Large variety of books and affordable prices. I love coming here and buying a handful of books at a time.

What a joke. I brought in about 40-50 books, most hard cover, in excellent condition. After reviewing my books they wanted them all. Their total offer was less than $3. Seriously. They will turn around and sell them for $8 or $9 each. I would rather give them away at that point. I packed them up and took them home. Won't go back there again read more

Horrible customer service - I tried to drop off a small box of books and they said it would be a minimum of an hour and I had to wait in store. I was not allowed to drop off and come back. They were rude and didn't care about my experience whatsoever. read more

Great service! I've mainly used her to sell books and CDs, and both times were stressless experiences.

I love the way that every single HPB is good for different things. This one is notable for its games (both tabletop and console) and has an above-average selection of young adult literature. It also has quite a bit more romance than you'd usually find, including some that is what one might describe as oddly specific. (Did you know that there's such a thing romance series about cowboys? Neither did I.) While located in an easy-to-find strip mall, this Half Price Books location has the usual friendly, helpful service and great prices that you're used to. If you're in the area, stop on by to grab a book for the road.* *if you are not the one driving, please read more

The service was outstanding. They helped me find the books I needed and searched other stores if they didn't have the book in stock.

I've come here a few times, each bringing a trunk load of books. I did not make an appointment either time. Just visited earlier in the morning and only waited 10 minutes or so. Didn't get a ton of money for the books but they were old and I appreciated just getting them out of my house. Each time I ended up buying something with the money I got. They have a good selection, I've easily found some of my fav fiction authors to get a break from reading eBooks. There is still something comforting about curling up with an actual book. Book stores are always so fun to peruse. I have found the people working here to be very helpful and pleasant. Good experiences keep me coming back. read more

Great place to find books, i you can really find a book in there is really organized and the stuff is great I found like 3 books for less than $25 that's a great deal in my book I really recommend this place go check it out read more

Half Price Books - Books, Mags, Music & Video Near Me - Apple Valley, Minnesota

Hauled in 5 boxes of books, some in like new condition hardcover and they offered me one single dollar. Greedy company and ridiculous. Taking my next batch of books elsewhere where I know I get a fair deal. read more

This store is not as neat and organized as the Roseville store. There are new and used items to choose from here. I recently cleaned out my bookcase and had a bunch of Time Life hard cover books for home repair and do-it-yourself books. I was recently a personnel cut at work due to Covid so I thought that I could make a few bucks trading them in so others could love them like i did. They were in great shape, some hardly opened along with a bunch of cook books and the famous Top Secret Recipes books. During Covid it is hard to get an appointment to have them look at your book and they limit you to 2 medium sized boxes. I usually donate but I thought these books had some value. They only start to take appointments when they open on Friday morning until the next week's schedule is full, which I am told takes a couple hours to fill up. It didn't take them long to look through my books and let me know what they could give me. The 2 medium sized boxes with hard cover books in mint condition on home improvement and cook books were only worth a whopping $2! Not really worth the trip. Books are a dying breed. You would be better at donating them to save the hassle of trying to get through the phone to schedule a time for them to look at your books. It was impossible to get through the phone for this store to make an appointment on a Friday morning. read more

Half Price Books - Books, Mags, Music & Video Near Me - Apple Valley, Minnesota

Being someone who understands the hardship covid has put on the economy I consider myself a very lenient person. I mean things are always hard as a retailer as it is. But this place purposefully tries to scam you with their horrible prices for buying/selling books. For example, me and my wife went there to try to sell some DVDs, most of which where in perfect condition. 2 bags full. After waiting for an hour we get met with an hour of 2 dollars and 50 cent. And that was for everything!! I would not ever recommend trying to sell stuff here if your looking for a good deal read more

