A Little Romance! I…read morecant say enough about Paperback Swap N Shop. Its good they dont take old books. Did they write anything good more then two years ago? I love romanses, and boy do they have alot of romanses! My favorite is Confessions of a Werewolf Supermodel (its real - look it up!) Sometimes I want to turn into a werewolf to protect myself, but usually I just hide in the closet until one of my kid's knock on the door and want to go to the zoo or have some of the Oreos I took in their with me.

This is a used bookstore that has something for everyone. I have been a customer for over 20 years…read more Doris the owner is friendly and very helpful and how she remembers everyone's name is a mystery to me. She has the books sorted by catagory, then by author within said catagory (western, mystery, paranormal, historicals etc). Signs are on the ends of each bookcase stating the catagory. So easy to find. All books are half the cover price and if you bring in books to trade, they are an additional 25% off the cover price. Her "trade" policy is prominently displayed on wall. Store is closed Wed & Sun.

Terrible customer service! Poor selection of items!…read more Very rude staff! Dirty store!

Please understand that the selection of books here is straight from Mao's China or Stalin's USSR…read more It is CHOCK FULL of communist propaganda, aimed at the ultimate destruction of the America. Other than that, great store....

As mentioned in other reviews, this is a typical university bookstore with typically obscene…read moreoverpricing. That said, they do carry an impressively wide range of items for resident students, from toiletries to kitchenware to decor, along with the expected textbooks, and usual clothing and merch. The store is huge, logically organized, and spacious. The bulk of the products on offer seem to be branded clothing - shirts, pants, socks, hats, mittens, you name it, you'll likely find it. These items are quite pricey - $32 for a t-shirt is far too rich for me, especially since we're talking about average quality cotton with a Buffalo Bulls logo on it. I did, however find some leggings that looked like a good bang for the buck, thick spandex/lycra, look to be well cut, and with pockets, for $16.99, so I snagged a pair for myself and a pair for my daughter. There are toys and children's items, tools and supplies for school, and a fair bit of candy and some low level convenience food (think ramen). The textbooks themselves are available in a range of brand new to well used, so it's nice to be able to find used ones at lower prices. My daughter could not resist a unique plushie, which is a white plague nurse. She looks like an owl and her little lantern actually glows in the dark. Not a steal for $29 but not the worst deal in the store. There's plenty of parking, but no washrooms. There is a sort of plaza beside the bookstore which does have washrooms, and plenty of food retailers, kind of like a food court, but nicer, because the stores are actual shops, and the central area with the tables is a little cozier than your usual mall food court. The staff in the store are friendly enough. I regretted, however, giving out my e-mail address. I didn't need it for the receipt, because I paid in cash, and then I found myself getting way too much spam by the time I arrived home in Canada after a couple of days. I tried to use the Unsubscribe link at the bottom of one of them, but it didn't work. Please just ask me how I'm going to pay before collecting data you don't need (but probably want to use.) I can't say I'd feel the need to go back next time we visit stateside, but it was worth popping in.

This is not in Erie... it's in Buffalo. Fun times…read more Yes it has a lot of stuff and yes it's pretty handy to have it right here in the Commons but on the other hand you have to be honest and say that it's incredibly overpriced like most college book stores and they make sure that the courses on offer here need very specific books and that this bookstore has those specific books while almost nobody else does, and that the prices are marked up beyond belief. And I can't get with that. Can you get with that? I certainly can't get with that.

Great experience working with Tim to see a bunch of textbooks students were going to throw away…read more Got $135 for a sweet haul and he offered to donate the books he didn't buy to a charity.

Quick, convenient service if you are trying to get rid of old high school or college textbooks…read more Would definitely come here again! The only thing that was hard was finding the location of this store - but they describe it perfectly on their website.