Recycle Book Store

Great place. The employees were nothing but friendly and helpful. It has a nice atmosphere but I’m bummed that I didn’t see any of their cats! I’m sure if I had browsed more I would’ve seen one but I found what I needed pretty quickly thanks for the help of the employees.
If you’re in the mood to browse this is a great place. Seriously, it is bursting at the seams with books in amazing condition. It’d be a fun place even if you don’t have anything in particular you’re looking for.

I’m such a fan of used book stores. I’ve visited the sister location in Campbell, but I think I like the selection a lot more at this spot. Granted, it is a bit disorganized but it’s done in a such an aesthetically pleasing way it just works with the store’s atmosphere. I found a lot of classic books and spent hours rummaging through their variety of art books. It’s about time used bookstores get the appreciation they deserve!

I love it when bookstores (especially independent ones!) still exist in the world out there. This place is bigger on the inside than you’d expect, with three separate rooms of books (and DVDs) sorted by genre. Most paperback books in the fiction section were $ 7, but if you search hard you can find some great sale books for $ 2 – 3!
They buy back books as well and you can get cash back or store credit. They also have some kitties roaming around so if you’re like me and allergic you might want to be careful before coming in here.

I’m a self avowed bibliophile and enjoyed visiting this wonderful place filled with all sorts of books. I just wished they had a larger true crime, LGBT, and culture section. Plus the biography section had many copies of the same book. I would suggest placing entertainers’ bios in this section as well, just to round out the material. The place was very crowded, and I overheard one of the staff tell a customer that the cats were hiding due to the volume of people. It can be pricey and they do sell new books at a slighter lower market rate. But bonus stars for it being a local business and selling second-​hand books in good condition!

Loooooove this place, I could spend all day here. Super cheap books (I bought 3 for under $ 10) and two cute cats who wander around. They have a great variety unlike most used book stores I have been to. Lots and lots of art books that would usually cost you an arm and a leg for amazing prices. Dig around a bit because they might have multiple copies of the same book at different prices. The salespeople are very nice and helpful. Only downside I can think of is people who are allergic to cats might not have as great of a time as I did haha

What an awesome place, forget the good supplement of books that they have, their staff are incredibly polite, they know how to treat you and give u a good service, and help u find what u need. No bad faces, no bad attitude, everytime I go I end up getting out with something, cause the staff makes u feel like home. Such an awesome place.

Came here for the first time this week after seeing the rave reviews. They have a lot of different genres in different cubby-​ed rooms in the store, but I was disappointed in the selection within each. My two favorite sections are always fiction novels and art/​art history books. I was disappointed to only find maybe one larger long row of novels and a small corner of art books that didn’t really capture much variety aside from a gloss-​over of the typical. I like supporting local stores (and especially books) but the prices, as someone mentioned, were a bit higher than I’d imagine them to be for a some-​new and some-​secondhand book store.
The cats are a fun, nice touch. They do have a bag policy, and you have to leave your «larger» bags aka anything that really is bigger than a super small cross body at the counter. Not a huge deal, I guess, but I just carried my wallet and car keys around nonetheless. They also have an unbelievable amount of workers in here on a week day that walk around looking like they’re judging your book browsing.eh. It’s not terrible place, but I just wouldn’t make the effort to come and browse again.

They have so many different genres of books in this little book shop. Its very cute and cozy! I can definitely spend hours getting lost in this store. All the books are in good condition and are cheap! They also buy books back from you when you’re done and you can always use that credit to buy new ones so no books are gone unread! They also have a cute little cat that walks around sometimes so if you’re sensitive to kitties, I would recommend not going into the back of the store. Definitely will come back!

I’m a committed historian of naval aviation. Today at recycled books i found a book enscribed to a naval ace who was a subject of the book, who was in my dads airgroup AG-​6 on CV11 the Intrepid (nickname the evil eye) the museum aircraft carrier in NYC harbor.
And it was at a give away price leading me to conclusion that the Ace who it was enscribed to had probably passed on which when i googled alex vraciu he died last year. he was first USN ace of WW2 with 19 kills and was wingman of Butch Ohare medal of honor winner also of VF6 and Chicago Airport is named after him.

