Nice Price Books

This record store is the kinda place that makes me miss living in a small town. There is a sense of community in the shop. Also I can feel that the owners are passionate about music and their shop. The shop also includes a fair amount of books, CD’s, DVD’s and even cassette tapes! I know crazy. This is where cassettes still live. When everyone has moved on to the next way to listen to music, Nice Price remembers these little guys. They even highlight all theire favorites with little reviews on a shelf.
I was personally drawn to the book reviews. I love diving into bookstores and just losing some time in the land of imagination and creativity. There was all kinds of books from healthy hippy eating to the pyschology behind fairytales. I am secretly bummed I didn’t pick up the latter. I find the hidden messages in literature so fascinating. And how psychology comes into play in different formats. Nowadays it’s more the internet than publications but I still find that it helps one understand the human nature that we often miss.
There was little sections of the store that showed humor and personality. How can you not love the book shelf labeled «Beats (not by Dre)» and the fun «Fonz» poster lined up next to the KISS poster! It was like hanging out in someone’s living room.
I can see how this is locals favorite record spot to frequent. I will make a point to pay a visit whenever I am in town.
I even scored some cool TMNT old DVD’s for my nephew. He’s going to go bananas over them.

Another great used book/​record store. Good selection of books (lots of sci-​fi), graphic novels and back issue comics.
Very good selection of LPs and CDs (and a good number of 45s, too). LPs include new and used items, and the size of the «New Arrivals» sections suggests that they have a lot of new stuff coming in.
Prices on used LPs are reasonable, although new LPs are very expensive (I assume that’s the going rate). In any case, the size of the used LP collection will bring me back sooner than later.

The classic record store experience. Cozy little building in a historic neighborhood, vinyl by the score, awesome book selection, and a cool, knowledgeable staff. I shop there regularly and always look forward to returning. I usually purchase everything from soul ‘45s, to metal, to classic rock, and heavy psych. They never disappoint.

I stopped in Nice Price Books & Records while visiting my parents who live in the area. Mainly going to check out the records, I was pleasantly surprised at what they had to offer. They have many used and new records, all at fair prices, but what really blew me away was the display of rare records in which I found a Red House Painters and Jets To Brazil album! I also bought a few books which were very fairly priced and in almost new condition. I had to control myself to not buy any graphic novels which were like-​new and half off cover price!
The guy working the counter was super nice and I had a nice chat with him about Sun Kil Moon. Overall, an awesome place and I’ll definitely make it a priority to stop back when I’m near.

Nice Price is a pretty solid place to spend a while adventuring and browsing. That said, if I was looking for something very specific, I’d lose my mind trying to find it. To be completely fair to them they have recently rearranged their space in order to be able to have live music, but even before that their CD selection was in 2 or 3 seperately alphebetized shelves, just for the Rock music. Other reviewers have noted the sections being oddly defined, such that a book you’re looking for probably has at least a couple sections it might fall into.
Those complaints aside, I love browsing the shelves here and the selection is eclectic and interesting. Their Used CD selection is impressive, though the prices for music seem to be slightly on the pricey side, but I’ve found stuff there that I’m frankly surprised someone let go of. They have a solid selection of used vinyl and a smattering of new releases too. Everything else is very clearly and consistently priced, and very reasonable.
If you’ve got a while to go on a used-​bookstore expedition, I’d highly recommend Nice Price.

This review is based entirely on their focus/​selection on academic books in the humanities and social sciences. With regards to that, they don’t do well for that. Their Durham and Carrboro branch are much better for that. Unfortunately, the Carrboro branch will be closing real soon!
I visited this branch today looking at their Buddhism, anthropology, sociology, African, Black studies, and philosophy section. Meh… not so nice.

