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Jan's Paperbacks
1 review for Jan's Paperbacks
A cool used bookstore. They specialize in used paperbacks, but they did have a few new books, too. Most notably, there was a display of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies right up next to the checkout counter.
[EDIT: "Pride and Prejudice and Zombies" is the name of a novel. http://www.powells.com... ]
They have a huge selection of mass market novels. It seems like that's their specialty. They have lots and lots of romance and mystery novels. Their Nora Roberts collection is a whole aisle!
I ended up just getting a 30-Minute Meals cookbook. (Their cookbook collection is quite limited.) I was really looking for a more current title, but it really is primarily a used bookstore. So, I was disappointed, but it wasn't really their fault.
At the checkout counter I got the rundown on their pricing and buying.
It's actually pretty simple and quite smart on their part. They charge 50% of the cover price plus 25 cents for all their used titles. They "buy" your used books for 25% of the cover price of the book. They don't give you money, they let you spend your "credit" in the store. The checkout girl offered to enter me into their computer and start and account to keep track of my purchases, but I declined. I imagine they'd save your credits in their system, too.