SELL US YOUR USED BOOKS!
HOW WE BUY
Friday, Sunday, and Monday from 12-5, customers may bring in up to 25 books for a used book buyer to review for purchase. Customers can browse and hang out while their books are being reviewed.
Cash pricing for used books will be as follows:
Mass market paperbacks: $1 - $2
Paperbacks: $2 - $4
Hardcovers: $3 - $5
Credit offers for used books will be about 50% higher.
Purchases are at the sole discretion of the buyer.
While we generally stick to the regular schedule, buying days may be cancelled due to store functions, specific events, or other reasons — please call the store first or check our Instagram to see if there’s been any changes!
WHAT WE DON’T BUY
We are only looking for gently handled used books. This does mean that condition is important to us. While we accept books of all genres, our stock levels do dictate what subjects we may or may not be buying in a given week.
We do not buy:
Books with water/insect/mold damage, food stains, underlining and other marginalia, or books with creased spines or damaged covers
textbooks or test prep books
Book of the Month hardcovers
advanced reader copies, uncorrected proofs or galleys
FAQs:
Do you take donations? We do not take books as donations - any books we do not buy need to be removed from the store.
What should I do with my books if you don’t want them? Little free libraries are a good place to start (there’s a big one a few blocks away from us on the corner of Ontario and Lanier. Regular libraries usually take donations year round.
What if I have more than 25 books? Email usedbooks@lostcitybookstore.com to arrange a time for us to inspect the collection. Depending on the collection we may offer to take the books with or without payment. What we can offer will depend on the collection. Please email us with how many books you are trying to sell or get rid of, the address where the books are located, and some photos or the collection to give us a sense of what is there.
What I have books to sell of higher value, rare, or collectible (signed books, first editions, vintage, etc.)? Email usedbooks@lostcitybookstore.com and we’ll take a look.