Half Price Books

I advise not to sell Textbooks or books here period. If you were to bring 10 textbooks that college students are using to them, they would offer you $ 5 for all 10, even if people are looking for those particular books and need them for class. I saw the exact same textbooks that I wanted to sell to them for $ 40 on their shelves. This business is shady, the books make the store smell unbearable, and it is just not my cup of tea. I advise everyone to shop at Books a Million or Barnes and Nobles for better smell, nice customer service, and more books.

Most interesting Half Price Books I’ve ever been to! Who says a chain store can’t have character? This store is crammed into a tiny-​looking building and you have to drive down a perilously narrow lane to get to the secret parking lot behind it. It’s bigger on the inside than seems possible when you see the building from the outside, so it’s kind of Tardis-​like. Great selection of science fiction and children’s books, and lots of comics as well. We didn’t have time to stay long so I will definitely go back next time I’m in town.

Three and a half stars for me, decent selection with several different genres, comics, adult comics, vhs, dvd, cds, records, and a buy back feature. Pretty helpful at the front desk

This is my second favorite Half Price Books store, behind the HQ in Dallas on Northwest Highway. This place is old, creaky, and full of books! They’ve got books on every subject you can imagine, and even a few sections you couldn’t imagine!
They’re jam packed to the gills with books, CDs, books on tapes, and even some movies!
This place is two stories, so keep an eye out for the stairs. There could be more places to sit and read a book, but this isn’t a library. They took out the overstuffed easy chairs and replaced them with more books. Prices are quite fair. Less than what you’ll pay at the library once you factor in all those late fees.
The staff is always helpful. If you can’t find your fiction book, look in the paperback section. It’s weird that they have two fiction areas. I’ll never understand that.
Parking is easy. Don’t try to park on Broadway. Pull in the back area, along Ave B.
They’ll even buy back your old books, and make you an offer. Don’t expect too much, but it’s a good way to get rid of some of your old tomes.

i used to love Half priced books. i used to peruse their books and find amazing books at greatly discounted prices. i went to 2 half price books, and found that their prices were actually not as competitive as amazon book prices, often in the same ball park.
i used to love them because their books were the cheapest around, anywhere. now, they are on par with amazon, so why not just get a book from amazon and have it delivered…

I enjoy the almost vintage feel of this bookstore with it’s old wood floors and creaky staircase. It feels like the kind of store you will discover the perfect treasure.
I also enjoy the affordable children’s books and puzzles.

This Half Price Books gets major props in my book for having a totally stellar philosophy section. In the rest of the HPB in town you may get one or two shelves of semi-​philosophical readings. I have been able to find tons of books ranging from Sarte, Machiavelli, Nietzsche, Plato, and any number of others in this area. They also have quite a few textbooks in this section as well. If you have an interest in philosophy and can’t seem to find what you’re looking for, ask for Robert, he’s the guru (and one of the managers).
I just happen to have an interest in philosophy, but I of course have also perused the rest of the store. They have tons of fiction and non fiction, both hardback and paperback. Because this is a resell store, some of the books are in crap condition, but that is to be expected. I am picky about my books needing to look untarnished and pretty much in perfect condition, so sometimes it is a little hard to find exactly what I want here but they always manage to have hidden gems that I am bound to leave with.
I would STRONGLY suggest to become part of their e-​mail list because they do insane discount savings pretty much every 3 or so months. the most recent one they sent was 20%-50% off your highest priced item on certain days. Heck yes!
Down side, bathrooms are gross and the last time I used one there were swastikas tagged all over the walls.

This is what passes for a good, used bookstore in this town, which every year is ranked as one of the least literate cities in the country (in any language not just English). SA has very few new bookstores, let alone used ones.
As a previous reviewer noted, its mostly remaindered books, ie publisher overstock that never sold.
Genre fiction is big here: crime, mystery, romance, sci fi, etc.
Having said that, if you spend at least an hour or so, you will surely come across a book you will like.
There are good finds here, mostly of the non fiction type, but you have to look .
This review basically covers any HPB in Texas. Big on genre fiction, smaller areas for non fiction, but good deals, esp in the clearance stacks. My home has hundreds of good quality non fiction hardbacks bought for $ 1 to $ 7 over the years. Some of the finds have been amazing.

