The Largest Independent Used Bookstore In Washington Has More Than 500,000 Books
The Tacoma Book Center has a simple and rather unassuming exterior. Inside, the 16,000 square feet of space is devoted to storing books — half a million of them, in fact. If you’ve been looking for your next good read, look no further.
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This space houses over 500,000 used books.
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Books are donated here daily, so you never know what you'll find on the shelves.
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Their fiction collection is especially impressive.
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After all, nothing can replace the musty and inviting smell and the packed shelves of a bookstore.
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It's owned by lifelong readers with great taste.
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And if you don't see what you want on the shelves, you can always ask the team about the 7500 square foot warehouse that holds even more books.
This is certainly a unique and impressive bookstore. And if you’re ever in Bellingham, check out this one.
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