Half Price Books

05/24/05

Tons of books by Amy P. at InsiderPages

Contributor at Insider Pages

Every time I go into this store I find something unique and exceptional. Everything from the latest best-seller to cookbooks, from poetry to self-help, from children's books to romance, from audio books to music cds to movies are available for 50% off the cover price.

Another great thing about the store is the ability to help support an expensive book habit by selling back titles you're done with. Clearly, to keep the profit-margin in the black, they don't pay much for most books. Unique or hard-to-find titles might be more likely to put a few dollars in your pocket - paperback best-sellers are more available and so less in-demand by the store. Usually, if I take in a box of books, I'll expect to get back $5 to $20 depending on what I'm trading in.

PROS: Great prices - huge selection

CONS: Limited to what's on the shelf

Editorial Review by Citysearch Editors

by Contributor at Citysearch

Bookstore open since 1972 offers new and used books, music, movies, software. Buys used books and more from the public.