A second visit here! Love the recycled books, magazines, anime characters and coin books. There's also a habit forming Pokémon cards vending machine. For $1.00 in quarters, you receive two Pokémon cards or one Holo Pokémon card if you're lucky! I got lucky today 08/13/26! A holographic Pokémon card! I also purchased a second coin collection book for my reference. Another book on using Lemons, salt and baking soda. I observed a small leak by the clearance racks. This section was blocked off by buckets a plastic bags. I hope the upcoming bad weather doesn't cause any more damage. Please support this great business! read more

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I love bookstores! It can be used or new, nothing beats getting your hands on a physical book! This location used to be in Shirokiya (remember them? I do, sad they are gone) and in Don Quixote before they finally settled at this current location in Kakaako a few yrs ago. Just an fyi their parking is limited here and is pretty tight. Just like their Pearlridge location, this location sells an assortment of used and maybe even some hidden new books, movies, cds, toys, etc. Some of them have very good value/cost, but just remember to always double check your prices (I once found two copies of the same dvd, one was $5 the other was $7). The service is also very good here, their employees are nice and they handle their buyback program very efficiently. Just be advised that they pretty much give pennies on the dollar, so you might not make much money here. But it's good if you just want to purge some stuff and if you're in the area. read more

We had high hopes for Book Off in Hawaii considering there's so much Japanese influence on the island, but we were pretty disappointed. This store is much smaller than the locations we have in California, so the selection was extremely sparse. Additionally, the employees weren't very knowledgeable. When we asked about specific figures, they simply said, "If we have it, it'd be over in that case," without actually trying to help us find them. It was definitely a bit off-putting, especially since the display cases were disorganized and it was difficult to tell what was inside. Parking is a complete hot mess. There are only two reserved spots for Book Off and three general parking spaces shared by all the other businesses in the plaza. While there are additional spaces throughout the lot, they're designated for specific stores. Street parking is another option, but the payment meters didn't seem to be working when we visited. Overall, I still think Book Off is cool, but I'll stick to the ones in California! read more

I agree with the other one stars I brought in hundreds of dollars worth of books only to get a total of not even $8 The staff is absolutely miserable and insufferable. They don't greet you. They're literally there just to do their job and not even that. I swear they don't even look at the market value of it's almost like they under price you just to spite you especially if you're not from their culture. Deep seeded, prejudice for sure. You were better off selling on eBay. If you have more time than I do otherwise I would just donate to Goodwill. This business sucks read more

I've been here, maybe twice befoe picking up some used CD's and books. BookOff is a used book, movie, gaming, and music store. They are on Cooke Street with 3 dedicated stalls in a shared lot. Entrance/exit is on Cooke. They buy as well as sell. They do offer new collectibles such as Funko Pops and figurines. They also have a sizeable collection of Japanese books, manga, games, movies, anime, and records. They have a discount area in all or most sections...$1 books, music, etc. I am not sure when their buying hours are but I am sure it is posted in-store. Today, I picked up a Heatwave hits collection on CD - I have an older vehicle witha CD player. This was a 70's R&B/disco band with a Philly Soul influence in the harmonies...members from Spain, Switzerland, UK, and USA. Open daily from 1000a till 800p. read more

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Wow!! What a selecting of items they have!! We went to look for game boy games and ended up buying CDs and looking thru the books!! There's not much parking there but at least they have a parking lot. Value of the items are great!!! Could spend hours there just to look thru everything! read more

The selection is good, but I feel the prices are high compared to what it used to be. They have many records and figures, a moderate amount of Japanese kids books, and many English books. The service is so-so. They leave the footstools around, so it is impossible to navigate with a stroller and probably impossible if you use a wheelchair as well. read more

Book Off - Used Bookstore Near Me - Honolulu, Hawaii

Hi I haven't go to this book off in a long time this one is Located in downtown really different and organized! They have allot of vinyl cd and cd and DVD and blue ray DVD! And allot collection items not allot of books! The staff was really knowledgeable what I was looking for awesome job read more

Stopped by for the first time and enjoyed perusing the aisles. Plenty of manga, games, books old and new. Loved that they also sell used games so many systems and buy used games, books and toys. Employees were friendly, store is well laid out and clean. Will be back! read more

Awesome place lots to see and purchase at great prices It's location is convenient and staff are awesome

Bookstores are a rare find now. BookOff has used books, DVD's, CD's and a huge selection of Manga items. They have a few parking stalls in the front of the store but was all filled so street metered parking is usually available nearby. The salesclerk working on this day was super helpful spending a lot of time in helping us find something. Prices for books and DVD's can start as low as $1.00 and super reasonable. Atmosphere is perfect for browsing in a nice air conditioned store. read more

