Central Book Exchange

Category:	Book Store
Address:	2017 1100 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84106, USA
Phone:	+1 801-485-3913
Site:	central-bookexchange.com
Rating:	3.8
Working:	10AM–7PM 10AM–7PM 10AM–7PM 10AM–7PM 10AM–7PM 10AM–5PM 12–4PM

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Reviews 21

Mackenzie Kincaid

Since I didnt entirely understand the trade-in policy when I took a ton of books in to trade, let me explain it here for anybody else whos considering taking books here: the books you trade in get converted to points that can be applied to purchase of other books from their inventory. They have a really eclectic selection that includes both new books and some pretty old ones youd be hard pressed to find elsewhere. The down side is, you have to use points plus actual cash money to get books from them. So you could have 300 points to buy books with, but the book you want might cost 24 points plus $10, something like that. The pricing is listed on the back of each book, including what the price of points+money is, but I didnt really understand it until I went back in to try to use some of my points and was only able to afford to get one of the half-dozen books Id found and wanted to spend my points on, because I didnt have enough money. And some books you cant use points on at all. I think. Im still not super clear on it, to be honest, which might tell you how needlessly convoluted a system it is. I dont really have a problem trading in 20 books and only getting enough credit out of that to get one new-to-me book, because thats how these things always work, but I wish Id really understood how their system works and that Id need to pay partially in actual money to use any of my points. I traded my books in here because Im too poor to cough up cash for new books, so its kind of a bummer to have a ton of points I cant actually use for lack of cash. I kind of feel like I donated my books to a store. :D I think this is probably on me for not understanding how their system works, but I do wish itd been explained to me more clearly when I brought my books in, and I definitely wish that this was explained on their website; that would have made deciding what to do with my used books a lot easier. Other than that, its a pretty nice used book store. They have a good mix of used stuff and some really interesting titles I wasnt expecting, as well as stock of the latest book club bestseller you might be looking for. Its really eclectic and a little disorganized because theyve tried to cram a truly incredible amount of books into a relatively small space, but that just gives it that nice used bookstore vibe. :D Parkings pretty easy, for Sugar House, just park in the lot behind the building.

Shayla Smith

Every time I have been to this shop the staff has been standoffish if not downright rude to me, as well as many of my friends. I usually love to support local stores, but I cannot believe the blatant disrespect this store has not only shown me, but their own books. After their annual book sale, I was enjoying a lovely cup of coffee at Sugar House Coffee, and looked over to see books upon books being thrown into the dumpster. When I asked why they didnt just donate them to charity, a staff member barked at me, saying that there were "too many" books to be donated. I cannot wrap my head around the idea that people who have dedicated their lives to running this bookstore could have such a disgusting attitude towards books that could still be enjoyed by the public.

Dave W

I was very happy with the helpfulness and selection. Its a used book store, so some randomness is to be expected, and its not always going to be super-tidy if its popular with customers that pick up books and randomly place them back. Parking is pretty good, especially if you go around to the back.

Mariah Todd

Definitely my favorite independent bookshop in UT. Love the location, everyone is super helpful and kind, and cool selection of books to find. Plenty of parking since they share with Sterling Furniture.

Droid Junkie

Really cool book store, very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Wish there was more shops like this in the world today. They even had a book I have been looking for, for months.

Catherine Mohan

Nice store. Kinda hard to find things but the employees are very helpful so its not a problem. Great that they have their inventory online and you can order from there.

Kassandra Cox

Absolute disaster. Their trade-in system is ridiculous, and they pay pennies for books that are in mint condition. Going there was a huge waste of time and gas.

Diane Ricks

They do not buy your books so dont bother taking them in, they only give you store credit. But I will be back, they have alot of books I want to buy!

Kerry Crandell

honestly they were not helpful at all. after getting all the needed information to them it seemed as if they didnt even care to look, good luck!

Oni lep

Low prices on used books, point system when you bring in books, online search available; in short, a great little book store.

Brittany Restrepo

Trade in your books for points. Use those points for discounted prices on books. Nice atmosphere and knowledgeable staff.

Garry Burg

Helpful staff, well organized, parking adequate behind store. Small but staff will check additional storage for you.

Christa Valdez

Really helpful and fast to help find things not on shelf. Amazing. Would go there anytime for out of prints.