Reviews of Redux Books. (Book Store) in Grand Rapids (Michigan).

Redux Books

121 Reviews

70 Comments

Book store

Used book store

1349 Lake Dr SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49506, United States

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Information of Redux Books, Book store in Grand Rapids (Michigan)

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This place has a very good rate, they treat their customers well and you’ll feel welcome, super recommended

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Open hours of Redux Books

Sunday

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Wednesday

10 am–5 pm

Thursday

10 am–5 pm

Friday

10 am–5 pm

Saturday

10 am–3 pm

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Reviews of Redux Books

Matthew Curry

Very nice find ! I walk by here often and decide to stop and look, lucky I did as they had several titles that I was interested in reading. Picked out 3 , plan on coming back again after I finish reading these. Owner was very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. Pricey, but I think they are reasonable , after all a small business has to turn a profit, otherwise they wouldn’t be in business.

Anna F

This bookstore is amaaaaazing. Honestly probably one of the best used bookstores I've been to. Fantastic selection of C.S. Lewis books, so it's a must visit if you're a Lewis lover. There's books everywhere, including shelves and shelves in the basement. Most of the books are reasonably priced ($3-$5), but there are quite a few used books for $10, which seemed a bit on the pricier side for a used book. The poetry section seemed to be mainly on the higher side which was a bit of a bummer. Overall, it's a must visit, though, and I highly recommend!

Nate House

A gem in the Eastown district. Stacks upon stacks of paper goodness. This is my local bookstore. The spot I can go and find the books I want to fill my shelves. The owners are incredibly friendly and welcoming. And the books are plentiful and various! Definitely check out Redux!

Erin Jackson

Large selection of used books and reasonably priced. They also have some pretty cool first editions. The extra touch was a box of toys for my toddler to play with as I looked around.

brooke imhoff

Theyve got a huge selection of books but the lady up front was very rude to me and my sister which off put the experience to begin with. Book prices seem really high for a used book store. Its cute to look at but not to buy anything.

Nicole Coman

Nice little used book store. Diverse selection of new and antique books. Decent prices.

Shelly Pfeifer

Such a great place to find books!!! I found some gently used books for such a great price! And the lady working the counter was very friendly!!!

speyez

I'll give it props for being still in business in an unforgiving culture. Used bookstores like Redux are becoming a dying breed; far worse is that a small city like GR cannot afford to lose them. That said, it's an average used book store. It has a nice charm with a decent variety. The downside are the prices. It's absurd that 40 year old hardcovers in fair condition with frayed dust jackets are sold at 80% of their original list price. Matter of fact, every used book I pulled out was either priced at 75-80% of their list price and/or not priced at all. The latter being a very deceptive and dishonest practice especially since the price is not mentioned until the time of purchase. But to be fair, it's a tough business and GR has only a handful of used and/or independent books stores. So one ought to be grateful.

Vanessa Velasquez

Book lover heaven! Amazing book store!! SOOO many books! Many signed and first editions! Books from floor to ceiling, you could spend hours there

Adam Merrick

A very cozy and quiet used book store. Although I am not a voracious reader like my fiancee, it was still great fun to look at all the books that people liked to read 30-80+ years ago. In fact, I picked a copy of Dante's Inferno that had beautiful woodblock prints in it.

Christy Miller

Great used bookstore with awesome customer service! I called recently and spoke with the owner (who was very friendly btw) about a particular book title. He let me know that he knew of the book and has seen it come through before but it was not currently in stock. Unbeknownst to me he must have noted the title and my phone number and lo and behold the book came through a few days later and he called me! I was thrilled at his customer service and very happy to be getting the book I wanted and from a local business. Win - win! :) Give em' a try next time you are looking for a book!

Erin Heavilin

Expect mountains of books and organized chaos, like any respectable used bookstore. The owners are friendly and helpful...the reason I prefer Redux to the place next door. They have a good collection of classics. Have to stop in if I'm in the area..."just to look"...

Tim Sluiter

This is a great store for book collectors. The owner is knowledgable about literature with a particular interest, it seems, in regional writers and subject matter. Something to keep in mind when you step into a shop like this -- entering is like stepping into a tenured university professor's office. Know your stuff if you want to be taken seriously, have a thick skin and a sense of humor is always helpful. That said, GR is lucky to have a serious bookstore. Ann Arbor is a long drive.

Cipriano Carrasco

Great bookstore with that bookstore smell we all love. Great selection of affordable and non-affordable (to me) collector books. This place has books on many subjects, but it isn't for everyone. If you want romantic vampire books or horny werewolves with 75 gray wangs then you need to go to a chain bookstore where they specialize in garbage. And the owner is nice.

