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Paperback Exchange
Category: Shopping Books, Mags, Music and Video Bookstores Bookstores [Edit]
2227 W 50th StMinneapolis, MN 55419
Neighborhood: Southwest
(612) 929-8801
- Hours:
Mon-Thu 10 am - 8 pm
Fri-Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- No
5 reviews for Paperback Exchange
5 reviews in English
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Review from Serena L.
San Francisco, CA
7/1/2008 ROTD 7/18/2008
My friends in Minnesota took me to this bookstore when I was out there visiting them. I was instantly hooked! It's a tiny place, but the coziness really adds to its charm. Wall-to-wall full of used paperback books, this is my kind of place! I am a total paperback book lover. The prices are reasonable and the lady who waited on me was really friendly and helpful. A true gem!
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Review from Zac S.
2/7/2012
Is it just me or is there something about used book stores that really make you have to poop?
Is it the overwhelming choice? Is it the slightly lumpy floor that even though is covered in carpet, still squeaks?
Is it the smell of pulp? Not quite to the level of the a moldy basement, as the Paperback Exchange is very clean and has some quality books, but almost.
Is it the sound damping quality that comes from being surrounded by vertical feet of used books? Like, you could scream in here and nobody would know. Like a tomb.
So. If you like to read, or suffer from constipation, head over to this used book store. Massive selection, great and friendly staff. They also buy books, so as Jess R knows, you can feed your habit (hence the name...Exchange. Get it?).Listed in: 100-365 in 2012, For the Chronically…
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Review from Rhonda G.
4/10/2012
I had an appointment and a funeral that took me to one of the best hoods in Mpls. I spot this out of the corner of my eye. Very clever to paint a tiny building blue so it's noticed. They now have a parking lot. They take plastic. I could have walked out with a lot of books, but I settled on one I haven't seen by Jack Ketchum(horror), and a very rare Josephine Tey mystery. Because it was so old it was only .98! It is narrow and packed with books. Only complaint is that the majority of the binding is very worn. That's not necessarily the norm with used PB. Like all used bookstores,I ran into a few people you just know are regulars. Good to know I have a new backup place.
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Review from Megan W.
2/26/2011 ROTD 12/10/2011
I got 9 books for $25.77!
Paperback Exchange is wonderful. It's not exactlyy an exchange, per se, but you bring in your old books and get 70% off of their entire selection of used books, which is extensive. If you don't trade anything in of your own, all of their books are still 50% off.
It's pretty cramped, but it's cozy and I kept discovering secret rooms as I moved further into the store. And god knows I love secret rooms. -
Review from Jess R.
Minneapolis, MN
10/21/2008
As someone who devours books by the truck load, this is a great place to go. I know, I could go to the library and save money. But if I find a book I love I want to keep it. So this is a good trade off. I get to clean out my bookshelves of those I just don't need around and I get to bring home new ones to feed my reading habit.
Pro- a ton of books to choose from
Con- dodging traffic to get there, street parking only and it is on a pretty busy corner.
oh, another Pro - candy dish on the way out. A reward for finding a good bargain-keep the chocolate coming.
