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5.0 of 5 stars.
The staff is friendly and it is obvious that they truly care about what they do.
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love their:staff recommendationscookbook selectionchildren's books and toysupstairs: used book sectionknowledgeable staff membersfriendly attitudemusic selectionlate-night hourscute statue =)
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What a great bookstore! From the outside, Green Apple looks a little sketchy. But inside, you'll find all sorts of books for every kind of literary taste. The bf and I were waiting killing time. We...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am obsessed with used book stores. With that said, I could get lost in Green Apple Books for days. I recently spent hours in here and I feel like I didn't even get through a quarter of the store....
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE this place. I can wander for hours browsing their thousands of new and used! books. I love the fact that the floor creaks and that every time I go up a staircase, there are more books...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my favorite bookstore. I find the old style interior to be enticing. I also believe that because it's not as reader's friendly with the creaky floors, narrow walkways, and no chairs...it...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Block out at least 3 hours of your day just to spend wandering around this cavernous bookstore. The staff is uber helpful. At the checkstand they will usually point out to you if there is a used...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If you think you will come here for a quick glance, be prepared to get distracted and stay for hours browsing books, unless you're a really sane person. My last visit here was quite a long afternoon....
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm a fan of this beloved neighborhood book store in inner Richmond! The prices of the used books are unlike all the others in town. They have a great selection of used books (new and old) 75% off...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the place you probably imagine when reading about musty old libraries with tons of books. If you love books, creaky floors, several stairways, maps, signs and all around relaxed and easy going...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I first heard of this bookstore from a former teacher some 30 years ago, but it took me another 10 years to finally make it over there. I've been shopping at Green Apple Books for 20 years now and...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Love this place because it's a mom & pap. Also love the great prices on the best sellers towards the back/mid isle. You can get a regularly priced $15 paper back NYtimes best seller for ~$5/6 bucks....
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Thank you green apple for having cheap books! Compared to Borders of Barnes & Nobles that jack up the prices, green apple keeps the prices low, so people can actually enjoy reading books without...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i love this place. a lot of choices of books. i am sure you will find the book you like if you want to. the bad thing is hard to find parking there. staffs are friendly.
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Out of all the bookstore I've visited in San Francisco, this store is one of the best. I can't imagine you could go in there with a book in mind and not find it, on top of finding something else. The...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow, out of all the bookstores I've encountered...this is the one where I want to read a book and sit in the corner like a little kid against the wooden panels. They have everything from old to new...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Absolutely fantastic independent book store. I can't thank AJ enough for telling me about this place. I picked up all 4 current releases of O~Shinbo and a great new psych book. The staff are friendly...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am a total bibliophile; I love all books and an hour in a bookstore is never enough time. That is why I love this place. I have never seen a better new/used bookstore in my life thus far. It has...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Just brilliant. Absolutely a bookshop to get lost in, creeky floorboards and wooden shelves give way to little annexes and rooms just chock-a-block of books and music. It's actually spread out over...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE green apple!!...I'm a bit of a nerd and i love books...going to green apple is a treat for me!... Unfortunately..all of the books i want aren't used.... their store is pretty organized and easy...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place! Where can you get 3 books for under $20 in the city? I love supporting my small businesses! Although I wished this place had a seating or studying area haha throw in a cafe and it...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A veritable labyrinth of books, music, magazines, DVDs and music. They give you decent store credit for selling stuff, and the records are pretty inexpensive.The staff is awesome.I'd say more but I...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i love to get lost in here - they have a mind boggling selection of both new and used books and the staff is available but not overly so.
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5.0 of 5 stars.
You're making me poor with your wide selection of quality books!!
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple has the coolest used books and CD's, and the prices can not be beaten. It is so cozy and warm...it's everything a book store should be. A feel good place... I love it
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Amidst the eclectic array of books filled with miniature art, hamburger jigsaw puzzles, tattoo magazines, and even plush toys in the form of viral diseases, I found the magnet that perfectly described...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Do yourself a favor and don't go to Brothers Korean BBQ just before coming here. As you're browsing the latest Grisham, you may attract patronizing, pinched-nose stares from the charcoal aroma you've...
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm of the mind that all indy book stores should be supported. Though I come to Green Apple often I rarely walk out with any books. The reasons are:-Their new stock they carry is very narrow.-The new...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. I can (and have) spent hours here browsing their unique selection of new and used music and books. They have great deals on used bestsellers and staff-recommended titles. (I am...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple Books is a great bookstore. While it may not have the selection Barnes & Noble and Borders have,nor a cafe,it's nice to stop in and look around. There are plenty of new books,plus many...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love my Green Apple! Open late every day, the coolest used books ever, with prices that can't be beat....Six stars for sure!
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5.0 of 5 stars.
When I'm on Clement Street, Green Apple Books always sucks up all my time. As all the other reviewers have already noted, this is a truly fantastic new & used bookstore. A gem of a bookstore,...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great source for classical cds. No one compares to Amoeba, but for classical, Green Apple does mighty well.Good selecton of used booksEverthing is used for those that haven't been there.Cramped, but...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What can I say that hasn't been said before.? This store has it all.
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5.0 of 5 stars.
rock on green apple! I've never been to a better book store in my life. thank you for existing!
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I live across the street from a Borders, but drive across town to Green Apple. I think that says something. Green Apple reminds me of a children's bookstore my parents use to take me to in Berkeley....
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is mind bending.
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Killer selection but it's the most expensive (20-25% more) used bookstore in the City. Plus you have to go to the Richmond. I used to live in the Richmond. I moved away quickly. Put two and two...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Just try dropping in to Green Apple "for a few minutes". I dare ya. I can't do it. You can't do it. No sentient human being can do it. Green Apple Books is like the Island of Lost Time for smart...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So much fun to poke around Green Apple! I came here intending to get a book for my psychology teacher and wound up staying for a good hour. Everything starts looking interesting at Green Apple, it...
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Most overrated place in town!They do not buy back many books at all, and they don't pay much for them when they do.I went there to sell some perfectly good used books, and the manager there was...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The in-laws really really wanted to go to this bookstore after a morning of forced tourism and dim sum upon the ol' husband and I. We took a cab from Chinatown straight to this bookstore. Then...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome bookstore; lots to look at and a good selection of Bill Bryson books (I'm a big fan). I bought a reusable bag; loss of a star for the fact they didn't have the tshirt I wanted in my size and...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love this place, best selection of used trashy sci fi and cheesy fantasy paperbacks on the west coast (except for that monster store up in portland)I'm a regular, love this local business!
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE THIS PLACE! the place can get a bit cramped sometimes if its busy but the selection is fantastic. the employees are also very helpful and friendly. a great place to buy gifts. the place also...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have very fond memories of this bookstore. Growing up, we'd always eat dim sum on Clement St. and then walk off our meal by the time we reached Green Apple. During the holidays this is my one stop...
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I like the book selection but the staff has a lot to learn about customer service
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5.0 of 5 stars.
