Interior of Here Be Books, used bookstore, Summerville, SC
Front door of Here Be Books, a books & games store in Summerville, SC
Here Be Books, used bookstore in Summerville, SC as seen from the parking lot

Hours

Sun closed
Mon closed
Tue 10am to 6pm
Wed 10am to 6pm
Thu 10am to 6pm
Fri 10am to 6pm
Sat 10am to 6pm

 

We accept Discover, Mastercard, Visa, and debit cards.
We buy, sell, & trade.

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Sat., Jan 3, 6 pm to ???
Game Night at Here Be Books

What's New!

Board Games & Card Games

Just in time for the Holidays! Here Be Books now sells board games & card games from companies such as Rio Grande, Mayfair Games, Z-Man, Fantasy Flight, Steve Jackson Games and lots more!

Artsy Bookmarks

Just arrived: lovely bookmarks featuring art by famous artists the world over. There's something for everyone.

Signed New Arrivals

Recent signed book arrivals include: On the Line signed by members of the original cast of The Chorus Line, Some Like It Red Hot signed by Red Hatter Robin Merrill, The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien, and Sages and Dreamers: Biblical, Talmudic, and Hasidic Portraits and Legends signed by Elie Wiesel.

More Fancy Playing Cards & Dice

More dwarven stones and other dice arrived recently. We also have more decks of playing cards, including some 100% plastic playing cards by Piatnik.

The New Power of Premium Trade Credit

Bring in your used Sci Fi/Fantasy, Paranormal, Parapsychology and Manga books and Roleplaying Games and get the Buying Power of Premium Store Credit. [learn more]

We're In the News:

Pirates Invade Summerville!

Trade a Book for Mother Earth

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Operation Books for Troops

Bring us the APO or FPO address of a service member serving overseas. We'll send them a box of books for FREE to read and share with friends. [learn more]

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A Treasure Chest of Books
Service-oriented used bookstore located in Summerville, SC just northwest of historic Charleston, South Carolina

Here Be Books is a treasure chest of booksHere Be Books is an inviting, service-oriented bookstore located in Summerville, South Carolina, just northwest of historic Charleston. We strive to provide a comfortable, relaxed, atmosphere in which you can browse our 40,000+ used, rare, new, and collectible book selection. There are a few comfy chairs where you can relax and read. Drinks and snacks are available for purchase.

Over 40,000 Fiction and Nonfiction Books... and Counting

You're sure to find books to your liking.With over 40,000 books in stock, you're sure to find something to your liking. Our bookstore carries hard cover, paperback, CD audio and children's books - and accepts them for trade, too. While most of our stock is used and out-of-print books, we do also have some new, rare and antiquarian books on our shelves as well. Our favorite book genres are Sci-Fi Fantasy, Roleplaying Games, Children’s Series, and Ancient History, but we make a concerted effort to stock a variety of books in all categories.

Looking for a book? Let us help.

If we don’t have a book in stock, we can usually find and special order it for you, even if the book's out of print. Searches are free and there's no obligation to buy. We do require prepayment on special orders.

Archival-Quality Brodart Book Covers

Book with Brodart archival-quality book cover installed Book left to suffer without a Brodart archival-quality book jacket cover
With book cover Without book cover.

Did you know that as much as 80% of a modern-day first edition's value is often determined by the condition of its dust jacket? To help protect your treasures from the ravages of time and use, we carry a complete line of Brodart archival-quality book covers. The book covers wrap over your books' dust jackets, preserving them from damage. They do not adhere to the jacket, so are easily removed. We'll happily install them for you, too.

Roleplaying Games, Playing Cards, and Dice

Green Aventurine Dwarven Stones by Crystal CasteIn addition to all of our books, our bookstore carries a variety of roleplaying games (RPGs), playing cards, and dice. We're an authorized retailer for Piatnik Playing Cards and Crystal Caste Dwarven Stones, Dwarven Metals, and other fantasy roleplaying game dice. The first Saturday of every month is Game Night at Here Be Books. See our upcoming events for more information. We also host D&D Game Day every year.

Bookmarks and Prints

Being a bookstore, of course we must have bookmarks. Our selection of bookmarks available for purchase varies, but we always have free bookmarks in a basket on the counter. Beautiful fine photographic prints by Philip James Photo adorn our walls and many of our bookmarks feature photography by Philip as well.

We buy, sell, and trade.