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Half Price Books in Austin
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Austin, Travis County, Texas, US
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In-store shopping
Yes
Delivery
No
Accessibility
Wheelchair-accessible car park
Yes
Wheelchair-accessible entrance
Yes
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Quick visit
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Debit cards
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Credit cards
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Phone: +1 512-454-3664
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Opening hours
- Monday:10AM–8PM
- Tuesday:10AM–8PM
- Wednesday:10AM–8PM
- Thursday:10AM–8PM
- Friday:10AM–8PM
- Saturday:10AM–8PM
- Sunday:10AM–8PM
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Comments (199)
I have always loved this place for whatever your need is that particular day. Usually, its good used vinyl, and or concert DVDs.
Excellent staff and a great selection at reasonable prices.
It took almost 2 hours to sell them some books. What took so long that they have one guy on the sell desk they also answer all the calls and instore questions. 5 ppl seemed to be working but only one person was doing anything with customers. They let a guy cut in line cause he asked. they switched the person doing the book buying 3 times while i was there. They mostly just made fun of the customers who didnt know what book they needed or that had called. I sat for 2 hours and heard them just belittling the customers and chat about elden ring and how what games they play. I also saw a lady almost get her license stolen with a bag of books that had been left for selling.
HPB on Parmer Ln. is my favorite I always buy something there. The truth is I love HPB anywhere its located.
Been a regular customer for more than 30 years. Great place to just browse. I try to stop by every few weeks to see what shows up. Probably half of my books come from here.
It was nice and organized. Staff was very friendly. I found some great used and new books and Bibles. If you didnt know they carry all kinds of Bibles there!
Always a great place for unique finds in books, music, comics, movies, and more!
I love being able to buy and read books! Great finds Great prices!
Decent book collection! Love that they have used and new options.
I found an OOP book that I’ve been patiently hunting for a while at this HPB. I was there in person and needed assistance as the book was behind a locked shelf. After deciding I wanted it I could tell that the employee didn’t want me to walk around with it so I asked for it to be left behind the register until I was ready to check out. He ASKED me my name so he could reserve it for me. After shopping around for less than 30 minutes I asked for the reserved book and was told that it was just purchased by someone who spotted it. I found out that they just moved the book to a visible side of the register with no name under it. They said that it was a honest mistake and gave me a lousy 15% off coupon. While the cashier was looking for another copy of the book online, the manager told her simply, “if it’s gone, it’s gone.” The manager didn’t even acknowledge that I was in front of her. What kind of customer service is that? I suspect that an employee told a friend about the book or bought it themselves, because they asked my name and still didn’t reserve it. Also, I hope that race didn’t play a role, because telling from the staff and most of the customer’s demographics, I probably didn’t appear to be a regular. The worse part was the apathy I got off of the staff in this situation.
Nice selection of books and other items. Pleasant environment.
The selection was much smaller and books weren’t in as good of condition as other locations. Staff weren’t as readily available.
Nice place for books, and other used items, cds games, books and broadgames
Friendly and informative staff. Im glad this store is still standing! A great bonus to the surrounding area.
Always amazing. I love the experience of HPB every time. There’s no way to leave without a treasure.
We visited around 3pm on a weekday. The store was pretty sparsely populated abd we were able to maintain social distance at all times. This is a great location with large selection and we found the books we needed plus some awesome note cards for pen palling. They also carry an assortment of journals which were lovely. I love the teacher discount too! 10% off every day for educators. Its a lovely and affordable way to stock the Classroom library.
Just love books. Used or new. This is a good place to score reading materials on the cheap. Just wished they had an area to sit and drink coffee like Books a Million or any of the other bookstores
Nice store, doesnt have a huge selection on what Im looking for.
The half price books was well lite. Good selection of books. The store has big amount of Dvds, not alot of bluray movies. They have very few 4k movies. There were somes employees but did not interact with them. Some other locations have bigger sections of movies or audo.
Now the bathroom is locked? It wasnt bad enough theres only one for customers, despite the fact there used to be two, now I have to beg for a key before my bladder explodes? Thats unnecessary cruel. The mediocre selection of products and annoying employees doesnt help either. And the video games are terribly overpriced.
