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Verbatim Books

An independent second-hand bookshop on 30th Street in North Park, which describes itself as the largest independent bookstore in San Diego. The stock is predominantly used, arranged in tall closely packed cases, with strong philosophy, literature, art and science-fiction sections and a quantity of vinyl and zines. The shop buys and trades books over the counter. It sits among the bars and restaurants of the 30th Street strip and keeps later hours than most bookshops, which makes it a common stop before or after a meal. Readings, small launches and occasional music events take place in the shop. Prices sit well below those of the city's new-book retailers, and the range of older paperbacks is better than the size of the room suggests.

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