As a book lover and a literature freak, I have to say, this place is amazing.I love spending hours exploring the different nooks of the store, and browsing through the huge collections of books they...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great neighborhood bookstore! They have large selections in art, cooking, politics, history, and poetry; to name a few. Their only flaw, for me, is the skimpy computer programming section. Oh, and...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really don't understand how anyone who reads at all could give this place less than 5 stars! As Sheli F. says, it's the perfect place to hunt for hidden gems. It's also the only bookstore stocking...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
As a reader, how can you not love this place? I can spend hours here and uncover hidden gems ranging from gardening to cooking to fictions best. And unlike most bookshops, I can leave with my bag...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Every time I visit, I'm amazed at what's in the store, and this time, I really took notice of just how much they pack into such a small space. Nice to make a serendiptous find here, as with a...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. A used book store in a literate city. Nothing more you can ask for.
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite bookstore ever!! They have the coolest books here! They have a very wide variety of both old and new books. If you have books that you no longer need, you can trade them here as well!...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place makes me happy. Seriously. You know how some girls feel the need to go shopping or binge at Bi-Rite when they are having an off-day? My cure of choice is an hour or two perusing the...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I feel like if I wrote an amazing review about this place, it still wouldn't encapsulate how ridiculously wonderful it actually is. Let me just say, it seems like every single time I go to Green...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love it.I am a book lover. I have over 400 titles, sitting and watching me do my daily routine. Some are tattered after years of reading and rereading. Others are new, bright and cheery but...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple Books is almost a shock to the senses. There are way too many books here for any bibliophile to deal with at one time. That's why I don't come here very often. It's like the FAO Schwartz...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
GREEN APPLE BOOKS IS THE BEST!!Great place for a day-trip, they have everything you want and more! Awesome selection, great staff and they have weird quirky knick knacks around the store. They also...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Always have a book I "need", and is in a great neighborhood for eating (while reading).
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Where do I even begin describing Green Apple?? Seriously, green apple.. do you have a quarter? Cuz I need to call my mom and tell her I met the bookstore of my dreams!! It will be a life long, til...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
You can lose yourself in these creaky floors of books. It feels somehow that there is a transport in here to another place and time. If you have it, time that is, you can enjoy lingering in sweet...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love spending free time here gazing at plentiful books and music.Dare I say I find some books overpriced?Though I must admit, there is great value saved in buying used books than in buying new.Plus...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My family and I wandered into this place one night while waiting for our table at Burma Superstar. It reminds me a lot of Powell's in Portland, partly because they give out really clever little store...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place, I try to come here whenever I eat at Mayflower. They have practically everything. I usually come to browse through the book stacks in the front where else can you find books for 98...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is wonderful. I am such a book nerd....and Green Apple has every kind of book you can imagine...often at a very economic price. I get lost for hours in this place because there's so much...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you love books, you'll have a total orgasm at this place!I just recently joined paperbackswap.com to get rid of books I've already read and get new books. I LOVE the site. I've now become...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I felt so comfortable in this store. Their wares included everything from Eastern and Western religion, classics, cooking, nonfiction, old west history, world history, children's lit, and more. I...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I got lost the first time I went to Green Apple for literally hours. I didn't get lost because things were unmarked or confusing or whatever, I got lost because I was so mesmerized by the selection of...
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3.0 of 5 stars.
this is a great old book store to go to kill some time browsing at books, it gets kind of cramped in this old place on a busy day, I usually go to the history section and sit in a chair and read...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is probably the "biggest and bestest" used bookstore in San Francisco; I was a big fan of Dog Eared Books in Noe Valley and used to drive all the way out there, but it's a tiny location and has...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple Books, I love you.You are situated in one of my favorite neighborhoods in SF.You have low prices on so many books and fun, random games and dinglehoppers. I love reading the staff...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the best used bookstore I've ever been to besides the Powell's bookstores in Portland, Oregon. I love the size of Green Apple. I love the smells. I love that I can get lost in their corner...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It was DARK when I came out! What day is it and how am I going to get all of these books home?
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I can't come in here anymore, and, shockingly, it isn't even about the money.Everytime I walk in the door, I lose three hours out of my day. I have missed appointments due to browsing. I bought an...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is where you go to find that book that you can't remember the name of or what kind of book it is. This book shop is a little sloppy and unkept. Wandering the aisles you will quickly get...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Remember when people used to read?Green Apple hasn't changed much over the years - a great old fashioned bookstore still doing what they do best.You've got to love the catacomb structure of the place....
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great place to kill hours on your day off if you're a bookworm. I could easily spend my entire paycheck here.
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like this bookstore . I mean Borders is nice and all because it has everything but sometimes you just need to take a break and patronize your local bookstores . I love how this bookstore sells both...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is exactly how I like my bookstores to be: slightly messy, with wooden shelves everywhere and the scent of ink and paper permeating the air.Especially that latter part. Until they can bottle that...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The first time I went here I spent 3.5 hrs in the store and bought 6 books. They have some great finds you won't find other places, a good mix of new and used books.It's only missing the fifth store...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
the best book store ever. i usually don't go in looking for anything, but tend to leave with a lot of somethings. i can spend hours here just going through all crazy things i find on the shelves.it's...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am so happy. So so so happy. Literally ecstatic. I'm grinning from ear to ear.My favorite thing to do is browse in a bookstore. If I'm having a bad day or need some quiet time, I head over to the...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple is nicely located near Toy Boat so I can get ice cream and a book on the same trip. And the book selection and prices are great at Green Apple, especially considering that it is...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I think this may be the best book store in the history of bookstores. They have a huge selection of used and new books. I was about to purchase a new book on a recent trip to Green Apple Books, when...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A long time San Francisco institution and deservedly so. GREAT place to roam and browse and buy all sorts of books, including those lovely old paperback tales of mystery, space aliens and "fallen"...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's not Powells, but it's the best that San Francisco has, and I love it. I make regular trips there, which is always fun to do on a Sunday afternoon.
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5.0 of 5 stars.
my fav book store in sf along with borderlands.been coming here since 1989.i used to dream about moving to this neighborhood so i could be close enough to walk to it and enjoy a bbq pork bun or any...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple is one of my three favorite independent bookstores (other two are Bookpeople in Austin, TX and The Tattered Cover in Denver, CO).The amount of character this place has is off the chart....
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2.0 of 5 stars.
If you are a horror fiction fan like me, you will be very disappointed in this store. I could not believe how small the section was in a huge store like this! I have been in smaller used book stores...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Half my childhood was spent in the library, and to be a bit overwhelmed when walking in this place says a lot. It seems as though this bookstore had every book on earth, used or new.My friend grew up...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Though it looks like a disorganized mess from the street, this is the best bookstore in the city. Its like a vacuum that sucks money out of my pockets. I always find something cool everytime I go in...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is wonderful! I have to admit, I go there mostly for the used trade paperback and sci fi sections so I'm a little biased because these sections are so good. In fact, I've rarely looked...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I guess many of you have never been to the book stores in Berkeley.You haven't seen nothing yet! = P
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i heart this place. i heart their motto, "some many books, so little time". i have a tote and rock that in ny. i love the music selection and all the helpful recommendations. i spent more of my...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I like this place. This place has many books I like. I live not too far. I walk here and spend time reading many good books.
