Called in advance to let them know Ill be bringing in my preloved books and they are happy to hear about it, first intention was to trade. I came and had a wonderful chit-chatting with the owner. If you are a reader, he will inspire you more. If not yet, then you will start right away because of his love of reading, you will indulge too. And then they allow me to have a look to what Im interested in from their collections, and we finally made a good deal of trading. Happy to know this place, it will be a habit dropping by.

Randomly ran into this book store. It is a really beautiful and fun store with very cute seating areas, kids reading section and decor. Definitely worth a visit if in the area to just check it out.

It’s a very cool book store that you can get lost in the ambience of the artistic design and items. Located in north park San Diego California!

A fun, quirky, and charming bookshop offering a wide variety of used books and a handful of rare copies. The vibe is chill and you can browse at your leisure. My favorite things were the large assortment of old school Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew mysteries, and the mini books I found scattered about were the cutest!! 🤩 Next time Im definitely gonna grab a few.

Great place to look for used books. Books fare lower than $10 and every week, the books are cycled. Definitely worth checking it out if anyones a bookworm.

So many books to see and a really cute store!

Amazing decor. Great find. One could gets lost for hours and hours of wonderful books. ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Stop by this great old book store and get lost in the smell of paperback. They have a ton of old and new books to choose from and so many interesting art pieces everywhere.The turquoise building stands out on the corner, of 30th St in North Park.

Must check out this bookstore when you’re in SD! Cute locally owned bookstore!

I wasn’t fortune it enough to have cuisine but this place isn’t only restaurant. It is also a nice place of attraction as you can see the Lucha spirit is all around!

Interesting with many old books prices exceed other used book venues

Great used bookstore! Great selection of books and awesome staff. Highly recommend coming here if you have lots of time to peruse through all the shelves. We had a great time here and hopefully be back soon.

Very cool antique and used bookstore. Awesome vibe and full to the brim with books. Has the old book smell people gravitate towards. Also displays local art and is a great place to browse for a nice used book.

One of my favorite book shop in san diego..

Great resource for books in other languages.

Cool fun well decorated store easy to get immersed in finding fun new books. Nice staff. And used book stores are always awesome but ones that actually carry books I read (ya fantasy) are the best!

The best bookstore in San Diego! Not only is the selection incredible, but the staff and ambience is phenomenal. One of my favorite places to go explore.

Verbatim Books smells like books as you enter their door. Always a good sign. Clerks are knowledgeable and friendly. I found a book by Christopher Moore, The Art of Sin City by Frank Miller for $20 that Ive seen online for $50, and a first book club edition of Game of Thrones $20. The clerk said they had GOT book at $50 but it hadnt sold. She said you got a bargain for that one. Please support independent book stores

I cannot tell you how amazing this place is

If you are looking for the coolest bookstore in San Diego...look no further!They have such wide and eclectic selection of books from kids books to history books, as new and antiques, collectibles and expandables ( I mean at that price, no one will blame you) ....even some in foreign languages. They also have the coolest art on the walls, the most amazing room for lectures and events ....this is amazing!check it out!

It could be a bit difficult to navigate around this store since some corners they arrange the books by color code (lol)However, I did find a super rare book here and the effort is completely worth it

My favorite book store in San Diego. They have a wide selection and its all very well layed out. Its worth visiting just for the unique decor and ambience.

Varied selection from old to newer books. Its always an experience in this field of archived energy. Thank you, Verbatim! :))

A vast and great book selection at a reasonable price. This is a true San Diego treasure.

Pretty good selection. Nice interior.

Seriously cool vintage/used bookstore! Worth visiting just to walk through and enjoy the unique setting.

Cool store, cool selection. Too bad the people who work here arent very friendly. Amazon also has a good selection without the attitude.

Came here for the 20 percent off sale! Amazed by the huge selection! Probly one of the biggest used book stores I’ve ever been in San Diego !

Amazing and unique book store. It has been recently expanded. Check it out!

It has a great variety of books, they have gift cards available.

Great old style book store, art and collectables, cool displays, cool furniture to sit on, lots of books, watch for dollar days...nearby brew, coffee, eateries, walk around, and hang out here, you can trade in books, of coarse buy some. They had what I wanted...down buy 30th street and University.