I really liked this book store. It has everything you need. They are used books but in good condtion and for a wonderful price.The photo is a book I looked at for my Boyfriend :) Like I said they have it all. But I purchased A Million Little Peices by James Frey.
Great selection. Incredibly helpful staff. Super prices. We love Half Price Books
Great place. I am NOT a reader. That being said, I do buy books and gift cards there, often asking for assistance in finding and exact title for a gift. The staff are wonderful. During Coronavirus you cannot sit down and read-before-you-buy. You can do so while standing.
Great selection, and very friendly staff. They have an amazing physics section, best one in the Austin area by far.
I absolutely love half price books great 😊
Always my happy place. Found several books I was looking for, and then found some I wasnt looking for. Staff was great, very helpful and friendly.
Great and helpful staff and a wide selection. Everyone was super kind and helpful. It was the first time my daughter and I visited this store. We stopped by after taekwondo and although we were a bit stinky, we cannot resist bookstores. I am very happy we stopped here and I plan to return to support their store. Thanks for the awesome book experience.
Staff is wonderful as always! Especially Whit, very helpful!
My family was visiting from south of Houston really wanted to go to half Price books all over Austin. We were not disappointed at all and loved the selection here. The staff was great as well.And we would definitely come back!
One of the smaller half priced books Ive been in, but nicely laid out and organized really well. Great place
Friendly staff, quite helpful. This location is smaller and has less, but worth a stop if youre in the area. While limited theres a couple treasures here
Almost always have what Im looking for, and maybe a few things I wasnt looking for! Prices are fantastic and staff is friendly and helpful. Ive been to a few other half price books, but I happily drive an extra 15 minutes to shop at this one.
If you really love books but dont really want to pay the over the top prices for them new at the big box stores... Well then Half-Price is the place to go. Their prices are really good and a great selection as well. Of course if you have old books you are wanting to be parted with, they also buy books, magazines, comics, textbooks, music cds etc. Go by and check them out. ~ I am not a paid spokesman for this establishment, I just love this place. ~
Everytime I go into a Half Price Books store, I spend way more than I intend to cause they always have amazing finds! Awesome people too!
This store is pretty cool, its like barnes and noble, only good prices! They have a massive selection of books, fiction and non! From DIY books, to textbooks, to novels, to comic books. They have it all as far as readable material and even have an assortment of other interesting items like gifts, games, and trinkets. If you are looking for a random book to read, and enjoy looking around for what may strike your interest, look no further. Half priced books will cover you!
I love this place and wish Id looked them up sooner. I could have saved a ton on books. Sometimes the selection isnt as wide as Id like but you cant beat the price on a new book if you can find it!
Its a bit of a smaller HPB but it still has a good selection! Ive found a few harder to find titles here, and I always find at least one vinyl to take home if I browse the music. Customer service is nice here as well.
Great store. Location is great. The staff is so very friendly. We found the majority of the books we where looking for(children & adult)& the staff looked up the selections we couldnt find and ended up finding them in paper back. Weekends get a little packed.
Parmer location is my absolute favorite, i literally drive 30 minutes out of the way and past 3 other ones i have closer to me just to come to this store! Selection is great they always have a great array of books in the genres i like, organization is always excellent and the staff are AMAZING and genuine! every time i come here i have the best conversations with staff, talks with fellow book lovers are always the best and they are always so helpful when i need help finding a specific book or helping me discover new ones! will always choose HPB over big box retailers!!!
This an okay location. Friendly staff. Decent selection of books although I did not find anything that I was interested in purchasing. Four stars because I am required to wear a mask. That is their right to require one but I have trouble breathing in one and it makes my glasses fog up. When the mask requirement is removed, fifth star gets added.
Friendly staff and a decent selection of books at a very good price. If Im looking to buy a physical book or just in the mood to browse, Im doing it here.
Pretty good selection and the store was clean. I recommend donating books elsewhere since they give next to nothing for books, even new ones. Good quick service.
Always friendly and helpful staff. Excellent. selection of books. .....easy to spend money here!
