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5.0 of 5 stars.
One dollar books. Lots of them. In English and Japanese. While I love wandering in the racks outside Strand, it is kind of nice to browse titles that are both organized and indoors.There is also a...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Although I am still a fob, I was even more accomplished as a fob in the late 1990s. So when Shakespeare became a mandatory read at my high school, I cried and begged my parents to purchase a $17...
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So, I finally got around to selling my unwanted cds, books,dvds...and I must say.......it is def. better to shop here than sell ur old stuff. I had abour 10 cds, 8 books and like 5 dvds. They...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I studied abroad in Kyoto (I should start more sentences this way, just so I can be a total tool), the train station closest to school let out in the same building as a massive Bookoff. I...
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I think I had too high of an expectations to this bookstore. The bookstore is definitely a bookstore (duh) but nothing more. It's small and crampy but it looks like a library there. So quiet and just...
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best ever!!I'm not sure whether the humor in the name is intentional but it's what makes half of its awesome factor. It's always amusing to see people's reactions when they ask what it is. "..so uhh.....
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Five stars all the way baby. Let's cut to the chase. Tons of fab books and CDs for Japan comparable prices. I once spent $60.00 and walked out with about 18 CDs. Used sure, gently & scratch free,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Coming to New York, how could I not make a trip to BookOff? Great selection (three levels) of used books, music, and other media, this is a fabulous location if you are into Japanese culture,...
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Amazing used book/manga/DVD/CD store! Outstanding prices and selection. Even the $1 books section has some gems!
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I stroll here over the weekend or after work for my movie and gently-used books needs. I always seem to leave with a couple of trade paperbacks and some films I didn't get a chance to ever see...
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
yes a japanese book store smack in the middle of midtown and up the block from the public library. reminds me of the bookoff's in japan although the prices seem a little steep compared to japan but...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A great place to get used books, CDs, Games, Mangas, and Magazines -- and not the just the Japanese variety. The prices are low and the quality is great. You can also sell your old materials here, but...
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Whoever came up with the idea of bringing this store to New York should receive a special award for their level of genius. It is impossible for me to walk out of Book Off without a bag full of CDs....
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great place for used books, and not just Japanese books - but for English titles, in terms of reference, cds, videos. This is a great place to look for used books for fun or collecting. I...
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Unless you're looking for something extremely new, the best plan of attack for stretching your manga-buying dollar in Manhattan goes thus:1. Book Off2. Anywhere elseThat's hyperbole, but not by...
yelp.com - user review - 02/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this place is wonderful is so many ways! first, i always find great cheap used cds and we're not talking generic jpop (which they do have too), but a myriad of genres and indies albums. there are...
yelp.com - user review - 12/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great place to buy cheap books. Now I can fill up my bookshelf. However, if you do intend to sell, as was said before, you might just want to donate them, because they took 12 of my books...
yelp.com - user review - 12/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Taking a star off because I came with a huge stack of CDs and they refused to take half of them because of "minor scratches" even though I had tested every single one to make sure it works. Also it...
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2008
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Must visit for anyone interested in Japanese language, culture or anything Japanese! Since it opened as the first New York branch of Japanese used book store chain some years ago, it has grown to now include...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
A bright, welcoming source for cheap used books and (Japanese) CDs just around the corner from the Mid-Manhattan branch of the NYC Public Library. Frankly, I don't know how they can turn a profit,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I think I'm in love. I don't think I can get bored of coming here. I don't think there's anywhere else where you can get cheap cheap books, cheap cheap Japanese magazines and whatever else that...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was walking past this place on the other side of the street with my brother (who lived in Japan for a couple of years) when he whooped with delight on spotting Book Off. So in we went to explore....
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
An oasis in the Grand Central District. What I love about Bookoff is its ample (and cheap) selection of Japanese books, as well as being able to sell used books (and Japanese magazines!) to them. It...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
COOL. How nice is it to stumble upon a store where everything is half off if not less! Seriously! Ok true, they don't have a collection of everything but they do have variety! There were a ton...
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A very interesting place to browse.You can find tons of all kinds of books and they are all pretty much in mint condition.However no five stars from me coz 1) most of the books are hard cover books...
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I absolutely LOVE this place. It has the biggest selection of dollar books (that are actually good) ever! And they're in English, though the upper level is filled with Japanese books and so it the...
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My mom is Japanese, lives just outside of Philadelphia, and visits the place like a heroin addict finds smack. She is also a big Korean drama lover and reader of Japanese fiction so she feeds her...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Book-Off is definitely one of my favorite places! I'm there almost everyday! Even though most that go here usually speak Japanese, the employees here are very nice to people that don't. It's just a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE Bookoff. I absolutely love reading, but I read too quickly to keep buying new books. So I usually go to NYPL, but if I want to actually own the book, my first stop is Bookoff. It's one of those...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Attention all Japanese studies college majors or minors: If you haven't yet made a pilgrimage, going to BOOK-OFF is required for graduation. Period. This BOOK-OFF has become decidedly more...
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have an affliction of sorts-bibliophilia-books books books. I have about 100 books currently in my apartment that I have not cracked BUT what do I do-reserve from the Library, buy used, buy new-yeah...
yelp.com - user review - 11/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Taking 3 years of college-level Japanese (and being a Japanese major) has taught me well enough to... buy cheap ENGLISH (!?) books at Bookoff. Ok so I failed in my quest to buy Japanese books and...
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'd never EVER thought that I would see Book-Off in the US... And luckily (and not surprisingly), it's in NY. As we're painfully aware, Japanese books, magazines, CDs and DVDs...they aren't cheap....
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I don't speak Japanese, but my friend with whom I eat lunch most days is from Japan. So every so often we wander into Bookoff. He browses the children's selection for his kids and I wander around. One...
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place because everyone who works there speaks Japanese (I don't) even if not everyone who works there speaks English well. I love this place because when I was buying a secondhand copy of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I can't live without Japanese comics!!! I used to go to BOOKOFF religiously when I lived in Japan :) Even if the prices are still a little expensive compared to the BOOKOFF in Japan, they're...
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I had such a great time browsing this place when I visited New York. I'm a sucker for j-rock, anime, manga, ect. and Japanese culture so this was a place I had to visit. I walked in (Irasshaimasen!)...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I remember this chain in Japan -- such a great place to get cheap books, DVDs, CDs and so on. I'm so glad they brought it here!They have not only Japanese books and media, but English language ones...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Book-Off is a good place to find cheap books - typically priced less than Strand and only in slightly worse condition (I'm not the type to be overly picky about that anyhow). Of course the English...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Even if you are not Japanese stop by and check it out, there are plenty of things in English. This store offers a wide selection of DVDs, CDs, magazines, manga, and books at cheap prices and has a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/22/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Mostly used books (japanese) (manga and cd mostly). Great store :) You can probably find really old manga here for only a few dollars and in neat condition. CDs, DVDs, etc can be found too, very new....
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2006
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