One Dollar Bookstore

Wow. Maybe I came at a bad time but, since my last visit, the children’s book section had declined significantly. There’s no books of any real quality. Most are soft cover weird religious books or random magazines. I’m pretty disappointed. I know they have a larger store in LB so if I’m ever in that area I may check it out. I probably won’t be back here though.

It’s a $ 1 bookstore. Everything here is $ 1. According to a sign on their checkout counter, they cannot give tax free anymore, so it’s also taxable.
The selection of books inside are somewhat obsolete. Most of the books here for PC games are from the late 90s. They also have large numbers of one single book.
They also have a decent selection of CDs, with some of them being data CDs for games and such (also from the late 90s).
They have a large selection of individual comic books as well, but not all of them are recognizable.
As of the time we were there, the restroom was out of order. I had to hold going for a long time while I was there. They take credit cards.

Hands down best bookstore ever!
How can you beat $ 1 for any and every book in the store?
And they are not shabby, poor condition, soft covers, you can find brand new books on every topic, every genre, kids, adults, they have it all!
Even DVDs and CDs, magazines, the selection is endless!
Love the service, there is really no reason to go anywhere else for books.
I am glad to be living in the area soon so I can come back all the time.
At those prices you can really stock up and if the book is not all that, it was only $ 1.
Unbeatable and such a great find!

This store is wonderful! Truly, they have books for 1 $ and they also take donations! This store is very good and staff is helpful and friendly :)

As others have mentioned, this is a pretty large used book store with lots, and lots of books. If you have a tremendous amount of free time you need to kill, this would be the perfect place for that, as time is something you will certainly need to find something. The titles are crudely organized, and finding specific books is more than challenging. I was looking for one author in particular, and didn’t have the afternoon to while away, so I asked the clerk if they had anything by that author. A shrug of the shoulders informed me that either they keep no inventory, or have no interest in being helpful. Either way, this just isn’t my cup of tea. Shopping there feels much the same as shopping at the Goodwill.

Great deals. I came into this store for the first time & found more than 10 books. I also got some postcards @ 5 for $ 1. I’ll definitely come back for more.

I am a bookstore junkie. I love all books, cook books, foreign language books, computer books, personal finance books. I love finding dollar bookstores and spending hours throughout the store and finding hidden gems to bring home.
The One Dollar Bookstore has several locations, but this is their largest location. They have a wide variety of cookbooks, literature, fiction, business, art and children’s books.
One thing I really liked about this Bookstore is that they even have a foreign language section and poetry book section as well.
I love collecting poetry books, and I began to pour over the aisles in search of some hidden treasures. Keep in mind you can’t come to these types of stores looking for a specific book, you just have to find whatever piques your interest.
I ended up buying several books, ranging from a cookbook on simple recipes to books on literature. The best books I found were in the literature aisle:
1. A Chinese book — it was actually in the foreign language section, but somehow it was accidentally in the literature aisle by the poetry. Its a book full of Chinese poetry (No, I don’t speak Mandarin) and basically a collection of poems by many modern writers from the mainland of China. Thankfully, there are English translations within this book next to the Mandarin writing. I am drawn to the unique writing style, themes and forms of expression from another country.
2. A literary journal — This was a collection of poetry written by students who had attended Stanford University from 1991 to 1993. It was not really a hard bound book, but more of a small journal. The writing is simple, but interesting. It is very interesting to see the different themes from love, loss, hope and to find it all in free verse poems. All of these poems were written in the last days of an internet free world in the SF bay area. I am intrigued to get some insight on what life was like in the bay area before the internet revolution. I can’t help but wonder what life was like in SF, before Stanford and the silicon valley in general became the epicenter for tech start ups and computer companies.
The One Dollar Bookstore has a lot of great books and you are bound to find something that interests you. Just remember to dig deep and be patient, you may even end up taking home books you never knew existed.

This place is a heaven for book lovers. The collection for fiction is amazing here. Every book is for 1 $.
And it is kind of unbelievable, because the condtion of the books is amazing and a lot of them are brand new. Also, they have the latest collections and the best sellers. You can always donate your own books and add to their collection.

This is my first time coming to this bookstore. When searching for a used bookstore i’m not really sure about his place, since the Unilocal listing has two shops in the same location: piccolo and dollar bookstore. Our skepticism runs really high since all books in the shop was advertised for $ 1. Really? I have been to several bookstores and that seems out of place. Nevertheless, we decided to go.
To our surprises, the bookstore was phenomenal. The place is well-​kept, brightly lit, well-​organized, and as promised, $ 1 each book. We spent an hour and hauled 12 books, a minuscule amount compared to several fellow shoppers.
Would definitely come back again. I am lucky that I found this place. Woot woot!

Who can complain? Books for a dollar. Best for kids book IMO.

