Mary’s Book Exchange

I love Mary’s. I can always find one (or five!) good books for a fair price. It’s very cramped as she has a lot of inventory, but that just makes it fun to poke around. If you can’t find something, ask! She knows where everything is.
The one small downside is that the store is not air conditioned, so on a hot day, this is not a good choice. But any other time, it’s a small gem!

Great place! Small place, little bit cramped, but WELL WORTH the minor inconvenience. Prices can’t be beat, Mary is always helpful and friendly, and she helped me build an entire collection of a popular book series! A+

Wow.
I went to Mary’s Paperbacks (also known as Mary’s Book Exchange) today and was totally impressed! There are a TON of books in here!
I traded in a bunch of books and got about $ 8 worth of credit and spent it all! I can’t wait to go bring some more of my used ones in. The lady working there was very helpful and nice, and even seemed to know where specific books were in the store if you needed help. There was a $ 1 section and a bunch of new releases as well.
I rated it 4 stars instead of 5 because it’s definitely hard to walk around and find stuff in there, and there are a LOT of romance and mystery books, and not a lot of fiction, YA, or other types. But I was still able to find a bunch that I was interested in!

A whole
heap
of books
Mary’s is a small, one room used book store that manages to fit in a whole bunch of books in a relatively small space.
You have to be careful walking around in here or you’ll knock over or step on books. Not a place where you can spread out and browse, things are definitely tight inside.
Most of the books are paperbacks and most are mushy romantic types. A few hardcover, historic or science books but the vast majority are lighter fare.
Mary can be found in front with her head buried in a book. She is friendly in a quiet sort of a way and you get the feeling the purpose of the store is so she can have a fresh and new supply of books for her own enjoyment.
I definitely get the impression that she would much rather be reading than talking to me but she is polite and doesn’t look too disturbed when you interrupt her reading.
The stores takes in old books and gives you credit so you can take out new ones. Almost more of a library than a bookstore and you wonder how in the world she can pay her rent.
But apparently she does because the store has been here a while and it constantly gets a new bunch of books. Every time I go in here the entire store looks different.
Not a place to find the latest best seller or a book on quantum physics. If you want a conventional bookstore go somewhere else. But if you want a sci fi, mystery or especially some good mushy stuff this place is hard to beat.