Half Price Books

Never am I going here again. As I was buying a black lagoon manga for my brother from some guy wearing a marijuana lanyard my debit card was denied. I tried it once more and denied again so as I began to reach for my wallet and just pay in cash he comments «Either you select a new payment or leave». Extremely offended I walked out and got black cat at bookmans. Screw this store and their rude ass help I would much rather drive farther out to a store that wants my money.

Great place to find all sorts of fun gifts! Love coming here whenever I’m in need of book and to stock up on thank you cards, which they always have countless supplies of. They have great deals on used books and if you sign up for their email list, you get the occasional coupon.
Also, if you want to sell your books, college textbooks, DVDs, etc. you can bring them in here. Staff is always friendly and they have such good selection on books!

Excellent used book store. We must support our book stores. They are disappearing at a very fast rate. Some of our children may never learn to read cursive because they are not teaching it in some schools. Some children are not going to experience music or art because of the same reason. Paper newspapers are declining. I pray that the day never comes when I will not be able to feel the paper of the book I am reading.

Great hidden place for books. Huge variety of books. Usually places like this have older books but the books here were current and in excellent condition. Will be back.

I understand they need to make a profit, but when I bring in brand new, hard cover books that are still on the best seller list, or unopened CDs and get $ 1 for them, it’s a little discouraging. If you go, just look at the book selection and not at the heavily pierced, tattooed, dirty sales staff and you’ll be okay. The selection is good and I will continue to be a customer, it’s just that it could be so much better than it is.

Very nice staff who took their time to look over what I brought in and offered a very fair deal for some old books and two digital cameras. Will definitely return!

I love looking around this store. The selection is great, prices are great, and the employees know their books!

This is my ‘go to spot’ for books, especially the bargain priced children’s books. I have bought many for gifts. The selection is always good. I have also bought hard to find books online.
Delivery is within a few days. I generally leave the store with more books than I planned to buy. On my last visit, I also bought their book bag — bib*li*o*ma*ni*ac — for $ 1. My biggest problem is with donating/​selling my books. It’s like parting with good friends. If you have not been to Half Price Books — ‘try it; you’ll like it ‘. The staff is very helpful.

My new favorite little bookstore! I’m a total instant gratification person and like actually going to the bookstore and browsing rather than ordering online but still like to pay the online price… if you are like me… you will love this place! Great prices, selection, and people.

Small store but the selection is decent and the staff is willing to help you find what you are looking for. This is my first stop for books when looking for something on my sons school reading list. Lots of little trinkets scattered throughout the store besides books such as Dr. Who toys or small gift items.
Plenty of parking and easy to find next to Target.

This is the best of the Half Price Books in the greater Phoenix area. The staff is very friendly and knowledgeable. The prices are reasonable on most everything except for what is deemed to be collectible.
I would give this store a five-​star review except for one thing that I find very irritating. They are trying to sell a pirated Pink Floyd Saucerful of Secrets record for $ 150, claiming it is an original first pressing from the UK. I have pointed this record out to the store management, and it disappeared from their stock for a few weeks, but it eventually came back.

This place is great and they do have some awesome prices, but I wish they had more variety in their selection.

This location was way over priced compered to their other store on camelback. Also, wouldn’t take some of my valuable comics but would take my dime a dozen titles. LOL. Condition wasn’t the issue, they need a knowledgeable person in there.

The store is well organized, clean, and has a good selection of books. Great place to browse for used books. I’ve never done any trade with them so I can’t comment of that, but if they were closer I might try that.
The staff was friendly.

First time visiting and upon entrance, I regretted not having the collection of CDs and DVDs to donate with me, but after receiving $ 13 Half Price offered for the 30 books* I brought in (that’s 43 cents per book), I will not come back to sell anything else. I was going to leave the books at work so that fellow readers could get enjoyment from them. That thought gives me greater pleasure than the $ 13 in my hand. (Changing Hands gave me $ 11 for four books just four days ago.) Most of the books I brought had binds that weren’t even broken– some were even brand-​new! I should’ve just taken them back.
*Some of the brand-​new titles I brought in: Culture Shock! (three editions– Britain, Philippines, Australia); Sara Gruen’s Water For Elephants; Lahaye/​Jenkins’ Left Behind; Tim Lahaye’s Revelations Unveiled; Michael Ondaatje’s The English Patient; Alice Sebold’s The Almost Moon; Lisa See’s Dreams of Joy (hardback); and many more that were in very good condition.

I’m beyond ecstatic that I found this place! Amazing bookstore with new and used books. They also have some really sweet nic-nac’s and memorablea! Don’t forget to check out they clearance section! I found books for 1 $-2.50 $. And good books!
The staff is also really friendly and helpful! I had one of the girls suggest a few books and so far I’ve loved every single one!
Side note you can bring your old books in here and get $$ or trade for new ones!

I love this place! An amazing staff! I can always find something interesting to read and check out. And always what I’m looking for! Movies, music, and more. It’s a great place to check out!

This place is awesome! The staff is very welcoming, I love reading books so any type of book I can get my hands on I’m happy. They have all sorts if authors new and used books. Collectors editions, movies (dvds/​vhs), cds/​vinyl, magazines and many more. The comic books are priced well and in good condition. You can get a whole lot of books for a low price.

