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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've never seen anything like this place, on this scale or with such a 'random' factor. It's on my short list of places to bring out-of-towners. King books isn't just a Detroit institution, it's an...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Are you looking to support a local bookstore? Well, you should hop over to John K. King faster then you can say "ShishKabob"! There is a free books pile in the front near the steps and usually it...
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place looks like a factory on the outside, but it gets much better once you step through the door. Yes, it's a little musty and dusty, but it's a used book store, for crying out loud! There are...
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Just like in ER, we're going to pick this story up while in progress . . . Store Manager: "I don't know what happened! She yelled something like, "What kind of selection is this!?!?" then she grabbed...
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not always the easiest place to find what you're looking for, but chances are, you'll find something you'll want to read. The downtown branch, housed in an old glove factory, has everything from...
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
John King is always worth a visit. I can browse here for hours, although those with dust allergies should avoid visiting for more than a few minutes. This is not the place to go when you need a...
yelp.com - user review - 07/15/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I realize this is like a landmark to avid readers and I do enjoy coming here with friends to hang out but to be honest I have never found anything I wanted to buy here. Their selection is of...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This is a big used bookstore. I'm a fan of used bookstores, but this one didn't seem like anything special. It didn't live up to the hype. The selection here is not anything to write home about....
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
You could literally spend all day browsing at this HUGE used bookstore. It's in a former factory building near downtown Detroit, and from the exterior you'd never imagine what's inside. The staff...
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place would have been really exciting before Amazon.com. Now, it's ok.
yelp.com - user review - 05/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Solid 5 stars. I might give it 6 if I could. Hell, I might move in if they let me. So I was searching about yelp for things to do in Detroit proper and came across this. Perfect! I love books,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I realize that I could take a public beating for not giving King Books 5 stars. My Yelp colleagues have thoroughly established the positive qualities to the bookstore, and I heartily agree. But in the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is just the only used bookstore to hit. Hands down, it is the largest selection I've seen, even after visiting NYC, Paris, LA. It's inviting, but does have the used book smell that most of...
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
King Books is awsome! I have found so many used books there at an absolute bargain! When I was in grad school, this place was my salvation. I owe a good chunk of my home library to King! This...
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My first time in here I was a young girl, already in-love with the library and was in awe walking inside! Still to this day I find it such and inviting and amazing place.I also enjoy the old book...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is both my favorite book store and the place I love to bring people visiting from Detroit. From New York, from London, from Toronto--this place is the kind of idiosyncratic and deep eclectic...
yelp.com - user review - 02/01/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've driven by John King many times while driving downtown on the Lodge, but only recently got around to stopping and going inside. What a fantastic bookstore! I love being surrounded by books...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's confusing, huge and daunting... but nothing short of amazing. Bring a friend and make sure both of your cells are on so you can call each other to find one another to finally leave 2 hours after...
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
what the shit?! this place is awesome!i am the kind of person that can go into any bookstore and get lost for hours. borders: 1 hour minimum. any independent : 1-2 hours, depending on size. myopic in...
yelp.com - user review - 12/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
John King Books is several floors of used literary goodness that surprisingly do not have snot all over them, considering the absence of an air purifier. Asthma notwithstanding, it's easy to spend an...
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
John K. King is probably the best store I have ever stepped my foot in. If the sweet, sweet scent of book dust turns you on, then this place is for you! I can honestly spend hours in the huge building...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There's just nothing else that compares that I've seen. It's like a giant library, except all used books for sale.
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A place to loose yourself in floors of books.....This place is a real jewel in downtown Detroit. I happened upon JK Books as a young rambling man. Plus it was on the way to Windsor. ;)You can...
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is probably my favorite place in the world and one of the reason I don't ever want to move from Detroit. John King Books is the absolute best bookstore. Screw Borders and B and N! Do they offer...
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I Love John King. If you can't find it here you don't need it. Just make sure you have alot of time on your hands and aren't allergic to book dust.
