Skylight Books — Local services in Los Angeles

It smells great but it’s cramped at the busy hours (usually at nights because they have author meetups during the evenings). It’s a small bookstore, and btw, they sell the books at full price (check Amazon’s full price for the book, that’s the price they’re sold). It’s good for convenience’s sake, but if you would rather wait for your book, I’d go with Amazon. Sometimes the books are bent, so not all the books are totally brand new (as most bookstores suffer from). Additionally, it’s cool that they have the Annex. The Artist’s Annex (located on the right hand side of the bookstore) has magazines from Thrasher to film magazines to naughty magazines and in between. There is where all the comics, magazines, art and music related books and the historic comics are. Going back to main bookstore, book selection is sparse regarding each category. There is stuff on the war in Palestine, philosophy from the pre-Socratics to the contemporaries, classics, contemporary fiction and non-fiction, etc. Cons: Sparse selection and a cramped space during busy hours (usually in the evenings). Pros: Wide selection of books, you can order online and pick up, great location with superb restaurants nearby, author meet ups happen at night (check...

late Christmas shopping and ran out of time to order a book I wanted to gift a friend. I called skylight and the person on the other line was very friendly and found the 1 and only copy left. It retailed for $40 but was $23 online. I know small bookstores barely get by but I asked about some sort of price match anyways and the man said they couldn’t go as low as the online price but would give a discount. A few hours later I came to pick up the book and told the woman at the counter what I had asked and what I was told. She was rude, short, unhelpful, and made it seem as though I had made it all up in the first place. I went out of my way to go to this bookstore specifically because of the good customer service earlier and the better pricing. If I wasn’t short on time I wouldn’t have purchased anything from Skylight simply because of her bad vibe. It’s a nice looking bookstore but I won’t be going back. There are much more welcoming places that hire people that love literature and aren’t just there to be in Los Feliz and...

Skylight Books is one of the greatest bookstores ever... and as the greater L.A. area loses some other all time favorite bookstores that reality makes Skylight Books even more valuable. Even though I'm a native Angeleno who's lived here for 56 years I'm incredible passionate about everything L.A. Things such as it's history, cultures, entertainment industry, myths, legends, etc are things about that I'll never tire learning about. Skylight Books has always had a great selection about L.A./ So Cal and they stock both newer and older books. The store itself is pleasantly setup and a fun journey to browse through. It's one of those places that has books of such variety that even when you arent looking for anything particular you'll find something that you didnt realize you need to read tonight. Please come out and support this wonderful business. It's a true gem not only of Silver Lake but of...