CSULB Bookstore

Friendly associates, beautiful store, quick service (other than the first week of school), large selection, cool upstairs vibe, and fair prices…

Warm, pleasant bookstore of medium size and such a pleasant place to be; many titles to choose from! Plenty of books have been reviewed by staff so you can get a good idea whether a new book is the right one for you. Very kind, book-​loving and knowledgeable staff. I will definitely buy a book every time I walk in here!

AVOID BUYING TEXTBOOKS HERE AT ALL COSTS!!!
I had a horrible experience (s). First off, for some reason my card won’t work when ordering my books online through them. Neither they nor my bank knows why. More importantly, I wanted to buy a used copy of a book so I wrote no substitutions on my order, because if you don’t they most likely give you a new book-​this I learned from experience. For about a week and a half I went everyday to pick up my book and after a couple days they said it was in the back but not packaged and try tomorrow. After this week and a half, I receive an email informing me that they cancelled my order because they ran out of used books (I guess they sold the book waiting to be packaged?). I called and there was nothing they can do. Sorry for the rant but do your very best not to get your books here– order your books before the semester even begins.

Per the 49er Shop Business Manager’s comment: «All students were given a week to return their gown and hood free of charge, following graduation.»
Read the timeline below again.
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My grad ceremony was 5÷22÷2015 @ 2pm.
Closed 5÷23÷2015 to 5÷24÷2015 for the weekend.
5÷25÷2015 was Memorial Day, so they were closed then too.
Gown must be returned by 5÷27÷2015, but their store closes promptly at 6pm (good luck fighting traffic). If you’re working normal hours, you probably already requested time off work to attend your graduation ceremony which also happens to be stupidly scheduled during normal working hours. Imagine how stupid you look when you have to ask your boss again for more time off the following week to go return the gown.
A whooping 2 business days to return the cap and gown… so you get hit with their awfully convenient late charge of $ 25.
And that’s how CSULB operates, fucking people outta their cash and not batting an eye to any possible shame at how they operate to get it. Affordable education my ass. I’ll never spend a dime in this fucking place again. I won’t be nostalgic and buy the diploma frame or license plate like I had planned, I will find a generic one and pay a frame shop to do it for me, even if it costs more. Why? Because I refuse to support crooks.

It is pretty helpful to have a bookstore on campus! And a bookstore so well equipped with almost any book to almost any thing including a macbook or a shot glass or any stationary!

I have never had a bad experience here but warning when all the freshmen come here during the first few weeks of school, be prepared for long Long lines. Went by to grab a book a few days after the craze and it was much better. They also had free Redbulls which was nice. The workers are friendly and able to assist you with what you are looking for. Also you’ll have to leave your backpack at a check in desk outside during the first few weeks of school.

They’re helpful in the store but they mess up every online order. Although this last time they did issue me a refund since they messed up my order. Which was really nice of them.

I lost my ID card and got locked out of my dorm. Then, I got my old one recoded so I could get into my room. Then, I went down to the bookstore so they could recode it so I could eat at the dining hall. After being harassed and yelled at by two girls running ID card services I left in tears and locked out of my room. This is not any way to treat a customer and I’m going to try and avoid these people at all costs. Terrible experience for a college freshman.
The bookstore as a whole, however, has a lot of items but is extremely overpriced.

Smaller than bookstores at other institutions I’ve been to, but they have a good selection of accessories and clothing. They also sell software at student rates (MS Office, etc).
In terms of service, it’s been hit or miss for me. Sometimes there will only be a few customers in the bookstore and an abundance of employees who don’t seem to want to help out in terms of looking for items. Also, sometimes there are like 6 people at the registers and only 1 – 2 people in line who seem to get ignored. Now that I think about it, service here seems to be really good when it’s busy. Go figure.
This bookstore is pretty well structured and organized though!

It’s a pain in the ass to rent books during the beginning of the semester but I have to say, this is a great bookstore. It has everything you would need for your classes. The staff are very friendly and helpful.

I don’t go to school here, but came in to buy a 49ers shirt for College Shirt Day for my little one’s school. So my review is based on the kids’ clothing section of the store and this one-​time purchase only:
Nice selection of sizes and types of shirts /​hats
Big selection of stickers
Nice full size mirrors
Selection was similar to what was available online
Items were easy to find, easy to look through
Everything was clean, neat, and organized
Checkout was fast and efficient (however, I WAS there at about 6pm)
I would appreciate it if there were more (or clearer) signs indicating where exactly this building was. I checked the map online before I got here, but still had a hard time finding this place. I couldn’t find a sign directing me to the right building, so I asked someone who was hanging out and she pointed me in the wrong direction. Eventually, I ended up wandering around where I thought it should be (based on the map I saw previously) and ended up actually seeing the building through the doors of another building next to it!!! Not sure how much longer I would have been willing to stumble around looking for it before I gave up and went to the 2^nd Street store…
That being said, now that I know WHERE this is, I would definitely come back here next time I wanted to get some CSULB merch.
Oh — and when you are here, if you take some time to look around and see the awesome art and old buildings, it’s worth it!

Even though there are a million students in there looking for books. the employees are great and will get to you if u have a question and will offer help even when you’re not asking for it. organized, clean, and efficient.

My long compass search from yesterday ended today without having to go to staples or office depot. I bought a compass and protractor set with eraser for $ 3.49. I also bought some index cards to save a trip another store. The cashiers were freindly and chill.
This store is located on the campus of Cal State Long Beach and has a great stock of items. Though they have been backordered on books I need in the past, they always had all the supplies I needed. Like most campus bookstores they have lots of gear and apparel with the CSULB branding. Some of their items are a bit high priced and yet out of convenience or school pride I buy them. They also have incidentals and dorm supplies for the students to buy.
I am only coming for one class this semester, if I come back to this campus for my next degree, I will happily visit the bookstore. Even though I buy many of my books online or other places, but, this store is great for much more.