Randy's Book Exchange

The only place I could find english books in Danang and Hoian. Randy was nice and kind. Books were enough for reading. Very unique place in middle Vietnamese region. Still dont know why Randy chose Vietnam and why in all places, Hoian? And why that house? Mysterious guy in a mysterious book store. Worth a travel!

A lovely cosy place for book lovers and lovers of micro bookshops. It’s really cool to see how bookshops owners around the world run their shops. Yes, the shop is humid etc etc and many books are photocopies, but I dare say that’s part of the charm, besides, humidity is a staple in this part of Asia. We spent half an hour browsing the English section upstairs, and went off with Dumb Luck by Vu Trong Phung - it’s hard to find very SEAsian-centric books back home in Singapore despite our well-stocked libraries. Philip/Randy was lovely to talk to, and kind. Strangely, I kept thinking of a song by Grateful Dead while in the shop....to my surprise when I opened the book later on, I found Randy’s stamp with the Grateful Dead logo incorporated within. Such serendipity!

If I could convert our house to a book exchange/store, it would look like Randy's. It had a great selection of English books that were categorized and in alphabetic order and the lady working the till was friendly

Randy is the real deal and a wonderful conversationalist! Thanks for sharing a precise classics collection that is unmatched anywhere in Da Nang. Truckin' travelers will continue to share their literature and stories as the collection grows! Thanks!

Great little bookshop. I love the environment and decoration. Randy is good to talk to but limited with my poor English. By the way, books are little pricey and not have many titles as I had expected. Thanks to my luck that I found an old Ibsen's book in cheap price. Will return if i come to Hoi An again!!!

Not worth crossing the river for. Lots of books but not much selection - many are cheap paperbacks from the grocery store. What really put me off was that many books were photocopies - for a non photocopy price. Most books range between 120k-180k which in Vietnam seems extortionate. We were given 90k credit for 2 books. I guess we didn't have to do business here but we regret doing so. Randy was in a grumpy mood and not quite friendly. The store is also very humid and the books are in poor bent condition due to this. If you're absolutely desperate for a book feel free to come - the ebook service seems nice. Personally, I won't be back.

Fantastic selection of English books. There was also a good selection of books in European languages, as well as Vietnamese. Owner was very friendly and helpful.

Great spot. Cute cat. Comfy chair to acquaint you with their book selection. Would return.