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The smell.... aaahhh... like walking into a Emerald City of used (and new) books. I can't get enough of it. I have a little obsession with herbal medicine books. The more obscure the better... who...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
variety of media to choose from. helpful, friendly staff who are interesting people. liberal minded store with awesome canvas bags. Great neighborhood.
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love everything about this bookstore. I feel spoiled it's about 6 blocks from my house. Definitely have spent many hours mulling through random sections and categories finding hidden gems I didn't...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple Booksthis place is amazing, the staff here are attentive and helpfulif you cant find something they will gladly do so for you.prices are great.the used book section is actually amazing....
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I like to come here to look at books and sometimes it useful to buy. Its a local business. Alot of books for interest cheaper that Boarders. There is alot of used book too.
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I could spend hours here. Great reviews, great books, stuff you don't find at borders. Lower price. I love it.
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5.0 of 5 stars.
this is a real live bookstore. i love it from the first edition children's books to the creaky wood floors to the hand written index cards touting what's great about random books. great selection of...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love the smell of old books! Whoohoo! As good as it gets!
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ah Green Apple! Really is the best bookstore ever. Tons of used and new books for cheap prices. Can't beat that. I have bought math workbooks, random silly books, new novels and calenders here. And...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The greatest bookstore I have ever wandered into. Now I come here every time I plan on having dinner at Burma SuperStar ... since I will likely have a 1 to 2 hour wait before getting a table. It is a...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Oh the many hours...!I've been escaping to Green Apple Books since grade school! I remember fondly running away from my friends on our walks around Clement...they knew exactly where to find me - the...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A succulent and ripe yield.Thank you for your vast array of colorful design books.Thank you for feeding my eyes.I will return to scour your fields..
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5.0 of 5 stars.
How could I not write a review about this place -- the BEST BOOKSTORE THIS SIDE OF THE MISSISSIPPI! Of course New York's Strand Bookstore is the best bookstore on that side of the Mississippi, but...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
3 stories of amazing-ness. You could find any book you'd ever want to buy or just have the time of your life browsing. Check this place out.
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, how do they decide what books to buy? I've bought books there, later took them back to sell and they won't take them. Their own books! I don't get how they do it. The guy spends .56 seconds...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Thanks Green Apple for totally saving my ass this christmas. I bought 40 percent of my christmas gifts from you.Also, Aeri, the asian girl with the thickest hair ever, is quite helpful and can help...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love this bookstore. Haven't been enough times. The space is just lovely for browsing, and the selection is pretty wild.
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is beyond AWESOME! I worked around here and I usually got there early, so I will spend sometime in this store before I go off to work. It's so interesting and it has all types of books,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This place has character. From buying back your old books to selling you books about the world's biggest breasts, penis, trees, babies, mammals, and etc., they have it all, including a really bad old...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ah, the familiar green awning and apple logo. A great indie bookstore, in the Inner Richmond. It's been around for a long time, so it's cramped and crammed with stuff, and the floorboards creak, but...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I set foot in this place on the first day I arrived in San Francisco in the summer of '92. I fell in love twice that summer--with San Francisco the city and with Green Apple bookstore.Since then, I've...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Enjoyed my afternoon at the bookstore. Felt rejuvenated after spending an hour browsing all the wonderful books. You know you are in the right place when you are in the entry way for 5-10 min,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
used clothes stores stress me out. so do any clothes stores. but this review isn't about clothes.its about books. used books. and new books. together. green apple just scored me neil gaiman for 6...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
An amazing repository of used and new books, music, and magazines. The latter located 2 doors down Clement. The staff is usually super cool. The selection is amazing. There are two floor to peruse...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I LOOOVE this store! Cheap, quirky, indie and general subjects all here! Love the layout, great service! Need to return and profess my love for this place personally.
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really love this bookstore. i've been here a few times after i eat on Clement, and you just feel...revitalized and whole when you poke around inside. admittedly, i do buy books online, but its...
yelp.com - user review - 12/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple has a great selection. I could literally spend a couple of months just sitting and reading in here. Only thing is, I've tried to sell practically 50 books here, and they've only taken...
yelp.com - user review - 12/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the last bastions of great independent used bookstores. I'm a book-buying fiend, so despite their reasonable prices, Green Apple Books is a dangerous place for me to set foot in. I never...
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I needed to get a book for a present in a hurry and the local chain didn't carry any of the choices I had in mind. Green Apple had four of the books I was thinking of, all by mystery writers from...
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the best bookstores ever, used or new. Selection rivals anything at one of the big soul-less chains that take up four square blocks, and they're arranged the way I prefer them - everywhere. On...
yelp.com - user review - 12/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Definitely my favorite bookstore in the city. Huge selection, reasonable prices, and knowledgeable staff. I usually walk in with a stack of books to get rid of and they usually take about 60 percent...
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I was looking for an old music book that i couldnt find anywhere. I came across this store and found it. Im definitely looking here first next time.
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Probably the best book store I've ever been to. Extremely cozy, HUGE selection (they actually have so much stuff that they take up two stores--plus an upper level in one of the stores), great bargain...
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Staff hear are super helpful and friendly..you could honestly spend a couple hours between going through their used books, CDs and vinyl. Get a $0.92 reusable bags, because you know you will be back,...
yelp.com - user review - 12/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this spot. Cool selection and great prices.
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Nine out of ten times I walk into Green Apple, it's because I'm waiting for my to go order from the nearby China First (*five stars) or Red A Bakery (*five stars).Nine out of ten times, I walk out...
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I was lured in last night by their rack of new and used books for sale out in front of the shop. I walked out with two brand-new M. Sasek books (This is Ireland and This is New York). Green Apple has...
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ah, what can I say that hasn't already been said?Their prices are very fair. The store is, HUUUUGE. There are actually two of them, technically. The smaller one has fiction, DVDs, magazines, and...
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I only visit Green Apple when I'm selling books cause I have way too many and shouldn't be buying more. I brought in 7 bags of books knowing they may not take any of them. I was pleasantly surprised...
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this little bookstore is such a gem. i've been coming for the 8 years i've lived here and time stands still when i'm browsing in here. i love the metaphysical section, astrology, philosophy, the...
yelp.com - user review - 12/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love walking into bookstores and smelling that particular combination of ink on paper, with a little mustiness thrown in.That being said, there is nothing quite like a bookstore crammed with any...
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Holy shit, where have I been? Two years in the city now, and I had never been until tonight. Four books, and fifty dollars lately, I am one very very happy girl. Yeah it's a little overwhelming...
yelp.com - user review - 11/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is like the coolest joint on the block. You can find hours of entertainment here, even without buying anything. But even if you do buy something, it won't be expensive. I love the vibe of...
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I can seriously spend all day in here. I love this place!The selection is enormous - the last time I came in here I must have spent at least half an hour in each aisle/section. I can happily get lost...
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I was dying to get a book, which is definitely a rare occasion. It was between this or City Lights (which I hadn't been to before at that moment) that I knew were open late. Both has suck ass parking,...
