If you have books you would like to sell, you must speak with one of our buyers.
Please call our storefront at 773-955-7780 during its regular business hours (Sunday-Tuesday, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., and Wednesday-Saturday, 11:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m) and ask to speak to a buyer.
We are an academic bookstore first and foremost and are primarily interested in purchasing books in any of the major scholarly disciplines. That said, we also purchase literary fiction, poetry, artist monographs, photography, decorative arts surveys, collections of comics and graphic novels, and children’s books.
When you call, please give a brief description of the quantity and nature of the books in question. If you have over six boxes of books to sell, you will need to make an appointment. Inquiries regarding house calls can be made while speaking to the buyer.
We do NOT buy:
• Textbooks
• Self-help books
• Celebrity memoirs
• Test preparation books
• Pocket books
• How-to books and manuals
• Magazines and newspapers
• Most dictionaries, encyclopedias, and other reference books (except for some specialized academic texts)
• Books with significant damage (water damage, mold or mildew, highlighting, excessive underlining, etc.)
• CDs, LPs, tapes
PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE BOOKS IN FRONT OF OR ALONG SIDE OF THE BOOKSTORE AT ANY TIME. IF YOU HAVE BOOKS YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET RID OF, FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OUTLINED ABOVE. NO DUMPING!
