Gift shop
Harvard Book Store
33 locals recommend
Location
1256 Massachusetts Ave
Cambridge, MA
Harvard Square
Tips from locals
I love supporting this bookstore. I always stop by here before going to the big Harvard Coop. If they don't have what I need, I end up getting it online or going to the Coop, only if I really need it right away.
Independent bookstore serving the university and neighborhood community since 1932.
If I tell you I personally know the owner from my former hi-tech days working to help invent the Internet with Jeff who owns the store, you wouldn't believe me or Jeff. But do visit this bookstore, check out their website, and DO check out their bargain basement and ability to print a book for you on demand. If you are interested in the History of the Internet and the role that our former employer, BBN Technologies played, ask Jeff or any of the bookstore staff for a book on the subject.
If I tell you I personally know the owner from my former hi-tech days working to help invent the Internet with Jeff who owns the store, you wouldn't believe me or Jeff. But do visit this bookstore, check out their website, and DO check out their bargain basement and ability to print a book for you o…
This place is a must: great used section downstairs, gorgeous displays and all the books you want to be reading right now.