Reiter’s Books

This review is for the passport service located inside the shop. I went to take a passport photo and not only the price is 27 $ for two pictures, the quality of the pictures is horrible. One picture was very blurry, the other one was fine. I tried to have the picture replaced and the personnel denied me. They said I would hold be charged another 4 $ to retake the picture. This place is a joke and a rip off. They clearly abuse the fact that people might need a picture last minute before goi g to the passport agency. You can have your picture taken at any CVS much cheaper and they will gladly replace it with another picture if you are not satisfied. I was very disappointed in this service and the «manager» who talked to me. He was very unprofessional and should not be in the business of providing a service.

This used to be one of my favorite bookstores. I don’t know what happened in the last few years but it is nothing more than a coffee bar and passport photo place with three shelves of books. Really, a passport photo area takes up what used to be filled with books!

One of the few book stores in the DC area. I enjoy the selection of books they have. Located on the corner of G Street and 19^th.
Staff is friendly and always willing to assist with book requests.

Quite petite, but with an endlessly fascinating selection of books. No magazines, no «Twilight,» no crap — but plenty of information on topics from international development to medical practice. A great place to find brainfood.

Really awesome specialty bookstore. I think since the last review (2009) they have moved locations to be underground. I didn’t notice whether there is an elevator, but I would assume so.
Great for not just technical books relating to comp sci, engineering, and medicine, they also have some great gift type things and a wonderful kid’s section. They also started stocking Ork Posters, which are super cool.
A bit pricey, but no more than you might expect for a specialty or independent bookstore.

This place is so awesome I have to wonder how they stay in business, especially since they’re located right off K Street. I’d probably love it even more if I were more of a math/​science type. As it is, they have a great political science/​politics/​public policy section and a lot of serious books on sustainability, urban design, and other things I love.
I’ve been there three times now, and each time I was one of only a couple people in the store. So go browse now even if you don’t need a textbook and you’re not a professional urban planner.

I was in the store for 2 minutes and walked out without anything, but I know I’ll be back! I’ve been looking for a particular book and while at Books-​A-​Million during lunch I couldn’t find it or any help to see if they might have even had it in their store. I was walking around later and came across Reiter’s and thought I’d give it a shot.
The inside is very clean and well organized. Pretty quickly I was asked if I was looking for anything in particular and once they discovered they didn’t have it they gave me the name of a couple of other stores to try. That is good customer service!

What a gem!
I was lured in by the vivid butterfly species poster at the entrance at street level, and was so pleased with the choices i found at the bottom of the stairs.
A friendly feeling place, I felt welcome and comfortable as I flipped through the current issues of Wired and Make magazines, then sat in what appeared to be the kids /​science corner after I found an unexpected book on ‘Avant Garde’ning.
As I made my way around I realized it’s a bit of a specialty book store, catering to perhaps the nursing industry, (they have lab coats & anatomy posters on sale), but moving along I found some computer, web and design books, and sat at one of the many tables to skim the books i had chosen before making my purchase.
When I did go to the register the staff was very friendly and signed me up for the loyalty program, (gives you a discount if you become a frequent shopper). I even received a 10% discount on the purchase I made that day, the book I had selected was marked down.
I recommend a visit to Reiters, see if there is something there for you.
Ps. while I was in there a couple came in and said it was one of the stops on their first date, about a year ago. How adorable!

Nerd heaven! I took my engineering/​comp sci boyfriend here and he had a blast. Needless to say, I also had enormous amounts of unbridled econ major giddiness at their academic econ selection.
Basically, it’s a textbook store that’s not on a college campus. Prices aren’t that much different from college textbook prices, which was a major turn-​off for me, but the staff really knows their books, and it is fun to just browse the sundry topics they have available. It also makes you feel a little snooty after you leave.

This bookstore makes you feel smart. Its kind of like those holiday mats that sing songs when you step on them outside of someone’s front door. When you walk in here you can almost hear «ohh, baby you getting smarter, everyday» (to the tune of the Peter Frampton original)
I used to go here sometimes to check out the econ and development books.
And, they have good cappuccino and espresso.

This is a great bookshop for law students and I often made the trek down here to avoid overpriced study guides in the AU bookstore. If you need outlines, legalines, or nutshells, check here before going to your school bookstore or ordering questionable condition/​edition books on Amazon or Half. Inventory can be searched online.

The bulk of their texts cater to law students in GW just a couple of blocks away. However, since the place is just across the street from the IMF and a block or two from the World Bank they have a somewhat sizeable selection on economics, world politics, and international development.
Also, if you ever wanted to know what it feels like to be in a waiting room in a major European airport – this is the place. Expats from Europe and Latin America with their demitasses crowd the café next door.