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    I rather pay $2.50-$4.00 a book rater than $20.00. The books are in very good condition. You can donate your books. Very close to home

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    10 years ago

    Mediocre selection. Try Ricks Recycled Books or Greenwood first. Certainly not worth going out of your way for.

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    Rick's Recycled Books

    Rick's Recycled Books

    4.6
    (25 reviews)
    3.8 mi
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    Rick's Recycled Books is the best book store in the city of Rochester. Yes, I know, there's Barnes…read more& Noble in Pittsford, and if you're looking for a Starbucks latte or kid's toys that's a nice place to go too. But if you're looking for an incredible selection of books stacked floor to ceiling. amazing science fiction paperbacks or mysteries, walls of fiction classic or modern, books on history, self-help, the occult, you name it, this has always been my go-to spot. It's wonderful, it's affordable, you can lose yourself for hours there. A real ornament to the city of Rochester. There is one sad thing about it, however. Recently Rick, the founder and owner, passed away from pancreatic cancer. His son Richard has taken it over, but Richard also is facing spinal surgery and will have to close the shop for at least two months if he can't find a replacement to watch the bookstore while he's recovering, or cover the bills. A friend of the shop created a Gofundme page for Richard and Rick's Recycled Books at: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-with-medical-bills-and-money-to-keep-my-store The loss of the bookstore would leave a vast, vast hole in the intellectual life of this city, and any reader of this review who can help, should. If only to celebrate the memory of Rick Senior himself, a great guy, and the creator of the best bookstore this town has.

    Great place ! Books , Books and more books ! Everything you can imagine . Definitely needs lots of…read moretime to browse. Great value , and Rick is great . I live in Buffalo and i will take a trip there again .

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    Greenwood Books

    Greenwood Books

    4.7
    (11 reviews)
    4.8 mi

    Four stars for the selection, but honestly I'd rate it much lower for the smell. As others have…read morementioned, this bookstore smells like smoke, and of course old books since this is a used bookstore. As someone with severe asthma, I just couldn't stay in this store for very long. Just not my cup of tea, but might be yours. They had a very large selection of a wide range of used books, and it was very well organized and pretty tidy compared to other used bookstores. This was one of my stops on the Rochester Book Crawl, so I might not have otherwise explored this shop. The bookseller was very nice and helpful.

    Greenwood Books is a great local bookstore, one of the best independent ones in town (if not the…read morebest). They sell really quality literature on a variety of topics, especially music (fitting, given the nearby Eastman School of Music), and also including religion, fiction, technology and more. There's definitely a theme of rare, old, obscure and intriguing books on all subjects - the main running theme seems to be whatever is genuinely interesting, by any definition. Also, although there's no seating, I do appreciate that the place is not overly stuffed to the brim with books and doesn't feel overwhelming, but rather, pleasantly full of options to peruse and explore. The owner is always very nice; I (at least) once had a great conversation with her. I haven't bought a lot here, but I once purchased a beautiful book of Saul Steinberg's artwork for a relatively good price. It's well worth browsing the shelves here, maybe preceded or followed by a visit to Java's Café on Gibbs. Buy something if you can, and support a local treasure!

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    Mythic Treasures

    Mythic Treasures

    3.5
    (6 reviews)
    0.9 mi

    It's not worth it. I was here for tarot day weekend after calling in and was told there would be…read morefree tarot readings. Instead I got hostile and rude service from a guy with a beard. Didn't catch his name because he was too focused on talking shit behind the counter, so I'm calling him Beardy. Do not talk to him. Say hi to him for me though.

    Ok I remember the original store when it was at Village Gate, than it moved over to the Main Street…read morelocation. Although smaller I think Main Street is laid out a bit better than this second location. This second location over on Jefferson. in the Tops Plaza is great as it's bigger and a lot more parking. The inside is light and bright. White walls and things are laid out but it's just at least for me not cohesive.i get it you want space for people to move around and look at crystals, books, candles and etc. But you have a grouping of crystals here and there. Don't get me wrong they have just about everything crystal you will ever need. They also have books, tarot cards, candles, incense, accessories and more. While I was looking around they were setting up for I believe tarot readings and etc. Staff is friendly and helpful. When you want to check out where do you go up front or the smaller area? This is minor but it's something that might have to be made more apparent. This is a great location as it's larger and they can do a lot with it. They also have classes and events check the website. Prices are fair for products and you can sign up for the loyalty points a plus. I'll be back. 4.5 out of 5 Shared parking

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    Rochester Textbook

    Rochester Textbook

    1.9
    (8 reviews)
    2.6 mi

    Fire hazard books piled everywhere Given $1 per book that…read morethey accepted If you want to get rid of college novels and textbooks it's fine but don't expect any money for most of them

    Rochester Textbook goes by "Save on Textbook 1" on amazon. I've been dealing with them since Sept…read more 2, 2012 when I placed an order for a textbook. The class which the textbook was needed was canceled, so I sent a request to return the book for a refund on Sept. 10, 2012. I didn't hear back. I sent emails (through Amazon,Saveontextbook1) on 9/22, 9/26 and 10/9 asking for a reply, and I received (sent message but unrecieved...something wrong with there email) I then sent an email on 10/31, asking to please responed, and they did receive it, but still didn't respond. Finally I got Amazon involved. Amazon sent me an email on November 12th stating "Seller agreed to accept a return, but we needed to pay the shipping and Amazon included there address to return book" I sent the book to them, on November 14th with a cost of 14.00 to send it to them (cost of book was $42.85) they received the book on November 29th, and it was signed by Jackson. Still no credit to my account for returned book. Sent another email to seller on December 21st, askng for our credit. No reply! Finally, I contacted Amazon, again on Jan. 3, 2013 (4 months since I ordered the book) they are submitting an request for refund along with the tracking number of the return. Today, I finally figured out that they are not Save on Textbooks, but from entering there address, I found out that they are Rochester Textbook. When I called them, I found the gentlemen on the other end very rude, arrogant and when I explained all that I've been through he said "returns are not top priority, they don't even need to credit books back!" I told him that Amazon will be contacting them, and that I was going to write a review, he laughed and said "reviews and Amazon can't do anything!" DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH ROCHESTER TEXTBOOK (ie SAVEONTEXTBOOKS1 through Amazon)

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