Comments on: Used Books

By: Shad

Shad — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:19:02 +0000

Booksmart in Uptown. It’s no secret and it’s been around for a while but I always score on graphic novels and art books when I’m in there. They buy a lot of pop culture stuff. I bought and almost entire collection of MOME on the last trip and they have a complete run of the Cerebus trades sitting there now. I also got an issue of Raw there…which is impossible.

Unfortunately the graphic novels have risen from the basement to the main floor by the art books and the prices have risen with them.

The used section at Har Mar Barnes and Nobel can have treasures too.

By: Soren_R.

Soren_R. — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 02:34:30 +0000

I just don’t have the patience to search through books at those places. If there was one in the metro with good selection and a real system of organization I’d be all over it.

for now it’s half.com

You can find just about anything there

By: kwatt

kwatt — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:54:14 +0000

I can never keep the ones in Uptown straight, and I was just in them last Thursday. I like M&Q the most, if that’s the one farthest down. I found an R.A. Salvatore book there in pretty good shape for only $10 hardcover.

Speaking of R.A. Salvatore, when I talked to him last month (that’s right, I’ve talked to R.A. Salvatore) he said he really likes Uncle Hugo’s, which is right near where I live on Chicago across from the Sheraton.

By: Max Ross

Max Ross — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:56:45 +0000

Booksmart in Uptown doesn’t always get its deserved props. I can usually find what I’m looking for, and come away with some surprises sometimes too.

By: martin

martin — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:43:20 +0000

I definitely love M&G and the Dinkytown stores. 6th Chamber has a good feel in St. Paul…wish there were more over here.

By: mnblrmkr

mnblrmkr — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:58:39 +0000

jane, Ramsey county libraries allows you to make a list on line. Granted, rather than mailing it to you, you do have to actually go to the library to pick it up.

By: jane

jane — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:23:29 +0000

Tara_r, me too! I wish there was a Netflix for books, so I could have a list and mail back the one I finish with the next one arriving in a couple days. Then I could read my New Yorkers in those couple days.

I think someone once told me this type of site exists, and I got all lazy and refused to research it.

Mostly I just borrow books. I bought one used the other day and it kind of sucks, so that was $7 wasted.

By: Tom Bartel

Tom Bartel — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:11:07 +0000

Loome Books in Stillwater is fascinating, especially if you are interested in the arcane Latin crap that I am.

By: kc!

kc! — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:45:05 +0000

Libraries let you renew electronically twice, gives you lots of time to get them read.

By: ryanl

ryanl — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:42:59 +0000

+1 halfpriced books