Martin’s Used Books

Specialties

Great reading selection of mystery/​suspense, romance, westerns, scifi/​fantasy & classics. A children’s area for all ages. Non-​fiction categories include: cooking, health, history, arts, crafts and much more. A selection of hardcovers, mostly first editions. We also carry magnets, postcards and gifts. Calling cards, maps and camera memory cards for the travellers. A small store with a family feeling, come and visit our family.

History

Established in 1998.

Our small bookstore started has a hobby for me in retirement. With the help of my husband, we set-​up our bookstore from the many boxes of books I have collected. With the help of many friends and customers we continued to grow. Our first shop was located on Fourth Place. We moved to our current location in May 2006. We continue to grow, but only with our many new friends that we met each day.

Meet the Business Owner

Aase and Bill M.

Business Owner

Aase (pronounced Osa) came to the U.S. in 1963 from Denmark with 2 daughters and settled in Solvang. Shortly a 3^rd daughter arrived into the family. Aase work many years as a waitress at the Mollekroen Restaurant. Then she met Bill Martin and they married in 1978. Bill joined the Army in 1978 and they went to Germany for 4 years. Returning to the U.S. after the military, they came back to Santa Ynez Valley. Aase and Bill are a part of Solvang and it’s traditions and Aase has continued by raising her daughters with those traditions. An idea was born for a bookstore, since Solvang didn’t have a source for used books. Now over many years of meeting great people we hope met you too, come meet our family. Our family has also grown, we have 6 grandchildren.