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Family-owned chain that sells secondhand books as well as movies & music in various formats.
From Google. Shown as written by the reviewers.
Turner Baldwin
February 2026
Brought books in to be sold and was told it was an hour and a half wait. Ok no problem, I’ll come back. Joke was on me. They said I have to stay in the store? What? The guy said it was a liability if I left? Hahahaha. Get out of here dude. It’s not hard to put names on bags and let people come back to pick up their cash.
Rebecca Loveland
December 2025
I absolutely love going to Half Price Books. It has kind of become a personal problem. 😂 Prices are fair and the selection is plentiful! There is definitely something for every kind of reader here!
Katrina Ruggle
July 2025
I like shopping here. I find some good books at, literally half the price. Which is great, and I like supporting used book stores. But I don’t think I’ll ever sell books here again. Many many times I have brought in 20-50 popular, well known books in fantastic condition and have left with less than 10 dollars. The offers only seem to be getting worse over the years. Today I brought in 20 books in near perfect condition, many of them extremely popular titles. And left with 6 dollars. I find that a bit ridiculous when they will absolutely sell those for at LEAST seven dollars a piece. I get that businesses have to make a profit but it’s not worth my time to stand in the store for over half an hour to get six dollars for books worth over 300 dollars. You’d think they could at least shell out a dollar per book, or heck, even 50 cents a book! I may still shop here but I will not sell books here again. Waste of time.
Bec Nielsen
October 2025
Great location. Great atmosphere. Easy to find. Friendly employees. Poor offers in attempting selling items. Received 10 times the amount offered at another 'used' shop. Will not attempt to sell items here any longer.
Joe Skunk
August 2025
I shop only the vinyl section, so I'm biased - disclaimer. I thought it was a decent selection, though pretty small. They did have some deals on sealed/new titles, and I found a couple used items that were interesting and in good shape with a decent price. Definitely worth the trip, but not the best half price books I've been to for vinyl at least. I won't fault them for that since they're a book store. The staff seemed friendly enough, and everything seemed clean/organized. I'd stop in again when I'm in Des Moines.