Love this location. Staff is always pleasant and the selection is of course delightful
Tons of fun and a great staff. Prices for clearance books have gone up $1or 2.
Love this store. Can spend hours and a lot of $$ in here if I dont stop myself. Wide variety of every kind of media.
Great store for text books, this is their main offering. They also offer magazines for one or two dollars, new releases, gifts, encyclopedias, instruments and more. This store is a smaller one so their selection is not as large as the other stores. Thier database can see inventories of the other stores.
Half Price is the best place to find great reads, textbooks, music, movies and games. Built on the ethics of avoiding waste by selling used books, you can reduce your footprint and expand your mind. They will also buy your extra media if you need quick cash!
One of my favorite locations! Staff are always so helpful and nice, selection seems better than other locations Ive been too. I can nearly always find a book I want here!
My favorite bookstore since forever. I enjoyed spending hours at the funky old original store on Guadalupe. So many great finds. The staff is always super knowledgeable and helpful. And theres always an out of print book sitting on the shelf, just begging for a new home. There there, little fella. Youve got a forever home now. Chain bookstores are just ok. Amazons bookstore is a glorified airport Hudsons. I wish we still had the old original, but Ill take what I can at the HPBs around town. Keep up the great work, yall!
This was a very nice store. It was organized well and had all of the books that I was looking for. The staff were friendly and fast.
This is not the biggest half price books that there is. The one on Lamar is larger for sure. Still, the thing about half price is that each store has different stuff. We were looking (for example) through the comics, and it was as you might expect a completely different set than what we saw in the last half-price we were in. Also, given the rate they take in books, the stock of course changes frequently. The remainders seems to be similar most places, and that makes sense, but you just never know what hidden treasure will be there this week. Our kids LOVE going there, and this is their treat. They can spend hours triaging what they want down to their budget. Be nice if there was better / more seating to wait in though. They CAN make the trip last forever.
Nice location. Great selection of books. I take my son to half price books all the time. I go to the business and personal development section.
I had never been to a half price that was so big! All the employees were very friendly and kept their distance as well! Though the store did have an odd smell that I couldnt place. Still a great experience!
Great place for childrens books that dont cost an arm and a leg!
I specifically stopped by to shop for playstation games. And noticed that they are all price marked so high that its 3x cheaper to buy used off of eBay, Offerup, Craigslist, or even your local Gamestop.
If you want to buy a good book, yet dont want to contribute to the Amazon machine, this is your place. The staff is always helpful and friendly, and I almost always walk out with a new book. Support your local book stores, thank you.
Sold magazines and books here. I never get as much $ as Im hoping for when I sell stuff here, but I understand they have to make some profit. Very courteous and helpful staff.
Always a great place to visit and such a huge selection...
The staff here is friendly and I enjoyed walking through the store. I didnt really find much of what I was looking for the few times I went, but they have a pretty good variety of things. I just wish they were a little bit more organized.
Great bookstore. The selection is good and the atmosphere is pleasant. A good way to enjoy a few hours and speed some money. They have a good selection of nostalgia books and comics.
Good selection and great staff. Not a place to come work but if you are a book lover its a must.
Occasionally you can find a gem here but it can be just or miss. Prices can be quite a but above retail so choose wisely. Fair selection of common items. Wish they had a better selection of horror.
I loved how they greet people as they come into the store. And (I should have gotten his name, Im sorry) a staff member called another location to have them put an item on hold for me. I love this place.
I love Half Price, no matter what location Im at, and this one is just as good as the others Ive been to. Only thing I didnt like is how the main entrance off of Parmer (facing HEB) feels like you are walking into the main door, but when I went to check out, the register there is for selling books to the store only. Yes, there is a sign near the ceiling, it just threw me off because I hadnt been there before and I didnt notice the actual register, which is farther away and much smaller than the sell counter.But again, I love Half Price and will always visit!
They didnt have my book but these people are so flipping great. They have everything so orderly and safe from the virus. Also they are just really nice.
Great local used bookstore. Knowledgeable staff. new/used/overstock. Buy and sell books, comics, vinyl records. Never know what you find, but youll always find something good.
Very friendly staff and a large selection of used and new books.