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I heart Green Apple Books! True, it's been a minute since I last picked up something here but it does not make me love it any less. Their selection is super impressive despite the modest size of the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
im a book fanatic and this is one of my favorite book stores in the city. you can find new and used books among many other things. very friendly staff. the setup of the store was a little confusing at...
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
My 2nd favorite place to buy books and DVDs (Amazon.com being my first). It has a great selection, the store is organized well so you can often find what you're looking for. I love the rack of...
yelp.com - user review - 11/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple Books on Clement Street is one of the last of its kind in the city. With the competition of the major chains like Borders as well as retailers like Amazon, etc. a local shop like Apple...
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Phenomenal range of books, almost like a mini-Powell's. I've found curiosities ranging from a magnificently illustrated German Art Anatomy text to a hardbound edition of Kenneth Patchen's surreal...
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love books. I love the way they look and smell. I love the pleasing weight of a book in my arms. I want to move in to Green Apple. I'd sleep in the used poetry section upstairs and spend my days...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple, you make me do bad things...like spend $40 that I don't have on books that I don't need. I am a book snob, bookworm, and bookseller (at a large *cough* chain *cough* bookstore downtown)....
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
They still rock, and I still come out of there with $70 less than I had before.
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Clearly we all love this place. There is not much to say.... I just called to say I love you. It's open late. So sometimes when I am doing the Richmond pub-crawl I gaze into the store and secretly...
yelp.com - user review - 11/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple smells like musty books and I love it. This is also where I got to meet Amy Tan and that experience alone gets them 5 stars. I try not to come in often because I always end up staying for...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
best anywhere
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my book heaven! They have a great used & new book selection and for CHEAP! The layout is kinda weird but it doesn't matter, you can easily spend hours browsing, everything about this place is...
yelp.com - user review - 10/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is, quite simply, everything you want in a local bookstore. Their selection is vast, their staff is knowledgeable, the interior is inviting despite (and partly because of) its perpetually...
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I actually discovered this store when my friend brought me here late one night after having coffee. Two stories (or is it more?) of books is like heaven to me! Yes, I'm a bookworm (more like book...
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I love this place. I get lost everytime I walk in. The book selction is great!
yelp.com - user review - 10/15/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This is certainly one of SF's quintessential booksellers, however, that doesn't necessarily mean you want to shop here. The place is -packed- with books, and frankly can be truly overwhelming. Some...
yelp.com - user review - 10/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i didn't spend the time to read all the reviews of green apple, which i'm sure all say the same thing, but i want to chime in and say that i'm in love with this place. the selection of used books is...
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love cookbooks, well not all of them but most of them..ok I guess really depending on who it is.And then there are some I hate..like Rachel Ray..GEEZ shes so annoying and useless and cant cook for...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple, please let me live here! I promise in return for you letting me sleep next to all your wonderful books, I will clean things, and put things away, not to mention you will hardly notice...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome magazine section if you need to come in here and wait for Burma Super Star. They carry hard to find Graffiti, art , and music magazines. They also have a nice selection of used movies and...
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple has the best selection of used books in the city by far. The layout of the main store kind of confuses me, but it's quaint and completely stuffed to the brim, so I'm not complaining. I've...
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Completely OVERRATED. Although I commend it on being a local bookstore, I found the staff to be unhelpful, unfriendly and the book selection biased and overpriced. The bookstore screams, "We know...
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One thing I miss about Minnesota is the abundance of Half-Price Books outlets, which feature not just a lot of books, but a lot of used vinyl, both at unbeatable prices. Green Apple Books is...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love reading and particularly enjoy and support smaller bookshops.Green Apple has friendly but not intruding staff, lots and lots of books, floor to ceiling. And I love the smell of good old paper,...
yelp.com - user review - 09/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Looks as though 580 other reviewers have it covered. There's nothing much more to say. This is really a 4.5, because I have to reserve the 5-star reviews for the two greatest bookstores in the...
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Since I'm new to this, I still get surprised about how many reviews a place has. Green Apple was at 577 when I started typing, and I don't know if that is a lot. It seems like a lot to me. But then...
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have found all my favorite cookbooks at Green Apple (all used - I mean, pre-loved) and none of their recommended staff picks have ever let me down.The selection here is ridiculous. It's like...
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a really gem. The bookstore is a little inconspicuous but once you get inside, there's an awesome selection of books. The only complaint I have is a lack of place to sit to enjoy...
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple is a bookworm's dream... cramped and bulging with all sorts of books one might not find at a redundant chain store. Like a museum, I could easily lose track of time and spend hours poring...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Among the many, many, many endlessly interesting things about this bookstore is that it has an outstanding baseball section. It takes up probably half of the sports aisle and I've personally bought...
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the only reasons I visit Clement St. I even got a $200 ticket for parking in the bus lane for 2 min right in front once, and i STILL love the place! I scored my Costa Rica lonely planet for...
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Nice Bookshop! Good selection of many varied sorts of bppks one may not find at Borders, Barnes & Noble, or indeed Waldenbooks. Bohemian atmosphere. Very 1970's (except as indicated below).My only...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If not for the daunting parking situation, I would be at Green Apple all the time. Great selection of new and used books, as well as rare and modern firsts. Nice staff, and very fair trade/used book...
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I can never find another bookstore with such personality such as green apple. It is like an old quaint little place but with many nooks and crannies. It looks small from the outside but it stretches...
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's a good thing that this place isn't in my neighborhood because I'd spend so much more money then. I love books and this place is definitely a must for other bookworms. There is a huge selection...
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Where do I take out-of-town vistors when they come to visit?Golden Gate Bridge... no.North Beach... no.Parkway Theater.. maybe.Burma Superstar... probably.Green Apple... definitely.Everybody loves...
yelp.com - user review - 08/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Just another 5-star review for Green Apple. As if a yelp review matters for them.Maybe I should take a star away. I mean, Anna got lost in Green Apple for two hours.
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow, this place it probably one of the best book stores I have been in. I could have spent an hour in there however I was limited to 13 minutes. They have so many books from wall to wall, floor to...
yelp.com - user review - 08/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm that guy so absorbed in a book that I unknowingly block the narrow aisle and prevent other customers from passing me, causing them to maneuver halfway around the store to get to the other side of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I don't care that this place feels like it's about to crumble like a cookie with every step you take. I love hearing the wood squeak and walking through the tight aisles and rows. This place is just...
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My poor, soon-to-be neglected boyfriend, I thought as I strolled the used fiction/lit side of Green Apple Books yesterday, methodically and alphabetically plucking out one gem after another, creating...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple - I love you. I worry that maybe I love you too much - I have already spent many hours wandering through your amazing collection (both new and used). I think my boyfriend is getting...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS PLACE! Best book store ever. I can get lost in it for hours. Lots of random books and quiet corners.
yelp.com - user review - 08/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is awesome! Huge selection of used and new books, and just a cool place in general. Several different levels and lots of secret rooms that open to new places to explore. I could spend...
