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If a book was in excellent condition when you shipped it, but it arrived in fair condition, youre going to be paid the fair book rate. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. New books, used books, rare books, and textbooks chicago bookshops have it. For any book lover, this is the best way to spend a rainy day. Midwest antiquarian booksellers association promoting. Afterwords new and used books 23 east illinois street chicago, il 60611 phone.
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A book is also a considerate option when giving to an acquaintance such as a coworker. For several years now bookworks has been my favorite small bookstore in the city. When you buy from us, an account manager will work with you to make sure that you select the books that best fit your business model so that you can maximize your sales. Explore our featured sellers and browse our list of chicago bookstores. Powells has two independent retail stores in chicago, one in hyde park and. It is a good rule after reading a new book, never to allow yourself another new one till you have read an old one in between. We pride ourselves in being the worlds largest textbook buyback price comparison tool. Simply enter your books isbn number in the box above and we will give you an instant price quote. Since 1970, our retail store in hyde park, near the university of chicago, has specialized in academic and scholarly books in the fields of. Sell your books to myopic chicagos best used book store.
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Book stores used and outofprint booksellers and online. Used book sales are a great way to buy books on the cheap and to help library systems raise badly needed revenue. Powells books chicago does buy used books from the general public as well as overstocks from other sources. You can revoke your consent to receive emails at any time by using the safeunsubscribe link, found at the bottom of every email. Now, bookworks buys very selectively as they should. If you are looking for jewish gifts or that rare jewish book that is out of print, browse through our huge. Bauman rare books first editions, signed and inscribed. Well known to book collectors and booklovers, our site is an excellent resource for discovering a rough value of an old book. Top 10 best where to sell used books in chicago, il last updated. By submitting this form, you are consenting to receive marketing emails from.
But an investigation by the chicago reader and the. We may make an offer to purchase a book at a certain price, but this is not an appraisal or estimate of its retail value. We will only be able to give you an offer on your books if we have seen them in person. Free shipping and more for millionaires club members. Buy books online, new and used online bookstore from alibris. Since 1997, bookfinder has made it easy to find any book at the best price. Luckily, a used bookseller has several wellestablished markets through which to sell used books to eager book buyers. Or, use our book search to search through thousands of book stores all with one click. We are quite selective about condition and we buy on a bookbybook basis. Powells books chicago is the chicago areas largest independent dealer in quality used, bargain, antiquarian, and out of print books. If a book is determined yellow with age or the paper is brittle, it cannot be accepted. They are items that provide hours of enjoyment for the recipient. From classics to selfhelp, cookbooks, childrens books and more. Support independent booksellers on our marketplace.