Used Books
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Give your books a Second Life! Off the Beaten Path's Recycled Books Program Not only is Off the Beaten Path your place for great NEW books, it is your place for great USED books! Wherever we can, we offer customers the choice of new and recycled editions of books in our inventory. To provide this choice, we are now buying used books. Customers can exchange their gently used books for store credit and help the environment at the same time by giving their books a second life. |
When can you exchange used books?
We have designated days, usually the first or second Saturday of every month between 2:00 and 4:00 PM, when you can bring in your used books and receive store credit for them. See below for the types of books we are and are not looking for.
We accept ONE BOX (or bag) of books per day.
New Procedures - New Hours!
The next drop-off dates are:
Saturday, November 5. 2011 12 Noon - 3PM
Saturday, January 7. 2012 12 Noon - 3PM
- There will be no drop-off in December -
Here's how it works:
Limit 1 bag or box per person.
For October and November, 2010, we will sort through your books with you while you wait. Those we can sell we will keep; you will keep the rest. You will receive store credit for the books we can sell. You can use the store credit for any merchandise in the store, including cafe purchases.
In general, these are the kinds of books we are interested in. Note that we may focus on certain types of books in any month.
Paperbacks:
- Recent fiction and non-fiction
- Classic lliterature and poetry
- History and Current Events
- Environment and science
- Science fiction
- Mysteries
- Young adult titles
Hardbacks:
- Recent best sellers
Hardbacks should have their original dust jacket.
Each book is judged on a case by case basis - we take those we believe will interest our customers.
We do not take: Business and travel books more than one year old, books on cd or tape, old computer books, textbooks, encyclopedias or maps.
All books should be GENTLY USED in re-sellable condition. Books with writing or highlighting in the body of the book, torn covers, broken spines or water damage are not accepted.
We accept ONE BOX (or bag) of books per day.
What do we pay for used books?
The bottom line is . . . we buy books we can resell. We offer store credit in exchange for your gently used books. Our bids are based on the expected retail value of the books. That retail value is derived from the books' desirability, current and historic market values, in-print prices, conditions, and our current stock levels.
You can expect to receive 15% - 20% of retail price for books in perfect condition.
