Capital Books

Highlights

• ✨Vibe

  "Really good book store with a great vibe"

  — Janet Rodriguez

• 📚Selection

  "Adorable store with a great book selection!"

  — Keri Cozart

• 🧠Staff

  "Great selection, lovely staff, and very cute cat."

  — William Huff

• 🎟️Events

  "Right next to three Crest Theater. We had an event upstairs, staff and experience were great."

  — James Hamilton

• 💵Prices

  "Easy to talk to good prices and if you want something they dont have they will ordered it for you would recommend"

  — Jason Ancell

Map

Hours

• Nash Holcomb ★★★★★

  Came here very close to closing but the staff were very friendly and helpful. The store uses the space to its fullest and has a great selection of books, puzzles and board games

  3 months ago

• Em G. ★★★★★

  Don't miss a chance to visit this charming hole-in-the-wall bookstore on K Street adjacent to The Crest Theater. So many wonderful books to explore as well as a children's book with comfortable bean bag like chairs for kids to sit in. The store also has some unique things other than books, such as tote bag, shirts, stuffed animals, amazing games and puzzles, and other little trinkets. It's so nice to find bookstores still popping up. Nothing is more comforting than flipping through the pages of a wonderful book!

  2 years ago

• Victoria Cerdan ★★★★★

  Wow, I just left this awesome bookstore and had to share! It had three floors, which meant tons of books to browse through. Seriously, the selection was incredible – I could have spent all day there. Plus, the staff were super friendly and helpful, which always makes the experience better. Definitely check it out if you're a bookworm like me!

  7 months ago

• Ashley Simon ★★★

  This is a great bookstore. I love the selection and how it’s decorated and laid out. They have so many cool events! However, my experience with their customer service has been chaotic. I’ve ordered books online for in store pick up and had two instances where I was given the wrong book, and it was the same wrong book both times! Other times I searched for my book among the orders, couldn’t find it, told the staff, then was asked if I could check again, if I was sure it wasn’t there, before they’d finally go looking and find my book somewhere else in the store. Another time I ordered a book and

  5 months ago

• sierra johns ★★★★★

  Great selection of books! I liked the banned books section. Bottom floor has fun pop culture items and more great books. It is set up nice so you don't have to spend a long time looking, if you already know what you want.

  8 months ago

• Nathan Ahmed ★★★★★

  The kind and helpful folks at Capitol are always ready with a great book recommendation. The card, game, and comics/nerd books store downstairs has a great selection of sealed product and singles for Magic, as well as tons of gaming supplies, and comics and books for the nerd in your life. Staff is quite knowledgeable and will go out of their way to help you. We love our visits here!

  Edited a year ago

• Erik Raucher ★★★

  This is a pretty commercial spot, and not really my cup of tea when it comes to bookstores. I hate to leave only 3 stars, but there are multiple reasons to skip this place if you're looking to shop / explore books: - Pitiful selection - even for the small size of the store, the actual number of books to pick from is really low. The "presentation" is great, but I'm looking for a decent selection. - Almost entirely mainstream / "pop" offerings. - No used books. - Uncompetitive pricing. - Nowhere to actually read - there are no chairs or anything of the sort. Can't sit on the stairs or side bench

  8 months ago

• Karla Fung ★★★★★

  This is my go-to place to buy books and gifts. I love going in, seeing what's new, what books are being recommended and of course, catching a glimpse of the store pets. Staff are always super helpful, friendly and welcoming. I love how each level offers a different vibe too. This is a literal haven in the middle of downtown.

  3 years ago