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BookOff is a unique niche store offering used books, media, figurines and electronics. They are currently located in Kaka'ako in a small area with parking in front. Selling process: You can drop off your items and they will give you an estimated time to process what you've provided. I brought about 6 boxes worth of books and dvds. From there, they purchased about 1-2 boxes worth for a little less than $20. It took about 30 minutes for them to go everything without anyone ahead of me in line. I received a text when everything was ready and you have up to 7 days to return. You can take back the items you don't want or they will offer them for free to customers out front. Buying: I did not buy anything while I was there but I was impressed with the selection in the store. They have a lot of items at good prices. However, I feel like this shop is best for gamers or those interested in unique figurines. They had a large funko pop selection and a lot of old games. This felt like the real score in coming here. read more

My daughter wanted to come here to look at the manga books. This store is huge. Bigger than the Pearlridge location in the mall. I walked the whole store and ended up in the CD section. I scored two Linkin Park CD's. My favorite band and a tattoo I got of their symbol. I can't seem to find my first CD. The other CD I have not heard only half the songs on there. Still good condition though. Not bad for $7.00. I ended up buying $56 worth of manga books for my daughter which is a whole set. The things I buy for my daughter lol Selection seems to be huge here. I thought I would never come across Linkin Park CD's but I did. Prices seem to be fair. Not bad for what I paid for everything I got. The employees were okay. No enthusiasm whatsoever but at least the guy was nice. Parking sucks because there's only limited spaces. Only negative about that. There's metered parking across the street. read more

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I immediately fell in love with BookOff. The selection might be small, and a tad bit difficult/confusing to navigate, but to walk out of a book store with three brand new hardcovers for $3 speaks volumes to me. My husband is bound to be annoyed with the amount of books I'm about to bring home every month. Even outside of the $1 book section, the prices are really good and challenge big companies like Amazon. Seriously, those three books alone saved me $63 (yes, I did the math because I'm a nerd). I also want to shoutout the employees. While I never needed their help or anything, I couldn't help overhear their banter while I perused, and they just seemed so cool and informed. Can't wait to come back again... and again... and again. read more

Excellent selection of new and used books, as well as manga, figurines and more. What looks like a small store from the outside, is in fact well stocked and full of many isles of merchandise. The store is clean and has cold Air Con. The gem of the store in my opinion is the discounted section where you never know what you might find. Employees were friendly and helpful during my visit and let me wander and peruse for an hour undisturbed across the many narrow isles to see what books might interest me. read more

Love BookOff. This is my go to store for classic games and figures, I have not been able to find "Tak and the Power of Juju", but every other game has been a success. I frequently come here for Pokemon figures and Gundam figures. Christmas time? A breeze to find a gift for the niece. I appreciate the large selection of Manga and book too. read more

Lovely little store. Very easy to get from the bus stop that is right after McKinley high school. I went here to look at the video games. Found what I was looking for. Price wise some of the more "rarer" games are a pricey. But, that is how they make money. Store is easy to navigate and clean. Staff are friendly and this contributed to a pleasant shopping experience. Will definitely come back. read more

Very good customer service. And we were given excellent price for our manga and anime books.

I been a long time customer of book off since it was in shirokiya Ala Moana . I been selling things at this store for a long time. . Now I've come to sell stuff today Two of girls isis and another girl was with it today . I assisted them with what i had. some had a few pieces we were careful to Handl. And two dvds I helped the other girl remove from its case. While my other stuff were not taken. We agreed on what can be taken . What cannot. Things worked out well. Thanks to Isis . and her partner . I still got a good price for it. read more

Used Books, CDs, DVDs, plushies, new collectables, anime, ...and more! My baby sister was freaking out when I brought five boxes of CDs and DVDs to our mom's house. My little sister is into decluttering. (Wait until she sees my boxes of books!!! Haha!) My sister from Colorado said that I don't have to get rid of everything. Our middle sister suggested Book Off. Middle sister has done business here in the past. She said that she had gotten around 50 cents a book, so - don't expect a lot. That's a good warning. When Peter Y. mentioned Book Off - because my neighbor uses this business - I had to think more about this option because I'm running out of space. It's challenging to let go and sort out items. How does one decide what to keep and what to give away? I had to buckle down, pack up, and give it a try. I dragged my mom with me for motivation. She commented that she finished all of the books that I had lent to her and was looking for more books. Great! We found Book Off easily, using GPS. This was the Kaka'ako location. There's another Book Off at Pearlridge - which seems somewhat inconvenient. The Kaka'ako location has parking right in the front of the shop... in a shared lot. Versus Pearlridge - I would have to walk through the mall to get to the store... Hmmm... I might get distracted along the way... Inside of the Kaka'ako location, Book Off is clean, neat, and very organized! Mom discovered the Dollar Section - one of her favorite authors was there and she grabbed five novels! That should keep her busy for a couple of weeks! I dropped off my bag of books at the counter, signed a contract, and browsed around. I was told to return in about five hours because it was rather busy on a Sunday. No problem! I saw the Japanese books area, collectables aisle, and plushies bin! Cute! I took mom home and packed another bag of books. When Book Off texted me that my payment was ready, I went back to the store, picked up my cash, and dropped off another bag of books! Yay! Now I have incentive to purge. Even though it's not what I originally paid, a little bit of money is better than nothing! ...and I have more space for new books... Haha! read more

