The Book Rack

I like this bookstore as a place to find unique books and cool finds. I love having a local bookstore to go to. They ladies in there are always helpful and kind, and are very kind to my children when I bring them with me.
However, when they buy books from you they give you store credit. And then when you go to use that store credit to buy a book, you can only use it to pay for 50% of your purchase. I wish I was able to use it to pay for an entire purchase. But I get that that need to make money.
Overall, a good local store that I enjoy frequenting.

The Book Rack is a sweet little bookshop that could probably fit in most 2-​car garages. You might easily miss it if you don’t know where to look. Lots of surrounding trees partially hide the strip mall that The Book Rack calls home. Once you enter, you’ll realize that the place has lots of used books for sale, despite its small size. Prices amount to half the cover price on most books in the store. I was impressed with the selection. My wife was able to find a series of books she loved growing up that she thought she’d never see again. If I had to change one thing, it would be signage on the aisles. It took me a couple minutes to figure out what was where. I’ve had nothing but pleasant conversations with the employees that work here.

Best Feature: Great little bookstore with used books! Love the trade in option.
Worst Feature: ——
I’ve been here several times, a few times growing up at their previous location and recently at their newer (ish) one. When I was a kid, my mom would bring me here so we could trade in old books for «new» used books. It’s a really nice place if you’re looking to save money and get some enjoyment out of previously owned books.
I love it, to be honest. Every time I’m in, the staff has been very friendly and always makes sure to ask if I’m looking for anything. I like the fact they work hard to keep it organized by genre and often have various sales on the already discounted books.
It’s a really neat place that is easily overlooked being part of the several «strip”-type store setups, but if you’re a book lover who doesn’t mind a well-​worn cover, it’s worth a stop in. I was an avid reader growing up, so this was definitely one of my favorite places to discover new books to read. It’s not a huge bookstore, but it’s definitely got a lot of charm and a LOT of books to choose from — from the well-​known authors to the obscure ones.
Between the discounted books and the friendly staff, this is a great bookstore and the fact you can trade in your own books that you might not read anymore for some new ones is great! I recommend it highly.

The Book Rack in the Crossings of Anderson is a cute little bookstore I recently visited. I noticed thousands of paperbacks, although they do have some newer hardcover books, and you can actually rent the new books for a week for just $ 3. The majority of their books are used, which thus means lower prices. They have novels of all genres and types (and for all ages) from the top and most popular authors, but they also have a ton of lesser known books that are worth checking out considering the lower prices.
I noticed about 12 different sections – or at least 12 different shelving areas – in the small store, each of which had its orange bookshelves covered with books. Most of the little areas had a chair, but I don’t really see people stopping in and reading like you would at a nice and cozy Barnes & Noble.
The staff was friendly although I was just browsing at the time and didn’t see much that caught my eye. A sign in the window indicated that The Book Rack was voted «Best Used Bookstore» in the city by Cincinnati Magazine. Half Price Books is good and much larger, but I guess the smaller, neighborhood feel of The Book Rack is part of its appeal.

This cute little used bookstore offers something for everyone. Located back in a shopping center on Beechmont, you wouldn’t normally notice it driving by.
The store is sectioned off into genres of books. I must say that they have particularly large sections of science fiction and romance. I wonder why… They also have decent sized sections for westerns (they had to drag me out of this section), bestsellers, new books, classics, and children’s books. The children’s section wasn’t at all substantial.
The store accepts trade ins on books so you can get a new book for each book you bring in. You can even rent books from the store. I’ve never heard of that before!
They are open seven days a week so you’ll never miss an edition of «Hard and Fast». I’m not kidding I actually saw that title in the romance section.