Great location and has a large variety of books. Its rare they dont have what Im looking for. Staff is friendly and always willing to help.
Love this bookstore! Best prices and selection in town plus the staff is very friendly!
Staff was incredibly helpful and willing to put in extra effort to help find exactly what I was looking for. I was impressed at their ability to remain pleasant and kind when a disgruntled shopper became aggravated and rude. Great service and collection of materials.
Sold some DVDs and CDs for a total of 17$ and change. Better than nothing!
The selection keeps getting better. But... they keep making mistakes at the register, overcharging me has happened more than once. Im too polite to correct the very cheerful employees.
Great selection of low price books with helpful staff. Can sometimes be hard to find a book you are looking for but just ask staff for help.
Big book selection at a great price and a friendly staff.
This is one of the reasons that Texas can actually be a bastion of literary thinking and creativity. Half-Price Books started life in the 70s as a humble second-hand bookstore operated out of a converted laundromat in Dallas. Now it has locations all over the United States and sells millions of used books every year. Half-Price Books buys your gently used books so you can feel good about decluttering your home library since you are incentivized a few bucks to do so. They will also buy gently used DVDs, CDs, & vinyl. In my opinion, theres no point in spending a whole bunch of money on new books, DVDs, CDs, or vinyl when you can buy them for a fraction of the cost and theyre still almost as good as new. Half Price Books also carries various new knick knacks and tchotchkes. And several of the locations in Austin, including the ones on North and South Lamar, allow you to bring your dogs into the store with you as long as theyre on a leash, social, and housebroken. No cats, sorry. The atmosphere in the store is wonderful too. The staff are always very friendly and helpful and LOVE books. You may find local authors browsing among the shelves, and literary groups meeting in some of the communal areas. Like I said, Half-Price Books is a bastion for literary-minded folks -- even the ones living in places where science and creativity are looked upon with a certain amount of suspicion. Support literature, support books, and shop more at Half-Price Books!
Great selection overall, lots of boardgames, vinyl, movies and more.
Always love shopping here. Kiddos picked up a few good books and just enjoy being able to go out and shop again.
Best book store in Austin. Wonderful staff, really cool books
This is a great place to find a good price on just about any book out there. Theyll buy your used books as well.
Was very disappointed that I will no longer be able to go to the most convenient used book store to me. They put up a 30.06 sign on the door, which means I am no longer allowed to enter there store and shop. it is a shame, since this was a very nice store.
Staff is very friendly and helpful. The sections on minority writing, class and gender should be much, much larger.
This is my go to spot to take the kids for books. Friendly staff and nearby lots of other stores.
Half Price Books has great deals on many books, music, and movies. We try to find items here before looking at other book stores or new online.
Friendly staff. Clean and well organized store. Convenient location. I recommend this store for all second hand book and music desires.
Great place to buy books. Dont sell old books here. Low balling price. Better to sell used books on line.
Ive always loved half priced books. Now that my family and i moved there is one right around the corner!
Lots more than just main stream books. Found some old gems and will be going back to keep hunting. Very friendly staff as well.
First and last time I sell my books here $2 for 10 books that I paid $20-25 each . Super low ball I would just donated this book for what they gave me.
Extremely helpful staff. Great selection. I dont think Ive ever been able to leave the store without a purchase. I might have an addiction. :)
Call beforehand to make sure they have what your looking for, if not they will make sure they meet your needs or give great recommendations.
Great selection from new to nostalgia. From books, vinal, and gaming. Friendly, helpful staff. Great environment, could get lost for hours in their selection.
Awesome book selections. No matter what genre you like, they have it.
A really lovely atmosphere with a great and friendly staff! The place was weel organized and we had no problem finding the book we were looking for, not to mention the funny bookmarks and magnets at checkout! They did have some technical issues while we visited and it took a little bit to take care of but thts rlly the only complaint i have!
Really liked the store, the prices are unbelievably low. There will be 20% discounts on current prices during Thanksgiving. If you are book lovers, then you may want visit it.
Love the weird book selection and there are often 20% to 50% off coupons which makes the prices even better.