This is my book store for history graphic novels bibles research go to store. Clean friendly staff. Knowledgeable smart courteous

The ambience is comfy and beautifully designed featuring an interesting collection.

Beautiful store everything neatly organized. Helpful service.

So cute! Wish there was more books

Awesome book store located in North Park, parking can be hard to find, but its worth it 👌!!!

One of the best small bookstores ever. And their new open space is awesome!

I love this bookstore! Awesome selections and cheap prices!

Excellent array of books!!

A very well put together used book shop with some collectible books and readable used titles too

Nice bookstore with good curation and helpful staff. The aisles are kind of narrow, so be prepared to move around a bit. The prices are good, but much higher than some of the thrift stores nearby.

Walked in randomly tonight to some square dancing. Thats a bookstore first for me

This is a fantastic book store.

Beautiful library 📚

Great place. A little expensive for some books but in general I love it!

The new Addition is Beautiful. So excited and happy to have a book store like this, close to me.

This book store is rad! Extremely well organized, prices are just right, the interior (old building) makes you feel like youre in a bookstore from long ago, and lots of places to sit and read. Selection has solid breadth.

Such a lovely book store

A GREAT bookstore

The place were so amazing it is so wonderful and nice many varieties of books

Nice collection, friendly staff.

Really sick bookstore! I loved that everything in the store has been preowned.

Good selection & some unique finds. The prices were a little high, but not outrageous. Kinda strange set up; one whole half was almost empty, while the shelves on the other side were really close together. Ill definitely be stopping by any time Im in the neighborhood though!

Best used book store ever. Super organized, awesome art, great selection.

I really appreciate book stores with personality. Theyre hard to find in the age of chain bookstore monopoly. Verbatim has a great selection, a fantastical aesthetic, and a staff that seems like they enjoy what theyre doing. They have comfy chairs for reading after youve browsed. Its a fun way to spend an afternoon.

I love this shop. I spent 12 years in Flagstaff and it reminds me of a more quaint Bookmans. Great selection. Help keep the physical medium alive. Read a book from Verbatim!

This is one of the coolest bookstores around and a must-see for fans of classic books. Tons of titles from many genres. Lots of used and very affordable paperbacks, as well as many rare/limited prints and collectibles. Good selection of art, and a great atmosphere. It is good to see a shop like this thrive!

Beautiful bookshop with a good variety of used books. Definitely a worthy place to visit

Great place, great prices, tons of choices. The lady who buys books is very knowledgeable and professional. Highly recommended

BEST USED BOOK STORE. The vibe of a bookstore is almost always great but at Verbatim the vibe is love. Love for what they do and love for the books. I go there all the time and every time I go in I am greeted as though I matter to them. This level of customer service is dwindling these days and it is refreshing. Please check them out!

What a fantastic place to explore! This is the perfect place to go if you love reading. Youll find a vast collection of unique and fascinating books; subjects and genres that defy imagination. So many things to look at. Arent you the least bit curious what youll find?

Best book store Ive been in !!!

Adorable store and reasonably priced. Im always looking for classics and they had several copies of many that were hard or soft covers that I really liked. The staff was friendly as well.

Great book store! Always love coming to visit. definitely my happy place :-)

Its a beautiful place. Lots of magic here. Someone has excellent taste.

This place has a wonderful selection of books for a great price. The books are well-organized and very easy to find. There were many titles that I was suprised to find there. The male staff member who helped me was very kind and friendly as well. I felt very welcome there.

They’ve expanded their location size since when they first opened. This is definitely one of those afternoon-killer bookstores like Adams Avenue Books was before they closed. Grabbing lunch or drinks in North Park, Kill some time browsing this stores far-ranging selection. Good selection all around. Found some rare and obscure books here and at a VERY reasonable price.

Perfect little quaint bookstore with the most helpful people. Check them out if youre nearby.The prices are very reasonable, often less than $10-$15 for used books in great condition.

Very cool interesting and fun book store in San Diego. My wife and I searched for a good book store long and hard in San Diego but we were hard pressed to find one but in our search we came upon this little gem. It had a great selection for such a small place, a lot of beautiful art work and it was clean. The girl who helped us was very kind

Cool book store! & found what I was looking for😀

Verbatim offers the cheapest used book selections youre ever going to find on the market. They buy from some sellers on eBay. Bought a copy of Malcolm Gladwells Blink in pretty decent condition, like it had only been read once. Bought it for $6.50 which new would have cost me $18 at least. Thank the great and holy book worm that Verbatim exists.

