Compass Books

The staff at Compass Books /​Books Inc. went out of their way to help me find a book I needed before boarding a plane. This is a great set of bookstores, whether in or out of an Airport, but to have such a wonderful bookstore inside of an airport is pretty amazing. I was looking for a particular tour guide for where I was heading at very short notice. I called around bookstores the day before leaving and nobody had it in stock, except for this bookstore. But this set of stores is located in two of the domestic terminals and I was leaving from the international terminal. They arranged to make sure all the staff were aware I needed the book, and they told me how to get from the international terminal to the area outside of security in the domestic terminal, and then they came out to meet me with the book since I wouldn’t be able to go through security in a terminal where I didn’t have a flight.
The book proved tremendously useful, and I’m very thankful for all their help. You just can’t beat a bookstore with such a great selection and such helpful people!

Love the airport. Love a good bookstore. You won’t miss this one in SFO right after your TSA security checkpoint.
I was browsing around here, killing time while waiting for my flight to Texas. Loads of good reads and other miscellaneous stuff.
They stack the best-​sellers up front, with the «New & Noteworthy» section right behind it, then newspapers (SF Chronicle, NY Times, USA Today, etc.), followed by journals, cards, magnets, and pocket sized memorabilia and toys.
Further back are the discounted books for sale, magazines, and the kids’ section with all the picture pages and plush toys. I also thought it was neat that I discovered a dog book section reserved for animal lovers farther on the right corner of this seemingly tiny bookstore.
There are a lot of personal staff reviews spread throughout, as well as their very own Staff Recommendations shelf. Speaking of, all the workers are very helpful here. I noticed them either organizing the shelves and/​or asking the customers if they needed any help finding anything in particular.
Great stop to get some reading in on layovers or during your flights.