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5.0 of 5 stars.
I cannot get enough of this place. I live across the street and literally spend hours browsing the dozens of aisles of books. The clearance section is as big as some bookstores I've been into. All the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been coming here for books for, like forever. I have a great reason to hang out here more often these days because my middle child is becoming quite the bookworm like her mom. One of my...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There's really only one phrase to proffer to my dear New England Mobile Book Fair, and it's FULL OF WIN. While it's not mobile, and definitely deficient in the 'fair' atmosphere (ie: lack of clowns...
yelp.com - user review - 09/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going here since I first moved to MA, when I was 7 years old. It's always been a great destination.People say it's cramped, which is true, but I actually enjoy the layout--- it makes it easy...
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I walked in there for the first time yesterday. It's like book nirvana. Seriously cool.
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Lots of great reviews... but too long -- So in SIMPLE terms: 1) GREAT Bargain books 2) BEYOND GREAT Bargain Kids (and art) books 3) AMAZING STAFF---Super prices !!! *** Sometimes books are cheaper on...
yelp.com - user review - 06/17/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Whenever I want to get a book immediately, this is the first bookshop that comes to my mind. It's a 10-minute drive and I can get it for a very good price, even when you compare to the online...
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The biggest bookstore I have ever seen except for that big one in NYC that I think closed down years ago. Huge selection but the organization (for fiction it's by publisher) is kind of weird. You are...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is an amazing book warehouse. It is not Borders or Barnes & Noble where you read your book over a cup of Starbucks on a comfy couch. The Book Fair has rows and rows of dusty aisles and small...
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is huge! I love it here. It's the perfect rainy day place. And yes, as most people have said the books are organized by publisher, but if you are looking for something specific you can go...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great place to go if you want to buy a specific book or if you have some serious time to kill. It's a no-frills kind of place, which I like, because I'm there to look at books, not relax on...
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Mobile Book Fair is like having died and gone to book heaven-- admittedly, it's a book heaven where everything is organized by publisher instead of author. But still -- it's heaven. This place...
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
To me, this is what bookstores should be--messy, dusty places with people running every which way, books piled upon books seemingly in every square inch of a sprawling warehouse, overstocks and...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Huge book store, it's like it's own library. The prices are ultra low. It's amazing how they cut places like Barnes and Nobles by half the price for the same product.The only down said to this place...
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I went and did some serious Xmas shopping here.Great kid's toys, if you haven't looked at them. My nieces are seriously hooked up with some cool gifts.I spent over $100, so they gave me the choice of...
yelp.com - user review - 12/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A little-known fact about the New England Mobile Book Fair. It is in fact mobile. Late at night, little wheels pop out of the bottom of the building and it drives itself back home for a few hours to...
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My mom use to drag me there as a kid and I didnt want to go. Now my son drags me there, but I want to go. I love this place, we can spend hours in there and I always walk out with something good to...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hidden on Needham Street in Newton, this place always seems to have a full lot. It's like walking through a camper into a warehouse full of racks of well organized books. New England Mobile Book Fair...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When it comes to finding things for my kindergarten classroom I have found that there is this fanatical side of me that loves to bargain hunt. Came here with a fellow teacher. I scurried into the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/21/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If you don't live too far from here, and your alternative is going to Borders/B&N, I think the New England Mobile Book Fair is a good alternative. It is hard to navigate, but not THAT hard. Being...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I die, I will go here AND STAY. My ghost will haunt the crowded, sawdusty, illogically organized aisles. No one will be able to make me leave! Bwaha ha ha! New books discounted 20% every day!...
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Part of me loves the navigation of this place but most of me hates it (yeah, I'm a librarian. go figure.) That's the ONLY reason I gave it 4 stars instead of 5. Well, the concrete floors aren't great...
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I don't think it gets any better than this. A building filled floor to ceiling and wall to wall with books galore. What every bookworm can only dream of. Forget Barnes & Noble and Borders. Why pay...
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If it wasn't evil to navigate I'd give it a 5. However, for those of you who cannot get to it often enough to figure out the maze, beware. I would like to say though, it's worth it, and boy would it...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place really ROCKS the casbah!!!!Yeah so it may be the Bohemian version of Barnes and Noble- I loves it :)20-40% off a humongous maze of books stacked to the ceiling... and whats more- you get a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
2 stars and here's why:yes the books are cheaper then Barnes and noble and it has this earthy Bohemian "i read cause i can" vibe, but guess what:1) its on needham st, you been there recently? what a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is kickass-- Imagine a record store where the music was grouped by record label-- the opportunity to see the similarities and dissimilarities of artists, the range of styles they cover, and...
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
20% off all the time plus the BEST selection of childrens' books I have ever seen! I love how you can find a book that you loved when you were little with the same illustrations and font as you...
yelp.com - user review - 02/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
First... everyone should read more. Second... good news. The NE mobile book fair will help you with this. Their selection of books runs the gamut, and there is plenty of selection for what you're...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Mobile Book Fair. Ahhhh. The first time I came here, I was with my dad and about 5 years old. I remember thinking it was the greatest place on earth. Like the library, but darker and dustier,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place smells like childhood.
