There are no guarantees but here is a list of books I am very likely to buy:

• Current hardback fiction (not yet in paperback)

• Recent paperbacks

• Books which are CURRENTLY on the bestseller list

• Classics (Steinbeck, Hemingway etc.)

• Science Fiction

• Graphic Novels

• Murder Mysteries (Agatha Christie etc.)

• Beat authors (Kerouac, Bukowski, Hunter S Thompson)

• Westerns (Lamour, Z. Grey, Johnson etc.)

• Classic Children's Books (Dr. Seuss, Disney etc.)

• Philosophy

• Science

• History

• Historical Fiction

• Kurt Vonnegut

This list is by no means exhaustive and there are exceptions to every rule. I am more than happy to look at any books that you would like to bring in the store.

 
Here is a list of books would NOT buy:

• Damaged books

• Books with highlighting or underlining

• Textbooks

• Encyclopedias

• Christian Books (Sorry, there is no demand)

• Audio Books

• Magazines

• Computer Books

• Anything by Readers Digest

• Anything by Time/Life

• Books in foreign languages

• Romance novels are good as trade-ins but I never pay cash for them because I have so many already.

Although I would not buy the books listed above I do accept ALL BOOKS as donations. They are used to replenish my $1.00 sale.

I pay 10% of the cover price for anything that I pick out. So a book with a cover price of $10.00 would get you $1.00 cash.

All you can really do is bring your books in. I look through them and pick out what I need and pay 10% of the cover price in cash.

If the books are the right kind there is almost no limit to how much I will buy.

I do not deal in rare or valuable books (for example: signed first editions) so I am unable to do any type of book appraisals.
 

My decision on what to buy is based on a number of different factors such as: desirability, market value, condition, and my current stock levels. 

In no case would I agree to purchase or evaluate books without seeing them in person. However, if you call and give me some idea of what types of books you have, I can probably say whether it is worth making a trip to the store.

No appointment is necessary — I am happy to look at books anytime during store hours.

You must bring the books into the store. I do not make house calls and cannot leave the store to look in your trunk.

 

Do you give "lump sums" for books. For example $20 for a whole batch?

No. I must pick and choose the books which have value to me and give cash based on 10% of the cover price. Then when I am done if you want to leave the rest of the books behind that is fine.
I accept all books as donations.

 

When you are done buying books and I leave the rest behind what happens to them? Do you throw them away?

Most donated books end up on my $1.00 tables so they get recycled back into the book community.

 

Can I sell books and trade books at the same time?

Yes. I have stricter standards for books I pay cash for and many books I would not buy are perfectly good for trade--ins.