Ive always been able to find something to genuinely get excited about at half price books, specifically at this location. And the staff rocks!!!
Books! And theyre half price! If youre looking for a specific book its best to check their website first. But if youre in the store and cant find a book ask their friendly staff and they can check the other stores for you.
Half price books in general is a great store. Some of the others are bigger and have a better selection but this one is not usually busy and so it is quieter and sometimes they have unique items that dont get picked through as quickly as the bigger stores.
Cheap books and good customer service! What more can you ask for
30 books..hard cover.. some in great condition ..got 16 dollars. If one is tired of lugging them around..go for it.
In was pretty excited to find a place like this. Im from a small town and we dont have anything like this back home. Just checking It out for the first time, I ended up walking out with an old Spanish workbook which ended up being perfect while I learn. I was taking $300.00 classes that use the same workbook that I paid $5 for.
This older lady didnt even let me check the price on a book at 4:53 after I got off of work a little early. They close at 5.... Looks like they wanted to get off early aswell.
Book buyers & resellers with an Austin flair. That smell of older books has been an experience since childhood.
Friendly people even though this location didnt have much on the author I was looking for. Still great selection of others and great movie collection.
I really like half price books they have a good selection of books in their store and their prices can be okay. The best is when theyre having their sales which happens every few months and you can get some very good Bargains On books and other items in the store. The customer service here is also very good and the lines tend to be not very long. I would recommend the store for anyone that likes books or Pat likes other things they carry. What other surprising thing is that they have a fair amount of kids toys and other items in the prices arent bad either.
Ive been to most of their locations and this one is small but not the smallest. Selection is good and they have nice staff which are always pleasant when you need anything.
Very friendly staff, well-organized and decent prices.
This is a good location. You can get all kinds of books, magazines and textbooks here
Gently used books for cheap. Love the place.
Organized, Friendly Staff and great selection and prices. Erin was super friendly and spent time engaging with my kids and making them feel welcome and appreciated :)
Love this place! They have a great collection of books and dvds.
This place is amazing. Sell your old books here, buy new ones on the cheap. A wonderful business that had great customer service.
Half Price Books is the place to go! NLamar store is huge. I usuallly hit the clearance books and DVDs first. There is something for everyone here - even non-readers!
I love Half Price Books! Prices are great and the selection of books is awesome! The people are friendly and happy to help if you cant find something.
This store is beautiful! The staff are friendly and make a point of recognizing regular customers. There is very little staff turn over. I believe that speaks volumes for how the company trats their stsff.
Rude when I was trying to sell books. No one was there to assist me. Will never come back to this location.
Good selection, slow check out, lots of staff just no extra cashiers.
Staffs are friendly and very knowledgeable. Books are quite cheap as expected. Plus, you can ise coupons for even cheaper prices. No complaints.
This is by far one of the best locations. They have a large selection of books, they ALWAYS have sales, and the general appearance of the store is clean. If the bathroom were cleaner, Id rate them at a 5.
You can never go wrong with HPB and the staff here are super friendly. I never have any trouble finding what I need; everything is very organized, even the clearance areas. I always feel welcome in this HPB.
This store is big and has lots of great discount and clearance stuff. I like the selection of video games and movies. You will find out that the staff is young and very knowledgeble about most book, movies, music and games.
This is a nice little Half Price books. Like all Half Price stores, you never know what you are going to get when you begin looking around, so it is always a fun adventure. The kids section is well stocked and they have some comfortable chairs near the front of the store.
The place was a little dim, and the fiction literature was in two different spots, but I found a book I hadnt heard of before, so I left happy.
I havent bought any books for a while. The last time I did was back in 2013 but I just dont have anymore storage space for it and it takes up too much space.
I always get so lost in the amazing selection of books here at half price books! For every member of the family!
This is one of the best half priced books. Technology and computer science section is much bigger and more up to date than others bookstores.
There is a relaxed atmosphose at Half Price Books. I feel comfortable shopping here and it is calm enough that I can think while I shop and the staff is nice and helpful.
Beautiful store but bad first experience at this location. With one other customer in front if me at the sell counter and two working the counter, I stared at them for nearly two full minutes waiting for them to acknowledge me or even make eye contact before I gave up and left.
