Books Redux

Good amount of parking for a small shopping center. It’s in the same center as all of the auto repair places.
When you walk in, you’ll see boxes upon boxes of books for sale. Honestly, any bookworm’s dream. Things are fairly organized based on what genre you’re looking for, such as humor versus children’s books versus romance versus scifi, etc. Props to the store in its organization of material.
I do like that they had a sign out in front that said that they weren’t accepting any more books; trust me, they had more than enough that one can browse through. Unfortunately, they had so many books everywhere that it was very difficult to walk through certain areas because it was completely blocked off by books.
In terms of prices, some of it really isn’t bad. Half off an almost brand new book? Not bad. Half off a book that definitely has a few rips and the cover is in tatters? I don’t think that’s worth $ 12 compared to its original $ 24.99 price tag. I do understand that the bookstore needs to stay in business, and I really like the idea that it sells the school’s reading-​required books; definitely nifty. But, eh, some of the used books really weren’t at great prices.
Service was fine. I just wanted to browse, so she left me alone. Was able to purchase my items when I wanted to. And she said «hello» and «goodbye» at the proper times, so all good there.

Not just used books here. I come here to buy my sons required reading books for school. I dread driving to the mall for the big book stores. This is just way too easy. Yes, I can order them online from Amazon, but there is something fun about browsing in a book store and looking at her cluttered collection all over the place. I dont know how she does it, but she knows where everything is. Crazy cluttered, kinda fun.

Just did a quick stop in for a book but was very cool. A lot of used books. A bit messy with piles of books but most used book stores are like that. And I think it gives the place some charm. The owner was very helpful and friendly. Worth checking out if your into used books.

The place was really small and the lady wasn’t helpful at all. I was looking for a series and she told me they don’t have it. So I decided to stick around in case I saw a book I wanted. Then 5 minutes within my search I found one of the books from the series. I was so happy and I told her that I found it and it was misplaced. She completely ignored me. First I thought that she might have not heard me but she later came up to me asking if I found any other books. I just felt like she was being a bit rude. I’m giving the shop a 4 because there was a lot of good books and different categories as well.

This is a great little store that has a lot of variety of books. The owner is also very nice and helpful. I’m giving it a 5 star for its efforts in the used books business.
That being said, I didn’t buy any books despite having found a couple that I liked. Here’s why: The economics just don’t work out. Many (if not most) of the books here are priced at 50% of the cover price. This sounds like a big discount, but one has to know that big book dealers (ie Amazon), do not sell books at the cover price (even new ones). (Take for example the new book «The Wright Brothers» by D McCullough: List price for hardcover is $ 30 but it is being sold at $ 18).
Now I found a couple books at this store which had a cover price of $ 30. The price being sold was 50% off, ie $ 15. BUT, because these are used books, Amazon 3^rd party sellers are selling them for $ 0.01 (+$ 3.99 shipping). With this comparison, we see that there’s a BIG difference between the prices (ie, a 275% cost increase if I bought it here — $ 15 vs $ 4).
While a $ 9 difference may not be much, but in the used books business, I can get 2 MORE books on amazon for that difference. So all in all, I like physical bookstores, but economically the math just doesn’t work out.

Stopped by today to look for an older book. The owner was very helpful and did not hesitate one second after I walked in to help me. Unfortunately she did not have the book I was looking for but it’s OK maybe my next find will be there. They definitely have a HUGE selection and it is a book lovers heaven.

I love this store! They are always super helpfully, and they always have the books I am looking for. This is a great place to get your kids’ novels for school! New or used Redux has it! Plus, I love spending time IN a book store, instead of looking on line!

This store has TONS of books! I dropped off some for store credit though and I never heard back about what I would get. Owner seemed a little frazzled. Be prepared to spend a lot of time digging

With all of the large corporations now, it’s really difficult to find any book shops that sell early edition books. This book shop has early editions available in a wide variety of books, as well as the most recent editions. The staff are extremely helpful, polite, and social. I recommend this bookstore to students looking for required reading, as well as those looking for leisure reading.

I love visiting used book stores on my days off work. Besides Bookman in Orange, this is my favorite neighborhood book store.
Lady owner is very knowledgeable on what’s in the store. I love coming in just browsing and surprise myself for a good find. But few times I was looking for certain subjects, she was really helpful.
I say, come take a look yourself, let go your Kindle or Nook, a good and better feeling having a printed book in your hand, better than holding an electronic pad.

I’ve been coming to Books Redux for years. I love to be able to pop in whenever I need to satisfy my reading fix.
It’s tiny, so don’t plan on camping out Borders style, but there is a great selection of used books on all different topics. I always find a book (or ten) that I can’t leave without when I stop by.

The best service ever. This store is a hidden gem.

This is a great little used bookstore and I try and stop in at least a couple times a year. I always feel a little bad about the fact that my Kindle has greatly replaced my book purchasing, but I love to browse and I always manage to talk about something book related with the owner.
While the store isn’t nearly as large as (the other used bookstore I must admit I like too) I enjoy going here and nearly always find something to get (I have credit from back in the day when I used to have to buy all my books in the material form) so I am able to use that for getting a good deal. It’s nice in today’s world to still be able to barter something.
I would suggest stopping in if you’re in the area and like books.

