The Last Bookstore

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Web Name: The Last Bookstore

WebSite: http://lastbookstorela.com

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We are open for in-store shopping. 11am-8pm every day. Masks and social distancing required. Our Buy counter is currently closed for in-store buying. AboutThe Last Bookstore is California s largest used and new book and record store. Currently in our third incarnation, we began in 2005 in a downtown Los Angeles loft.That s when owner Josh Spencer took his decade of experience selling everything from cars to clothes online and focused instead on his first love: books. During the revitalization of downtown LA, we grew quickly to our current 22,000 sq. ft. space in the Spring Arts Tower at 5th Spring. The name was chosen with irony, but seems more appropriate with each passing day as physical bookstores die out like dinosaurs from the meteoric impact of Amazon and e-books. We continue to BUY, SELL, and TRADE like we have from day one. In addition to over 250,000 NEW and USED books on two floors, including our new Arts Rare Book Annex, our shared space includes tens of thousands of VINYL RECORDS and GRAPHIC NOVELS, a huge mezzanine level that includes the Labyrinth Above the Last Bookstore, Gather Yarn Shop, and the Spring Arts Collective gallery shops.  Truly something for everyone. Somehow we became one of the largest independent bookstores in the world still standing. We continue to be amazed at how we got here. It s ALL thanks to people like you who want to keep actual books and records existing in the world. Join the cause visit us soon! PRESSAward-winning 11 minute documentary by director Chad Howitt on owner Josh Spencer. Welcome to The Last Bookstore from Chad Howitt on Vimeo. KCRW s Saul Gonzalez visits us and interviews the Last Bookstore owner who created a massive retail space that s a mix of Victorian drawing room, sci-fi spectacle and artist loft bohemianism. It s all part of the mission to keep the paper and ink book business alive in an era of e-readers and digital downloads.Welcome to The Last Bookstore from Chad Howitt on Vimeo. Booking An EventNOTE:  During the current pandemic, we are not holding or booking any new events.With an adaptable audience area of 6000 sq. ft., we offer a full-service venue for any variety of event literary, musical, theatrical, etc.  We book events by nationally known names that have natural draws of 50-500 people.  We schedule events at least 2 months in advance.  Submit your proposal below!  Please note that due to volume we cannot respond to all submissions, calls, or emails.  If your submission is for a reading or book launch, please include the ISBN for the book(s).Click here to book an eventSynopsis. Describe your event to us. What makes it perfect for The Last Bookstore?Release. When would you like your event to be? The more date options the better! For filming, weddings, and other rentals, please email here.453 S Spring St – Ground Floor Los Angeles, CA 90013Hours of operation:  We are OPEN for in-store shopping.7 days a week:  11am-8pmBuy Counter hours:  Our Buy Counter is currently closed for in-store buying starting Tue, July 21st.  Because our sales are so low, we do not have the cash or the staff to man it at this time.  Please donate your books if it s possible for you.  If you have excellent or recent titles in great condition and would like to bring books to our warehouse to sell by appointment, or if you have 10+ boxes and would like a house call, please email us here.If you would like to know more about our Curated Book Bundles, you can email us here.Or if you want to shop from us online for New books, gift cards, shirts, or tote bags please visit http://www.shopthelastbookstore.com. Driving DirectionsOur address is 453 S Spring St, but the entrance is on 5th St. (the Spring St Center entrance is only for people loading in books to sell). We are on the corner of Spring and 5th, which are both one-way streets. Spring St. runs south, 5th St. runs west. From the 110 N or S, get off at 4th St. Turn right on Spring and we are on the next corner. From the 101 N, get off at Los Angeles St. Turn right on 3rd, then left on Spring. From the 101 S, get off at Broadway. Turn left on 4th St. Turn right on Spring. Click here for specific driving directions ParkingThere is metered street parking on both sides of Spring and 5th streets. Many streets have no parking during afternoon/evening rush hour. To avoid towing, please check signs. Street parking is free after 6pm or 7pm (depending on street) and on Sundays.Pay parking lots can be found at the corner of 4th Spring or on the right side of Spring just before and after 5th St and our store. They cost $10-20 depending on the day and time. We don t validate, sorry! Subway DirectionsThere is a Metro Red/Purple Line stop 2 blocks from us: the Pershing Square station. Exit the station on the Pershing Square side, and walk 2 blocks east on 5th St. (cross Broadway) to the corner of 5th Spring. We’re located on the northwest corner (across from the Alexandria Hotel Buzz, respectively). Click here for public transportation directions Sell/Trade Books, CDs, and DVDsOur book buy counter is currently closed starting July 21st for in-store buying due to low funds and not enough staff to man it.  