Half Price Books

Little something for every taste. Surprisingly big selection of graphic novels and trades.

One STAR for sellers only. Not even pennies on the dollar for decent books. I researched my box of books to get an idea of fair market value. These were large art books with full color plates, photography books, and popular instructional craft books. I didn’t expect to get the ebay (sold) value, or Amazon asking price, but HPBs offer was truly insulting. Take your books down to the local Savers and at least get a 30% off coupon for your donation!

Don’t bother with the buyback program… Boxes of books won’t even return enough to buy a book :-) give me to charity…

This is my favorite Half Price Books. I love HPB – I was at a conference once in Dallas/​Forth Worth, where HPB started and where there are 20-​some stores, and I spent my day off seeing how many I could hit. (Six. I might have a problem.) This location is the best in my opinion; the selection is great, it’s got a good clearance section (I like getting the clearance books and taking them on trips, because then I can just donate them if I finish them and don’t feel like carrying them home), and I like the staff. Plus, I think it’s less hectic than the 119^th store. (Why do so many people at that store park carts in the aisles? Why do you need a cart in a bookstore anyway? And why do you have to park it right in the middle of the aisle, blocking the way completely?) And unlike many used bookstores, since they’re a large chain they aren’t limited to whatever books customers want to bring in to sell, their selection isn’t only large, but pretty comprehensive and has a good mix of older books you’ve been trying to find and newer books you haven’t read yet. I definitely will be going back. In fact, it seems kind of weird that I’m not there right now.

My daughter got a gift card for Christmas to Half Price Books. I took her in there and she loves the store. The prices are VERY good and they have many books to choose from. From the today’s top sellers to books that are 40+ years old. Games, books, instructional guides, how to books, book marks, and more. We will be returning soon, very soon

This place is the bomb! I have bought so many books here my bookshelf is about to explode! I’ve also spent some major money on several records.
Their books are very inexpensive. I’ve bought some used books that look almost new! They have hardcovers & paperbacks. They have every subject. Every age group (the children’s selection is huge!) There is also a section of classic editions.
They have DVD and CD sections as well.
The time you spend in here will seem like minutes, but it will take up much more time than that!

I stopped by this store to look for a cookbook. I asked at the counter and was told that they didn’t have a book by that name. I asked is there was something similar with a different name. I was being helped by a young brunette. A blonde interrupted and said «we don’t have enough of that type of book to have an entire section». She was rude and for no reason. I was just trying to locate some type of cooking –for-​one cookbook. Not helpful and very rude. I ordered from Amazon instead. I may not be a «book junkie», but that was no reason to be rude.

Great store and great location. Staff is pretty friendly and there’s plenty of books to choose from.

This location of Half Price Books is very dangerous for me, since it’s in a convenient location, where I can pop in, & either browse to my heart’s content, or go in to kill some time … either way, I end up dropping some bucks. The prices can’t be beat!
I always head straight for the $ 1.00 racks. I would pay more for books here, but 9 out of 10 times, I can ALWAYS find either a new author I’ve been wanting to read, or a new book by a fantastic author I haven’t sampled yet! It always happens.
I also love scouting out their TV on DVD section, to see what kind of bargains to be found there. Regular DVD section is good, as well as the CD section.
They also have the fun stuff around (like book marks, calendars, & the awesome True Blood pins I bought on this visit, that I added to my man satchel (will NOT call it a purse! LOL) I took a pic of the items I scored on this visit — one was a paperback that came out in 2013 — yep, book was a buck!!! Wild!!!
Employees are always nice & down to earth (for the most part!) I now read on my tablet, but will continue to browse this (& other locations) to find regular books I can hold. Love live the physical book! :-)

I wasn’t prepared for all the treasures to be found here. I definitely should have come with a list of my favorite authors or titles on my wish list! I was quite distracted and could have done some serious wallet damage with some pre-​planning. As it is I swallowed up a whole hour in what felt like 15 minutes.
Wandering up and down the many aisles you’ll find paperbacks and hardcovers on pretty much every subject. The store is laid out really well and the displays catch your interest as you walk by. Service was friendly and available without being intrusive, they really «get» the joy of just wandering the stacks.
Oh, and yes all paperbacks are HALF price, but I found many many things priced even less than that. Score!

My bookshelves and garage always appreciate my visits to half price books. Not only can you peruse their vast selection of books here, but selling old and unwanted literature is a snap. I’ve taken countless books here over the years to sell back, albeit at a highly discounted rate. It’s frustrating to bring three boxes of books and only get 10 bucks back, but it does free up unneeded clutter around the house.
Both this and the Westport location have a fine selection of odd and rare books in addition to their huge amount of common and popular ones. Staff are always friendly and quick to make suggestions.
Definitely worth hanging around for more than an hour to browse and find some stimulating reading materials.

