Page Turner Books

Page Turner Books, an independent bookstore in Kent (Washington)

Page Turner Books is a locally owned bookstore operating in Kent, Washington, selling both online and at its physical location. Its catalog is built around thousands of used, new, and out-of-print paperbacks, along with sections for tarot, manga, and other categories. The store presents itself as a small, locally owned business and notes that buying from it means supporting that model.

A broad catalog organized by genre

The bookstore groups its offerings into themed collections spanning fiction and non-fiction. Among the fiction sections are science fiction and fantasy, horror, mystery, thriller, romance, graphic novels, westerns, classics, young adult literature, and dystopian fiction. In non-fiction, there are history, Northwest history, military history, biography and memoir, true crime, and children's books. It also maintains dedicated sections for banned books, cult literature, occult, metaphysical, and UFO topics, as well as a selection of tarot and manga.

The catalog includes new, used, and vintage copies, as well as collectible items: rare, out-of-print, or signed copies. The store states that it never uses stock photos for its used books, so the image shown corresponds to the specific copy you receive.

Buying copies and secondhand items

In addition to selling, Page Turner Books buys comics, manga, CDs, DVDs, collectibles, and books from individuals. This acquisition channel feeds its secondhand inventory and operates alongside the sale of new copies.

Horror book club and monthly selections

The bookstore organizes the Nightmare on Meeker Street book club, dedicated to the horror genre, with a monthly selection of titles. The catalog shows examples of those picks, such as How To Survive Camping: The Man With No Shadow, She Waits Where Shadows Gather, The Deep, The Burial Tide, and Overgrowth, the latter in a signed edition. Some of these selections appear sold out at the time of analysis. The store also offers a selection of titles recommended by its own team, under the heading of in-house horror book club picks.

Complementary products and merchandise

Alongside books, the catalog includes movies and music, puzzles, games, gift cards, and official merchandise distributed by Bonfire. It also offers audiobooks and a gift ideas section. The store offers free in-store pickup, an option that can be selected during checkout, and some items can be shipped if available for shipping.

Authors, publishers, and cultural activity

Page Turner Books maintains contact channels for authors, publishers, and event requests, as well as a book request service. It has a blog and an ebooks section. The bookstore also identifies with the local community through initiatives such as Kent Nerd Party.

Online sales and in-store service

Business activity takes place through its website and its location in Kent. The store takes phone inquiries about stock that does not appear in the online catalog, since it has more titles in-store. The site shows prices in US dollars and allows selecting region and currency for Canada, Greenland, Iceland, and the United Kingdom.

Location and contact

215 1st Ave, Kent, Wa. 98032 · Phone: (253) 220-8016 · Email: hasberts@hasberts.com