Gosh, I can’t get enough of these bookstores.
Nerd overload. I always seem to feel like a kid in a toy store.
As I walked through this maze of amazing books, I usually gravitate to my personal likings which include history, music, autobiographies, comedy, literature and poetry/​writing. They have a great variety.
They also have vinyls, cds and tape cassettes for those of you who live through the oldies. The prices are good, not the best. I’m a bargain shopper but not a cheapo for books. They price their books according to the original price, which is half the price unless otherwise marked.
I bought the diaries of Kirk Cobain, a writing book and a Mark Twain thoughts book all for $ 21. I will be back shortly.

I’m not sure if I understand how they arrange the books — if you were to look for Toni Morrison, you wouldn’t find her in the literature but in African-​American fiction. However, Alice Walker’s Color Purple was in literature and not in African-​American fiction. So I am not convinced this method is the most efficient, but it definitely works for those who are willing to hunt.
I do like that they are very clear with how much prices are, with multiple signs on every shelf, stating books are half priced (unless otherwise noted). The location is also nice because if you do find a good read, then you can hop over to Cup-​A-​Joe next door.

I LOVE the smell of a used book store. There’s nothing else like it. The new book stores don’t have it. It’s only this sort of place.
Neatly organized by section, I quickly found the SciFi and browsed for anything I hadn’t seen before and to fill in the holes in my collection. I spotted a Heinlein and a Farmer that were on my list, so I got them. Prices are either as marked or half off the cover price. Seems a bit steep, but certainly cheaper than Amazon or eBay.
They have a HUGE selection of vinyl records. Apparently, these big disks are on the way back in. Who knew?

I was next door at Guru guitars and as I came out the sign caught my eye. Yep this is a nice little book store. Pretty well organized and when I asked for a title they knew right away if they had the book or not.
Very friendly service and most accommodating.
Nice atmosphere and attendants are very pleasant and friendly.

As my rating states, «Yay! I’m a fan.»
I stumbled upon this place the other day while I was moseying around DTR. Alright so truth be told, I was passing through, saw a used book store, slammed on the breaks and found a parking spot.
While they did not have what I was looking for I did feel very comfortable in this store.
Just a note, I judge how I feel by used bookstores. I know that sounds weird but there is no place I’m more comfortable in this world than sitting on the floor of a used book store rummaging through material.
That being said, I felt very comfortable here. I felt like I could have gotten lost in the shelves for hours, which if time had permitted, I probably would have.
I look forward to returning again.

Used book stores are great. There’s something about the smell of old pages that somehow invites you to stick around. As far as shopping in them, though, it’s a mixed bag. I’ve rarely found what I had in mind when I walked into Nice Price, but I always leave with something.
The real gold here, though, is over by the door. As a comic book nerd, I always have to pour over their rack of slightly distressed and super-​cheap comic selections. Then I head directly to the CDs. Somehow Nice Price maintains a better selection of used CDs than the record stores (why do we still call them that?) do. In both cases, I’ve found some rare gems that flew under my radar the first time around but have become favorites.

I’ve been here several times as a customer, and I enjoy the location. They’ve got a good selection of books and CD’s for cheap (well the books are cheap, the CDs are a bit more expensive then I would expect in a used store).
I can spend hours pouring over the racks here, and I almost always leave with more than I intended, but I still prefer Reader’s Corner just down the street as I’ve had many wonderful conversations and interactions with the proprietors of Reader’s Corner.
On any other street, Nice Price would be a hell of score, but to me it just pales in the comparison of Reader’s Corner, less than a block away. It is, however, still a great place to kill some time and pick up a good book or two.

They have a decent selection of used books, comics, records, and CDs. Also neat t-​shirts to do some free advertising for them.
The two times I tried to sell them something though, they really put up a fight about it. I guess they can’t help how many murder mystery books they have in the store already, but I bought a CD, a day later I tried to sell it back because I realized it was scratched and they wouldn’t take it. Even though I bought it there, pretty much as it was.
Sucks that I didn’t inspect it more carefully in their dimly lit little indie palace of books.

I love this place. Not only do they carry a huge range of books, but they’ll buy back your stuff. I took a collection of books that I had been hauling around, all types of obscure stuff I didn’t think anyone wanted and walked out of that place with enough $$$ for a decent dinner for two…