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There are bookstores that stock what you need and there are bookstores that need to special order what you're looking for.And then there's Green Apple Books. My favorite bookstore ever!!This is the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Best bookstore ever. Plan to spend the day getting lost in the multi-level nook and crannies. Tired of travel books, go up a level, down a level or off to the corner and find a whole new world.
yelp.com - user review - 08/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What else can I say that hasn't be said? This bookstore is amazing. So many different sections to look at, I could/and have spend all day here. Another boring day at summer school, and missing the 44...
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A haven for the book reading enthusiast.
yelp.com - user review - 08/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love it.
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have died and gone to heaven. Book heaven. Green Apple is ripe with old books. I love coming here just to see what treasure I will find exploring the massive shelves of used books. I find all my...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The best used book store in SF, 'nuff said.I like the creaky floors and the sloppiness of this bookstore. There are definite finds if you are just willing to spend the time, if you want instant...
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is an amazing bookstore! I dont always like the smaller stores, but this one ROCKS!They have new releases, bargain books and used books. For the new books, they are always top of the line,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A bookworm's paradise. It looks like a volcano of books (and some toys) erupted in here, but there's still some order to everything. The key is knowing where to start or coming in with a plan..or you...
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Of all the bookstores that I know, this is the one that will consistently be offering something that I haven't seen before that is interesting and important. The buyer(s) are amazing.I can't speak...
yelp.com - user review - 07/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Indie bookstores are falling by the wayside, but I hope Green Apple lasts forever. I love that there are both new and used books here. I love how I can come in to find a specific book or just to...
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i wish i had more time to peruse the shelves last night, but alas, i had to make a movietime, so we quickly went in and out. the selection of used books is magnificent, and so is the selection of...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place gets me EVERYTIME. Books are one of my biggest vices in life. I spend too much and have stacks upon stacks all over my floor of things I need to read. The best thing is rummaging through...
yelp.com - user review - 07/16/2008
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Green Apple is fabulous. With endless used and discounted books, it is always well within my budget and has become somewhat of an addiction. Book stores can be overwhelming and fortunately the staff at Green...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My only complaints are that everything here isn't free, and it's not in my backyard. Also, I would like a backyard.
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
During my supposedly rebellious years, late night roaming and kicking it at Green Apple was my thing, feeding myself random ideas from the place where it housed the most random-est reading materials...
yelp.com - user review - 07/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Green Apple, how I love you with your book store smell, subculture sections and shelves of discounted books. You rarely steer me wrong with your suggestions and always are a great way to kill a...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I rarely buy books these days now that I'm a senior citizen on a fixed income & the SF libraries are so wonderful. But - from time to time there is a book I just have to own or want to give someone a...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Contrary to what the nifty Yelp graphs say, I do not only eat at 4 star restaurants and enjoy the nightlife in Oakland. I also read. Anywhere and fairly quickly. I have even been called an avid...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The books are cool and everything, but 5 stars for the hottie behind the Annex counter who always wears brown and orange. Sometimes I just like to hover in the corner and watch him price CDs. Is...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'll add mine to the long list of accolades this place has already built up. I loved it. Green Apple features shelves full of staff faves, recent and classic, fiction and non-, and their descriptions...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Any bookstore in which you have to first find the stash of store maps before you can find what you are really looking for is good in my book. Let me back up a bit: I'd been in Green Apple many a time...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple is the best damn book store in the entire universe ever. I've got nothing else to say.
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is my favorite bookstore in San Francisco. You can easily spend hours here browsing through the 1000s of books.
yelp.com - user review - 07/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this book store. Bunch of random books that you can find at a bargain. When I'm there, I love spending my time browsing around the store.
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is probably my favorite bookstore in San Francisco and one of my favorites anywhere. I've been coming here for years, and I've grown to appreciate it more and more over time. It's a great place...
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's crazy how many books are in here. You walk in and think its a tiny book store but there are more books upstairs! A friend took me here and I was amazed. She told me a story about her friend...
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Sooo, 5 stars for inventory, 2 stars for service. I'll explain: I normally enjoy coming here to find new and used books, sometimes just before a trip, and sometimes on an evening after Giorgio's...
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What to do with a stack of books that you don't want anymore? Bring them to Green Apple! This store is a staple in the Richmond District. Great selection of new and used books to fill your library....
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Who needs Borders when SF has a unique niche bookstore like Green Apple? I've been coming here since I was under 4 feet tall, and went to school a couple blocks west. Back then, it was fiction and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
BEST BEST BEST bookstore ever. I can't get enough of this place. They suck me dry of all my money but yet I continue to go there. Its an addiction. You know its bad for your wallet but its too late...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This must be my favorite bookstore, It's local, has a long history in SF, and encourages recycling in its way. HOwever, after selling many books to them today, I have to say that I walked away...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Mine is the 546 review of Green Apple Books. Yes, stacks. Yes, light. Yes, selection. Yes, lovely chaos. What do I have to say different? I arrived at the counter with a huge stack, including a...
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i'd have my wedding here if i could.i am an effin cheapskate. I SAID IT! why pay full price for a book if you can get it half off AND get to see what the last person took from it by the marks and...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The first time I came here I was with a horrible person... and I still managed to think this place was neat. We were waiting for dinner and came in here to kill some time. And that's exactly what kind...
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love you Green Apple Books!
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Love it!solution to the gas problem - everyone pick a sale book from this store and read on the bus. I promise you won't miss driving.A three-floor store with adjacent music store section- manageable,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple is organized just well enough that you can find what you're looking for. Whether you knew you were looking for it or not is another story. But you have to look at most of the store to...
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best bookstore in the City. I could stay here all day.
yelp.com - user review - 06/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've had this place for my whole life and it's never lost its novelty.Don't you find those overly organizes book stores that only carry the NY best sellers boring? When you go to Green Apple Books...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Awesome awesome used book store. Great selection, pretty well organized. Fun to walk around, little nooks and crannies to discover.
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best bookstore in San Francisco period. I love this place - I'm going to have to get a second job just to keep up - but where would I have the time to read the acquisitions - anyone who loves reading,...
yelp.com - user review - 06/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple Books is one of my favorite places to get lost for hours. They have used books that look germ-free enough for me to buy. In addition, the books they recommend are actually good.
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Even though I had to say "excuse me" to various patrons every two minutes due to the tight quarters, my experience was an enjoyable and productive one. After aimlessly wandering around for about 20...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm torn. I like this independent bookstore, and I have a new love for buying USED books (hey, save a tree, and a few bucks), but at the same time...the guy who was in charge of buying books was kind...
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I can spend hours in book stores. Growing up, my weekly activity with my father was our Sunday run to the book store. Of course, that was in Wisconsin, where the book store options were mainly large...
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
that used bookstore down the street is closing. and their hardcover books are like, three dollars. everything else two dolla or below.you should go. i have found neat things, and hauled my treasures...
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Perusing stacks and stacks of dusty books is not usually my idea of fun BUT if somebody had hand-picked all of the coolest stuff to be recycled reading, you might be at Green Apple books.This store is...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Despite the possible ethical problems with yelping my own workplace, I have to do it, if only to complain that Green Apple is so ______ (expletive) good that I kind of regret getting a job here. It's...