I absolutely loved this store. It’s hard to find good «small» bookstores that don’t suck, but this one is huge. They have magazines, comics, records and shelves of books. The pricing was one of the best parts. There’s a mixture of old and new, but they’re all priced much less than anywhere else. I wish I lived here so I could keep coming back!

Winding little place with a fabulous selection. 3 stars for finding a particular book, but that’s not why you go there; 5 stars for finding something unexpected and fantastic. The flea market of bookstores. Even has a lovely «nostalgia» book section.

There are some fantastic finds here for any budget. Their comics and graphic novel area could stand to be better maintained though.

Sometimes overwhelming but I love it here. Great for movies crafters trendy nerds or looking for a textbook
Have a travel section upstairs. The fun kid section with toys. have Manga and comics (i saw Flight in there yesterday!)and vinyl records, i sold them a few :) have to go back and see how much they will sell them for lol
Got my little brother a Christmas gift a Dr. Who notebook, it looks like a tardis they have a lot of little gifts, check behind the counter!
And of course like every good bookstore they also have Chicksaw puzzles

They have a little bit of everything media wise at this Half Price Books. Sharknado calendar? Texas style cooking books? 1^st edition classics? Why yes! They have a wide selection of vinyl, and also sell games (Console and PC). The selection of books is quite extensive, and there is an upstairs and downstairs area to browse through.
Parking can be a pain, especially at night, since you have to enter a narrow, dark, tiny alleyway to get to the parking lot. We had to circle around a few times to actually find it and enter!

OMG this is my favorite Half Price Books Store out of the 3 I’ve been to in Dallas and Austin. Yeah, it’s a maze and it’s really crowded, but the people working there are so chill and easy to talk to! I don’t really care about the size of the store as long as the people there are willing to help me find the books I want.
One of the guys working there helped me locate a book without success BUT he did try to find it at other stores. Sadly, it’s a really old book so we didn’t have luck on our side. It was ok, though! I looked around for other books and found almost every book in my Goodreads «To-​Read» list within minutes. Awesome, right?!
I’ll definitely go back and look for those treasures I found.

Um, not what i was expecting. Wonder where all the crap they used to sell at Borders went? Apparently it teleported to this location on Broadway.
From what I saw (didn’t see?) the «books» part didn’t really live up to expectations. LARGE fiction section and if you love romance, sci-​fi, or NYT bestsellers that were cranked out by the millions, this is the place for you. Anything else, forget it.
What they DO have is a stunning assortment of the crap in the check out line for a big box bookstore. Journals, CDs, five year old video games, buttons, licensed bookmarks, calendars, etc. To be fair, it is half-​price. But why? And why so much of it?
If you want the quaint experience of going to Barnes & Noble replicated in house filled with stinky bohemians, come on down.

The cool factor of this old store offsets any criticism I can make about inconveniences or walking in and immediately getting the whole picture, which I can’t.
I feel the Texana section was slim for such a historic area of town, but then again, maybe that’s the reason. employees willing to help, but not offering.
Several hidden treasures, ill be back for.

