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August 2020 by Taro Sato
Just learned that the bookstore closed permanently due to COVID-19. UPB was one of my favorite bookstores in Berkeley because of its unique focus on scholarly and academic books. Book stores are a tough business to run these days, but they are institutions that I hope will stand the test of time, especially the ones like UPB which are so unique. Its closure marks yet another event that makes the university town less interesting. :(
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July 2020 by Screamin E.
Closed, space for lease. Another victim of the Covid-19 virus and the fact that the internet is killing book stores around the world and brick and mortar businesses. The world is changing. And not for the better.By the way, I want to say that I support Law Enforcement and thank them for their service.Also, thank you to President Trump for supporting Law Enforcement.
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June 2020 by Nico Tripcevich
The store has closed. I'll miss this place!
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January 2020 by Abhinav S
Really cozy and amazing place. Just enjoy walking around and browsing through books! Looks more like a library or museum than the standard book store
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October 2019 by Donn Gurule
I love this place! These people are very passionate and work tirelessly to bring well-curated, relevant and hard to find books to the world. This place exists because this is a labor of love for the people who run this store. Bill and Karen, we love you! One of my best memories at UC Berkeley. =^,,^=
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September 2019 by Thomas Bittner
One of the best bookstores I have ever seen. Specializes in scholarly books, all disciplines.
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August 2019 by Jingyi Qiu
Nice atmosphere
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July 2019 by Pietro Calogero
The photo says plenty, as does the name of the store!
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July 2019 by Yannick Perez
Great place, great books !
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April 2019 by Abishek Gyawali
The price of the books and other materials were abit expensive, I guess thats due to the the expensive area around. Staff are preety much experienced and they know well enough about the store. Parking is soo much trouble in this area, walk-ins is a best deal you can make.
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February 2019 by Ruchira Datta
Have been a fan for decades now. Wonderful selection of thought-provoking books.
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February 2019 by Sam Bernstein
Great place for esoteric books. A real book store.
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January 2019 by Verbal Kensington
They have an amazingly diverse selection of books, both new and used, including lots of local and independently published titles. Super pleased with the inventory and availability of innovative works - but the used books are priced really preciously [about double what you'd expect]. New titles are offered at cover - and you won't find any discounts, unless you're shopping the dollar racks out front. I've heard they occasionally do a half-off sale on used books, which would be great to catch. Besides price? Everything is great - staff, stock, and environment are all great. Parking is insane in this area, so walk-ins are best!
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December 2018 by Songtian Sonia Zhang
loved the room in the back with used books and a huge table with chairs. picked up a few books (they were having a 50% off used books sale while I was there) that I haven't seen elsewhere, for about 2$ each
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September 2018 by Mike Palmer
A fantastic bookstore with knowledgeable staff.
