Half Price Books

Category:	Book Store
Address:	2642 Bethel Rd, Columbus, OH 43220, USA
Phone:	+1 614-457-6333
Site:	hpb.com
Rating:	4.4
Working:	10AM–10PM 10AM–10PM 10AM–10PM 10AM–10PM 10AM–10PM 10AM–10PM 10AM–10PM

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Reviews 20

Grant Saale

Whether youre buying or selling youll have a great experience here. Very nice, friendly, and knowledgeable staff! They have a huge selection (youll probably be surprised, like I was, at how many books they have) wide hours so you can browse as long as you like! For selling books to this store, of which I have more experience, its a very simple process. No matter what amount of books you bring in they will be finished going through them and have an offer for you in under 15 minutes every time. Also, all of the books they dont purchase will end up being donated which I think is petty cool. Ive brought in 20 books all the way up to just under 1000 at once and its crazy how fast and consistent they are! Just please dont expect a ton of money or get mad/upset when you think they gave you a low offer. You have to remember that you are selling dusty old unwanted books that you had lying around your house to a discount bookstore with employees, overhead, and needs to make a profit. Be grateful that you are getting SOME amount of money as it would be very difficult to get cash money for your old books any other way. Thank you!

ellen engelhart

Ok, so I see a lot of people complaining they dont get a lot of money for their books... let me ask... what would you do with them instead? I look at it purely from a recycling perspective. I dont buy all that many books anymore because I have a kindle. I dont like wasting paper. But some things, like kids books, magazines, cook books, hobby books, really work better in a paper format. When Im done with them, I dont like them cluttering up my house. So, I bring them to half price books. So what if they only give me 0.50$? Its better than throwing it out. I get some amazing deals there especially on kids books. Its totally worth it to me to get old books OUT and get decent books for my kids at a reasonable price because kids books in general are WAY over priced. Love this place, wouldnt change a thing. If you are looking to make fat money off your USED BOOKs try selling them on ebay and see how well you do!

Jamie Driscoll

Some lose site of simple math: You can buy a book at half the price of Retail. Now, they cant give you MORE then that for your book because how will they sell it at...Half Price. Theyre not called Overpriced Books. It amazes me the reviews that grumble they dont get a lot for their books. Its not how this works. I sell old books to them to recycle / let someone else enjoy them. If I sell 5 books and get enough to buy a bagle and coffee for my morning commute then score. The system works if you look at it as recycling and passing the books along for others to enjoy and not "Gee I didnt get a lot for my books." Really? What were you expecting?

A Private User

I love shopping at all of the HPBs. But I will advice you, dont offer your books/items to them, they give you very little for your books/items. But the do have great deals on buying. If youre a teacher or work at a library, you can get a discount card (you can save 10% off all your items). I work at a library, so when I shop there, not only do I get this cheap but I get an additional 10% off. This location is also great because I think this is one of the bigger stores, which carries a bit more than some of the smaller ones.

Mel West

Fun store to browse but If you bring books in to sell they look up on line and if they find a price range of $2. up to $50. they will say they found one for $2. and offer you .25 cents then turn around and price it for sale at $50. Not taking into consideration the quality you brought in compared to the tattered ex library copy for $2. that has been high lighted or written in with missing pages with a broken spine. The only one worse is the one on Lane Ave.

Richard Frehs

Half Price Books has a vast selection of books in great shape at fair prices. I have also sold many books to them for a fair price. I feel it is less of a hassle and you get better prices than selling through Amazon. It is convenient for me. The store is always filled with book lovers and the staff are knowledgeable and love discussing books.

Mooserella 76

Decent bookstore, a lot of variety and knowledgeable staff. For some reason whenever Ive tried to sell books here the wait is extremely long, bordering around 45 minutes sometimes. It gives me time to shop but in those cases it has been packed and moving freely around was a challenge.

Blackie Boswell

I am really partial to this particular Half Price books. I sell items here about 2 times per month and the staff are friendly and I feel i get a good price. When i have visited other HPBs in the area, they just dont live up to what i have come to expect from this location. Love it!

Scott Peachey

Great prices, selection and location. Friendly staff! Ive never had any luck with selling items here and getting anything for more than a few cents. My kids always walk out with a new book (or two!) and an even better love of reading.

Brian Hofmeister

Recently sold them DVDs and got a better deal than online or anywhere in town. Nice staff and lots of great prices on gently used collectables, music, movies, games (lots of PS2 and PC, plus others), books and comics.

Jack Lawson

I usually prefer the Half Priced Books on Lane Ave, but when we are early for a movie or whatever, it is nice to stop in and look through their selection of books. This is a great place for any book lover.

Carl Watkins

A nice place to find a wide selection of books, movies, TV show, games, and music on the cheap. A lot of good deals as long as you dont mind buying used. Has a decent selection of vinyl records as well.

christdragon

I love bookstores and this is one of my favorites. Ive amassed a sizable collection of CDs and DVDs just from coming so often. Lots of great hard to find books as well. Absolutely unbeatable prices.

Walter Rauck

NEVER sell to them. You will get get .01% of the value of what its worth. I bought a movie from them for $15 the following week sold it back to them and they gave me $1.25 rip off!

Kelly Parratt

Good selection, a little bit confused on the two YA sections but they were too busy for me to ask why. Im guessing one was middle grade and the other new adult.

12aarnett

Always my go to place for all kinds of books and what not, staff is always super friendly and helpful every time I go :) I literally could spend hours in there

Aravind Pandian

Lots of book, nice location and friendly staff. As the name says Half the price of the book and the books look decent not worn out, will go again soon

JR Walker

Can be a mixed bag but I generally like it very much. Like an overstuffed couch, books are everywhere and they are good ones, not junk.

shravan kvs

They have huge collections of books in this place. The price is decent. You can sell books but the price they give is like peanuts.

Dan DeMura

How could I possibly not have something good to say about Half Price Books... its all right there in the name, Books at Half Price.