Hein & Company Bookstore

History

In 1992, Hein and Company Bookstore was established by Wolf Hein in the little town of Plymouth, California -- entryway to the Shenandoah Wine Region. The little blue bookstore was not able to contain all of the books, and a new location was scouted for. Wolf brought Hein and Company to a bigger store on Water Street in Jackson, California and lasted there only a couple more years before the shelves could hold no more. In 1997, Hein and Company moved again to the Krabbenhoft building on Main Street in Jackson where it has since enjoyed filling out the 12,000-square-feet space of the first two floors. In 2009, this space began to flow over, and an annex was secured at 115 Main Street, Jackson to hold its overflow books each to sell for 99-cents. The second store annex is now called Pastimes, representing the books, vhs's, and vinyl there, but also Pastimes refers to the many antique items for sale there too.

Specialties

Hein & Company is a used and rare bookstore in the heart of the Motherlode. We specialize in local history, hard-to-find and out-of-print books, first editions, collectibles, art, DVDs, and some antiques. We have two floors of books and other items. Probably somewhere around 600,000 books. We are considered a mainstay of Downtown Jackson. Come and browse and enjoy a cup of coffee or tea. We also sell local live theatre tickets -- Volcano Theatre and Main Street Theatre Works. Our two bookstore cats live here. Say hello to Emily and Edgar when you visit!