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May 2024 by Dan Vogel
So much for so little
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May 2024 by Will P
What an amazing and welcoming bookstore! It’s so nice to be greeted in a genuine fashion by someone who is interested in their customers. This is a charming little shop absolutely packed with paperbacks. It’s definitely worth a visit!
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April 2024 by Grace Alberts
A fun and comfy used bookstore! Affordable prices :)
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March 2024 by Kennedy Kell
Fun store with a wide variety of books and friendly staff!
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February 2024 by Jim Blackwood
This cozy little store has a wide variety of books. It is fun to stop in and look around. I always leave with five or six books
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February 2024 by marla einck
I love funky little unique places, and the Paperback Exchange was a gem I was delighted to find. I visit my son and his family in Minneapolis about once a month and like to take long walks near the lakes while I'm there. The PE will be one of my walking destinations from now on. I am a fan of recycled books and was lucky enough to find three of the books on my 2024 book club list. Their discount pricing is a bonus. If you bring in used books to exchange, you get a larger discount on their new and used books that you purchase. The sales associate made the shopping exoeriece even more fun. NOTE: Katty corner across Penn and 50th is also a consignment clothing store. Double score!!!
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January 2024 by Clayton Haapala
Fun bookstore, had more current inventory than expected. They were able to look up inventory for us and we found what we were looking for.
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December 2023 by Michelle K.
Excellent service - we try to purchase used books for holiday gift giving among family, so always love the value we get from Paperback exchange...love the store!
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December 2023 by Logan V.
I have been coming to this bookstore close to 10 years, and love it!As you enter the store the smell of the books will hit you with a nostalgia of a bygone era. Not like the smell you will find at other shops. For me, the inventory was always spot on. If I can't find a title I just ask to be put on the list and they will give me a call once it comes in. Believe me, after a couple years waiting for a rare used copy of a book they called me! So awesome!The buyback system is great for readers and book collectors. It doesn't offer cash, but they take the value of the book (price on the book itself) and give you that for in-store credit. Explaining this further, this means if I give them a 10 dollar book they will give me 10 dollars in credit. I can then pick a book for 10 dollars (or less) and get that at 70% off. Ending up paying 3.00 dollars for a 10 dollar book (plus tax). So, I saved 2.00 dollars versus selling my book at half price books or online and not getting that much for it. Overall, it's a better deal. They do sell books at half price (50 percent) off if you don't have "trade credit."The store also has a basement for storage of older titles (employee accessible) and tons of other space. A title can be tucked away in a "staff pick" section or even hidden on a stack of books on the floor. This makes the exploring so much more adventurous. If you seriously cannot find a used title at this place it's probably because it's popular and flies off the shelf, or someone else loves your taste.The staff are amazing! Very friendly and willing to help you find that special read, whether it's used in stock or if it's special order. They will find a way to bring that book into your hands.I have visited so many bookstores around the world and I always come back to this gem of a store right in my backyard. I highly recommend this store to any serious and adventurous reader. Do not pass this place up!
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November 2023 by Eli Johnson
What a great used book store! I live nearby and come in anytime i have a hankering for something. Don’t let their modest retail windowfront fool you; the store stretches deep and they have a lot of stuff. And it has that fabulous iconic “old book” smell, which in today’s world, seems to be a bygone thing.
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November 2023 by Andre Wells
They are simply the bestBetter than all the rest!!!
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October 2023 by Eric Karn
They were the only book shop in town willing to order me a rare English book. That was 10 years ago and I've been shopping with them ever since. Friendly, helpful, knowledgeable, affordable, I love paperback exchange!
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July 2023 by Diane Sanso
Fabulous store. Had some books I wanted but the clerk (owner?) was super helpful and gave some great info, too. If we ever get back to MSP, we'll go there first!
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July 2023 by Salma
Cute bookstore!!! I couldn’t really find good books here but nevertheless I enjoyed my visit.
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June 2023 by Gracie Lou Miller
Absolutely love this place. It’s the place you go into not looking for anything specific, but leave with something(s) you didn’t know how much you needed.Would give 6/5 stars if possible for the shop dog, Pepper. A very sweet girl.