This is a great bookstore. The staff is knowledgeable and helpful. Richard is great and Justina the owner is really cool.(hope I got the owners name correct).

Excellent selection, great prices & vibes.

Wonderful place to explore books. visually stimulating, so much to look at! very reasonable pricing on books

Great book store

Best bookstore Ive ever been to! Unique selection, well organized, extremely reasonable prices. Books on every topic you can think of, from childrens books to history to YA to sheet music. I go multiple times a month and always leave with something.

Went for first monday poetry night. The voices of the night were deep and connecting. Definitely going back.

Super cute books store. Nice selection of book.

One of my favorite bookstores to date. Youre guaranteed to find what youre looking for even if you have no idea what that is. Those in fact are the best trips to this particular spot. Inspired reading!

Fun book store with zines

Awesome and esoteric selection. I couldnt leave without buying something. Purchase not compulsory for visit of course ;) they also have not one but two clean restrooms.

My favorite book store. Friendly people, great selection of used books, low prices and all the books are in excellent condition. Theyll buy your books too.

Excellent staff and a diverse selection of books on a wide very of subjects.I personally love their science fiction selection, as well as their art and physical sciences sections, and Ive purchased numerous journals here.Every interaction Ive had with their staff has been very pleasant and informative. This is definitely my favorite bookstore in town

This is a marvelous and wonderful used bookstore. They have an eclectic selection of books in many genres organized by clearly marked categories. They have a large selection of classics, books on art, religion and spirituality, and a childrens room. The woman who owns the store is very knowledgeable and helpful.

Absolutely amazing. I went to this place looking for Syfy and they have everything including limited rare Prints.

This bookstore seems to focus more on ambiance than actual books. While the displays are impressive, the selection of books is somewhat limited. It seems more like a place for millennials to take Instagram pictures of books than actually buy them.

Long live local bookshops!!

A great used bookstore in North Park. They have a really good selection of sf/fantasy (hard/trade/paper) and graphic novels. They have lots of other good stuff too including a really nice childrens section. They also buy/trade books too. Im really happy they are in the neighborhood!

Coolest book shop in north park. Worth a look see!

Planning a trip back from Sacramento JUST to visit this place. Come in. Browse awhile. Bring snacks!

Huge selection of books with cool decorations all over the place. Great atmosphere and a fun place to get lost in.

Quaint book store with great collection, and helpful staff

Great selection, not necessarily used bookstore prices. Quite high.

FIVE STARS for having a much-needed bookstore in this neighborhood.ONE STAR for their poor selection, and the worker was not especially knowledgeable or even excited about books: this store is a missed opportunity so far. Though I have hope that it will find its soul, it currently follows the disappointing path of other Southern California bookstores (ahem, Last Bookstore) that cater to the social media crowd rather than seize a rare opportunity to nourish and shape the tastes of a community of readers. I’m thinking about the landmark DG Wills (La Jolla), Skylight Books (LA), Open Books (Seattle), Solidaridad (Manila)—humble bookstores run by intelligent people whose zeal for books is a manifestation of their owners’ passion for community and political consciousness. I will visit Verbatim again in a few months, and hope that I will be able to improve upon this review at that time.

You can tell that books are loved and appreciated. Lots of great finds and surprises

Cute little shop selling an esoteric collection of books, zines, local art and ephemera. Staff are mostly helpful and knowledgeable about the collection. Prices are a bit on the high side for the mostly used selection of books. Great place for finding collectible books and graphic novels.

Great local bookstore. Interesting boils and they highlight local authors.

Just expanded. Books stores are rare and this place has a kids corner as well. Topics from history, religion, witchcraft, do it yourself, language, and more. Service is great. They buy and sell as well.

Best place for vegetarians!!! High calorie food items. Excellent meals for those who like typical home style North Indian restaurant. Dont miss it when you are in San Diego!!!

Hands down best bookstore in San Diego. The vibe alone is worth the trip, but turns out they have a great selection of books as well.