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Half Price Books
Categories: Bookstores, Newspapers & Magazines, Music & DVD's [Edit]
Neighborhood: Indy Metro1551 W 86th St
Indianapolis, IN 46260
(317) 824-9002
- Price Range:
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- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
4 reviews for Half Price Books
I forget how much I love Half Price Books when I haven't been for a while.
This one seemed to have an awful lot of fiction, and while the humor section was well-stocked with a lot of stuff I hadn't seen before (lots of parodies), I thought I was going to leave empty-handed until I hit the clearance section.
Wow.
I scored a bunch of vegetarian cookbooks, garden books, and special interest books as obscure as "The Piano Book: Your Guide to Buying and Owning a Used Piano" for $1-$2 each.
Ummmm...can we say ....HEAVEN ON A BOOK LOVERS EARTH?!?!!?
I love this place. They recently redid the cashier area and now it is much less crowded and more organized.
I do think they jip you a bit on the value of hard covers and I can't seem to figure out their system on how they come up with a value for the books that you trade in, but I assume it has to do with supply/demand/condition.
The only other reason I give this place a 4 is b/c sometimes they don't have what I'm looking for. I can't expect perfection b/c it's obviously not a NEW book type of bookstore, but I have to admit, I get disappointed when I'm looking for something specific and they don't have it.
I do think it is well organized and easy to find titles if you do know what you are looking for and their soft covers are beyond cheap, so I think that is great. They have a HUGE selection and I always leave with a variety of books for less than $30.
I am an avid bookie and I hate spending $12-$18 per book and with no library near by, this is the next best thing!
The staff is helpful and polite, they offer gift cards and some fun options for gifts, good variety of books in all subjects under the sun, CDs, DVDs, magazines, etc. and there is also an area to relax and read. It's a great little joint!
I will continue to go back again and again and will always leave with my arms full of the next month's worth of literature. Score!!
I am an avid reader and spend money on books like other people spend it on...well, whatever they're into I suppose. While I'm not partial to getting my books one way or another - I order from Amazon, I frequent both Barnes & Noble and Borders - I often try this store first. Because......as the name implies, you can get things here for a lot less dough.
Granted, you're not going to find everything here. If you're after the latest from Oprah's book club, HPB likely won't be of help, unless you're way behind the curve. However, I've always been able to find more than I came for, including most of my tomes on yoga, alternative medicine, spirituality, etc. And, when I do purchase full-priced books I decide are not to become part of my small personal library, I take them to HPB to sell...what a deal! Needless to say, I rarely get cash for them. I prefer to use my takings as a credit toward more stuff.
This store also has some audio, some gifty things like journals and such and is a haven for those of you who like paperback novel series.
Great find, for anyone who loves books, DVDs, and CDs as well
