Analog Books

Analog is a cool North Side bookstore that is long and narrow in space and quirky, fun, and full in its selection. It's been around for years, and you can't help but admire how well it's managed to stay in the game.

With Brewed Awakening across the street, you have your almost perfect book and coffee shop combination. They also have a good magazine selection, newspapers for sale, and a few comfy chairs in back. Analog is definite worth a browse and a piece of your independent bookstore budget.

A wonderful little bookstore tucked away on the North Side of Berkeley. I only regret that most of my classes are located on South Side, so I have to make quite a trek up the hill to get to Analog Books, but boy, it's worth it.

For being a small place, they have a good selection of books, newspapers, and magazines, and the workers are extremely nice and helpful. There are comfy chairs and benches around the place, so feel free to grab something and curl up for some down time.

Maybe no point in reviewing a bookstore that is no longer in business, but outside of the massive Powell's in Oregon, Analog was my favorite bookstore of any I've ever visited. In a tiny space they managed to offer an amazingly well-curated selection of great books. I discovered many of my now-favorite books and authors at this store. It's missed.

This is one of those perfect neighborhood bookshops. I stop by on my way home from time to time (as it is about half a block away from my house) whenever they change their window display. The magazine rack outside has a great selection of specialty and foreign publications (including Paris Match on a regular basis) and the people who work there are very friendly.

The store is the size of a glorified hallway but it actually is quite "cozy". You never feel rushed or overcrowded inside...instead you are pleasantly surrounded by a surprisingly large amount of new and specialty publications. It's great for political publications and has a very nice selection of cooking and food politics based books.

You're not going to find books for class or a lot of fiction. This isn't the sort of place you go to with anything in mind. Go there the next time you don't know what to read and you're sure to find something to please you from their great non-fiction selection.

Analog is a wonderful, surprising little bookstore. Some have noted that it isn't the place to go if you're looking for a particular title; in my experience I've found that the opposite is true. The selection is highly eclectic but relatively hip, and I've been lucky enough on several occasions to find exactly the book I wanted. Also, as with the recent passing of David Foster Wallace, there have been times when Analog has been the only one to carry books that are otherwise sold out/out of stock at other shops.

I realize that the chances of the store stocking any given title are slim, but that's neither Analog's mission nor their specialty. Just take a look at the books displayed in the window-- there's bound to be something of interest.

Analog books won't have the book you are looking for. But they'll have the book that you never thought of buying (and do end up buying and thorougly enjoy).

Their selection is small, but it's a terrific place to browse for interesting books that you might not have picked up otherwise. For instance, they have this small book comparing a piece by each Tilley Olsen and Leo Tolstoy. Who would have thought that these two writers would have anything in common? There's also a terrific magazine section in the back where you can read about architecture, fashion, or anything else. It's one of those places where you can find an interesting book, sit down for two hours, and read to your heart's content. No one will disturb you. Total serenity.

GREAT BOOKSTORE! Berkeley has not been the same without Cody's, and it is such a needed line of Oxygen to have the awesome and stylish Analog books right in my favorite little northside neighborhood. the owner is really nice (also hot in an indie kind of way), and you can find him, sipping on a beer and re-organizing the books with a friend in the back room (ooh, is that what theyre calling it these days?? hee hee. i can only surmise what they were doing with those copies of lipstick jihad!)

i was very sad not to get the new yorker there, though apparently the evil distributor was responsible for that one. GREAT selection of graphic novel/comic style stuff, and also some very good taste in the children's section too. (the first section i go to in a bookstore if they dont have a french lingerie section.)

anyway, HURRAH for analog. it rocks.

Exactly what I want in a book store..cool, quirky titles, some European hard-to-find books and magazines, and loads of interesting tomes I want to read...and sadly cannot get to them all.

It's small, maze-like, and finding treasures is what I like in a book store. I do not like it all mapped out for me, nor do I like the big "presentation packaging" which seems to be running rampant this time of year. This shop also carries a few select items from Little Otsu, another favorite spot of mine.

I have already spent my allowance here, and I still plan to go back this week!

Pros:
-showcases all the cool, new and hip books... great for curiosity browsing

Cons:
-don't go here looking for a specific book: it's a tiny little shop oriented toward browsing

Such a good mix of books!!

They're small and can't carry that many titles, but they make up for it by carrying an awesome mix of smart, quirky, and interesting books. The workers are smart too and can wax a little literature with you if you want!