Zubal Books

I sold about eighty academic/scholarly books to Zubal, and had a very positive experience. It helped that I could just send photos of the books I had, still right on the bookshelves, for them to review. They had eighty they wanted to buy, and it was all orderly - their list of books to buy was written in order, photo by photo, so it was easy for me to locate each book. Once I got the books boxed up, I just emailed the weight of each box to Zubal, and they sent me a pre-paid postage label for each box. And because the boxes were pre-paid, our USPS carrier came right to our door to retrieve the (12) boxes. So nice to not have to lug them down to the post office! The staff at Zubal was responsive when I had a question. And so I would recommend dealing with them - everything was clear, and straightforward. One tip: as you take photos, add a caption to each photo, “#3”, “#4”, “#5” etc. just assigning each a number, so you can have that shared reference. Thanks, Zubal!

Walking through this enormous warehouse of books is like being in a dream. When the door opens, you will immediately notice the smell of books. And the shelves start there in the 'A's right there in the doorway. I want more than to go there every day, I want to pay another person to go and be a professional reader of all the books there. I've been to great bookstores, this is something unlike those. But I love it.

Two weeks ago, I purchased a second-hand math book from Zubal Books through German Amazon. It was my first time ordering from a third-party seller from the US and I did not know what to expect or think too much into it besides checking the aggregate cost. The book was intact, well-packaged with a cardboard as protection when it reached me in Europe. But I was disappointed at first because the book looked older than the ones I used to receive from European second-hand bookstores for the same stated conditions. The customer service was responsive. I wasn’t expecting a full refund, but Zubal offered to do it. Eventually we did a partial refund and I guess Zubal still suffered a loss, as it did not have a big profit margin to begin with (about 5 EUR for the book and 26 EUR for the postage from US to Europe). So I’m writing a review here as a thank you note, considering the book as a gift. The book is old, but charming in its own way. From its website, Zubal seems to have many old rare math books, and I’m very interested in purchasing books from there again in the future.

My son's family and I took tour. And just very interested. The company sells books all over the world.

The staff was very helpful and nice.

Good luck finding the entrance. I called ahead and still had a hard time. Might be better to just visit the website. Still, I found two books worth purchasing in the small public browsing area and could’ve bought a couple more.

Not a public book store but the staff is very courteous and will allow you to view their small browsing section if you make an in-person visit. They primarily focus on online retail and encourage all to look for books there. You can then arrange for in-person pickup if you are in town for purchased books.

Great selection of more obscure texts! Have ordered almost a dozen books on very niche and specific topics for school/personal interest. Super helpful if you need help finding a specific book/periodical. Shipping is no problem and books are packaged well to protect from damage.

They are very customer-oriented and I have never had a problem transaction during the years I've been purchasing books from them. I've found books on their site that are interesting and reasonably priced. Considering all the books I buy, they are are at the top of my list of booksellers.

this place is strange, but is extremely welcoming. not only does it allow you to purchase books at 5 dollars from a very vast and wonderful collection. everyone here is also beyond kind and very willing to help out. this place is a gem to the cleveland neighborhoods surrounding it, and it deserves more and more business.

Zubal Books lists a great stock online and in the last year I bought from them several times. The books arrived well packed in a timely manner. Unfortunately, as the year went on a pattern emerged, namely that they regularly fail to properly describe damages to their books. It isn't surprising that old books have damages; however, professional dealers (who belong to the ABAA for example) clearly describe any injuries, and Zubal doesn't. My final purchase was an antique volume they listed for several hundred dollars. They noted it had wear, but didn't specify what wear, so I wrote them and asked whether the binding was holding and promptly received back a reply assuring me it was, so I proceeded to buy it. However, when the book arrived it was literally split into two pieces (and not due to any problem in shipping)! When I then sent them an inquiry with a clear picture of the damage I received no reply for a week. After I persisted and resent visual documentation of the damage Zubal suggested all it needed was a line of adhesive glue which he offered to apply personally if the volume were returned! (Actually, when the binding on a 14 pound book has literally split in half what is required is an expensive sewing job by a professional book binder.) Regrettably, despite their interesting inventory, I cannot recommend Zubal Books.