Browsers’ Book Shop

Browsers bookstore has become my go to bookstore in Olympia. Ever since the new owner purchased the store, she’s given it an amazing makeover, a lot of TLC, and most importantly — she has re-​done the book stock for the store, so that it is now contains a wonderful mixture of new, close to new and contemporary books, as well as a fantastic back shelf of used and antiquarian books.
A lovely gem in the heart of downtown Olympia. Highly recommended!

This place occasionally offers truly difficult to find texts in excellent condition at great prices, but you have to dig for them. The clerks are knowledgable and can help you locate a given author or title pretty quickly, and the selection is excellent.

Book store lovers unite! Break free of your Amazon and Internet search chains to feel & smell books in your own hands!
This is your local treasury of used books. Whether you are a browser or collector, you’ll enjoy these book shelves.
I especially love the front window displays with their themed book collections. It’s eye candy of the bibliophilic type!
The staff is extremely helpful & knowledgable. Feel free to browse without the pressure of buying, but you can’t resist! Lol

An absolutely FANTASTIC find! SUPERB, PROFESSIONAL SERVICE with a TERRIFIC selection! SECURE, CAREFUL packing for shipping too! I’m very critical, yet I have to say that this is one of the BEST BOOK SHOPs for quality of product and consideration not only in the USA, but in the world! On a scale of 1 – 10 as far as customer consideration goes, BROWSER’S BOOK SHOP is an 11!

I frakking love this place what else is there to say?
(For those who need more said:)
Atmosphere: Great. A little narrow so not really a lounge and read kinda place, though there are a few chairs around. It’s like being hugged by books or in the womb of a book so for book lovers you’ll really love it. It doesn’t smell musty or dirty but like book paper and wonderment. There’s also a super friendly pooch that will force you to pet him. And he’s so fuzzywuzzy ahhh!
Staff: Always awesome. Super helpful, friendly, will recommend stuff, help you find it, talk to you about books, help you with stuff behind the glass, etc etc they’re great!
Selection: Nice. I don’t think I’ve ever found anything I went in looking for, but I’ve always found SOMETHING i wasn’t expecting… isn’t that the beauty of the locally owned book store? I love it.
Price: Decent, ya know. They have to make a living. You’re likely to find a steal every so often, but I’ve also seen some things overpriced. They had a Barnes and Noble leatherbound edition of Hitchhiker’s Guide compendium kinda thing for $ 60, when it’s $ 20 brand new from B&N (sometimes 2 for $ 30). Maybe they just didn’t know, but it was shocking to see. So I’d say be a little careful, check prices online or something, but I’ve also found some excellent deals in there. The books are good quality, too. These aren’t 25 cent romance novels you find at a garage sale (though outside they do have the Cart for Cheapskates… awesome!). I will also add this is a great place for travel books and language books… such great prices!
so in short yes I lovelovelovelove this place and so should you.

I love Browser’s Books. I’ve been going here since 1999. They have a great selection of used books. This was my favorite place to find replacement copies of books my family owned, but fell apart due to frequent use.
This was one of the few places I could find good quality books to add to my mother’s Nurse Nancy collection. She was very happy to receive new books for her collection.
The staff is very friendly. They will reserve books for customers.
Looking for a book? Let the staff know. If they don’t have it, they can notify you when they get it.

I like it. Good selection, quiet atmosphere, cental location.

A wonderful old bookstore that’s been around since Granny was a girl. Their cats (I think there’s more than one…) are sultry and god-​like, their inventory is beautiful and diverse and their staff are quite knowledgeable.

Great used book store, very well organized and a great selection of books. Very browser friendly.
Very friendly staff and an even more friendly dog!

I was on my way downtown when I read Paul TK’s review, so I tripped on in to Browsers amid other errands. What a great find! (Thanks Paul!) I don’t typically frequent used bookstores as I find them to be junky and/​or musty more often than not. Not Browsers. Very clean and orderly with no grandma’s basement smell. And the books are in very good condition. It’s bigger on the inside than it appears from outside, with a nice selection of literature. Most soft covers priced at $ 7.
Although it was beastly hot and 5pm-​loud out on Capitol, it was cool and calm inside the bookstore. I enjoyed a leisurely half hour puttering about. Nice, relaxing music playing. And the gentleman working (I assume the owner) was very friendly, tho didn’t pester me as I browsed.
I spend too much money on books, so finding a used bookstore like this will save me plenty. Maybe I can save a tree or two as well. Supporting local business AND saving trees… I rock.

Browsers’ Book Shop is located in the heart of downtown Olympia. This is a fantastic little used bookstore with moderate prices (most hardcovers run you about $ 12.50), but a quaint, relaxing atmosphere, and friendly staff.
Browsers’ runs on the smaller end of bookstores. The place is very well-​kept and clean, with nice, soft lighting throughout the store. As far as used bookstores go, everything is very well organized and easy to find.
If you venture into the back, towards fiction, grab a free cup of tea.
Broswers’ is pretty well stocked with all sorts of books. There are sizable history, environmental, science-​fiction, and other specialty sections. There are both used and new books in stock. New books are generally marked at MSRP.
The woman at the counter during my visit was incredibly kind, offering up a lot of information when I asked her about the music that was playing in the store. She was very open to conversation, and kept a fantastic smile on the whole time. I’ll always frequent stores with friendly associates more than stores without; sometimes it’s nice just to chat and make friends.
This is a well-​thought out store. Prices aren’t fantastic, but you’re paying for a nice atmosphere and good service. When wandering used bookstores, this is definitely a place to go.