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I can't remember the last time I purchased a book but we were invited to a baby shower recently and they asked for a book (new or used) versus a card so we had to find a book appropriate for a child. Books on investing or The Art of War wouldn't be fun reading for the expecting parents or the child. This was such a great idea and they said that when they read the book, their child can think of those who were at the baby shower. With the day approaching, nothing could be shipped and arrive before the baby shower so we thought about giving a used book a second chance at life. Thanks to Yelp, we found BookOff Kaka'ako Store. They sell used books, games and toys. There is free parking and the store is very well organized. I was able to find a book in no time and was on my way to the baby shower. Good thing I had a pen in my car and was able to write a short message in the front of the book. Great experience purchasing a physical book and was able to find the perfect book for the baby shower. read more

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Went to Bookoff as a seller and was NOT disappointed. Waited about an hour for the staff to go through my 5 boxes of books and DVDs. Easy process and fair price given. read more

BookOff has been one of my favorite chains, especially as we've lost just about every new bookstore in the city. This one has changed locations multiple times, from the old Shirokiya to Don Quijote and now their new one in Kaka'ako. This is definitely the best so far; it's their own dedicated storefront with lots of room for shelves and for people to browse. It's located behind Queen Street and Aloha Beer Company; they have their own free parking lot right outside, but there's also tons of street parking around. If you're on a food and beer walk of the neighborhood, this is a fun place to stop. The store is kept well lit, super clean and organized. BookOff is all used books, games, media, and toys, but the condition mostly leans toward like-new. Prices are reasonable for the condition and quality, but they know what things are worth so rare and out-of-print items will be priced as appropriate. Some things like collectibles I feel are too high; top dollar from eBay doesn't always equate to the actual value of an item of less condition. That being said, I'm sure you'll still be able to find some treasures. They also buy all types of media for cash or higher amount of store credit. It's a great way to clean out and get fun things in return. read more

If you've ever been to the Don Quijote near Ala Moana, you may have come across a little bookstore inside called BookOff. It's not there anymore! BookOff has packed up and moved into its own space with plenty of more room for its books, manga, movies, and etc. This store is located in Kaka'ako in a small strip along Cooke St, near Queen St. It's easy to miss, but they have a huge, noticeable banner hanging from the trees outside. The previous tenants was Masako Formals if any of you been there. I was curious if (more so hoping) this BookOff will become similar to the BookOff in Pearlridge because that store carries more variety and sells and buys electronics. But the BookOff in Kaka'ako is like it's previous store in Don Quijote, just 4 times bigger. If you're into Manga and Japanese reading materials, they have a huge collection of it. There's also the typical genre of English books along with aisles of Funko, toy figures, video games, and etc. You can sell your items here for cash. Just don't expect a huge payout as they usually purchase items an average of 7 times lower than its value. Better than nothing! The staff are the same from before. Everyone seems excited about being in a new store and new environment. Overall, if you love books and manga, then BookOff is a great place. Everything is very well organized and priced correctly. You may come across some books that are selling for a dollar and see the same book selling for $5, so make sure to check out the dollar section! Honestly, I wished they stayed in Don Quijote as it was very convenient to go to when I'm shopping there. Actually, I wished they stayed in Shirokiya at Ala Moana!! read more

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I love that there's still book-off stores in Oahu. But what pisses me the most is that they're selling secondhand figures and manga the same price or even more than the original. Book-off used to be cheap and affordable for college kids. Come on now, don't be greedy guys. read more

Just thrilled they have a new home in Kaka'ako and it's even better! Conveniently located on the corner of Cooke and Kawaiahao just a block from Kapiolani Blvd it's a shared spot with other retailers in a small complex and does have a decent amount of parking available. You can find just about everything and more in my opinion a much larger area, they with two doors for access not sure if one is for entrance and exit there's no dedicated sign for that. Great place and set up so delighted and will be back when my ankle heals so that I may browse at my leisure comfortably...thank you!! read more