The store itself is the largest used bookstore I have ever been to, but the variety of the books is a bit disappointing. Technically, they have pretty much everything, but the amount of certain subjects is very poor. For example, I was very interested in reading some contemporary writings about race in America, but there was about one shelf of «African American» literature as well as one shelf of «Asian American» and «Native American». On the contrary, there was about a wall’s worth of Ann Coulter which was cool because I guess people didn’t like her enough to want to keep her book.
As a south Orange County native, I can say it is white, Christian, conservative and that’s what this store reflects. Lots of good Christian book choices as well as political books, but not much for somebody who is studying sociology or cultural anthropology. The store’s books are all donations so it’s no surprise that the contents reflect the community.
There is a great amount of fiction novels, also teen and young adult novels, so if that is what you are interested in, this store will be great for you.

This is such an amazing find. It reminds us of McKay’s back in Northern VA.
The employees are all knowledgeable, friendly, and fellow book lovers.
Even though, 99.9% of the books are for just $ 1, it’s surprising to find how organized it is there and when you ask where a particular section of books are, they know.
How awesome is that?

Such a great bookstore to spend your Sunday afternoon in. Keep up the good work, guys!

Stop here every time in in the area.
$ 1 Price cannot be beat, with three caveats.
1. Most books are 15+ years old. For literature this is fine, for STEM books it is often quite outdated. If the topic is time-​bound don’t expect to find anything but history here. If a book is in it’s 5^th edition, expect to find the 1^st or 2^nd print.
2. They do not organize books within most categories. They could easily alphabetize by topic, author and/​or title.
3. Since they don’t track inventory, there is no way to determine if they actually have anything specific. Many books are still in giant pallet sized dump bins awaiting shelving.
If they invested in inventory management and organization, this would be a 5 star bookstore all day thanks to the price. As it stands, you just cross your fingers and hope luck is on your side. If not, it only cost you an hour and a buck or a few.

Just like its namesake, EVERY BOOK IS ONE DOLLAR! It’s AMAZING.
There’s literally EVERY type of book in here… and there are thousands upon thousands! You’re bound to find SOMETHING you like and when it’s only worth a dollar — why not go crazy?!
I bought a bunch of chick literature and cookbooks in here without blinking an eye. Keep in mind, nothing is very organized so you may have to rummage a little. Never buying a casual, passi-​the-​time book from any other place ever again!

This place is an amazing store in the corner of a little strip mall.
This place had so many books i had to pop a xanax for my anxiety.
Walked out with some great finds all at a buck each, worth the travel to this little part of the OC.

Found some good books in the mix. Everything is $ 1 which is fantastic compared to Barnes and Noble. They are slightly used but in good condition. Most of the cookbooks were pretty old though.

EVERY BOOK IS ONE DOLLAR!
Honestly, what can you get for a dollar these days? This store shares a parking lot with the 99 cents only store (another hit-​and-​miss treasure trove of sorts) but this place is by far the most valuable shop in town.
I’ll confess: I’m one of those people who is kind of hard on a book — I like to bring them to bed, the beach, the pool, on planes, pretty much everywhere… And they look like it!
For $ 1 I don’t have to feel guilty getting a copy wet or bent or dirty or even… ((Gasp!)) ripped! It doesn’t change the meaning or beauty of the read and the versatility and «unplugged-​ness» of a book is one of my favorite parts!
The actual best part of this store in my life is the fact that I only ever read something once so after paying my $ 1, I can pass the book onto a friend or simply bring it back here and donate it to be sold on again. Unlike the library where I would surely incur a late fee well over a dollar just to finish a book at the leisurely pace I prefer.
I think this is a wonderful concept… Kind of like a book-​share where in reality you pay $ 1 for someone to organize the shelves into categories so you only spend 30mins here instead of just rummaging through a bin somewhere. I usually give myself at least 30mins when coming here so I can collect 4 – 5 titles and keep myself away for a few months.
My most recent win here involved the time I bought my niece the full series of «Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants» — all 4 hardcover books for ONE DOLLAR EACH! I’m so excited that I can give her these and she can do whatever she wants with them.
I love this place!
They don’t have everything but they have many quality publications and value can’t be beat — put your e-​reader away and breathe in the beautiful scent of a book — you will instantly relax!
Highly recommended!

What a gem of a store! And yes, everything (about 99%) is $ 1 each. Paperback, hardback, comics, CDs, DVDs etc.
It’s a large store and the selection is great! They divide the areas into New Arrivals, Teen, Magazines, Cooking, Comics, Self-​Help, Fiction (Alphabetized!), Classics, Politics, Religion, Foreign etc so you can spend almost a few hours here just browsing around at your leisure and filling up your cart.
I ended up getting 10 books in excellent condition.
And there were plenty of books that I saw in mint condition that can work as gifts to your bookworm loved ones.
They also take book donations as well if you want to give back extra to the store :)
Love it!

As far as discount bookstores go, it doesn’t get much better. Wide selection (making use of this former Blockbuster store), items decently sorted, and no weird old book smell.
Also, they don’t take trades, only donations.