Used Books

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, July 10. 2010  11am - 4PM

   Saturday, August 7. 2010  11am - 4PM

Here's how it works - NEW!

Limit 1 bag or box per person.  You drop off your books during the designated hours. We will sort through them selecting what we will buy within 72 hours.  We will email you with your store credit amount, and put your coupon aside for you to pick up at your leisure.  You have a choice of picking up the books we don't buy within 3 days of our email, or having us donate them directly to either a local or international charity.

On Saturday, March 6, 2010, we will be buying:
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.