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Newly opened Kaka'ako location is a must visit! Big, bright, and full of goodies -- you won't leave empty-handed. I personally only go to BookOff for the used books and funkos but there's aisles and aisles full of music, movies, and manga. Small private parking lot in front, ample street parking around building. As with all BookOffs, you can also sell your used books, movies, music, games, figurines and/or electronics! read more

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READ BEFORE GOING!!!!!! For one I like that's it's a good place to buy used books and movies and the prices are decent for used stuff. BUT if you're going to sell you books DO NOT AND I MEAN DO NOT SELL ANYTHING TO THEM! I came in with some older books all in brand new condition and they were gonna buy them for $0.15-$0.50 each which is a huge rip off. If you don't need the money and just wanna get rid of stuff this is the place to go but if you're looking to make some money back DO NOT GO HERE! Amazon offers an option to resell your stuff with them and you can always post them on FB market if you wanna make some money back. Overall I like coming to shop here and shop only! The service is great there were only 2 people but they were still quick and friendly with service! And please remember don't be mad at the workers for the prices if you decide to sell, you have an option to either sell to them at their offering price or you can decide to take your stuff and try to sell elsewhere if the price doesn't sit right with you! They don't make the rules or the prices the company does and they're just doing their job. They give you an offer and YOU decide for yourself if you need the money or if you just really need to get rid of your items. Which is why I said if you need the money don't sell here, only bring stuff that you really don't care about and just want to get rid of as long as you don't mind not making back any money. read more

I was expecting a bit better selection of vintage games and consoles but I found some interesting things. I will be back though.

Glad to see this used media store is still in business. Great place to hunt for movies, books, music and other nerd toys. I have only one complaint: they are AWFUL with buying a CDs. You won't get much for them and many will be deemed worthless. They won't even give you a nickel as compensation (for each unworthy disc) to just take it off your hands (and resell it for one dollar aka PROFIT) read more

This is a cute use bookstore. I just so happen to be walking in the area exploring. And I ran into the store. They had a large selection of Asian books and videos. They had English speaking books. They even had a dollar rack. They had a large selection of DVDs. And collectible toys. I had a ball in the cookbook section. Bought a few things for my husband. And came back the next day to buy more things. The people in the store were super friendly. How it works is that you can bring in your use things, and they will choose a price and pay you for them. They have a cute little parking lot. And they are on Cook Street. read more

Book Off recently moved their Don Quijote location to his new, bigger space on Cooke St in Kaka'ako in March. The shop is located where the old Masako Formal used to be, across the street from Cafe Grace. There's a designated shared parking lot with a good number of stalls. The larger space is is well lit and well stocked with different varieties of used books, electronics and figures. Books are very reasonably priced, with prices starting at $1. read more

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Love coming here for my book fix. They have tons and tons of different books at a very reasonable price. Of course, I always scope out the $1 section as I need to get my son to read more books. They were previously located at Don Quijote and now they are moved to Kaka'ako where it is a larger space and lots of parking. They also sell a lot of collectibles. Great place to go to look for your favorite books! read more

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First time at a BookOff US location (Sep 2021). It's easy to find a BookOff in any Tokyo neighborhood with books, DVDs, games, figures, and other goods and media, so I'm happy that locations are open in the States. The selection here isn't quite as good as in Japan but that is to be expected. This location is well organized and easy to browse. Great spot for treasure hunting or finding Japanese media not easily accessible. read more

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Very friendly staff. They work their butt...I mean BookOff! Saw some used electronics that were the same price as new. What a rip... I mean BookOff! An item I wanted had two sticker prices, with the cheaper one not being honored. I told the cashier that they could take the BookOff of my purchase pile. Shucks! read more

Came here for the Funkos and it did not disappoint! I think they expanded their Funko section so they're kind of all over the place. If you were looking for a specific one I think it would be best to ask. They did have a great variety of small used Japanese toys that would be great for a budget friendly gift. Fun place to kill some time and look around. read more

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wide variety of books and great prices for their condition. staff is very helpful & welcoming as well !

Awesome store with a great selection of movies, games, figurines and especially books. If you are looking for something that might fit into one of these categories this is an easy recommendation. The prices are very fair and the store is well kept and has MANY offerings. read more

What a quirky, cool bookstore! They have so many good $1 deals since they buy reused books. And they have a large collection of figurines. I wish there was one where I lived because I'd be buying books all the time! read more

A large selection of used books. Prices are standard. Obviously they love books.