• ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 Google Text
• ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 Google Text
• ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 Google Text

  I happened across Amazing Books and Records today in Oakland and I will most certainly be back. Eric is a warm and great person to chat with while you look around and is very knowledgeable about what he has on his shelves. Books and records are a fair price and the selection is quite good! Definitely worth stopping by!

• ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 Google Text
• ★★☆☆☆ Rated 2 out of 5 Google Text

  I went to sell almost 50 books in excellent condition. The employee working that day said many of the books looked like they hadn't even been read. After pricing the books (which consisted of flipping through them and reading their summaries), he said he would take all of the books and offered me $7 cash or $14 store credit. I was surprised at how little I was offered. I found 2 books I wanted to purchase and the store credit wasn't even enough to buy them. I basically traded 50 books for less than 2. I don't know if that's how it typically goes in used book stores. Next time I have a batch of books to get rid of, I'll either try a different used book store or donate them to a worthy organization and take the tax deduction.

• ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 Google Text

  It's so hard to find used book stores anymore, especially good ones! The books in this store are in good condition and are priced reasonably. The staff are very helpful, keep the store organized, and well stocked. One of my favorite stops in Pitt.

• ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 Google Text

  Amazing Books is true to its name. Go visit--there's always parking within a block of the store on Murray. The first amazing thing is the variety of books. In a moderately sized space, packed with books from floor to ceiling, you can find a long wall of fiction, an array of mysteries, a remarkably rich section of Judaica, aisles of new additions, a healthy handful of new releases, and hefty shelves full of poetry, biography, lit crit, African-American, music, drama, art, gardening, kids, travel, sci-fi/fantasy, American history, European history, religion, sociology, and philosophy. There are also interesting selections of LPs and DVDs. ***That's the key--the books are indeed well chosen, and the selection is constantly changing.***
  
  Almost all of the books are used, and thus sold at good prices. And the prices are discounted if you buy a handful or join as a member. Used books are bought and sold there all time.
  
  The next-to-best thing about Amazing Books is the staff, who are great folks--friendly, helpful, and knowledgeable. They throw parties about once a month, and the store is always up to something fun and interesting.
  
  Finally, I don't want to ignore the obvious. The best thing about Amazing Books is that it exists at all, in a great location, providing Squirrel Hill and all of Pittsburgh with a constantly changing selection of classic, popular, academic, rare, new, and always attractive books. Thank you, Amazing Books, for making Pittsburgh an even better place!

• ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 Google Text

  Excellent selection. And what they don't have they can order in. Last week I went in looking for an obscure title and they had it ordered in for me very swiftly. Plus they bought a bunch of books from me for a decent amount! But what I most like about this place is that they're Honest.

• ★★☆☆☆ Rated 2 out of 5 Google Text

  Honestly, not a huge selection, and what is there is extremely overpriced for used condition books (there are a lot books that were, for example, priced $8 new, and are being sold in this shop in obviously used condition [creased spine, worn edges, etc.] for $6). It's also messy, pretty disorganized, and if you have to pee venture elsewhere, their bathroom was seriously gross and needed a cleaning stat. Really unsanitary -- (actual toilet bowl was visibly soiled, there were tissues on the floor, a dirty bottle of dish soap on the sink to wash your hands, a loose roll of damp paper towels on the back of the toilet to dry your hands with, step stool with stuff on it directly in front of the toilet...)
  
  
  
  I've been in twice and both times the people working there were very friendly and helpful, so there is that, but it wasn't enough for me to come back.

• ★☆☆☆☆ Rated 1 out of 5 Google Text

  Customer service ends with purchasers. They do not extend the same courtesy to their suppliers. The owner will actively discourage people from purchasing your book, but if someone wants your book enough to purchase it anyway, they have no problem accepting their commission. Will never do business with them again.

• ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 Facebook Text
• ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 Facebook Text
• ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 Facebook Text
• ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 Facebook Text

  This was such an awesome place! I stopped by today with my girlfriend after passing by it for months on my way to work. The selection was excellent and really, if you can't find SOMETHING here then I you must just not be a reader :) Even more though, the owner was so friendly and sincere and really made you feel welcome in his shop. More places like this need to be supported, you don't get that enough. I'll definitely be back!

• ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 Google Text

  Hometown bookstore in the middle of the big city. Great selection; obscure titles; ability to do personal orders. Great customer service; personal touch; passionate about what they do... BOOKS! They host some fun events so check their Facebook page for updates and for sales also. I frequent the store and, if you are a book lover also, I highly recommend that you do the same.

• ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 Google Text

  Amazing Books cannot be bound to just one adjective. They're a great store with a lot of heart in the staff. The staff knows what they're talking about and are passionate about books and writing. Their sincerity and love of books shows through their engaging conversation and eagerness to help you find what you were looking for, as sometimes guiding you to authors and world's you weren't even aware of.
  
  The prices and selection are great and the atmosphere is phenomenal. The store is one of the few places left that truly appreciates books and conversation about them. Something that's become much more rare and fleeting.

• ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 Facebook Text
• ★★★★★ Rated 5 out of 5 Facebook Text

  Amazing proprietor! Amazing selection! Amazing quality! Amazing service!

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