Beaverton Paperbacks

When I was looking at moving and packing 2000 or more paperbacks I decided to check selling to the bookstores for credit. I checked them all with a Dozen books from Tigard to Hillsboro to Aloha to Beaverton. The majors were huffy, the minors were all the same, credit only for what they wanted. That's when I discovered Baeverton Paperbacks and they would give me credit for what they wanted and suggested what to do with the rest. I was shocked, they told me they had arrangements with the Hillsboro Gaurd to send them to the soldiers in Iraq and Afganistan. As an Ex soldier who liked to read between Hell & boredom what a great idea. more

I like the fact that I can take the books I've purchased back in for store credit whenever I need to prune my bookshelves. For many years I resisted this, but when it was time to re-organize at home, I took them back in and got a lot of credit which let me purchase new books for just the service charge. Sometimes you have to wait while they check stock (if you are taking in books without their stamp) because they do not have computers and have to walk around to check what books they need, so if you have a lot of books be prepared to browse for a while! Pros: Can take books back in for store credit Cons: Sometimes have to wait while they check stock more

I needed a particular popular book right away, and happened to be right by this bookstore. They had the book, but they charged too much for it! There are plenty of used bookstores in the area with more reasonable prices. I know I'm counting dimes and nickels here, as in they charged $5.50 instead of $3.00, but for the cracked state that the book was in, I was taken aback. Also, this book is everywhere and has been for several years, so bookstores really don't charge much for used copies. Moreover, the edition I purchased was a book club edition. As in it's worthless on the market. I wouldn't be able to resell this book anywhere. How the store works is that they charge half of the cover price plus a $.50 surcharge regardless of the overall value of the book. I probably paid more for this worthless, used book than the original buyer paid when it was purchased brand new on some book club special! There might be good deals here, but I was disappointed with my visit. If I didn't need the book at that very moment, I wouldn't have bought it there. more