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
If I can't find it for free at the local library, this is the first place I look. Great selection of hard-to-find used art books, if that's your bag. Lots of other subjects too, though you're probably...
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow, this place has a lot of books. Like... really A LOT.I was randomly browsing, nothing particular in mind, but there it was.. Shining in the corner stacked upon other movies, Fight Club.It's such a...
yelp.com - user review - 05/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Their section of new hardcovers/paperbacks is always filled with gems hand-picked by the staff to please all of your reading needs. Definitely THE place to stop by if you're looking for that new page...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A wonderful bookstore with more books than you'll know what to do with. They have cute bags that have sayings on them like "I [apple] SF." Friendly employees, and great selection. Very intimate store...
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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green apple books currently have 3 locations. the bookstore, the annex (music, dvds, magazines and books) and the warehouse. the bookstore itself is good, always crowded. the annex has a nice selection of...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple is one of my favorite book stores in the city. It is an independent bookstore with a great blend of new and used books with something for everyone. You can stay in the store as long as...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this bookstore! In less busy times, I can be found browsing here. It's got the requisite twisty bookshelves and stairs, but what I especially love is the no pressure to buy attitude (not that...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Old, smelly book store with squeaky and unpainted wood floors and shelves. But amazingly, they are stocked from the bottom up full with books, books, books on top of books and even more books hiding...
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wonderfully, old. Spectacularly rickety. Minutely snobby. Absolutely wonderful. Every thing you get there is a special treasure. You feel privileged to find what you are looking for, as though it's...
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This bookstore is what barnes and noble, borders, other blah chain bookstores, would be like if they were run by intelligent people. Although you can find most of the chain bookstore crap you may be...
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
the old wooden floorsqueaks when you first step on it. the high ceilings make itan interesting displayof books & dvds. theonly two isles in that place is filled with alldifferent kinds of books.what...
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I used to live right across the street from Green Apple Books and on boring Sunday's, I love coming in here and just getting lost in books. The floors squeek when you walk on them but they someone...
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
great neighborhood book store. also a worthwhile music selection complete with vinyl and dvds. open pretty late too. they also often have good sales.
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
A few weeks back, I came here riding my little bike, with a book basket in the front of it, hoping to fill it.So yeah, I LOVE THIS PLACE!I can get lost in maze of shelves, and melt into the squeaky...
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have to give Green Apple 5 Stars and here's why:*They always have a good selection of cool gift books that you can get for just about anyone. I always find a gift here.*They always have cool people...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I almost didn't find it necessary to rate green apple. It's like ameoba-Everyone who lives in the bay area knows its the best place to purchase books (or music in ameobas case). Why does it need one...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the way a bookstore should be. Intimate. Independent. Books stacked from the floor to the ceiling. Shopped by people who live and die for great literature (or just something unique to own)....
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I heart this place so much. I literally got lost in the store, winding my way through rooms and up and down stairs. They had so much good stuff and for such good prices that I had to set a limit for...
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite bookstore in all the universe! Two creaky floors worth of rare, quirky, intelligent, plus all the mainstream stuff found elsewhere. Great magazine section. The kids section is good too....
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There's no computer kiosk. And you won't find a Starbucks here. Just books. Wonderful books, a stairwell that creaks, backrooms with more books. This is a wonderful place reminiscent of Strands in...
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
How could I ever give less than 5 stars to an establishment that kept me in food and drink in trade of my slightly-loved first editions and DVD's? It's almost like they knew I was unemployed (Did I...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you love books and music, you must visit this place. I love this store. I could spend many hours here (and I think I have). They have a great selection of used books at great prices. If you...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
used bookstores, by their nature, are all pretty magic, but green apple is particularly magic. especially upstairs. you could definitely get lost up there and stumble into the never ending story or...
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i love this place and can spend hours here. they have a good magazine selection, and i have bought many art, decor, and occult books there. i randomly will stumble across rare hidden jewels...
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
so many books, so little time is right! green apple is situated right by burma superstar, so i put my name on the waiting list and browse here for the hour or so before i get my table! green apple is...
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I feel the need to help in knocking these fellows off their high horse....I agree about the snooty comments, but that really doesn't bother me, and i've had good luck getting help from random...
yelp.com - user review - 04/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I used to live a few blocks away, and I went all the time. Their astrology section is good. I love when they have remainders, you can get cool and popular titles for cheap.
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE THIS PLACE AND I COULD LIVE THEREok they don't serve food but there's dim sum down the street, across the street, and probably next to it and between the two branchesbooks galore, media...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It's one of my favorite visits on Clement Street. You can find all kinds of books there. With 2 young kids, I always shop there for something for my children. And, it's also a good pick for...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
How have I not written a review about one of the greatest places to lose yourself in SF? I love their magazine selection.I love love love their calendar and games section.And oh my! I love their local...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Using nothing but charm, wit, spotless credit and prayer (if I have to), I'm attempting to snag an apartment in this 'hood. Hence my copious, sudden Inner Richmond reviews. I love it here. I even...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
a haiku:i need bookscheap, new, used, good, yes. green apple
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cute place.... it's a bibliophile's dream (I am one, for sure).The staff is nice, knowledgable. If one store doesn't have it, the one 2 doors down will!
yelp.com - user review - 03/31/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Whenever I go to Richmond, I always stop by Green Apple to read the recommendation index cards posted on the shelves. The reviews by the workers are always helpful, insightful, and hilarious, not to...
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Dig the vibe of this bookstore that is well stocked with a massive amount of books and DVDs that span the globe. So many choices and so few dollars in my pocket, but for under 50 bucks I walked away...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple gives me that fuzzy/warm feeling that is so hard to capture these days. Some naysayers might say that it's the 'i'm about to drop a bomb of money' feeling, but I think Not. It's the 'i'm...
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Second-best bookstore on the planet (no one can touch Harvard Book Store's clearance prices on new books).They stock every fucking thing imaginable. Best selection of mass-market paperbacks ever....
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Local, but not cheap. It's a cool find on clement. They have literally thousands of books lining the shelfs. Unfortunately, I was looking for books on bento or Japanese cooking. I couldn't find any...
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've just bought my 13th Spanish dictionary...or is it my 14th?...hmm, oh well! My point, is that Green Apple books has sizeable collections on every subject you can think of and the staff is helpful...
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
She was an undercover fashionista, a retail slave that kept selling cotton in the belief that she'd be content if she had brunch every Sunday for the rest of her life. Saucy, witty, fine taste in...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Huh, how could I have NOT reviewed my favorite bookstore in San Francisco?Weird.Anyway, Green Apple. So awesome. I mean, they have a Red Delicious Room, and it is full of extremely tasty political...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The anti-corporate bookstore! Book selection is really good, they have a ton of used books and a bunch of bookworms for the staff that are happy to help you find anything you are looking for. The...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Books for $1, how can anyone complain? I myself buy pulp, but you can get textbooks and non-fiction if that's your game. And it's in the right neighborhood. Come here while waiting for your seat at...