I can find something new every time I come in. Their sale racks are amazing and all the prices overall are very cheap
A little confusing the way sections are set up but the employees can usually point you to the book you need. I also like all the vintage books with beautiful covers and all… I could get lost on here for hours.
Oh and of course the cats are oh so adorable

This place is awesome! They have a wide variety of books to choose from — all decently priced and in good condition. The employees are very welcoming and knowledgeable. The location is not hard to find and has extra parking in the back. There are coffee shops /​places to eat across the street. Also, be sure to say hello to Emma! She is the friendly little fur ball that roams around the book store looking for someone to pet her or a lap to sit on. So cute!
Books, cats, and coffee nearby… What more could a girl ask for?! :D

They have books from a wide range of genres (from Jane Austen and classics like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer to Japanese manga and American history).
I love the feel you get when walking amongst the troves of books stacked on the tall bookshelves.
There are three big rooms that are lined with bookshelves from wall to wall (so a lot to look at).
They have a no-​carrying big bags policy where they’ll keep your bag for you while you shop (I am sad that it has come down to this but I guess it makes sense).
Though it is a recycled bookstore, the prices are higher than what I expected (shopping on Amazon for a used copy is cheaper for the books that I was looking for).
Although I don’t have anything against cats, it was a tad bit frightening to have two cats on the loose roaming the bookstore (thankfully all one cat did was follow us around and «meow»).

Awesome locally run bookstore. The atmosphere is really cool inside. All of the employees are super friendly too. It has some strengths and weaknesses as far as its selection of books goes, but the atmosphere makes up for any weaknesses I think. It feels like a library where young people hang out.
There’s not as much fiction as you’d find at a chain bookstore but a lot of self help/​betterment books end up here. Lots of children’s books too.

My original intention in coming here was to sell some books that were piling up at my house and to make some extra cash. I came in after lunch on a weekday. The woman who assisted me was nice. She told me it would take around 30 – 40 minutes, but I ended up only waiting around 15 minutes which was great! While waiting, I looked around the store. I was amazed at their book selection! Yes, they have used books, but they also have books in new condition. If you want to stick it to the man and support local shops, get your books here!
I ended up finding a book I wanted to buy… which totally went against my plan of making some extra cash. Either way, I got to get rid of some books and got a totally awesome book that was worth the money.

Old school, good selection friendly staff has that school feel that you recall causing more interest in books than before you popped in and the area is becoming more old cosmopolitan for the now generation. It’s growing and new businesses and store fronts are making this part of San Jose nice again!

Large selection of books neatly labeled and clearly set up in book shelves. There are a wide selection of genres and so many books to choose from! There are some books on the floor, but that’s because there are tons of books.
There’s also two cats in this store. Bonus points for that. :-)

Excellent find! Huge variety of books, three large rooms comprising of shelves stuffed with readings of all sorts, old style wood boarded floors with even more stacks of books… a person could hang out here all day.
They also have a DVD collection and a decent sized comics/​graphic novel section! There was a cat wandering around which made it feel homely.
Every time I’ve gone, the place was easy to move around, not a lot of foot traffic and fighting to gaze a section. All in all, a must see for readers of all types.

Enormous bookstore with a pretty good selection (there were only a couple things on my list they didn’t have). Expansive categories and genres at affordable prices, usually more than half off the original sale price. Very friendly and helpful staff. I’m definitely coming back and making this place my regular bookstore.
Bonus: CATS =^.^=

Wonderful gem of San Jose! There is another location in Campbell. The recycle bookstore is a unique book store. Not only does it hold countless amounts of interesting books, but it’s also an experience to go here. To step in and hear the creaky floors. To turn a corner and be startled by the cats who live here and roam around the store. Walking from room to room into different sections and genres of books. Everyone should go here because you’re bound to have an interesting find.

When I think old timey bookstores, I think of this place. I could literally spend hours in here just browsing the various books. They have a great selection of used books. They have a great policy for buying used books (see their website for details).
The people there are really nice and helpful too.
If you have books that you want to sell, come here first. If you’re looking for a book, new or used, come here first.