One rainy Saturday I found this Half Price Books by accident. I had been to the one in Westport on several occasions, and had actually gone to the video store in the same shopping center over a dozen times. Not sure how I missed that this location was here. Really glad I discovered it!
I used to buy books all the time, but within the past year I stopped unless I find a good deal or don’t want to wait to check it out at the library. This doesn’t happen very often, so I typically wait and use my library card more than anything.
When I have bought books in the past Half Price Books has always been fair on there prices, and typically has the book I am looking for. Sometimes books I didn’t know I was looking for too!
I do however love buying records, and Half Priced has a fairly decent selection of records. They have a decent selection of records priced at 2.99 or higher, and a pretty large selection of 1.00 clearance records. The last time I went we left with over 16 albums and spent about 28 dollars. Only one of the clearance records skips quite a bit, but the rest sound perfect.
My only complaint is DVD prices. I think they overcharge on a lot of the DVDs. I would probably only buy from here if it was something I couldn’t find anywhere else. They have movies that sell for 4.00 some places selling for 5.99.
I’ve never taken advantage of the buy back, but I would like to in the future. I have a ton of books that I typically donate to the DAV, but it could be nice to get store credit for buy back. I will update my review when I try it out!

Great place to browse through books. What I really like about HPB is that they’ll buy back your books, movies, CD’s, etc.

If you love books, you’ll love this place! Half Price Books makes it inexpensive to own some really great books. My hubby and I come here regularly to rummage through the great selection. While most of the books are used, there are some brand spanking new ones to be found as well. The best part of shopping here is knowing that if you don’t like a book, you can bring it back and get credit towards your next book. The clearance section is awesome as well. Even if you don’t find something in clearance you want to read, you might find something that will make a fun yet awkward gag gift.
Another cool thing? Vinyl! They have a small selection of used vinyl and interspersed throughout are some brand new records. Almost my entire collection of vinyl was stolen several years ago and I’ve been using Half Price Books to replenish some of it.
Definitely sign up with Half Price Books online. A couple of times a year they send out coupons for 40−50% off your most expensive item. These are great to use on those coffee table books you otherwise wouldn’t splurge on or maybe a double album.

Ahhhh, what’s not to love? Aisles and aisles of reasonably priced books, from bestsellers, hardbacks, paperbacks and older books! If you have seen the book in any aisle in the bookstore/​Barnes and Noble, you have a great chance of finding it here and at bargain prices. Kindle and Nook, beware!
The books are sorted out by category, and you can find many out of print books that you might be looking for.
Calendars, Christmas cards, bookmarks, and movies all add to more bang for your buck. Staff is always helpful and friendly, which should be the norm, but isn’t, so it stands out!

I need to come to this place like I need a heart attack. I love books and coming here just feeds my addiction. What’s cool, though, is that you might be able to pick up some cash for those CDs and books that you were just going to donate to Goodwill. And if they can’t offer you anything for them, they’ll donate them for you. Easy, right? Check them out.

I love this place. Sorry B&N but I’ll go here before I go full price. I can usually find 75% of what I want and what I can’t find, I can find on Amazon still cheaper than B&N. The staff is kind of hit or miss whether they’re helpful or not but I’ve come at times when they are super busy.
As far as selling books… meh. You’d be getting a little more than garage sale prices for your books so if you’re going to put them in a garage sale anyways, you can get store credit instead of cash…
Better place to buy than sell, definitely! I’ve gotten some books for $ 1 for older copies. They also have games and kid’s stuff, stationery/​journals, bookmarks, book lights, etc. As well as first editions and autographed copies towards the front of the store.

I had no idea this Half Price books existed, until Unilocal directed me here of course.
When I walked in, it was stunning. And you say, how stunning can a bookstore be? Ceiling to floor covered in books, videos, music, etc. It was well organized, had clearly marked sections, and great items on display.
I sold some books only to turn around and buy more books. It’s my own personal curse. The man behind the counter was quick and friendly. I found an awesome animal photograph portrait book which I traded for the books I brought in for extra cash.
The cashier was also helpful and nice. This is a super duper location that I will remember first the next time I need to trade some books.

This place has been remodeled. Huge music, video & book section. My favorite things: they bought all of my books, I found a rare book to swap for, good stationary section, friendly and cool employees. Prices are reasonable to very reasonable, this is definitely a place to hang out and shop at least once per month. It’s also large enough the stock moves fast and they get tons of new stuff all of the time.

Fantastic store! I like this location better than any other, even better than the one in Lawrence, KS.
Great diversity of selections, excellent prices and I have gotten surprising amounts of money for my books that I brought in.
I have found a great selection on Jewish related books; including Hebrew language books, Jewish secular and religious literature, Jewish history, etc. Of the locations I have visited, this specific location has had the best selection of Jewish-​themed books.
I am also always looking for books in German and French. This location has an ever changing selection of them as well as a respectable variety of language-​learning books and software.