The Tacoma Book Center

User Reviews of The Tacoma Book Center

Best used bookstore north of Portland

As one reviewer has said, it isn't Powell's, but that's not necessarily a disadvantage. For one thing, you won't have to pay for parking. For another, you're generally paying a lower price for the s...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/11/2009
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeff G.

5.0 of 5 stars. A friend had described this as the best used bookstore in the Northwest next to Powells in Portland. Big talk, especially to a book freak like me. When we pulled up to the squat white brick building...
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2009
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Tacoma Book Center - Used/Rare Books by Kelley S. at InsiderPages

I would highly recommend browsing this used bookstore when you have several hours. You can get lost in the shelves of books. There is something for everyone, they have all types of authors & subjects. The...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/09/2008
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Books, books and more books! by Tanya D. at InsiderPages

You can lose yourself for hours looking at all the books. And that's a good thing. All genres are present, many older and hard to finds as well. If your looking for that certain book to round out a collection,...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jose S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Best used-book store in the region. I stop at every and any used-book store I see, and have been to several in the Puget Sound region. I've been shopping at the Tacoma Book Center for the past 10...
yelp.com - user review - 01/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by masa s.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place looks so uninteresting from the outside. But, inside, there are, well, a butt load of books. Some of the layout is a little weird. Philosophy should be broken up, since that includes...
yelp.com - user review - 01/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by v s.

4.0 of 5 stars. Biggest used bookstore in the Tacoma area. You can search their online inventory at www.abebooks.com; however, be aware that not all their inventory is online. Phone them and they will check their...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by S.R. S.

5.0 of 5 stars. There are two great things about Tacoma Book Center. First is the amazing array of books available in this store. The owners, two curmudgeons who give the place character, have packed this sizable...
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Nick D.

5.0 of 5 stars. A HUGE bookstore. This place is like no other. The owner is friendly and more than willing to help you find what you need. Over 2 million used and new books. Get here and see for yourself!
yelp.com - user review - 02/16/2006
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Huge Selection! by Nicole W. at InsiderPages

The Tacoma Book Center has a huge selection of used books at very reasonable prices. You can easily spend hours in there browsing the wide variety of books. The Tacoma Book Center is very well organized and...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/04/2005
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Huge selection!

The Tacoma Book Center has a huge selection of used books at very reasonable prices. You can easily spend hours in there browsing the wide variety of books. The Tacoma Book Center is very well organiz...
judysbook.com - user review - 12/04/2005
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Great Used Book Store in Tacoma

This is my favorite used book store. First of all, they have a very large collection of books which are organized on floor-to-ceiling shelves. Any category you can think of, they have a book. The p...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/21/2005
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A real book lover's treasure

It's a little bit cramped feeling and there's a distinctive sort of musty smell from all the old books, but it's heaven on earth if you love to get lost in the stacks of old, rare and just plain neat ...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/18/2005
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Best bookstore, new or used, in the area

Ok, so it isn't Powell's or anything, but I'm not complaining. Huge store with rooms and rooms of used books, all sorts of genres. Great place to look for books for college lit classes, I speak from...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/17/2005
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A hidden gem by Christine C. at InsiderPages

This is a great, out of the way book store. No cats, no coffee - just books. Lots and lots of great books in nearly every genre. Art, literature, fiction, science, religion, children's, gardening - this store...
citysearch.com - user review - 06/12/2005
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