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Half Price Books Outlet

4.0 (14 reviews)
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Closed • 11:00 am - 7:00 pm
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11 years ago

Although it's an outlet, there's a lot of great deals and they also offer a 10% student discount with an ID.

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8 years ago

Not very friendly when I voiced my opinion male or female cashier didn't like it prices are outrageous

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9 years ago

They told me that they didn't buy back books. So I took my books to sell at Academic Scholarly bookstore on the eastside of Bloomington,IN.

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10 years ago

i travel from terre haute and love going to this store. the prices and employees are great!

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4.1(23 reviews)
2.2 mi
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This store is in our family buying history. There is the wonderful scent of paper dust. It's…read morecurated books broken down by genre. There are art books, foreign language books, references, sci fi, mystery, romance, kids books, and more. It's not necessarily cheap, but the selection is eclectic. Their discount books bring me in, too, but I inevitably leave with a stack. My father did this. I inherited volumes from him, and added to it, refining the collection along the way. It's plainly stunning to see the variety of content available here. This store is a magnet for the mind. As I mentioned in my prior review, it's not as large as Powell's in Portland, or has the karma of City Lights in San Francisco, but in a way, it's close the same magnetism you feel in a really good used bookstore. Plan to spend time, and go oomph when you carry the stack when you leave. It's a dangerous place, with dangerous ideas. Go there.

The owner is a thief. I took books in to sell; it was well over 150 books. The owner looked at less…read morethan a quarter of them, then offered me a small amount in cash and some in store credit, Then he told me to look around the store. I decided not to take the offer and then when I loaded up the books I noticed that there was a rare valuable book missing. When I confronted the owner about the missing book he played dumb and then when I started looking around behind the counter and stated that I saw him with it and told him the title, he conveniently found the book tucked under his desk right next to his leg. He tried to steal the best book and was going to let me pack up and leave. Luckily I noticed. The owner is a thief.

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Morgenstern Books - Everyseed bagel w/ chive schmear, zebra cookie, "opposites attract" iced raspberry chai

Morgenstern Books

5.0(30 reviews)
4.3 mi

The bookstore looks wonderful but I just came for the cafe. There's a good amount of floor space…read morededicated to the cafe with a lot of tables and even a little patio outside. Even with all the space they look pretty busy whenever I pass by, but that's only been on weekends, so it may be quieter during the week. On a weekend afternoon, though, you will not find quiet here. They have all the standard drinks you expect at a coffee shop and lots of fun specials, but the food selection is a little limited. I think they normally serve soup Mon-Sat but they were out when I got there. I got a bagel with schmear, a zebra (chocolate crinkle) cookie, and one of the February specials called "Opposites Attract" which was a raspberry chai latte. Everything I got was pretty good, especially the fresh, chewy zebra cookie. They warmed it up which made it just a little gooey. The raspberry chai was an interesting combination. i wasn't completely sold on the raspberry - I didn't dislike it but probably wouldn't get it again - but I think I liked the chai itself. The baristas and bookstore staff were all welcoming, and the vibe is very inclusive. I've come in and looked around the store a few times, and the staff seems approachable if you need anything but will leave you alone if you're just browsing.

Largest independent book store in Indiana. They have SO many latte flavors and can make just about…read moreanything. They have drink specials that change every month too :). Their latte prices are also as cheap as they can make them while still making a profit. A latte here would run you around $5 compared to the $8 or $9 at other cafes. They can also order any books you'd like if they don't have them in stock. Great book selection though and such friendly staff who are happy to help! This place is way more than a bookstore and cafe though- they host community events, have book clubs, hold poetry nights and more! You can really get involved in the community through a place like this! Wifi is good and free, plenty of space to study

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Morgenstern Books - Free WiFi, large Chai Latte with Almond Milk, cucumber water and vegan breakfast sandwich

Free WiFi, large Chai Latte with Almond Milk, cucumber water and vegan breakfast sandwich

Morgenstern Books - Storefront for Morgenstern Books & Café

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Vintage Phoenix - comics and graphic novels

Vintage Phoenix

4.7(10 reviews)
2.2 mi
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Great service and help with finding a jumping point for getting back into comics. Will always…read morerecommend!

This comic shop along 6th street was a fun visit for me. I used to be a comic reader/collector…read moreearlier in my life. I had over 12,000 comics at one point but finally gave them up when it was time to downsize our home. So when I entered this shop, there was a bit of nostalgia, especially when I saw the boxes of "vintage" comics sitting on a stand in the middle of the main room. What surprised me was that there were three rooms inside the shop. The comics and graphic novels that lined the shelves were grouped in the rooms by major brand, or children's, or independent offerings. I was the only customer mid afternoon on a Friday, so I was able to discuss the industry and offerings with the man behind the counter. Very friendly gentleman who brought me up to date on the major trends in comics/collecting. For those of you who are comic readers/collectors, know that this shop is devoted to the reading materials, not so much on the collectibles that some of the shops in the Indy area offer. But if you are into reading, I would say this shop has a wide variety on hand and seems like they will work with you to try finding something if they don't. Nice place to browse and hunt for your entertainment reading. Review #3292

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Vintage Phoenix - Popular new comics and discounted vintage ones

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Vintage Phoenix - Lots of trades offered here!

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Academic Scholarly Books - Sell books. Get Cash. Bloomington Indiana Book Buyer. Game Books, History, Gun Books, and more.

Academic Scholarly Books

3.0(2 reviews)
4.3 mi

Academic Scholarly Bookstore seemed like a very dishonest bookseller at the very best: after their…read moreprice gouging was caught, they removed Amazon customer review. Regarding their price gouging, this is what they had to say. Read their response below. Does it really take a million years to manually override a price "error" supposedly to have originated from the "automatic repricer"? When did the so-called automatic repricer ever become so widely used in pricing one of a kind set of used books? Did manually uploading a picture somehow triggered the automatic repricer? Why even bother to lie when such lies can be caught instantly? Could they ever do the very same thing to any of their walk-in bookshoppers: raising the penned in price by 150% on the spot they handle the book to the shopper/buyer/inquirer? Did they somehow fail to realize how offensive such price gouging really was 4 days AFTER receiving a customer complaint message? Update on 2/8/2023 Turns out the owner Joe decided to pull this book off Amazon and relisted it at $79.97 on eBay, which is $20 less than the jacked up price of $99.97 on Amazon. The book was sold on 1/31/2023. See attached images from eBay. cf. https://www.ebay.com/itm/266110016018 PS Joe deleted my review and comments on his facebook page multiple times, without ever admitting his highly unethical practices.

Joe is a great guy and gives a fair price for used academic books. If you have a book collection I…read morewould get a quote from him.

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Academic Scholarly Books - We buy non-fiction, technical, math, philosophy, art, rare, & law books, collections, libraries, estates, and more.

We buy non-fiction, technical, math, philosophy, art, rare, & law books, collections, libraries, estates, and more.

Academic Scholarly Books - 223 South Pete Ellis Dr.,#26 Bloomington, IN

223 South Pete Ellis Dr.,#26 Bloomington, IN

Academic Scholarly Books - Our New address is 223 S Pete Ellis Dr. #26 in the Williamsburg shopping plaza on the northside.

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Our New address is 223 S Pete Ellis Dr. #26 in the Williamsburg shopping plaza on the northside.

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