Yellow Umbrella Books

AWESOME bookstore! Thank God for the independent small business people!
Eric, the owner is extremely knowledgeable and knows his stuff. (Another hard-​to-​find in retail anymore).
Enjoyed the entire experience and can’t wait to go back to Yellow Umbrella Books! :)

I enjoy browsing through this small, local bookstore frequently. The staff is friendly and the owner is polite. However, he’s not English. I prefer hearing English accents when discussing books. Maybe he should start using an accent? I’m not silly enough to ask about first edition books (Emily C). Although, I usually forget the title of the book I’m seeking, so I just stand there with a blank expression. Sometimes I bring a cup of coffee and sip loudly to disrupt the free-​reading magazine crowd. Why can’t they just pay the $ 3 dollars? I followed a gentleman home once after he read a Sports Illustrated cover to cover. His house was enormous. I think I saw a pool out back.

The yellow umbrella is a nice little mom and pop book shop in the heart of Main Street Chatham right near the art galleries and main business section of town. Service was friendly, and I wanted to buy a local cookbook that benefited a local church. The lady at the counter said it was the last time this was being offered and they only took cash for that since it goes right to the church. I didnt have cash as I had used all my cash for the 3 day winter trip and I don’t have an ATM. The woman offered to hold a copy of the book for me and I could mail cash later which I plan on doing. It was nice of her to suggest this and go out of her way to hold one of the books for me for a few weeks. It wasn’t too big a deal since I am in metro Boston and shipping won’t cost too much. Nice little bookstore over all. Typical mom and pop Fare. But good service and quaint little shop. Helpful, friendly staff. Would recommend the yellow umbrella even on a day when its not raining! =)

Nice place, just packed and a little hard to navigate. I ended up waiting in line to ask a question, when it would have taken two seconds for someone to help me if there had been helpful staff on the floor. However, the guy behind the counter was super helpful when I finally got to him!
I would recommend going early in the day, before it gets crowded; this is not a place that lends itself to lazy browsing.
They also had a book signing by a baseball player. His name was Something «Oil Can» Something. I’m not a fan of baseball, but thank you Yellow Umbrella for teaching me someone’s nickname. Mayhaps that information will come in handy on Jeopardy some day.

this is NOT a used book store, despite the books all having handwritten cards in them and a lot of them seeming beat up. We picked out 4 childrens books assuming they were used because nothing was labeled. $ 53 for four kids’ books. We were horrified and too embarrassed to put them back and walk away. I realize it was «new and used» but I have no clue where the «used» books were.

Nice little bookstore with a great assortment of new and antique books. Don’t bother asking the owner questions– he’ll just make you feel stupid for asking! He brushed me off rudely for asking about an first edition book. The rest of the staff are very friendly and are happy to help you find something.

Small but packed with great selections, and usually there’s an author outside signing books – buy these when possible.

Crowded bookstore at the far end of 28 in downtown Chatham. It has books, children’s toys, place mats, journals, postcards (both old and newer), and a large number of used books in the back.
Check it out if you want to read something a little unique or want a surprise for a beach read :)