.a. lp's yes they still have these here. I also purchased many cassettes here....
yelp.com - user review - 05/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mariko Y.

5.0 of 5 stars. Hi, my name is Mariko and I am a Bookaholic. It has been 16 days since I bought my last book (which was actually 9 books and a couple of journals). I can't really explain it, besides the fact that...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jelena W.

5.0 of 5 stars. Where else can you get a Cthulhu plushie? Online, but Black and Read is a whole lot more fun. I love the smell of a used bookstore, and neither location of Black and Read disappoints. The atmosphere...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Jason M.

4.0 of 5 stars. My kind of store- chock full o' stuff, with tons of stuff to dig through, and a "Too Punk Rock To Care" attitude. When moving to the area, oh, two weeks ago, I was afraid my only music outlet would be...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Daniel T.

4.0 of 5 stars. Where else can you rediscover your love of The Spice Girls? Fairly small and they seem to have 4 or 5 copies of everything you would never want, still a fun little second hand store.
yelp.com - user review - 01/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Cyn C.

5.0 of 5 stars. If you love books and music, you've found heaven when you step through the doors at Black and Read. Don't bother going unless you've either made a list of specific items you're searching for, or you...
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Wade T.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love old school music stores. This place is heaven for a music nerd like myself. I can spend hours browsing through there huge selection of CD's and vinyl.
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Staralfur G.

5.0 of 5 stars. how cool is it that black & read actually exists in the suburbs?i grew up near there (and now live in the city), but still, for the sanity of the poor high school kids growing up in...
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2006
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Okay by Sarah L. at InsiderPages

Its an interesting place to go if you are looking for something punk, but other than that I wouldn't recommend just anyone going in there. They have everything graphic you could want including graphic tatoo...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/02/2005
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Neat used shop with more than just CD's

Usually when you hit up a used shop, it typically has a pretty tight product focus....CD's, books, v...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/21/2005
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