Do you think paying half price for used books is too much?

by brewbooks

I have a nice used bookstore and my books are priced half price which is the standard rate for used bookstores. My books are in brilliant condition. Do you reckon that half price is asking too much? What do you pay? If you own a used bookstore, what do you charge? Are customer’s not export your nice, half priced books because they reckon they are too high? I would appreciate your comments.

Answer by rawrr.
No i reckon half price is quite reasonable, as long as they are in really excellent condition

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Answer by Meredith Greene
I reckon that if the book is yet in excellent condition, half price is more than acceptable. Few things are as pleasantly nostalgic as a used bookstore.

Answer by Alice Belle
I have a used bookstore near everywhere I live and I go there quite evenly. Like your’s, my bookstore sells all newly unrestricted books for half price. Sometimes I wonder if it is too much but then I just remind for myself that it’s better than full price, right? I mean, even if it isn’t a new book or in a fantastic condition, at least you’re getting a really excellent deal.

Answer by BookWorm
I’d pay half price for a nice used book. I typically don’t buy used from Amazon because I don’t want to pay shipping, but prefer used if I’m export from brick-and-mortar because of the positive impact on the environment.

Do you have a lot of traffic through the store, but not a lot of buys? If you don’t have a lot of traffic, that may be the source of your problems, not the price of your books.

Answer by Kirsty B
i have only been in a used book store once, and i cant say for all the books but prices i was looking at were between £1 – £3 for the more renowned books i.e. chocolat half price isnt a terrible price to charge for books, just cant have half price crosswise the whole range as some are so common you can get them loads cheaper elsewhere and some are uncommon so you could pay alot more else everywhere.
I generally buy my used books from play.com as i can find lots of ones i like for £2 free p&p

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Clearance Books I bought at Half Price Books


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THis pile of books was , could not resist getting 12 fascinating books for that price.
(Half Price Books, University District, Seattle, Washington)

I am convinced that all fascinating books come to the clearance shelf if one is patient enough to wait.

Exploring the Night Sky with Binoculars by David Chandler, Billie Chandler, and Don Davis

The Evolution of the Airline Industry by Steven A. Morrison and Clifford Winston

Seven Thoughts That Shook the Universe
by Nathan Spielberg and Bryon D. Anderson
1. Copernican approach to astronomy
2. Newtonian mechanics
3. Energy
4. Entropy
5. Theory of relativity
6. Quantum theory conservation
7. Principles of symmetries

A Description of Western Philosophy, Vol. 5: The Twentieth Century to Wittgenstein and Sartre by W.T. Jones

The Autobiography of Martin Luther King

Wellsprings of Knowledge: Building and Sustaining the Sources of Innovation by Dorothy Leonard-Barton

Automatic Photoelectric Telescopes

The Origins of the Solar System edited by Stanley Dermott
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dermott’s_law

Physical acoustics-principles and methods edited by Warren P. Mason Volume II, Part A, Properties of Gases, Liquids and Solutions

The Milky Way by Bok and Bok
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bart_Bok and en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priscilla_Fairfield_Bok

Birds of north America – Eliot gatekeeper

Electric Guitars – The Illustrated Encyclopedia
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I’ve chose to get rid of some of my ancient books that I won’t read anymore and also some cd’s and video games. I was wondering if anyone else has sold their books to Half Price Books. If so, how much did they pay you for them??? I’ve been to their website and they said it all depends on condition, supply and demand. But I was just wondering how much cash in general they give you for about 35-40 books. Does it depend on whether or not they are hardback or paperback? And also, do they pay a reasonable quantity for CD’s and Gamecube video games? ALL feedback is HIGHLY appreciated. Thanks so much.

Answer by cristi86san
try the site

VALOREBOOKS.com

and use the code: MORE4LES

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Answer by Brittany
I will buy all of the video games, cd’s, and dvd’s that you don’t want. I am starting a used game business and I need some inventory. Send me a list of what you have and give me a price. GameTrader@zoomshare.com

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