Jan’s Paperbacks

I love this place! They are all about teachers… there are so many amazing things about this placers me count the ways: 1. They have a teacher credit program which allows teachers to get a several books for their classrooms FREE! 2. They allow school libraries to give them a wish list and then they put those up so people can donate 3. You buy 5 regular priced books you get one free! 4. Super helpful 5. Half price on all used books and so many other deals around the store 6. It’s locally owned
I will definitely be heading back there soon!

Great shop! I was so pleased at how wonderfully organized every section is. Seems like a lot of small bookstores are rather «willy-​nilly» in their setup, but Jan’s keeps the shelves looking beautiful! They also have a free coffee station, which I think should be in every bookstore. :)

I first stopped in to see whether this nondescript strip mall used bookstore in my neighborhood would deign to carry my novels, especially since I was at the time published through a small press.
Not only did they want my books, but they have a special shelf for local authors, and were warm, gracious, and welcoming, making me feel like my offerings were worthy of the treatment they would accord to a best selling author.
As a reader, I deeply appreciate the breadth of their selection, encompassing a range of genres, with great strength in romances, science fiction, and kids’ books.
They are enthusiastic fans of their stock in trade, and more than once have been so excited about a given book that they offered to buy the books back if we did not love them completely.
The owner works hard to keep abreast of the immense changes in the book selling landscape, partnering with Kobo to offer ereaders and ebooks, and actively engaging the vibrant local writing community.
If you love books, love talking about books you’ve loved, and love hearing about books and authors you might not yet have encountered, Jans is the best bet in the area.

They really do have reasonably priced books (tons of romance, sci-​fi and mystery paperbacks) and some hard to find items too. I would love to rate them higher but when I go in the 2 women behind the counter bicker and snipe at each other so much it sours my mood and the fun of shopping there. Its really unprofessional. And I hate buying a book or 2 and having them argue about the price when I’m standing right there. They can be really helpful with suggesting similar authors and books.

I haunt used book stores from coast to desert but Jans is my local go to place. They usually have a good supply of the newest reads available in paperback on their New Books rack in the front of the store, plus have popular authors older books by the gross.
Jans has a fair Romance section, an excellent Mystery and main stream Novels areas and a fair Si-​Fi section… but it seems people aren’t as good about bringing si-​fi back as they are about the other genres.
Their pricing is pretty typical-​half cover price and they promise to buy back any book with their stamp, except for those with the punches in the back that indicate super sale books.
This year Jans instituted a wonderful computer system that keeps tracks of the books I’ve bought, since I tend to read authors all the way from first to last book, I can forget if I’ve read something. the computer tells all.
The ladies at Jans are über nice and know their business well. My dog, Fiona, visited Jans as her first out of the house trip as a pup and shes missed if I don;t bring her back.
They are also organizing a bus road trip to the big Romance Writers convention in L.A. nest spring that sounds like a kick-​something that daughter and I are considering going on.
Keep up the good work Jans-​we readers need you.

A cool used bookstore. They specialize in used paperbacks, but they did have a few new books, too. Most notably, there was a display of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies right up next to the checkout counter.
[EDIT: «Pride and Prejudice and Zombies» is the name of a novel.
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They have a huge selection of mass market novels. It seems like that’s their specialty. They have lots and lots of romance and mystery novels. Their Nora Roberts collection is a whole aisle!
I ended up just getting a 30-​Minute Meals cookbook. (Their cookbook collection is quite limited.) I was really looking for a more current title, but it really is primarily a used bookstore. So, I was disappointed, but it wasn’t really their fault.
At the checkout counter I got the rundown on their pricing and buying.
It’s actually pretty simple and quite smart on their part. They charge 50% of the cover price plus 25 cents for all their used titles. They «buy» your used books for 25% of the cover price of the book. They don’t give you money, they let you spend your «credit» in the store. The checkout girl offered to enter me into their computer and start and account to keep track of my purchases, but I declined. I imagine they’d save your credits in their system, too.