I love to read ever since I was a kid I could always be found curled up on the sofa or in my bed reading a book, I still love reading but with two kids of my own now buying books at full price isn’t always an option I can afford. I don’t like kindle books, I rahter have a book in my hand with a nose full of the smell of its pages.
Half Price books has been around for quite some time I remember visiting it when I was in middle school, I enjoy visiting here as it is usually very well kept it has a decent amount of traffic but it isn’t packed which is nice for when you are just browsing. I went here looking to purchase only one specific book, Sadly they didn’t have it but I ended up buying three others anyways. I plan to return soon to hunt down some more books for my collection, the prices are fair but I wouldn’t exactly say they were «Half priced» many I’ve seen appear to be about 25% off price haha but it is still better than paying the price for a brand new book.
The books are in great shape, many in like new condition from time to time I will purchase a used book from Amazon I always make sure to get Used — like new or Used — Good but even that is a gamble. I recently purchased two from amazing that said they were «Used– Like new» but turned out to be «Used and Abused» so it is refreshing being able to hold the book in your hand to see the shape it is in Before you purchase it. The store is easy to locate with a well lit parking lot, Staff seemed friendly and mainly kept to themselves which I don’t mind as I enjoy looking through books and just exploring on my own.

Located next to Target this book store has a nice selection of both used and heavily discounted new books as well as music, calendars and other fun stuff. This is not like going into one of the big chains where you can sit down drink coffee and read their product. Store is a little small. You may bump into someone if you are spacing out. Just say excuse me and continue enjoying yourself.
I love to get my cookbooks here when I am experimenting with a new type of ethnic cuisine. They also have several selections by famous chefs and TV shows that you would see on some of the cable channels. Picked up a Triple «D» cookbook on my last visit. Nice.
Today I picked up several books out of the kids section for my new granddaughter. Had to get some Curious George in fact a bunch of them. They were only $ 1.99 each. These were my favorite as a child. Who doesn’t like stories about a Monkey that gets into trouble and his pal The Man in the Yellow Hat.
When you get tired of your old books you can trade them in or sell them for cash. Trade in is always a better value and then you can walk out with a fresh batch of reading material in the same visit.
They may not have exactly what you are looking for but it is always worth doing a quick pop in to see. You never know what you may score. Ding! Turn the page.

This place ROCKS!
Went here looking for a specific book for my daughter’s project and found everything under the sun except the one book I was looking for.
That was, until the extremely helpful staff stepped in. He not only searched the shelves with us for several minutes, but also checked the computer and found they had just taken a copy in the day before. Even though it wasn’t where it should have been, he searched until he found it buried on a cart in the back.
That’s what I call «customer service» and just another reason why I like to buy my books from here.

The book continues to live on! I love books. There’s just something wonderful about holding a real book in your hand while you flip through the pages and enter a different world. Sadly, the tangible book seems to be over taken by the world of electronics, but luckily shops like Half Price Books keeps the book alive.
This shop is full of used books at reasonable prices, as well as DVDs, VHS (I kid you not) and other electronics and paper products. The best part is that they also buy your old books! Will you get a lot of money for them? No way. Sadly, you get about what feels like ¹⁄₁₀ of what you paid for it, but at least they buy them back at all! If you decide to sell your books, they will give you a coupon that’s good for 10% off your purchase! This is a great shop to visit if you’re looking for used books or if you need to sell some books.

I’m a book lover! Or hoarder, depending upon your point of view. LOL. So Half Price Books is a nice place for me to browse for some used books.
I also have an allergy to molds and dust that tends to limit my time in places like this. My family finds this amusing of course. But, this store isn’t too bad on my sinuses and selection is pretty good. Prices are also good and the staff is very helpful. Though admitedly they get busy at times and there are only a few employees who work here. So be patient.
Besides Half Priced Books, both the Phoenix and Mesa locations of Bookman’s have a nice selection. They also do a big business of buying back your books.
The Book Bin over on Via Linda and 90^th, though small has a good selection of paperbacks and is family run. A plus in my opinion.
So if you like to read, I would add each of these places to your list for a visit.

I was really sad when Borders had closed. I remembered a used bookstore being close to Target, but I had never ventured inside, until recently, when I was looking for some gardening books. Then I became sad again, but it was because of how long it had taken me to find this place AND that I had been paying Borders prices for years when this place was only a hop, skip, and a jump away. Ugh, dummy!
Anyway, this place has about every book category you would find at Barnes and Noble, plus audio books, VHS, DVD’s, Blue Ray, Records, CDs, Computer software, video games, and little knick-​knacks that look fun to purchase, but are utterly useless. I noticed the complete Band of Brothers collection on DVD for $ 20, single DVDs range from $ 6-​$ 10, and Blue Rays from $ 12 – 20. Some where still in their cellophane wrapping, while others showed some wear. I was a little nostalgic when I saw they had Game Boy and Super Nintendo game cartridges (I didn’t see any original Nintendo games)!
The staff was very friendly and I spent about 45 minutes in the store browsing the different sections and reading from various books. There was a coffee and hot chocolate station that I did not take advantage of because I was scared I would have stayed there for hours. From now on I will bee checking out this store first when I need to purchase a book for their discounted prices without the used book store smell!