1. deadrats

    deadrats Contributor Contributor

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    How do you find bookstores with remainders?

    Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by deadrats, Mar 30, 2018.

    I used to live near a bookstore that had an awesome remainders section. None of the bookstores around me now seem to have something like that. Is it called something else, maybe? The bookstore I used to live near was the first place I found like this, but there have to be more, right? I've been to a few and called a few others but no luck. Do you have a bookstore with remainders by you? And how did you find it? Any help and advice is appreciated. Thanks.
     
  2. Homer Potvin

    Homer Potvin A tombstone hand and a graveyard mind Staff Supporter Contributor

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    I haven't seen a bookstore in years.
     
  3. JLT

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    Barnes & Noble bookstores still have remainders tables ... at least, the one in Sacramento does.
     
  4. The Dapper Hooligan

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    Like with books I've written? Not that I've noticed, but I've never really looked either. I've already read them and they're not really worth another go. The bookstore I have in my area doesn't really deal with remainders. They have a clearance shelf for things they can't return, but buying masses of books on liquidation wouldn't really be profitable where I'm at. Usually see remainders at used book stores which I usually find via Google whenever I'm visiting civilization. If I'm looking for something specific, though, AbeBooks is usually the first place I start looking and eBay is usually second. Even just doing a web search of the title/author or the ISBN can be helpful in finding a copy.
     
  5. Christina58

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    Chapters Book Stores has a section. The library here also has a table. My daughters University also has sidewalk sale once a year.

    I donate my books I do not need or have read to the hospital around the corner. They use these books for the patients to read and every so often they have a few books also on a table for sale thereby raising money for the hospital.
     

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