The Concord Bookshop — Local services in Concord

Wonderful store in terms of selection, organisation and location. I also love supporting independent businesses. However, the store clerk (or owner, who cares) is the embodiment of waspiness and snobbery. I was browsing and already holding a book to purchase when I noticed her staring at me. I was quick to compliment the store and say that there was so many great books, so I couldn’t decide which else to buy, and she just retorted, stone faced, ‘yes, but we close in 10 minutes’. She could have easily taken the opportunity to recommend a book, but I guess they don’t need my business. I felt really unwelcome, and will certainly...

Deceptively large and well-stocked bookshop in Concord. If you're a bibliophile bookstore lover like myself, it's absolutely imperative you visit this place while you're here, especially considering what a literary mecca Concord is.

The shop was well organized with topic-based tables and other special interest sections (if you're looking for Hawthorne, Thoreau, etc., they have a display of that too!), and their highlighted picks seemed thoughtful rather than simply putting out what's popular. Their selection is surprisingly deep, sort of reminds me of a Borders shrunk down into a local indie bookseller. Lovely shop, with...

I love bookstores and think it is important to promote small businesses by shopping in them. The first thing I heard when I came in the store was "Welcome. Can I help you?" I found a number of books I was looking for and a few that I didn't know about that looked interesting and that I purchased. There were some other books I had on my list that were not on the shelves but I am certain that the store would order the books if I asked them to. Also, there is free parking in Concord Center at this time to encourage folks to patronize the businesses and this also makes shopping there a...