We encourage you to donate if you are able.  If you have great books and want to make an appointment to sell at our warehouse or via housecall, please email sellbooks.lastbookstore@gmail.com.Under normal circumstances, we buy more books than anyone else in southern CA! We don t buy everything and are quite selective but will consider all good books and records in very good or better condition.  We buy based on our inventory needs, which can change day to day.Book/DVD/CD Buy Count Hours:  NONE at presentHow it works: Bring your items in to our Buy counter from the Spring St. back entrance.  First come, first serve, but you ll rarely wait more than 20 minutes. If you have more than 500 items (20 boxes), please Request a Home Visit.  Include with your email at least 10 photos representative of your collection, with 10-15 clearly legible spines in each photo.  And a phone number.Please note we only purchase books from smoke-free environments. If bringing your items in, it s best to park near and enter through the 453 S Spring St entrance. If you come in the 5th St entrance with items to sell, the guard will ask you to go outside and around to the Sellers entrance on Spring St. We have a hand-truck you can borrow. An ID is required to sell items. No appointment needed; wait times are rarely more than 20 minutes.After evaluating your items, we’ll make you a CASH and a TRADE offer. Our CASH offer will be 20-50% of what we can re-sell your items for. For common everyday books, that is usually $1-3 each. For current textbooks, collectible books, recently published books, and others we are more likely to pay quite a bit more.Our TRADE offer of store credit will usually be 50% more than the Cash offer and is good for books only. You are welcome to donate any items we make no offer for, if space is available.We much prefer if you bring your items in when the Buy counter is open but if you must drop your items off after 6pm (or if you have too many books for us to go through quickly), you can sign a drop-off agreement and we’ll look at them within a day and give you a call with our offer.The Last Bookstore buys, sells, and trades tons of Vinyl Records during regular business hours. The record buyer is usually at the store Wednesday thru Sunday from 11am until 5:30pm. Please call 213-488-0599 or email the link below before coming in to make sure they are at the store.Please note, there is no record buyer in the store Monday or Tuesday.Please feel free to email our record buyer with details on what records you have, or bring them by the store. We make house calls for large collections too please email us! We will always take a look at any records you want to sell, but most records have to be in nice condition; although we make exceptions for unique collectible items. We pay between 1/3 and 1/2 of our sell prices. We take pride in our reputation for paying a fair amount for quality collectible records. DonateWe are still picking up donations during the pandemic!  Please consider DONATING your items if you don t especially need to sell. Bookstores won t be around forever, and every donation helps us stay in business longer. Books we can t use are re-donated for charitable purposes as we find need. To schedule a free donation pick-up in LA County, use Re-Bookit!  You can also drop your donations off at the store.LPs, 45s, 12 s 78s from the 1950s to nowrock roll, soul, r b, jazz, blues, disco, reggae, folk, pop, psych, punk, experimental, metal, noise, hip hop, dance 12 , spoken word, comedy, gospel, ethnic folk, international, children’s, soundtracks, country, classical, etc.Books with creased spines or coversBooks with torn dust jackets (unless antique/collectible)EncyclopediasReader’s DigestDirty, moldy, water-damaged or broken booksmagazines from the past 20 yearsmost hardcover novels, unless by an author on the most-wanted list kids books that are not like new older cookbooks, business, computer reference, law, diet, health, or politics RECORDS we never take:most Broadway musicals, most easy listening, most Polka music, titles we are overstocked with, etc. Reopening Mon June 15th! June 13, 2020 We will be reopening for in-store shopping Monday June 15th, with new hours 11am-7pm seven days a week. Social distancing, limited capacity rules, and MASKS required. We will have some for sale if you don t have one. We will also be doing lots of cleaning and quarantining new books that come in. ... Read full post June 13, 2020 We will be reopening for in-store shopping Monday June 15th, with new hours 11am-7pm seven days a week. Social distancing, limited capacity rules, and MASKS required. We will have some for sale if you don t have one. We will also be doing lots of cleaning and quarantining new books that come in.Annex Phone 213-628-3499Or please email the correct email below with any specific questions.General InfoShopthelastbookstore.com online ordersCurated BundlesSelling Your BooksSelling Your RecordsBooking Events (currently we are not booking any events)Wedding/Venue RentalsFilming or Commercial Photography NOW HIRING Part-time Weekend Bookseller/CashierSat and Sun 12-5 or 12-6pmQUALIFICATIONS:-perfect attention to detail-good computer skills-great customer service skills-knowledge of books a bonus!Email resumes  Here!

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