This place couldn't rock any harder if it tried to....inadvertently seeing this sign when I turned south onto Galaxie off of Co Rd 42 was just pure, dumb luck on my part (and good eyes, I think). Seeing the sign of Half Price hearkens me back to Cal Berkeley days, when I used to frequent their store all of the time...but I digress. Not that I sported a capacious Samsonite (carry-on was all I was willing to not pay), but I am a true blue bibliophile, and I couldn't resist the terrible temptation... just a 'look-see', I told myself. About 1hr15 minutes later, I come out (shamefully) with 3 books. And 1 CD (to be played on the glorious drives along county roads dotted with various lakes) to enhance the rental car experience. This small store inside of a strip mall (SW corner) has a very comprehensive collection of everything. You name it, they most likely have it. The store clerks were exceptionally knowledgeable in servicing my requests, and added great recos). All of these factors are indeed reasons why I liked Half Price so much (back when it was located on Solano in Albany) in the first place! What a cool evening, shopping around 8PM, enjoying the warm day's heat cooling off, and my new stack of great finds. Can't wait to tuck into them, and in breaking open the cover, think of my great trip to the Twin Cities. PS The clearance section is in the rear, toward the right: it's a free-for-all. One must have sharp eyes, and know publishing houses or recognize covers...there are a LOT (aspirated emphasis) of books even in that section alone! read more

I have purchased books from here for years and enjoy looking at them! However, tonight I went in there and found a book that I have been wanting for a while!! The book was 13.99 at half priced books. I asked a worker if they could go down on the price at all because the book at Walmart, target and amazon for a brand new one it was 13.91. The worker told me she couldn't do anything for me because the price was just updated a week ago. I then told her that I could buy a brand new version of this same book for less money and her response was yes but they also get more copies then we do and its still fairly new so I wont be changing the price at this point sorry. I went and put the book down and walked out. read more

I would have felt better donating my books to a few good charities than getting scammed from this place. I could have even sold them online if I wanted and made well over $250 for them (I checked) than $16 that they so generously gave me. Here are some good charities to donate your books; Stone Soup in St. Paul Park, Penny Wise in Red Wing, Hastings Family Services, any Salvation Army skip goodwill and savers. JUST skip selling to them PERIOD. read more

Parking here isn't bad because its a big lot for all the surrounding food and stores around though it does get busy and pact during the lunch rush and weekends. Right when you walk through the doors you get a wift of the old book smell but in a good way. They have everything organized in categories and in the back you can find the discount areas for books that didn't sell very well or they have to many off prices range from 4-3 dollars a pop in the clearance section. Right in the front by the cash registers they have the new books that have just come out at a cheaper price then you would find at Barnes and Noble thats included for all their books. One big plus is that they buy everything back of course for a lower price but at least you get some $$ cash for the books, cd's, dvds, movies, and magazines you don't want anymore. read more

Great, well organized selection. I would love to give this store more stars, but their prices are awful! 2 of the 4 books I picked out were cheaper by a significant amount on Amazon. I asked the employee if they price matched, he retorted that I would pay$4 per book in shipping. Uhhhh, what?! Yeah, definitely would pay a ton in shipping for a cheap paperback with my Amazon Prime. Most of the more popular books are cheaper on Amazon or at Target, so keep that in mind before over paying here. read more

They have a wide variety of books and cds here. The staff was really helpful and friendly. Most of the customers seemed to call ahead and pick up their book at the register on arrival. It's a very big store esp in the back. You can sell books here too. They also sell some textbooks. As for the price it's exactly how it sounds- really cheap! Most books are $6 and under-definitely worth a trip. read more

This is easily one of my favorite stores to go to do buy video games, video game strategy guides and regular books. They have much more like movies, c.d.s, comics etc. The prices are great and there is a clearance section. The staff is always friendly and available if you have questions. read more

I love this place! They sell books for cheaper price, and they also buy any of your unwanted books, movies, etc. I am really into spirituality books so I go here to look for them since Barnes & Noble don't really sell a lot. read more

I only thought you can buy their books online, but there are stores in town! How awesome! This store is located in a retail strip, so be prepared to circle around for parking. Thank goodness for this store, because I hate purchasing books for double the price...say at Barnes or Borders. And most of us read them once, so, that is so nice! There are an array of books here, for the most part, easy to find the section you're looking for. It's kind of a small area for so many books, so when there are a lot of people looking around, it gets kind of chaotic. read more

Store #4 on my Memorial Day 20% off quest. it seems it's one of the smaller of the chain stores. However I find it to be one of the more organized and categorized ones. They have very nice eye catching displays. Convenient carts as you walk in, I couldn't help but notice how neat and orderly it is. I actually found some hidden gems in the mystery dept. which made up for a lot of authors that weren't there. I like how they put Jack Ketchum in the mysteries, and not horror like the others do. Another plus, they have a couple of dollar racks, even though I didn't find anything, the rack is only one level deep for easy glancing. I like how they have very nice bathrooms located in a central area, not the back. The staff is very upbeat and friendly as well. It's sad that it's not as popular as the others. This is in a nice mall with very different stores like Mattress Factory, Savors, not the usual suspects. I would definitely make a destination trip here again. read more