Theyve gone up on their prices to no rhyme or reason. They have collected some good and rare titles if you have the time to look through their stacks.
I could spend hours in here! Staff is super friendly too.
Took forever and made me wait for nothing. They should take a look and let you know ahead of time, what can be bought and what just recycled, so customer can decide quickly and not loose time waiting for ever.
Love this Half price book store...Also loved the Black Friday deals i recieved Get discounts !!
Very library-ish for a book store.They will let you browse disturbance free-very friendly staff.The book selection is really good and well labeled and in order w/plenty of sitting.A sweet little gem tucked away behind the fire station.
Helpful staff can find a books availability at any of their stores and ship it to you if they find it.
Most of the books were in good condition, but alot of them had writings on the inside for to someone so that was a bit annoying. They should try to cover that up. The employees werent very curtious and helpful or friendly, but had the place looking neat.
Great selection but dont sell your stuff here
Good selection of books for everyone including students. Ive found several of my textbooks there.
This place has practically every book you can imagine. Art, religion, music, politics, murder... You name it this place has it. They are in a good convenient location, and theres plenty of staff to help with whatever you need. Puzzles, games , music CDs, glue together models, this is a great place to shop for Christmas or birthdays.
Music selection was weak BUT they do have some great deals on books and comics etc.
I shop here a lot. They always have the book Im looking for either here or at their other locations. And when Im finished with my books I always bring them back to recycle them for cash.
In all honesty, driving into this Half Price Bookstore is a pain. Traffic is always a nightmare. However, once we actually get into the parking lot, its really nice. The staff is very informative and friendly. This location is also supportive of local authors as well which is awesome!
Its a bookstore. I love books. They have books. They have lots and lots of books on lots of lots of subjects and really really good prices. What about all of that doesnt make it five stars?
This store have a wide variety and selection of Books also chairs to sit and read quietly The kid’s selection is also very entertaining and good Great place to be a BookWorm ...
They were so helpfull and friendly. Have a great selection
Great book bargains for the buyer. Not a great value for the seller in most cases. Donate the books thst they consider not worthy to the public library.
LOVE this place! Great selection, great prices and knowledgeable, friendly staff.
Great place. A lot of variety and good prices
Car broke down here and they let me use the WiFi but then cut me off. To be honest I probably smelled awful because I was trying to work with a bad part from the AutoZone nearby and the heat index was like 116 so I was there all day.
They quickly turned around my order. The only thing that would have made this a 5 stars if they had a chair for me to sit while I waited.
Nice store with lots of books available for different age groups of people in half price.
They almost always have the books my girls need for their English classes. I bought 5 the weeked of the 20% off sale 😊
What can I say, its half price books, clean and full of books. The employee who welcomed us not so great.
Nice place, love their game selection. Its nice being able to get a new board game once in a while.
Great selection of books comic books games and more at amazing prices
Definitely my favorite Austin location. Gave me the best prices with almost no wait time. Easy to get in and out of and overall a good location.
Love Half Price Books. This location has a decent selection of vinyl sometimes. Staff is always very friendly and helpful.
Ok for purchasing books. However for selling your books, have a garage sale. Had over 14 books and got a whole $1.05. Really!
Great place for all kinds of books and a lot of great educational toys and games for children of all ages. I buy books, toys, hobby, and games for the children in my family.
It is half price books, all of them are hit or miss based upon what you are looking for. You can get a great deal on books, if you find what youre looking for.
Books worth buying are not half price. There are no good deals left. Dont bother, just use online retailers, where HPB has those very same books listed anyways
Fantastic collection of books at half price. They also buy your old text and reference books. Totally sustainable!
Good veriaty of books with passionate people willing to help a customer with a certain product he is looking for
Were always stopping in here for one reason or another. Extremely friendly and helpful staff, wed be lost without this lovely corner bookstore.
