Book Trade-In Program

Your finished books deserve a second reader.

Bring us your gently used books and walk away with store credit toward your next stack.

How it works

1. Find us at a stop. We accept trade-ins in person at our pop-ups, markets, and community events — up to 20 books per visit. Check Where to Find Us for our next location.
2. We appraise on the spot. We check condition and demand while you browse; it usually takes just a few minutes.
3. Get store credit instantly. Credit goes straight onto your customer account and applies automatically at checkout on thestacksbookshop.com. It never expires.

What you'll get

• Standard titles: store credit worth 25% of our planned resale price.
• High-demand titles (recent bestsellers, staff wishlist books): up to 40%.

What we accept

Clean, complete, gently read books: current fiction and nonfiction, classics, kids' books, quality paperbacks and hardcovers.

What we can't take

Water damage, missing pages, heavy highlighting, ex-library copies, outdated textbooks or reference sets, and anything that smells like a basement. We'll happily point you toward local donation options for books we pass on.

Appraisals are at the bookseller's discretion and depend on current stock. Trade-in credit is issued as store credit only. Can't make it to a stop? Email us — we'll let you know when we'll next be near you.