This is the third different Half Price Books I've been to, and they never disappoint. I don't mind that it's small (that's actually a good thing, less stuff for me to be tempted to spend money on) and the wide range of products (not just books, but movies, CDs, games, and toys). It do agree with another poster that they seemed annoyed that we wanted to sell books. Regardless, I could spend hours in there! read more

There's always something I need in here. Great selection of used books. I always leave with a stack of things I've been itching to read. The vinyl selection is small but there's always good finds in there, and the condition is always pretty good. Staff is outstanding. read more

Half price books is great! They always help everyone when necessary. They are actually half priced. Im glad to have them around!

This store gets a nice selection of books, CDs, comics and the vinyl selection is really good. The pricing is all over the place - good and bad but overall good. Some stuff is a steal and some you could literally buy on line and have it shipped for less than half what they ask. Like all HPB's you could also walk into the place a day later and find what you just bought for less or more. I do shop there for music as the selection and pricing is pretty good, and much better than the St Louis Park HPB. The video game selection is decent if spotty. They do regular clearance and emailed coupon sales, so i recommend signing up for those. I love this place and travel a bit to go there. read more

If you haven't found this little shop of discounted books, it's worth stopping in to see if you can find that book you've been looking for at a discounted price! My daughter just LOVES it!! read more

Great store! We enjoyed browsing for hours. Prices are fairly good, on sale days you can beat internet pricing for some books. I wish they had a kiosk where you could see what books are in the inventory across stores. read more

Love! Fun gifty things besides the books-which are great gifts too, mind you! They seem a little annoyed when you bring books in to sell-yes, they buy your used books, etc! But they are quite the helpful staff otherwise. read more

Good and organized selection if you are looking to purchase. However, it was a bit shocking at how much they "buy back" your books for. I would have rather donated my 15+ bags of books than sold them back if I knew how little I would have received back. read more

I love this place! My line to everyone about this store is "I can live in here!" I can spend hours here and not even know it. It's starting to get busy at this store, I think more people realize what an awesome store this is, especially if you are into thinking green. Recycling is always good for the environment and great for our wallets, too. I love their clearance section- $.50 for soft cover books and $1.00 to $2.00 dollars for hard cover. You really can't beat that-seriously! All books are in good condition and you can find current releases in regular books for full price while you can find it here for half and if you're lucky in the clearance section for even less. The store has a pretty good computer system and can look up books for you through this system, to see they have it in the store, if you don't want to roam around the store. All of the new releases are in the front of the store. What I also love about this store is that they have used CD's. The CD's are all in alpha order, so it is much easier to search for an artist if you have a specific CD in mind. All in all it is a well rounded store, easy to look for books, CD's, video games and even comic books. Awesome store, make sure to block out a couple of hours into your day if you want to come here. One thing about this place is on the weekends, be prepared to fight for parking- it sucks! read more

I am alost always happy when I leave this store. Every once in a while I realize that they can't possibly carry everything ! But they recycle the old-beyond-their-life-span-books, and give you a bit of pocket change in return....lovely gifty things that grab you as you are checking out, and are willing to transfer books from one side of town to the other. The staff is helpful and there are plenty of them...love having one right here in Apple Valley, you know ....south of the river and almost in Iowa.... read more

Still a fan of holding an actual book in my hand, Half Price Books is as fun as the library. They are very organized and helpful to find the book you want. A great store to bring in your used books and trade for others in return! I recommend them highly! read more

I took 8 bags of books to half-price book store. Some of the books were like new. I heard that half-price buys books and I wanted to downsize my books. For the 8 bags of books I recieved a grand total of $1.00. I will NEVER go back there. I feel like I got a slap in the face, it was NOT worth loading up, sorting through my books. I have never been so disappointed in a place of business. Never again. Carol Pleschourt read more

DO NOT sell your books to this place.. They give you like 3 cents a book. I brought in several boxes FULL of books & good books too not old garbage. I got $5.. For what they charge in that place for the books they really could pay out more than that. I used to sell books to stores & get 1/4 of the retail price in either credit or cash. I felt like I was slapped in the face but did not want to expend the effort of packing them up & hauling them back out again.. I used to shop these stores regularly but now that i know they rob the people bringing in books I will NEVER shop there again. read more