Half Price Books

Oh my goodness, you Fort Wayners don’t know how good you have it to have a Half Price Books. I am from the book happy Texas which created Half Price Books. I didn’t know how lucky I was until I moved to the book desert that is South Florida. I loved browsing the halls of a Half Price Books again. The only one thing I didn’t like is the One Direction CD or something stupid of that nature that they seemed have on repeat both times we went in there. Yes, «Baby let me be your last Your last first kiss» on repeat. I think I heard it both times we were in there. How is that even possible for someone like Harry to pull that off? Unless, they never get kissed again? Their first and last kiss… ha! I’m trying to figure out who in the crowd or workers that appealed to but okay.
But back to Half Price Books. It was very similar to the Texas stores I have spent many hours in. They have things nicely organized in interest sections. The books are actually affordable. They even have a nice clearance section. I found a book I had mildly had on my to read list for $ 2 or $ 3! Pristine condition!
Oh how I will miss you again Half Price Books. «You don’t what you’ve got til it’s gone!»

Love this place. I can always find great finds in any category and any medium (comics, books, movies, music, etc.) Staff is always friendly. Only complaint is it’s location. There is only one way to get into the store, so you either have to pass the place and turn around, or go a long way around so you double back and then go on the street where you can turn right on into the store. But that’s not the fault of anyone working there.

This is a great inexpensive bookstore. The always changing selection means that you have to go back about once a month to see what is new on the shelves. I found 3 books there all in new condition and spent $ 17 total. Which was less than the price of any one of the book that I bought, had I picked it up somewhere else (Barnes and Noble). I will be back from time to time to see what’s new. Also they have a nice used DVD/​Blu-​Ray selection too. Plus if you have books to sell this place does buy back used books/​cd/​DVD ect. You won’t get much for them but something is better than nothing.

Great place to browse for books, gifts, cds, dvds and vinyls. The outside (and subsequent strip mall location) is very misleading and sad: inside is bright and cheery and fun.
Pretty decent kids corner with a variety of new and used books.
Lots of good deals throughout the store.

Somehow I have lived in Auburn, and never come in here. This was my first time to one, and this my favorite. Maybe just because its closed to my ‘hood. It’s also a manageable size, a lot of them are TOO big, and filled with TOO many books. Which coming from a hick town type is not saying a lot. They feel too daunting, and claustrophobic. In the words of Goldilocks «Ahh, this store is just right».
I spent over an hour here, and ended up with 7 books for less than $ 20, sounds like a great deal to me! I ended up getting all the books in the Clearance section so they were all $ 2 – 3. A lot of the other books are more expensive, but still reasonable. I’m just a cheapskate. Plus, I was able to find a number of books from my current reading list, and a few that sounded interesting. My friend was able to grab a hardback copy of «The Stand» for $ 3!
I highly doubt I will make it here more than once a year, not because I don’t like it, but because I like it too much, and I already have too many books.

The concept behind this store is great. Cheap books for everyone so more people can read and share their knowledge. Today they had a 50% off clearance sale. I bought 20 children’s novels for my classroom at $ 10. I could never get that kind of deal in a teacher’s catalog. I just wish they would explain their buying procedure. I feel like I get so little when I resell books. Still, check it out!

I absolutely love this store. I’m a huge book fanatic and any place that has excellent books for a decent price is good for me! Since this is a ‘buy & sell’ used bookstore the selection isn’t as large as you would find at other chain bookstores. However, if you enjoy books (or DVD’s, CD’s, vinyl albums, etc.)and are willing to really look around you will find that they have a great selection at very good prices.
They also have a small selection of ‘collectors’ books if you are in the market for very old and valuable items. I am always very surprised with the rare gems that can be found here.