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The ONLY place to shop for books. Used books. New books. Check out their book warehouse down the street for a totally unorganized orgazmica of random cheap books. FUN! And then go down the street the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love Green Apple. Hard to explain. It is not that the prices are so fantastic, as it is only the remainders that are great deals. In truth, the selection is not necessarily great, and the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
you can't go wrong with Green Apple books, new and used are both offered so you can be tempted to spend a ton of money or just half a ton. For some reason I never leave other book stores with as many...
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Probably nothing new to add. If you like books, magazines, and or music this is your place. Crammed full of great new and used titles, with good service and some finds that you have to have but...
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I shopped Green Apple while waiting a VERY long time to be seated for dinner at the nearby Burma Superstar, and was so famished that I could hardly think. This was also New Year's Eve, when I was...
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I live in the neighborhood and I go here all the time. I have a book problem, in that I read them too quickly and then have to get more. You probably have this problem too, right? Despite working at a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I discovered Green Apple back when I was in college. After my initial visit, I ended up spending a lot of time and money in there!Before you even walk in, there are bins of "Bargain Books" outside...
yelp.com - user review - 02/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Full disclosure: I worked here for over a year. So you can consider this an "insider's" review, if you like.During my time with the store, I got a close up view of the Apple, worms and all. And I'm...
yelp.com - user review - 02/21/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
my fave place to go in my neighborhood. i always find something cheap and great, and their magazine rack is bafflingly extensive.
yelp.com - user review - 02/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is exactly the kind of bookstore that will make you want to wander the aisles for hours, pulling out book after book that catches your eye, only to delve in deeper until you wake from your daze...
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So, Parking is half the battle, but once you find a spot and make it in here, this bookstore will ensnare you with its labyrinth of random bookcases and written treasures abound.We found ourselves on...
yelp.com - user review - 02/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a really great bookstore for browsing. If you don't know what you want or whether you want anything, come here.If, however, you know exactly what you want and it hasn't been newly released in...
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There's just something about the smell of books that just gets me in the mood... the mood to read.There's just something about having books on your hands that just gets me in the mood... the mood to...
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
how does this joint do it? everytime i walk in here, and i start leafing through some of the books i leave with a stack of them. i think they put some crack between the pages, because even though i...
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
the few times i've been here a while ago, i was impressed by the variety of update books in stock. of course, this made me poorer as i had to have them
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Buying books for school at the beginning of the semester was never fun for three reasons:1. Most of the books cost over $100.00 and wiped away my spending money for partying.2. The professors never...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I used to live right down the street from Green Apple. I would get home from work, change into comfy clothes, walk to dinner on Clement, and on my way home, stop by to browse their used book selection...
yelp.com - user review - 01/22/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Ahh Green Apple Books, you are very conveniently located near many tasty restaurants. Yet I must compare you, rather unfavorably, to City Lights where, when I asked for a certain "literary journal", I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
How I have always loved thee: your creaky floors, your narrow walkways, your customers in aisles whom I must sidle past, your selection of excellent nonfiction. Why must the closest bookstore in my...
yelp.com - user review - 01/18/2008
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honestly, the only effort green apple books requires of their customers is that they walk through the door and after that, you're genuinely taken care of. i don't even mean by the physical body of a staff...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
You can't go in having a specific objective in mind, because if you REALLY want a particular book on the cheap side, the laws of the natural order of things will immediately make said book unavailable...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm torn on this one. I guess all the people who love to wander through stacks of books would be more than happy at Green Apple. It's great for that, and there are some interesting titles. But that's...
yelp.com - user review - 01/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my favorite bookstore in the city. I don't know why...probably something about random stacks of books to the ceiling and old creaky staircases...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The Amoeba of books. You know a place is good when you ask, "Where are the books on music," and the response comes, "oh, two doors down." A place filled to the brim with good stuff. Hell, I live in LA...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really like Green Apple because they have so much of what I am interested in. The people who work there are very helpful and actually engage in real conversation. I enjoy the fact that this store...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
With my ever growing amazon.com wishlist, it helps to check out the books on my wishlist in person before buying it online. This is the perfect place for becoming totally absorbed in books. I'm guilty...
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Jennifer A. has the right idea.But i might also recommend their music selection...pretty impressive.
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Small but wonderful. Bought the Lord of the Rings series for 15 bucks under their bargain section. Don't judge! My original copies were stolen from some punk. It was pretty cute how 2 of the cashier...
yelp.com - user review - 01/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The staff has always been helpful, courteous and friendly. I love finding used and new books from this store, along with some DVDs, CDs, and random stationery and gift items. I've never spent less...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of my favorite book stores, and in a great neighboorhood too. A great place to get lost in. The books sections are well organized, and well stocked. Good sales, helpful staff and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So glad to see that Green Apple is still around. It was my favorite book and music store in the City from '96 to '00 when I lived in San Francisco.The staff is really cool -- I would spend at least 2...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Perfect bookstore. Personalized all over the place, great creative interesting book displays...Also, lots of great deals-- got new copies of Life of Pi ($8), Small Wonder ($6), Seeing ($6)...
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
You know that guilty feeling when you've found yourself walking around some huge borders kinda place and you get really sad and a bit guilty that you could be supporting a much cooler place, this is...
yelp.com - user review - 12/30/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my second favorite bookstore in the entire country (after only Powell's in Portland, which would get 7 stars from me somehow). I stopped in here after meeting friends for dinner at Java last...
yelp.com - user review - 12/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
wow what a great selection this store has. they have like a butt load of these books i've been looking for for like a fraction of the original price. they also sold this book i've been looking for...
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
GO. Just GO and check this bookstore out! NO words can give justice until you GO and see for yourself. It's a great bookstore in San Francisco.period."What a great, cool and huge bookstore!"
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow. I've been wanting to come here for a long time and finally got the chance while waiting for my car to be fixed today. This place is amazing. The staff is incredibly friendly and helpful. I just...
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple Books is actually two stores--one for used books and one for new books (well, if you're into that sort of thing). The two stores are equally wonderful to visit and next door to each...
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Given the sad trend of recent years with more and more bookstores going under, I pray for Green Apple Book's well-being with gusto.They have books, but most importantly they have the right atmosphere:...
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Coming here reminds me why I dont go to Borders or Virgin Megastore.
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
what can you say? bibliophile nirvana. new, used, all topics, music too. been coming in here since i was born, almost.and they let me in, happily, it seems. i nap in the poetry section.
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love to wander. I love to explore. I do not mind "getting lost" if it means discovering something new. You are never truly lost. You are always somewhere. It might not have...
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is so good I could kick my mother in the face. I even saw Robin Williams and his son there one time. I was too embarrassed to approach him and tell him how much I love Jumanji.Great...
yelp.com - user review - 11/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Who doesn't love an independent bookstore? I always told my friends and family that I would open my own bookstore IF I ever won the lottery just so I can read all the books out there!I love browsing...