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What in the hell IS a mobile book fair? It is definitely not mobile. Yes, there are books, but it doesn't resemble a fair, unless books = fun. AND YES, BOOKS = FUN, SO SUCK IT!Ahem. sorry. Angry...
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been going here for ages. This is not for the faint of heart When I was a kid I would sometimes feel nauseas from being there for hours and inhaling the fumes from the books. They literally have...
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite part about the NEMBF (other than the sweet name) is that they have Red Sox hats with Hebrew writing on them. Why do they have them? Who cares, they're the coolest thing I've ever seen! A...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of the only bookstores that I know that probably has any book that an any person would be looking for. It is a warehouse full of books and they make it known that they probably have every...
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There are fewer and fewer really good bookstores where patrons can get hard-to-find current titles from university publishers and small presses under one roof. This place is convenient (a little more...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
First, to answer previous posters, there is no coffee here but they do sell their own brand of coffee for consumption elsewhere. Second, while the store was never mobile, it moved to its current...
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A very special place.
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I first saw this place, I thought it had a kinda strange name... I mean, does it move? Is it on wheels? Does it travel around Newton peddling books? Um, no..there is no way all those books...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
An amazingly large bookstore but as others have mentioned, most of the store is organized by PUBLISHER because it used to be a wholesale supplier. If it weren't for that issue, this place would...
yelp.com - user review - 01/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is probably the largest bookstore you'll ever set foot in.It's about the size of three large bookstores put together.As others have stated, everything is organized by publisher, which makes...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this, powell's in portland, and the strand in new york city are the best bookstores in the US. a little confusing but they have everything and more. the staff is very helpful. ask for bob in...
yelp.com - user review - 11/16/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The remainder section is art book and cookbook paradise, with prices at least 50% off cover. Regular, just published books are usually 20% off or more (30% off NYT best sellers). This place is not for...
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Apologies if I'm repeating stuff, but this place is huge, thorough and a wonderland for book lovers. Here's the trick - all the paperbacks and some select hardcovers are organized by publisher. Who...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a pretty good bookstore off Highland Ave in Newton. They have a lot of books that may not be on display in the larger chains. Prices are usually a little cheaper too. Check on the section...
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A hidden gem. Located in Newton, and the entrance is this humble little door, behind is posted with local tutors' ads and other good-for-you stuff. Pick a day when you can wander...or go with a book...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2006
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You know, I am really lazy. I don't wanna look through books by publisher! It was worth it back in the day but now that I can find whatever book I want on the internet I don't really see a point in a ...
judysbook.com - user review - 05/19/2006
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As a teacher, I am always looking for good deals on books. The New England Mobile Book Fair offers a huge selection of books all 20% off list price. My first visit there was overwhelming, but once I g...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/20/2006
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This is a great big bookstore with a huge selection. They have more travel books (for more locations) than anywhere else around. Their remainder book section is huge, and you can find some good barg...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/19/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Um, OMG!!! This place is absolutely amazing! It's right by where I work, and I've driven past it a thousand times. I had no idea how large it is inside because it goes waaaay back off the street. It's...
yelp.com - user review - 02/05/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is definitely a store for booklovers. Amazing selection, knowledgeable staff. Fun gifts for kids and great bargain section. But if you're looking for lattes, stay away.
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2006
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this is one of the best book stores ever. they are on needham st, they have parking available, and very easy to find. they have such great books at wonderful prices, so much better than regular book stores....
citysearch.com - user review - 11/15/2005
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New England Mobile Book Fair is a misnomer of a name. It is not really a fair but rather an enormous book store with a fair like atmosphere. There are rows upon rows of books. All are categorized well with...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/12/2005
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this place is huge. they have a huge selection and amazing prices. everything is much cheaper than retail. everyone is really friendly and helpful if you ask.
citysearch.com - user review - 11/05/2005
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This is one amazing bookstore. You can get lost in it for hours. They have an extensive collection of books. The books are organized by publisher. The children's book collection alone is mind boggling. I love...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/02/2005
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This is one amazing bookstore. You can get lost in it for hours. They have an extensive collection of books. The books are organized by publisher. The children's book collection alone is mind boggling...
judysbook.com - user review - 09/02/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A bookshop-browsers paradise! This huge independent bookstore in Newton is jam-packed with books from floor to ceiling. My favorite part though is the remainders book section...tons of books (of all...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2005
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If you haven't been here, you're in for a treat. What a bookstore! First of all, it's enormous -- football field sized. Second, they have a huge used section. Third, their new section is arranged ...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/18/2005
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Want the newest release for less. Check out this no frills book store. They buy in bulk and pass the savings along. You do have to have some idea as to what you are looking for as the books are she...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/09/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is not actually mobile (it hasn't ever moved for all I know). Its more like a book warehouse, and they have pretty much EVERYTHING. The cool thing about it is that they sell all their books...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2005
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It's difficult to *not* be overwhelmed by the size of New England Mobile Book Fair -- it's a good city block long! The good news is that whatever you're looking for is probably here, somewhere. (If not,...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/10/2005
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Great place to shop for books. The inventor is enormous. The place looks a bit old and dusty. But everything is marked down and as cheap if not cheaper than online prices. There is a bargain section where they...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/23/2005
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