Due to lack of shelf space we are not starting new accounts at this time.
We are trying to cull overstock from our shelves to make room for additional books and we will let you know when we can resume our trade-in program.
Trade-in and Store Credit Policy
Trading your used books:
Want to trade in some books for credit? We offer 15-25% of paperback cover price (hardback percentage varies) in the form of in-store credit, which is good toward the purchase of any item in the store. We take books which we feel we can resell based on desirability, market value, in-print price, condition, and our current stock levels. We regret that, with very few exceptions, we can only take hardcover books released in the past 1-2 years. If a title has been released in paperback, we probably cannot accept it in trade. This is subject to change on a day-to-basis, but we will always do our best to give you the best price we possibly can.
What we do not accept:
With so many books in the world and our stock continually changing, it’s not possible to know what we’ll be interested in at any one time. However, there are several types of books we do not take:
Damaged books (including, maybe especially, those which smell bad)
Family Bibles
Textbooks
Encyclopedia sets
Adult series westerns (Longarm, Lone Star, etc.)
Adult series romances(Loveswept, Harlequin, etc.)
Most book club editions
Magazines
Original software user's manuals
Reader’s Digest Condensed Books
In general, if you wouldn’t pay for it in its condition, we probably don’t want it.
How books are evaluated:
We will sort through your books and choose those we think we can sell. We will then call you and let you know the amount of store credit we can offer to you. If, in our research, we discover that a book is of significant value, we will contact you and give you the choice of receiving credit for the book or not. Books are priced and shelved shortly after the time of purchase; we do not wait for your "approval," nor do we keep an itemized list of which books we accept. Upon your approval, books that we do not want can be donated to our Bargain Books section. A portion (50%) of the proceeds from the sale of Bargain Books benefits our local Elementary school libraries. If you prefer, you can pick up any books we do not accept.
Using store credit:
Store credit can be used, for up to 50% of the sales total, to purchase anything we carry in the store. It cannot be used to pay for specially ordered out of print or hard-to-find books.