Submitted by HRJafael t3_zdbhcy in massachusetts
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Stephen_King_19 t1_iz58g95 wrote
I live in Burlington, this place is fantastic. I highly encourage anyone to come by to visit this, and follow up with ice cream from School House Ice Cream in the next plaza.
HRJafael OP t1_iz0w7gx wrote
Anyone else here a sucker for used bookstores?
TheLyz t1_iz3aw0m wrote
Completely addicted. I buy more books than I can read.
The_On_Life t1_izahwd7 wrote
I'm actually working my way through visiting every used Bookstore in New England. There are more than you might think.
tehmeangene t1_iz0y5xz wrote
Great store. I can never talk them up enough. I'm always picking up something every time I'm there.
ILikeCrabbyRobots t1_iz11q3o wrote
Love that place. Also, New England needs Half Price Books to open up here.
rollergirl77 t1_iz17t1o wrote
I NEED this place in my life.
I know where I’m doing most of my Xmas shopping this year.
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bigredthesnorer t1_iz27lec wrote
I've cleaned out my closets, attic and shelves to donate many books to the store. Its a win-win for a great store.
Razmataz444 t1_iz2mc6i wrote
This store looks amazing. Thanks for posting.
Grand-Chance t1_iz4tm5x wrote
Hate to burst everyones bubble here but the owners a douche.. He lied about donating to charity from the proceeds of all donated books. Very greedy and a trump supporter..
I worked for him briefly around 2015.
Upthespurs1882 t1_iz53f0j wrote
My picks for best ma book shops are the Montague Bookmill and Grey Matter
The_On_Life t1_izai1gk wrote
Love both of those. I'll also add Raven used books. They have locations in Cambridge and North Hampton.
TheLyz t1_iz3b061 wrote
Their trade in is a little disappointing, I can show up with 10 books for trade-in and get maybe $20 in store credit.
fakecrimesleep t1_iz4hooc wrote
They know most of their inventory will never move and it’s a way to deter you/protect whatever margin they have if any of it eventually sells.
Ok-Air7686 t1_iz4bgak wrote
Do they still have the program where you buy certain new books from them and they guarantee 50% trade in credit value when you return it?
TheLyz t1_iz4o8wu wrote
Yup, as long as you do it within 60 days, so you basically have to read it fast.
Yeah they're 45 minutes away from me so I don't go there that often.
the_other_50_percent t1_iz5khof wrote
Sounds reasonable to me for a used book market.
If you have an extraordinary collection, contact Brattle. Be prepared for them to be unimpressed.
TheLyz t1_iz6bkzl wrote
I guess it's just shocking because when I was downsizing my manga collection I was making bank but that was a lot more volumes. Ah well.
UtopianLibrary t1_izbwsnn wrote
I'm an English teacher, and I love this place for classroom library books.
Unique-Public-8594 t1_iz0ni2r wrote
Quick facts:
The name of the place is “Used Book Superstore”.
It’s at 256 Cambridge St, Burlington.