Evan Parat

While mass-publishing has done much good for modernity, at the same time it has brought a wretched curse unto us: the uglification of books. How many libraries and bookstores today boast manyif anybooks with a design representative of the truth contained therein? Few. Most people have become complacent to the grotesque brutalism which has tricked down from art to architecture, fashion, food, media, book design, and nearly every other facet of life once good and wholesome. When one thinks of a classic book, he imagines a thick-covered, properly-bound tome tied together with flax threadwork, a vibrantly-striped headband, and three raised bands crisscrossing a durable spine, with pages of Venetian marbling and woodcut prints encasing a font which glides across the page like butter on a hot skillet. "Don't judge a book by its cover," one may retort, but this exterior beauty and structural intentionality is a reflection of the interior beauty of the book's content. When we abandon this for the beige placidity or abstruse mess nearly modern book falls into, we lose sight of the metaphysical need we have for beauty. We are ontologically starving ourselves to death. Shops like this are at the secular front of the war between the ugly and the beautiful, selling traditional books whereby one can beatify his library while the Truth beatifies his mind. This is not a war we can afford to lose.

Sean Martin

Redux books offers a lot of old books from a diverse number of genres. I definitely recommend visiting if you have a love for old books! They look great as decoration or for reading.

Dakota Riehl

Every time I go into Redux the Owner is incredibly kind, generous, and resourceful. The staff is uncommonly knowledgeable and, if they don't have the product in stock, are full of other recommendations or local places where you may be able to find what you're looking for. The books are always well priced and in good condition.

Tons of selections to chose from, my only complaint is they may have too many books, it can be hard to find what you're looking for because of the sheer number of books in the building. Super friendly service too! A great place to find less expensive books.

Nathan Donahue

I like this place. They specialize in older antique-like books, but also have a solid selection of regular used books as well. Also have a autographed book section. The owner has been super kind and helpful when I've needed help finding things. I will be back.

Paul Stebleton

One of my favorite bookshops in lower Michigan. They always surprise me with their inventory. The owner and his daughter are wonderful book lovers and it shows.

Andrew Vandermeer

Extremely fun used and antique books store. It has books stacked floor to cieling throughout. Stop there on a walk through East Town along with Argos nextdoor. Friendly clerks are always good to interact with.

Erin Van Wieren

I went there for the first time a few days ago with my room mates. I'm not sure why people are saying the owner was rude :( He was very nice and quite funny when we were there. The basement of books was awesome. You'll for sure get lost down there for hours finding new books to read :)

Josh Perkins

Great, organized used book store. Didn't appear on Google Maps, but I happened across it. A whole section labeled "CS Lewis", and was able to find some of the more obscure titles. Lots of old editions.

Kafka Is My Husband (SlenderWalrus)

Huge selection of books, all well-priced. Great location and easy to find, often has a cart full of deals outside as well.

Hills (Hillary S.)

A great place for picking up unique titles and things that are harder to findgreat quality for most of the books, especially as they're used. Take time to find treasures!

Kat Woods

Quite possibly the best second hand bookstore I've ever been to. Filled with gems, the atmosphere is perfect, and the owner is a darling. Can't recommend it enough

Rachel Kaphing

Probably one of the best used book stores I've ever been to, with something for every type of reader and collector. Highly recommend stopping in to see everything.

James Dekker

Thousands of splendid books; a splendidly crabby bibliophilic proprietor who considers anyone who enters the door as a person to be respected as a creature made in God's image, one attribute of which is being blessed with the intellectual and spiritual gift of reading. Clarence Hogeterp and friends are gifts of God impossible to be over appreciated.

Preston Stell

Tons of books! Lots of classics you might have been looking for! If you didn't find it down the street you will probably find it here! You will pay the price however! Most of the books are expensive and there isn't any dickering on price. Lots to look at and fun to walk around!

Clay Ashby

Nice little book shop with some modern titles and some really rare stuff.

Elizabeth Koning

My favorite book store! Great selection and service, and reasonable prices.

Jay Kennedy

There is a larger section in the basement then on the 1st floor, very cramped down there though. Friendly staff!

Daniel Uhl

The staff seemed a bit distant to me. I am not sure why because he helped others while I was there. They have more books in the basement though the aisles down there are very close together. Parking is in the back.

Nathaniel Altman

Awesome store if you are into vintage books! The owners and staff are extremely helpful and friendly.

Robert Hunter

one of the great bookstores—one to get lost in. lots of treasures!

Wendy Lumbert

Fantastic bookstore for finding just about any older book you might like. The staff are very helpful and pleasant.

robert schutt III

Eastown staple. If you love books definitely support local and check it out. Close to other great shops and restaurants

Matt Reda

You never know what you'll find. Prices feel a little high for used books, and it's not great for anyone with dust allergies, but it's still worth visiting.

Emma Feustel

Lovely shop with wall to wall books of all sorts. Owners are very kind. Love to visit when in need of a read.

Marianne Guthrie

Very nice lady, they have books fricken everywhere - you could barely walk thru the aisles. But they didn't have what I needed.

Jim Schultz

Great bargin sidewalk selection. Very good selection of Books back & basement just ask ; ) Summer reads.

Franz Craesmeyer

It's an old quirky bookstore, of course it deserves 5 star rating! (:

Marissa Ambrose

Large selection of new and old books. Owner was very friendly and helpful.

Lia Gelder

Spent a few delightful hours here today and found what I was looking for and more! Also appreciated the air conditioning 👍 Don't forget to check out the basement 😉