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Trade Policy - we are accepting books for store credit
We are now accepting trades for store credit based on the criteria below. Please take a moment to read it so we are both happy with the transaction :-)
**We are only accepting 2 small boxes/bags for store credit for the time being. We will give you back the books we don't need.
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Can I Get Cash Instead of Store Credit?
We do not pay cash for books at this time.
When Can I Bring My Books? Do I Need an Appointment?
We're happy to look at up to two grocery bags/boxes of books per customer at any time during our regular store hours: Mon-Sat, 10 am-5:00 pm. More than a bag/box may not be attended to during your visit. You will be asked to fill out a trade-in form so we can contact you with your store credit amount. If you want your books back you will have to pick them up within 24 hours or they will be donated.
Can I Bring Books That I Didn't Buy From You?
Yes. We will look at books from anywhere as long as they are in very good condition. See the list below.
How Much Credit Do You Give?
Adult hardcover: $1 - 2
Adult trade paper: $1
Adult mass-market: $.50 to $1
Kid's & YA hardcovers with dust jackets: $.50 to $1
Other kids & YA books: $.25 to $1
We do not accept books or movies on cassette.
What Can I Spend My Credit On?
Store credit is good for any used books currently in stock, excluding sales tax.
Why Can't You Take All My Books?
Some reasons we may not be able to accept your books include the following:
* We are overstocked on that particular title/genre
* The title/author is not one that sells for us
* It is outdated with old information
* The book is not in good enough condition (books must not be smoky, mildewed, torn, missing pages, heavily creased or highlighted/written in, pet damaged etc.)
If we are simply overstocked on a title, you are welcome to take the book(s) back and try it again in a month.
Why Don't You Take Back All the Books I Bought From You?
If we took back every book that we sold, all we would have in our store would be books our customers have already read. In order to keep our inventory fresh and have room for new releases, we cannot guarantee we'll take back a book purchased from us.
What Should I Do With the Books You Don't Take?
Consider donating books in very good condition to your local library or thrift shop. We get so many books we cannot do your donating for you at this time :-)
Is There Any Type of Book You Don't Take?
We do not take the following:
* Paperbacks with clipped corners
* Books with loose, missing, or torn pages/covers
* Books with water damage, stains or marked pages (like crayon/highlighting)
* Books that smell of smoke
* Books with mildew or basement odors
* Books that are brought in dirty or in boxes containing dirt/dust, bugs or dead things (icky!)
* Reader's Digest Condensed Books, magazines or encyclopedias
* Dictionaries more than 5 years old
* Encyclopedias, almanacs, travel books, finance books more than 1-2 yrs old etc.
* Videos or audiobooks on cassette, DVDs
We rarely take the following:
* Series/category romances (i.e., thin Harlequins, Silhouettes, etc.)
* Men's series action/adventure (i.e., Mack Bolan)
* Hardcovers that are missing their dust jackets
* Ex-library books
* Books that have been laminated
* Book Club editions
* Textbooks more than 4 years old
* Cookbooks without nice photos
What Books Are You Looking For?
Our needs change on a daily basis depending on what's selling and what's recently been traded, but here are a few things we usually need:
* Books released within the past 12 months (we will look at any book in very good condition, these are just what we want MOST)
* Horror! Especially non-Stephen King, but we'll take him, too
* Trade paperback fiction (those larger than the typical mass market paperback)
* Books on school reading lists, especially classics
* Children's Newbery and Caldecott Medal winners & honorees
* Baby Sitters Club, Captain Underpants, Goosebumps, Dork Diaries, Mo Willems, Dog Man, and Graphic Novels/Comics/MANGA
* Books for reluctant readers and teen boys
* Beat Writers (Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs etc)
* Large Print books
* Foreign language books - especially Spanish