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Books Inc. Palo Alto

About Me

Located in the heart of Palo Alto, our store is the West's Oldest Independent Bookstore since 1851. Our small but well known company currently has 10 stores in our growing chain, 5 of which are located in the San Francisco Area alone! We are chiefly sellers of new books, ranging from New York Times Bestsellers to the best of new & classic Children's Literature. If you want it, we can get it! Just try us!
As of February 1, 2008 our store officially closed it's doors at the Stanford Shopping Center & re-opened at our new store's location within Town & Country Village in Palo Alto. Our new address is 74 Town and Country Village, Palo Alto CA 94301. We are now located on the corner of El Camino Real and Embarcadero St. right across from Palo Alto High School and Stanford University. Our neighbors are Peet's Coffee, Kirk's Steakburgers and Hobee's. We hope to see you soon!
Store hours are 9:00am-8:00pm Monday-Sunday
Please call us if you have any questions about our new location! (650)321-0600
Or check us out at out our company's website www.booksinc.net

My Interests

I'd like to meet:

Book worms & book lovers of all ages! If your life is all about a good read then we would proudly like to welcome you to our growing family of Independent Bookstores!

My Blog

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Book lovers! The staff at Books Inc. Palo Alto has created a brand new blog just for you! With reviews, book recommendations, video clips & author events, this is the blog to be at if you love the wor...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:42:00 GMT

Calling all Superheros!

Calling all superheroes: boys & girls, cats & dogs!Books Inc. Palo Alto is celebrating the superhero in all of us! Don't want to wait for Halloween to dress up as your favorite cartoon superhero? Jo...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:37:00 GMT

A Dogtastic new month!

WOOF! WOOF!Books Inc. Goes To The Dogs!Throughout the month of May, we'll be celebrating all things Wooftacular!Bring in a photo of your favorite canine friend and enter into our Bowlicious Photo Cont...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:21:00 GMT

Meet Your Bookseller!

Ladies & Gentlemen! Books Inc. Palo Alto is pleased to present an informative new program featuring our store's very own staff! Every month, our store will host an in-store display featuring titles re...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:01:00 GMT

Inked Books for March goes Planetary!

Please join us at the Palo Alto Books Inc on March 12th at 6:00 pm. We will be discussing Planetary Vol 1: All Over the World and Other Stories. This first collection of Earth-shattering adventures fr...
Posted by on Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:24:00 GMT

Our first ever Middle Reader Book Club!

Calling all kids (and all those who are kids at heart)! Due to popular demand, Books Inc. Palo Alto will be hosting its first ever Middle Reader Book Club! Launching in March, this is the readers' c...
Posted by on Thu, 08 Jan 2009 11:53:00 GMT

Inked Books Reading Group!

Please join us for The Inked Books graphic novel book club. On Wendnesday, Jan. 14th we'll be discussing The Invisibles Vol 1 by Grant Morrison. In this provacative series, a secret society called th...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 15:32:00 GMT

Stephenie Meyer Fans!

The night Twilight fans have been highly anticipating is nearly upon us & we'll be celebrating in style with glamor, intrigue & vampire inspired mayhem! Join us for food, professional photos, ...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:01:00 GMT

Adult Summer Beach Reads!

Do you want some fabulous easy reading titles just for the summer? Flip through a few of these & set your mind at ease!-Enders Game by Orson Scott Card (Adult Science Fiction)-Boomsday by Christop...
Posted by on Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:14:00 GMT

Whats summer without a really good summer read? For Middle Readers & Teens Only!

Ahhhhh summer. Upon us again. The perfect time for barbeque gatherings, beach retreats & catching up on all sorts of amusing forms of entertainment. So what's the best way to kick it all off? With...
Posted by on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 13:34:00 GMT