Verbatim Books

This is probably one of the most atmospheric bookstores around. I love how everything is kept in order—the wall mural gets updated, and everything inside is always in its place (as much as is possible in a geeky haven). Every time you step across the door, you find yourself inside a bookstore straight out of the mysterious tales you devoured as a child. Thanks for the atmosphere! 📖✨

If I didn't live so far I would go here all the time. The ambience is amazing and there is such a wide variety of books. A lot are very reasonably priced. Sometimes im shocked at how affordable it is. Great selection of witchy books too

What an amazing bookstore!!! I recently visited with friends after breakfast and we had such an amazing experience! I love the fact that they’re reselling gently used books so it’s sustainable. The prices are great!!! And they have a huge selection of books that I absolutely love! They also carry other stuff like tote bags, stickers, art, and stationary. I would highly recommend checking it out!

Very cool and unique book store. We went on a Saturday afternoon after getting brunch and it was pretty crowded. Even with that it was a bookstore unlike others and it makes you want to walk each section and see how its decorated and what older books they have. Definitely recommend as a place to walk around after a resturant.

Probably my favorite stop on the San Diego Bookstore Crawl! The cozy decor inside and the warmth of the service. Plenty of space for you to 'cop a squat' if you find a book you want to dive into before committing to purchasing. The books are in a orderly fashion. Lots of cool bibliophile gift items too in case you are looking for stationery as well, they offer a few items to select from; ie; pins, Journals etc. Respectfully Reviewed

I think this bookstore really deserves a five star review however I’m a local author, and I attempted to share my books with this amazing bookstore. The staff was really friendly and cordial, and I understand that bookstores are inundated with products. That said I would really have loved to have shared my book with this amazing community. Perhaps someday when I’m as famous is Stephen King they don’t need to draw a mural, but they might invite me back for a book signing and experiential workshop. Until then, I’ll keep shopping here and cheering them on because this is a fantastic independent bookstores

amazing bookstore with great prices. books i've bought here include the virgin suicides by jeffrey eugenides, steve jobs by walter isaacson (which i had to get because it's one of frank ocean's favorite books; i found it for cheap here), and the goldfinch by donna tartt. they also have a good selection of art and zines. i found a special Art piece here — an interesting take on a choose your own adventure book.