Half Price Books

LOVE THIS PLACE!!! I purchase baskets full of books here monthly. Clearance section is in the back right corner. :-) Discounts for teachers as well.

Books, magazines, comic books, action figures and board games at a great price! A lot of the things they sell is used but still good. I can see myself buying many books from here in the near future. All paperbacks are half the publisher’s price. This place reminds me of Strand in New York. I like it and will be coming back. I think I might start reading again thanks to this store. They also sell old school video games (mostly pc and handheld stuff), music and DVD’s. Magazines are only a dollar if they are over a month old. Books average from $ 2 to $ 8 dollars.

Great used book store! Not a huge store, but a great selection. Especially for kids. Cookbook section is nice too. They have a little bit of everything. Also some gift items that are new, vinyl albums and movies.

I’m not sure why people give this bookstore a good rating! Maybe the selection? I guess they have a decent selection, but their prices are so high! You can buy used books for less almost anywhere else. Also, what they pay you for the books you bring in is next to nothing. This place is in it for a huge profit. You can go to any other used bookstore and get a better deal. For example, I bought a nice bible there for $ 9.00 and then just took it back and they only gave me $ 1.00 for it! Come on! You can do better than that! I will never go to this store ever again.

I have been here a few times now… And really a bang for your buck! The customer service is very good also which makes it a friendly place to be! You may not find every book you are on a search for but there’s enough! Don’t forget to join their email club!
The only thing this place is missing is a coffee shop:(. And a few couches.

This location is bigger than the PV one. Good selection, helpful staff. Really nice selection of journals and calendars.

RUDE! I dropped off some textbooks, gave them my number, and left to run errands. I got lectured by a young girl with blonde hair and glasses that I was not ALLOWED to leave the store. Excuse me? She said I was gone for HOURS. I was gone an hour. Deal with it. These people need to learn some customer service skills!!!
I actually was the manager of a book store a few years ago. I would never dream of speaking to customers that way!!! I will not be back.

This is a great store for finding books and records
however.
DO not sell books or items here!!! they will bend you over period!
i took in about 40 dvds 21 of them were UN-​OPENED plus a few ps2 games and about 20 books including full series and popular books
after waiting about an hour and ½ in a sweltering store … (yea thats right they had little or no AC going in July!!! you sweat while sitting still in there)
they called us up with an offer of 12.00??? 12 bucks i thought the guy was kidding because there was at least 20.00 worth of un-​opened dvds and thats being low at 1.00 apiece
do the math! about 60 items at 12.00 thats about .20 cents an item which in turn they will sell for more than 1.00 per item
i just walked out
great for finding books but NEVER take anything in to sell

Great prices !! Got 4 books for $ 20. My old bookstore would cost so much more. Love love !

This is the only place I will buy books, since the pricing is very fair & the books are always in great condition. The store is easy to find your way around, and if you find yourself lost, their employees are more than helpful! I’ve never sold books here personally (I’m a mild hoarder), but my boyfriends sister has & received $ 70 for a small box full! I suppose it all depends on what the store needs replenishment of at the time.

I always enjoy going here.
Since the books are nearly always used, they are nearly all inexpensive. The variety is wide, the store well organized.
You won’t get far if you ask about a particular title, since they don’t have every book in a computer. The fun is in browsing, and just seeing what you will find.
As some people have said, when you sell to them you may not get a ton of money. I don’t expect to, since many of the books are not «current» and may be on the shelf for a long time. It’s still better than a donation if you want a couple bucks. (Nothing against donations – I do that all the time at things like Goodwill, etc.)

This store has been easy to sell books at. They have a pretty good selections of books as well. The employees seem later back and easy going for the most part.

You never know what you’ll find here. Retro comics, clever stationery, and cookbooks are usually the treasures I stumble upon at great prices.

There are only a few used bookstores left on the planet. I’m not sure how long Half Price will be able to hang on, as we enter the eBook era. However, they’re worth visiting if you still want to have paper on your shelves. Friendly staff and a good selection make it a fun experience. They also have a decent size kids section, that my daughter enjoys hanging out in.

I am only giving this place a one star rating because I have to give something. I would actually give this place zero stars. One time I went in there to sell some books. A library book accidentally got placed in the pile of books to sell. I did not realize it and neither did the employee until later that night. Instead of calling me, the bookstore called the library and told them I was trying to sell their books. The library actually tried to press charges on me for this. I did not know that anything was even going on until a police officer showed up at my door and inquired about the incident. I told him I had no idea there was a problem because the bookstore never called me.
I went up to the bookstore to clear it up and to let them know it was just a mistake. I never meant to try and sell a library book. The manager of the bookstore, I think her name was Denise (a skinny redhead) came up to me and asked me to sign a paper. When I asked her what it was, she told me that it was a form that explained if I ever came back on the bookstores property, I would be arrested for trespassing… WHAT? It was an innocent mistake. I would never try and sell books that were not mine. I also am banned from the library because they apparently believed the story that the bookstore told them. I tried to talk with the head librarian and she wanted to know why it took me so long to come see her if it was all an accident. I tried to explain to her that the bookstore never called me to inform me of the mix up. I did not know about it for weeks afterwards when a police officer came to my house.
If you are going to sell books to this store, please check and double check that the books are yours to sell. This place apparently believes accidents to do not happen. I have warned all my friends and family about this place and nobody I know will shop there again.

I go here all the time. I like buying random books though. Plus they are half price and they have a clearance section on top that. They also have cool little knick knack gadget stuff, which is always fun!
I don’t find the staff to be particularly helpful but I’m able to find stuff on my own so it’s not a big deal!

If youve never been to a Half Price books, youre missing out.
Be prepared to spend at least an hour here…
They have a great selection of used DVDs and CDs. There are even some cassette tapes around if you look hard enough. I love going here for TV series. Rescue Me and Lost for $ 9.99 each??? Yes please.
They have a fabulous selection of books, both hardcover and paperback. Their sections are clearly marked, so its easy to know where to start. And their prices are awesome. They also have a collection of 1^st editions just past the counter and media. Their clearence section is pretty awesome too. Its located all the way at the back of the store to the right.
This is the perfect place to find a gift for the bookworm in your life.

I have been to this location a couple times and have always found really good deals on what I was looking for. This last time I actually sold some books and the process was so easy! I have found that the people that work there actually know about books and the authors! Amazing! Imagine that! A bookstore where the people know about books! How refreshing! I’ll be back!

What I love
–the people who work here are passionate and know their books, they actually read what they sell
–well kept books that are in great condition sold here
–they not only have good prices but you can get books for $ 2 when they are on sale
–ample parking and great hours
— I am supporting a local store instead of a website

I used to shop there frequently. I usually found what I needed. The prices were competitive and the employees were helpful.
Lately however (probably 4 visits in the last year) I have left annoyed by the service. The employees are rude and unfriendly.
I will try again in another year or so and allow turnover to, hopefully, bring in some friendly and courteous employees.