I love small businesses and thought we should give them a try. The store is over crowded and not very organized. I don’t enjoy thrift shopping and that’s how I felt in this bookstore. The owner was fairly knowledgeable about her stock although was behind in pricing consignment books and wouldn’t let us purchase from those stacks and stacks of books.

Lovely book store with a huge selection. Just when we are seeing book stores close right and left, it’s nice to know that places like Books Redux still exist and have a loyal customer base. I could browse in this store for hours if I had the time.
Really happy I found this place. The staff is helpful and they have good prices which in this economy really helps.

We happened to see the sign for this bookstore while driving by. A used bookstore? In Yorba Linda? That I hadn’t already found on Unilocal?Why yes, it is!
This place is run by a nice lady and a beautiful bird that I believe is a sun conure. I don’t think the sun conure liked us very much. It was so quiet while we were browsing that we didn’t even notice it until we went to the counter to pay, at which point it squawked at us until we left, despite my efforts to talk to it. I think birds tend to have that opinion of me – I like them more than they like me. Just ask my mother-in-law’s bird, who hates me.
Anyway, this is a nice little used bookstore with a huge sci-​fi section, and I judge all bookstores on their sci-​fi section. The store is small but well-​organized, and the selection is impressive for its size. They really seem to cater to the reading requirements for high schoolers, so definitely check this place out if you need books for school. As soon as I walked in, I saw books that brought back memories of AP English (some fond, some not so much).
Prices are 50% off the cover price, I think. I was able to find some really interesting things that I hadn’t seen before, and after digging through a few shopping bags full of books, my husband was able to find an entire series he wanted to read. We left happy, and the bird was probably glad to see us go.

Enter at your own risk… because you’ll be happily browsing in here for a long time.
A small door hidden in the corner of a small strip mall, Books Redux is a book-lover’s heaven. The ‘doorbell’ is a brighly colored bird who is surely well-​read. The owner was instantly friendly and helpful. She was sure to ask whether we were there to browse or were we looking for something specific. Our answer: Both!
This place is a mix of a few new books at a discount, used books, and potentially collectible books, all waiting for their very own book lover to claim them.
Books Redux is tiny. The shelves are full and there are a few stacks of books waiting for their spot on a shelf. All in all, it’s charming and just cozy enough to welcome you for an hour or two of browsing time.
We’re hooked! We’re going back, just as soon as we can read the small stack of books we brought home with us.

Used bookstores are like precious little jewels out there waiting to be discovered and I am so happy that I discovered Books Redux!
If you’ve never been into an authentic bookstore (B&N and Borders do NOT count) then you have no idea how much you are missing. Books Redux has the magic that makes independent shops special and it’s right in the heart of Yorba Linda suburbia. The books are organized, the place is intimate, the owner incredibly knowledgeable and helpful, and the historic scent of aging paper pervaids the air. It’s a reader’s heaven.
There are a lot of books here, so be prepared to take your time to browse the shelves and turn some pages. Even if you’re not super excited by old books you might be surprised by what you will find that you HAVE to have. If you’re looking for something to do to pass the time or are hunting for a special book, be sure to stop by and check out this store. Let’s keep independent shops like this open! Long live banned books!

Absolutely one of my favorite used bookstores. I just love being able to walk into the store and the scent of the old books just flows into me. In case you can’t tell, I’m really into books, the real stuff, not the digital stuff that are taking over now. I found this place by accident after my appointment at the dentist’s office right next door. It made the appointments much less painful since I could look forward to browsing through shelves of books right after.
In any case, all books are 50% off their cover prices, which is a great deal, considering the general quality of the books. It’s quite cluttered, and while it would seem difficult to find what you are looking for, the owner has a great idea of what she has in stock. I guess somehow it’s ordered chaos, and she can find anything you want that is in the store. Not only this, but she is extremely knowledgeable about books in general. Seriously, I just had a random question about a really old sci-​fi novel that apparently didn’t have too many reprints, and she was able to tell me about the entire series that the novel came from as well as the most recent book in the series. It boggles my mind that she just had this knowledge at the top of her head. Not only this, but she was able to direct me to a bookstore that did have the book I was looking for. Nothing but respect for this owner.
It’s a great place to trade-​in those books that you’ve already finished and don’t really feel like re-​reading. This store gives you an opportunity to get credit, and when you’ve accumulated enough, you can pick up something else worth reading.
A few minor problems I have with this store is that you need to spend at least $ 10 before you can use a credit card, and it’s difficult to find newly written books as this is a used bookstore. But these are practically non-​issues the majority of the time as I can easily walk away with $ 20 of purchases. I just hope that this place lasts a long time.

First, I’m responding to the review that suggests that Books Redux is gone (Makayla) — perhaps the writer was thinking of their last location… They are still very much alive and helping their customers at Yorba Linda Blvd/​Lakeview (I called today to ask for a book)!
Grateful to have this store in our community — long live Books Redux!