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    5.0 (4 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 6:00 pm

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    Starr Books

    4.8(8 reviews)
    5.1 mi
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    I wish it hadn't taken me so long to get around to finally stopping into this bookstore, although…read morethat was probably better for my budget! I'm definitely going to be a regular now! So far I've only purchased books, but will likely be selling some back at some point, which you can do for store credit on a future purchase. The store is spacious and well organized and has a great selection. Every book on the shelves is in great condition, and they have a lot of recent best sellers. They have fun displays, as well as one for banned books, which I love. Most books seem to be in the $7-$10 range and they have a mix of hard covers and paperbacks. I always leave with several books in my arms. The employees are always friendly and helpful, and they seem to take the time to get to know the regular customers. If you're looking for a particular book they don't have, they'll make a note and call you when they get a copy then set it aside for you to come in and pick up within the next couple weeks. And adding to my love of the store - they have a bookstore cat! I haven't had the pleasure of meeting Webster yet, because I'm always there on his day off, but I look forward to meeting him sometime in the future!

    Came in recently to sell some used books. Drop them off, leave your phone number, and they will…read morecredit your account. The next time you come in, you'll get 50% off the books you are buying up to the amount of credit you have. Good selection in here and friendly staff.

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    Reads & Company Bookshop - Cute books to write in. A dream book.

    Reads & Company Bookshop

    4.7(17 reviews)
    6.1 mi

    This was my great new discovery of the weeken and it made my day. It you are a fan of a cozy brick…read moreand mortar bookstore filled with reading treasures this is the place for you. What a great addition to downtown Phoenixville! The staff was super friendly and very knowledgeable!

    I'm conflicted, really, on this one…read more I was super excited to see Reads & Company open, and right across the street from the Colonial Theater, where Lion and I spend a lot of time. We are both bibliophiles and cinephiles. I have spent so much time in bookstores browsing, discovering, exploring. A day comes when I got to town before Lion. Having time to kill before the movie we were going to see, I head over to Reads to check it out. Out front is a blackboard sign that's cute, good sign. The space is deep and somewhat narrow, which is pretty normal for the age of the architecture. You work with what you have. I first see a board of upcoming author events with books stacked below, in case someone wants to pick up the book in advance. Nice merchandising move, I think. Then I start checking out the stacks lining the walls and arranged on tables. The presentation is clean, sleek with warm tones. There are A LOT of titles here, and typically 1-2 copies of each, which is smart. Maximizing shelf space, with just-in-time supply chains you're not risking being 'out' much. The selection skews towards topical issues in politics, biographies, business, etc, and fiction. A selection of staff recommendations with write ups. There is in the back a children's section with a nook for kids to hang out in that's shaped like a rocket ship. Some absolutely adorable onesies. A perfunctory but respectable selection of YA and SciFi and Literature. No humor or books on movies/directors, which I thought would be a nice tie with the historic theater. They do have local authors in a section and some history of the local area, which is cool. Staff were very friendly once I initiated conversation, and I don't mind that. As a more introverted person I find that too bright a greeting, too much chat, especially in a place to bury myself in a book, is off-putting. They were great, really. The struggle: There are no places for anyone over the age of, say, 4, to sit, unless it's the sleek wood floor. Even in the children's area there's no place for the grownups to sit. Also, those onesies are cute and a missed opportunity for toddler and youth gear, even some adult gear of the same style and feel. If your kid's out of onesies but REALLY WANTS that Pigeon Drives the Bus onesie, you've got an unhappy toddler. This is not a place that wants you to stick around. As I struggled with how to describe it, I would say that it's most like a bookstore you'd find in an airport or a train station. A well stocked shop to spend maybe 15-20 mins in finding an acceptable title and then go on your way. This is not *bad*, it's probably a great business model for a customer looking for a book that an author just talked about on The Daily Show or just got a review in the WSJ. The quandary for me is simply that I'm not that customer, which means I may stop back in, but I wouldn't make a special trip. I want to say "Yay I'm a fan" because for whatever reason 3 stars is perceived as 'bad' but truly, it's A-OK. Not my kind of place, but a great place for a different kind of customer than I. I wish them great success as they court that customer, truly.

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