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Kepler's Books

37 Reviews

#2 of 12 things to do in Menlo Park

Shopping, Gift & Speciality Shops

Closed Now: 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025-4349

Open today: 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

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“Excellent local independent bookstore off the Stanford campus”

Have been visiting this large independent bookstore when in the San Francisco area for as long as... read more

Reviewed 4 weeks ago

interceptpubs

Columbus, Indiana

“Met Terry Brooks!”

We were visiting my Dad in Redwood City and decided to visit Kepler's books. Terry Brooks was... read more

Reviewed July 1, 2018

ThomasL6255

Pocatello, Idaho

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5.0 37 reviews

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“knowledgeable staff”(3 reviews)

“gift wrap”(2 reviews)

“in addition”(2 reviews)

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Columbus, Indiana

549200

Reviewed 4 weeks ago

Excellent local independent bookstore off the Stanford campus

Have been visiting this large independent bookstore when in the San Francisco area for as long as we can remember - certainly for 20 years or more (it's been around since 1955 although the invasion of the big bookstore chains like Borders did it in...More

Date of experience: November 2018

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Rebecc45

Reviewed October 2, 2018 via mobile

Quiet and options

Staff were happy to help There was an average amount to choose from overal great experience Very clean and well attained

Date of experience: September 2018

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C M

Menlo Park, California

5930

Reviewed August 6, 2018

Neighborhood Gem

Wide variety and selection of books for both adult and children. Informative helpful and friendly staff. Book reviews by staff are on shelves around the shop. Lively and interesting author talks each week. Well run and managed. Bright well light airy clean. Magazines, cards and...More

Date of experience: July 2018

Thank C M

Chin711

506

Reviewed July 5, 2018 via mobile

A lovely place but the collection of books wasn't too great

Kepler's books is your modern bookstore. What sets it apart is the recommendations stuck to the shelves. While many find them useful, I found them rather distracting and not very useful. But that's just my opinion. The collection of fiction books was good but not...More

Date of experience: July 2018

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ThomasL6255

Pocatello, Idaho

351

Reviewed July 1, 2018

Met Terry Brooks!

We were visiting my Dad in Redwood City and decided to visit Kepler's books. Terry Brooks was scheduled to appear and sign books on the date that we randomly went to the bookstore. He is my son's favorite author. He signed his latest book and...More

Date of experience: June 2018

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M8680CFdebbiem

Palo Alto, United States

Reviewed January 21, 2018

Kepler's is my first choice for books!

They have a strong selection of current books -- and are always willing to order books for you either online, over the phone or at the store. They typically come in within a couple or so days -- andit's easy to pop in and pick...More

Date of experience: January 2018

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FoodandWineTonight

San Francisco

7031

Reviewed January 21, 2018

Knowledgeable staff; well organized

Needed a particular book; couldn't find it on the shelf; checked with the cashier; she checked the computer to make sure it was on the shelf, then pointed me directly to it.

Date of experience: January 2018

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JoAnne D

Reviewed December 21, 2017 via mobile

Kepler's books

Love, love this store! They even gift wrap. Please support local bookshops. We need these to help maintain neighborhoods in Menlo Park and Palo Alto.

Date of experience: October 2017

Thank JoAnne D

Bridget G

Reviewed December 21, 2017

Awesome local bookstore!

The store is wonderful to wander through. There is a variety of fun, literary-themed (and not) fun items in addition to the books. The staff are always helpful. If they don't have something in particular you're looking for, they'll order it for you. I am...More

Date of experience: December 2017

Thank Bridget G

Luv2hikejulie

Fremont, California

32864

Reviewed May 18, 2017 via mobile

Julie Foudy and a Brandi Chastain talk at Kepler's

This evening Julie Foudy was promoting her new book with a panel of incredible women. I am pretty impressed that Kepler's was able to host such a great event. Need to work on building the book signing line though. I will definitely come back to...More