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
in disbelief, i stared at the shelvesmiles and milespiles and pilesstacks of booksin every corner, every nooka whole day i spent therebut i must be blessedfor i found such rare booksin this organized...
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The father of all used book stores. If the smell of musty books and old paper make you weak in the knees, John K is the place for you.The first time my parents brought me here ( I was little, very...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Shannon - no kidding, I was just there today and was sneezing left and right. This place is allergen central. That aside, I found 3 awesome finds today for cheap: 2 Nigella books and Madhur Jaffrey's...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love John K King because this place is "literally" (har har) filled with books. Floor to ceiling -- it is the book connoseiur's Detroit dreamland. You walk in and expect to stay there for a full...
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Before Half.com this was the only choice for an extensive book search. You could spend a day here and never notice it. Every shelf offers treats.
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The great thing about John King is a few things:The size of this place makes Borders look like a hot dog stand. They have 3 floors of fun, and they're packed floor to ceiling with anything and...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's equal parts awesome used book shop and forgotten cellar from The Shining. Love it.
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
John K. King...my old, dear, friend...you have yet to fail me :-)It's easy to get to...south on the Lodge...exit on Howard...stay on service drive...its on the left...at the corner, on Lafayette....
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
You've gotta love John King Books....yep
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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This wonderful, wonder-filled store is the book lover's dream. Wander for hours on end, among the titles that beg you to "take a look!" Take a look - and you've put it in your "BUY" stash! A true Detroit treasure!!
openlist - user review - 02/20/2008
5.0 of 5 stars.
Having grown up in Metro Detroit I have been coming here with my dad since I was a little kid. Now that I'm back in Detroit and work downtown I find myself coming here a couple times a month. It's a...
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i've been coming here for many years. it's worth the drive. i always find lots of books and for cheap! i'm such a sucker for used book stores, but especially ones this big! you could get lost in this...
yelp.com - user review - 12/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you look treasure-hunting for books this is a great place to be -- I wouldnt be surprised if they discovered another Dead Sea Scrolls here. I kid but for this South Florida gal, Detroit's largest...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Holy hell this place is huge! Its in a giant old multi-level building off the expressway. You could spend hours here and only see a small portion of all the books they have. Used books are pretty...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this bookstore.My dad took me here for the first time as a kid.You can find some really good,rare books here.Almost any book you could want.It is a Very large building.
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2007
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Oh! The pleasure of an afternoon at John King Bookstore! This place is a balm to my literature loving heart, offering both quantity (it is a veritable warehouse of used books) and quality (staff is a...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/15/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The largest used book store in Michigan. Off the top of my head i'm guessing there are about 5 floors of books, sheet music, magazines, etc... I've spent hours here without trying. The staff is...
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2006
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I was tipped off from a friend about this bookstore and listen to this. I neverwent down there but whenever I couldn't find a book in my area, I could callthem and get them to mail it out to me. ...
judysbook.com - user review - 05/15/2006
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Then John K King is the store for you! It's a monstrous four floors filled with books, and if you're like me, you'll need pretty much a whole day (and a whole paycheck!) to wade through. They sell a...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/27/2006
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A spectacular amount of books and odd collectibles that you have never seen before! This place has over four stories of old hard to find classic books-some signed and 1st edition. It is so easy to get lost in...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/31/2005
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King books is near Downtown Detroit. They have thousands of books on 5? floors. If you are looking for a discontued book or just a used kids book this is the place. The only 2 problems is tyou have to find the...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/19/2005
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I like this place very much for just one reason. They have a good collection of rare books. You can find any book here that you cannot find in any other stores. They charge their customers in accordan...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/17/2005
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I like this place very much for just one reason. They have a good collection of rare books. You can find any book here that you cannot find in any other stores. They charge their customers in accordance to the...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/02/2005
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You have not been book shopping unless you have been to King Books in Detroit. The Lafayette Boulevard location is a Detroit landmark. One of the mayor's staffers ran into the side of the building! Anyway,...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/26/2005
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