Tucson Weekly's Best Of Tucson 2009 is out and readers have spoken: Thank you, Tucson, for choosing Bookmans as your favorite used book store for the 22nd year in a row! (And for runner-up "Best Independent Bookstore.") The fact we can claim that honor yet again is a testament to our customers' loyalty - we couldn't do it without you. Here's what the Weekly had to say:

This has been the best place to get yourself a copy of Orwell's classic since well before the titular date on its cover. This place offers the recycling of literature/knowledge in the best possible way; you can pay the lower prices, or you can simply trade in the books (and other stuff) you've already absorbed... The fine people at Bookmans have been educating the public by providing the words of the world's great thinkers, from Orwell to (ahem) O'Reilly.

And the Phoenix New Times has bestowed us with "Best Bargain Magazine Rack" honors in their Best of Phoenix:

We stood at a magazine rack the other night, holding a $25 (we kid you not) design magazine in our sweaty hands, and had one thought: "Do they have this used at Bookmans?" If you've never been to the magazine section at one of the Bookmans locations in town, we suggest you drop this issue and head over. Bring your pocket change, because that's all you'll need to get yourself a pile of reading material.