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple is awesome! It's a book heaven, there are used and new books, gifts, journals, ugly dolls, vintage maps of sf, bags, t-shirts.... the list goes on. 2 levels of books 2 more stores on...
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I haven't been to every bookstore in the city yet, but I do shop for books a lot. Not only does Green Apple have the biggest selection of used I've ever seen (aside from Powell's in Portland), but...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is easily one of my favorite bookstores. I never fail to walk out of here without a book or two :) Huge selection of interesting books - new and used. You can also sell your books here and...
yelp.com - user review - 11/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The plan usually starts like this: drive around for blocks finding parking, eat at ghetto sushi place, stop by Green Apple Books to pick up a cheap read on the way back to finding the car. I love all...
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
There is nothing that I can possibly say that hasn't been said. Well, let me try:I hope I don't take this place for granted because it is in my 'hood.When I have friends/family in town, I usually...
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i love black oak, i love dog-eared, and i superlove citylights, but i pledge my allegiance to green apple by donning their logo on a totebag. that is dedication. they have had almost everything i have...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love, love, love Green Apple Books! It's a fantastic place to browse, kill time and find a cozy corner all your own. This bookstore is considered by locals to be a landmark for the Richmond...
yelp.com - user review - 11/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've grown fond of this place. I was not crazy about it a few years ago and stopped going in there. I was looking for some books awhile back and could not make it to Borders (yes, I shop there and...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Cozy cozy creaky floors. Highly collectable greeting cards. Sweet old musty paper smell but not moldy. Spell check is fighting me on the word collectable but whatevs. Oh spell check doesn't like...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Haven't spent much time in the annex (though I did find some sweet John Gardner 1st's there), so this applies mostly to the main store. If you've got some time to kill in the city's non-city...
yelp.com - user review - 11/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple has a really fine used poetry department, perhaps second only to the one at Books & Bookshelves. Maybe that's because one of their buyers is George Albon, one of the west coast's finest...
yelp.com - user review - 11/08/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple Books is the best bookstore in the city.There, I said it.Good people, good books, good neighborhood, and good eats nearby. That's a whole lot of good.I picked up a used copy of Dizzy...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
They have both used and new books for sale and their prices aren't that bad either. Their music selection is unbelievably organized. I could spend hours here. I love their upstairs used book area...
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple Books sell tote bags that says:Too Many Books Too Little TimeI couldn't agree more. Green Apple is a king size buffet of all used bookstores. I was only planning to give Green Apple a...
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you're roaming the city, roam into this store. I guarantee you...that you'll find a book here you haven't seen before in those big chain ones. Absolutely fabulous european magazine...
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great selection, decent prices and you can wander for hours. My favorite SF book store. Loss of a star is due to the fact that 95% of the time the staff is surly. What's up with that? Looks like a...
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Another stellar review of this San Francisco treasure is hardly needed. But I've got to. I owe the apple something. I've had many a wonderful hour whiled away browsing here. There was a time when...
yelp.com - user review - 11/03/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Unfortunately, this place is a bit out of the way for me. I always have to drive here and parking is a b*tch in this neighborhood. Anyhow, this store is worth it. I usually come by to sell off my...
yelp.com - user review - 11/02/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
is there any point of writing a review when hundreds of ppl have already given it 5 stars?yes! this is THE BEST bookstore that i have ever been to!barnes and noble?borders?huh? whats that?its all...
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
THE BEST BOOK STORE I'VE EVER BEEN TO!!! They actually have used books there that you would want to read. And many of them discounted!Apparently they opened ANOTHER store on Clement (I think close to...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Green Apple is one of the best bookstores in the country, let alone SF. They don't just have the latest books in almost any subject, they've got nearly EVERY book on that subject--both new and used...
yelp.com - user review - 10/28/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have had nothing but the best service here. Everyone who works on the music side and in the bookstore are amazingly helpful and awesome. I usually go in the store without any idea of what I want...
yelp.com - user review - 10/26/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My building is situated between other apartment buildings. Inside its short foyer is a large vase for a plastic plant.Nuns live on the floor above and below mine. When I see them, I say hellos and...
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I discovered this book store about 5 years ago and have been coming back ever since. I always get great service. As a matter of fact, I received A service on my last visit. I was at the cashier...
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Unique book store with an antique feel. If you've only been to Borders or Barnes & Noble, you're missing out. Support your local businesses and check this place out. They also stayed open until...
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Sure, the people who work here are a bit snooty, awkward, and bookish... but lord christ almighty, it's a fucking used bookstore! Are you expecting outgoing, bubbly people? It would be a rare place to...
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hectic. Completely Hectic. Why?....they have cajillions of books! I have a habit of buying books when I have little or no time to read them. It makes me feel smart knowing I have a shit ton of...
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is my favorite bookstore in the area I love, especially when I don't feel like traveling to Borders. I like how friendly and helpful the staff always is and that I can get some of my favorite...
yelp.com - user review - 10/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you're at all literate, and you're being honest with yourself, you really want to just quit your job and come here all day, every day.I love what I do at many levels, but I would absolutely give it...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you are in this neighborhood, Go to the Green Apple Bookstore!If you are not a book freak,You sure will be after going to this place!You'll find me here when I am waiting for the Chinese doctor,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
1) Go across the street to Schubert's Bakery and stock up on cookies.2) Go back across to Green Apple, and spend the afternoon browsing the stacks while you munch (secretly, descretely) on your...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Okay...so last month I was on a burger binge...now, I'm crazy for more books! Especially art books...and this is the perfect place to get 'em! The fact that many of the prices are reduced from the...
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Now this is the second best bookstore I've ever been in!They have everything, I've only been able to come up with 3 books that they don't have. They have a great selection between new and used books,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
What can I say that hasn't already been said. I was exploring the Richmond when I happened upon this store my serendipity. I had meant to explore much further and see more stuff that day but this...
yelp.com - user review - 10/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I could spend the whole afternoon here. Oh wait, I just did.
yelp.com - user review - 09/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
San Francisco tradition. People go there just for the recommendations. Squeeze through the crowd and spend the day in the aisle.
yelp.com - user review - 09/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I had a hard time getting help. maybe because i am a little bit slower still with catching on to what people are saying, but i still feel that no one could understand me! besides that problem, i...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Sommmmmmmeone (and you know who you are, 3-star-Gabe-M.) is a liar. And a drunk. Only a pattern of compulsive lying and unfettered boozing could make someone dislike a neighborhood bookstore with...
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
its been a while since I've lived in that area, but this store is hella tight. I'd write more but I don't really remember. I remember liking it and going there even when I didn't want any books.
yelp.com - user review - 09/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
if i weren't such a nerd and had my face buried in page after page of good used lit, i'd be hell bent on hitting on one of the hotties who patronize this bookstore.
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
As a part of my ongoing quest to become the finest purveyor of seemingly interminable reviews composed of huge blocks of text, I've decided to sex up my old GA review which no one has read.Green Apple...
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I discovered this place right after I moved to SF several years back.This kind of reminded me of some of the old book stores I'd go to in Harvard Square. It is packed with new and old, has magazines...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2007
