Books Inc. Palo Alto
855 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94301
4.7(343 reviews)
Veteran independent bookseller providing fiction & nonfiction, plus kids' titles.
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Hours
Monday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Sunday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM
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Customer Reviews
Ariel Jensen
6 years ago
A quaint bookstore with a broad selection. Found exactly what I was looking for. Good for gifts. Friendly workers. (The last time I went here, I overheard a conversation where a worker tried to explain The Giver to a kid customer by saying it was about a “boy who does magic”—ummm..).
Naga Raju Narayanaswamy
3 years ago
Local bookstore needs support. Very good collection. Classified as new fiction, non fiction, young adult and many other common categories.
Jeannine Gerkman
5 years ago
Local bookstore with incredible variety, friendly helpful staff and great finds! Books by local authors. The children's section is spectacular. Children's storytime every Sunday at 11:00 a.m.
gary pulizzi
1 years ago
Came here to support a friend who just wrote her 2nd book. Enjoyed the store. It felt like a book store. Not some large department store. Selection was good. Employees were polite and helpful.
Kate Bridges-Lyman
1 years ago
I grew up going to Books Inc. in the 1990s back when it was at Stanford Shopping Center! Every time I visit home I go to pick up the latest books. A thoughtfully curated collection of books that expands my mind and whets my appetite for new ideas! I’m a science and history nonfiction junkie and Books Inc. NEVER disappoints (only my budget stops me from buying out the store!). I especially appreciate their selection of books about local nature! It is my honor to shop and support local. I cannot recommend enough!
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