I took 25 books to this store today(Apr 7,2018) to sell. Now I dont mind that they are going to make a few bucks on my books, they have to or they could not be in business. Well they offered me $11.00 for 25 First Edition, Best Selling Books, that cost between $16 & $20 new. These books were dated from 2015 -2018 so they are not old either. They sell the same books used for $10.00 & $14.00, so they are making more than a few dollars on each book. I was insulted with their offer, it was not reasonable nor fair. In fact, a better deal would be to give them away to goodwill and get a tax deduction. Sometimes they have a great selection of new Vinyl Records, used CD, VHS and cassette music tapes as well as used books actually more books than you would ever want. Generally, their staff is pleasant. I give them 2 stars because I really felt that they make low-ball offers on used items.
Love. The team there express so much love every time I go in there. God bless them
Love this store, great amount of books to choose from and great staff!
The employees here are great. We sell books there off and on and they are always quick and efficient. They are also fair and trustworthy. Today they overlooked an autograph in a book (that I didnt know about) and they called me to let me know they owed me more money. I went back in and they showed me the autograph to make sure I knew what was going on. They could have just chalked it up to savings on their part and I never would have been the wiser.
It is a good book store to go to. They know you by name and they are very nice and respectful.
If you like books, get them half off or better :-) the kids love visiting to get more with their trade ins
Clean & organized. Was able to find what I was looking for without requesting help.
Great selection of all types of books and music of all sorts.
Location at North Lamar and koening is awesome. They have a huge selection of books and DVDs.
Excellent service from excellent people. I love Half Price Books. Always excellent service!
The 2nd location on Palmer Rd. had just what I was looking for. The staff was friendly and mostly helpful, too.
Great place a huge selection not just books but movies and music too.
Quite a nice selection. I enjoy the peaceful environment.
Nice workers, they knew where everything was. Helped me get in and out with exactly what I needed.
The workers are nice. But if you are going to get a book for some class that other schools are also getting, I recommend not going to a HPB because it will probably be gone.
Two of my favorite things (books and discounts) under ONE roof. Its no Dollar Tree but its alright by me!
Great chain I can usually find something and I always save money
Nice place.Lots of used movies and not to crowded.
Any book hoarders happy place. You will go in for one book and come out with more than what you expected.
Great place for books. What they offer for buying books from you is an insult. But great place to get one
Awesome place love all the half price books is the only place I can get most of what I want a an excellent price😊
Very helpful. Looked up the book I needed and offer to transfer to that store since they didnt have it.
A crossroads for all the stories in existence
It was great! The staff working there were very professional.Terry Foster
Like any other HPB. Decent selection. Ample free parking. Nearby stores include dollar tree, harbor feight, frys
Total reviews rating 4.5
199 Reviews for Half Price Books 2023:
Review №1
2022-07-27Half price books always has a good local selection of books and media. Was able to find some really interesting stuff this last time. Plenty of parking too!
Review №2
2021-12-22A lot of great books and friendly staff. They have a lot here, A pretty great store for countless selections.! 🙃
Review №3
2022-02-22Score!!!! Easily one of the best book and comic stores in Texas. Every month or so I make the track to every store in Austin. You can usually find some hidden gyms in their collectibles.
Review №4
2022-08-09Nice store but lost my trust when they started to lock the bathroom, forcing customers to ask for a key at the register if needed to use the restroom. Does not sit right with me. I now prefer to shop elsewhere
Review №5
2022-06-28I have usually found a treasure on every visit. I love books and resell is the best way for me to get what I really want. I almost never buy full-price retail unless I need or want a specific title and getting it is time-sensitive.
Review №6
2022-06-26Good selection of books, I wish the kid section will be bigger. the place is well organized, prices are overall fair
Review №7
2022-04-12Went in to find one book and walked out with 4 . Alway great to find a gently used book at half the price. It’s a great store to get in a really look for books that may not be found or are a bit older. I always return for a peek when I am in town.
Review №8
2021-08-08Good collection. Environment was cool. Well organized. 5★ price.
Review №9
2022-08-04Amazing collection and good recommendations too! Could spend the entire day, if schedule permits.
Review №10
2021-07-01Easy location to get in and out of on a very busy intersection. Small, organized store. They held a book for me and checkout was easy. Im trying a new author (to me) while I wait for a new Stephen King novel.