There is something about Broadway Street. It is both eclectic and a bit eccentric at the same time. You have the highest end stores that collide with old and new ideas of our city. A place where a ten speed rider is keeping in pace with some new European SUV next to them. Similarly you have stores juxtaposed against each other, a CD Exchange nearby a Mod Store. And of course Half-​Priced Book Store in close proximity to The Twig just down the street.
Half priced Bookstores is what a thrift store is to a person who can’t afford to shop at La Cantera. It’s the antithesis of Barnes and Nobles. It is small and depending on the season, kinda cozy. Plus depending on the item you are searching for can be a cheap endeavor as well. They have a pretty good selection of books, vinyls and videos. The staff are friendly and courtesy and are willing to help you. So why just A ~Okay? Well…
The one at Huebner and by Northstar Mall seem a little more spacious. At this location you can’t curl up to a book without someone nudging you. The pathways to any potential selections is inhibited by small aisles and shelves positioned at odd places. For example at the Huebner location all the shelves are spaced so you can move more freely. At the Broadway location you can sit and read but you are inches away from the library of books and patrons. It’s no fun eying a book on the Bay Area Punk Scene while some lady with 50 books bumps into you!
Another issue I have is that some of the books are located upstairs.
My issue is that that area could be utilized in a diffrent manner. Maybe instead of it being an area exclusively for metaphysical books it would be best served by using that space for carefree reading. The location by Northstar has an abundance of areas where you can sit in a chair and decide which items you will purchase. At this spot you will sit on the floor to examine a read but will be in the way of people looking for books too! Why don’t they do the same thing also? Who wants to ponder the universe, Jean Paul Sartre and crazy reads about the Freemasons while climbing down a set of steep stairs?
Still I can’t knock a business that sells books with actual pages you can touch and hold, unlike the typical e-​reader. Nor can I find fault in a place family friendly where a mother buys a book by a Bronte as a gift. They just need to make designated spaces where patrons can sit and enjoy their books. In a nation, especially a state where words are abbreviated for communication it’s nice to know there is still a spot that indulges the reader.
My review is not saying for you to skip this place, just be prepared to play literary Frogger with other patrons. Now if I could only find literature on the fine art of air guitar playing, I would be a happy camper. I think?

Man, I love this place. Not only can I find just about any book I need, but it’s always at a lower price than retail. Generally, I go there most often to sell back the tons of magazines I have subscriptions to. Whatever they don’t want to buy, they donate. It saves them from the trash, and pays for my yearly subscriptions. It’s a win/​win!
This location is especially friendly. It can be a little crowded, but this is my favorite location.

I’m a huge fan of this place– and this location is the closest to me, yet somehow I tend to forget about it. Stopping by here is an easy way to waste away several hours, but when it’s in pursuit of literary greatness I’m all for it.
When you first walk in, you encounter the video section with DVDs and old VHS (I mostly peruse the TV on DVD section only) then the drop off counter to trade in your unwanted materials, followed by music, cooking, and gardening on your left, and a massive room of fiction, mystery, and romance to your right, and then the back has your humor, kids lit, YA, and sci-​fi/​other nerdy stuff. Oh and religion.
I rarely venture up to the second floor, but the fact that there IS a second floor is pretty amazing.
Employees here have always been nothing but helpful, though occasionally you’ll notice some materials are misshelved or not alphabetical. For the most part, the employees are also huge book and media nerds, so it’s easy to bond with them over a quick exchange as you make your purchase.
I also love how they have a community bulletin board right by the entrance– perfect for finding local services or other places to try, or to check for news in the surrounding area.
I’m not a huge fan of selling back my stuff here but it’s not because of the store itself, it’s because I prefer to give my books to friends to read rather than drag in all of my stuff for the small sum they’re able to give in order to manage to turn a profit, so this review does not address that issue at all, though I understand some other reviewers have pretty strong feelings about it.
TL;DR version: if you’re a book fan and don’t mind buying used, definitely stop by this place, it’s basically the next best thing to a library.

I love, love, love this place. It’s a real throwback to used book stores of yesteryear. When you walk in, the smell of books hits you, and you know you’ll be here for a few hours, browsing. Don’t miss the upstairs, or you’ll be disappointed.
Also, it’s worth noting that their vinyl and DVD selection is pretty good. The prices were all reasonable. We came out with a stack of 14 records, about 7 books, and a dinky record player to listen to said records for under $ 150.
Fun fact: behind the counter with the «adult» items was a copy of the Little Mermaid in its original case, the naughty case, if you remember than scandal of about 20 years ago :-)