Not willing to pony up the cash for a book from the big box store or Amazon.com? For those who like to support local small businesses, the South Sound is rich when it comes to the number of used bookstores. Here is a list of several stores in and around Tacoma, including Lacey, Olympia and Puyallup.
TACOMA
Tacoma Book Center
324 E. 26th Ave.
(253) 572-8248
Culpepper Books
2521 N. Proctor Street
(253) 761-9000
King's Books
218 Saint Helens Ave.
(253) 272-8801
Half Price Books, Records, Magazines
4027 Tacoma Mall Blvd.
(253) 566-1238
McBeattie's Books Shoppe
3816 6th Avenue
(253) 566-0521
Park Avenue Books
8304 Park Avenue
(253) 471-2099
OLYMPIA
Browsers' Book Shop
107 Capitol Way North
(360) 357-7462
Wysiwyg Books
2621 Parkmont Lane SW
(360) 709-9812
Orca Books Inc.
509 E. 4th Avenue
(360) 352-1456
Lassley's Books - Paperback Exchange
400 Cooper Point SW
(360) 956-9339
Lassley's Books Inc.
7631 Rainier Road SE
(360) 491-4170
Whodunit Books
119 5th Ave. SE
(360) 352-8252
LACEY
A Cup of Cold Water
5203 Lacey Blvd SE
(360) 754-7450
Lassley's Books Inc.
909 Sleater-Kinney Rd.
(360) 456-8170
PUYALLUP
Annakay Books
10017 184th St.
(253) 262-1234
Puyallup Book Mark
715 39th Ave. SW
(253) 840-0209
All About Books
16126 Meridian E., Ste.103
(253) 435-8002
More Than Words
9015 161st Street Ct. E., Spanaway
(253) 770-9247