I'm not 100% sure where they get the books they sell. Some are definitely from the stacks, as they have stickers on them. But some appear to be from other sources. I guess it's possible that some were books that were donated but not needed for the stacks. But there were a lot of boxes from Better World Books as well - which makes me wonder if BWB tries to sell their donated books to raise funds. Not sure.
Regardless I was really impressed with the selection AND the quality. Some of the books were fairly recently released in brand new condition. And for paperbacks it only costs $1 per book and hardcovers are $2 per book. You really can't go wrong there!
They also sell DVDs, music CDs, and audio books. Plus they have a table of special stuff that's specially priced. I don't know about the CDs or audio books, but the DVDs were $2 each and I got 6 of them. All movies I've seen before but didn't own. There were probably more I could have taken but I held back!!
I bought only fiction books this time. They had tables of non fiction as well but I didn't spend too much time there because I saw them last and was already tired! Plus it was more crowded in that room. Next time I'll start with the non fiction!!
The sales are always 3 days long - Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Sunday's they sell the books for $10 a box. Considering I filled a box about ½ full and paid $34 - the $10 a box deal is excellent. The only problem is that you're left with whatever remains on Sunday after 2 days of people going through everything.
I'd go back today (Sunday) but I'm sure what I got Friday is enough for this week!
One of the books I got is for my mom for Christmas. The next sale in November may offer even more Christmas presents!! It's August and I've already bought about ½ my Christmas presents for this year! Yay!
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