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.

Trade In Books for Store Credit

We Accept Books:

In ALL CATEGORIES, including:*

*Except textbooks, encyclopedias and serial romances. Current textbooks accepted on consignment July thru February.

 

Here Be Books Trade Policy
Trade in your used books for store credit
last update: 24 August, 2008

condition guidelines | consignments | credit categories | daily trade-in limit | quality commitment | store credit for trades | trading books how-to | what we're interested in buying

Being book lovers and avid readers ourselves, we know how quickly books can fill up your house - we turned our formal dining room into a library! So, as a service to you, we offer a trade service, the details of which are described below.

Now you can use your Premium Store Credit towards the purchase of new books and merchandise as well as used books in our premium categories. That is, you can buy almost anything in the store and use your Premium Store Credit to pay half. You still can't have Sam, though.

So bring in your used Science Fiction/Fantasy, Paranormal, Manga, and Parapsychology books and your unwanted Roleplaying Games and get the Buying Power of Premium Store Credit!

How to Trade In Your Books for Store Credit

Trading your books is simple: just drop them off at the counter when you come in the store. You can go browse while we figure out your trade credit. When you're done shopping, return to the counter and we'll ring up your purchases, apply your trade credit and tell you how much credit you have left, if any. We keep track of your trade credit on our computer, so you don't have to worry about keep track of a credit slip. We'll even print your remaining credit on your receipt, if you so desire.

How Much Store Credit You Can Get for Your Trades

So, how much store credit can you get for your used books?

Mass-market paperback books earn you store credit equal to 30% of the book's cover price. For example, if the book's cover price is $6.99, you can receive $2.10 in store credit. We do not charge a filing fee for accepting the trade.

Hard cover books, RPGs and trade paperbacks generally earn you store credit equal to 25% to 40% of the amount for which we think we can sell them. The exact amount is assessed on a case-by-case basis.

Store Credit can be used for up to 50% of a purchase. For instance, if you wish to purchase $10 of used books, and have $7 of credit, you may only use $5 of your credit towards the purchase. In this example, the total cash outlay for this purchase would be $5.35:

$10.00    books purchased
 -5.00    store credit (50% of purchase)
 + .35    7% sales tax
-------
 $5.35    total cash outlay
 
 $2.00    trade credit left on file that you can use on future purchases

You always have to spend a little cash, otherwise we wouldn't be able to stay in business. The utility companies and our landlord don't accept books as payment, so we have to have some money coming in to keep our doors open. :-) We, of course, accept debit cards, Visa, Mastercard, and Discover, as well as, cash.

Store credit may not be used towards Consignment or "Cash-Only" Items.

Daily Trade-In Limit

Handling trades takes quite a bit of time. Please drop off the books you want to trade at the counter when you come in. We'll try to get them processed while you browse. The maximum number of books we can accept from you in exchange for store credit is 25 per day.

Trade Credit Categories

We have two categories of store credit:

Note: Consignment items are sold on a cash-only basis. Store credit may not be applied to the purchase of "Cash-Only" items.

Our Quality Commitment

We take great pride in the quality and selection of our books because we know how important that is to you. Chances are that we may not accept some of your books for trade. It's nothing against your books, mind you, we love books of all kinds. It's more likely for one of the following reasons:

  1. We are overstocked on that title or author. This is the most common reason we don't accept a book. If we reject a book for this reason, you're welcome to bring it back another time and we'll recheck our stock.
  2. The book is in too poor of a condition for us to resell. See condition guidelines.
  3. We no longer carry that series, title, category, or type of book. For example, we're phasing out serial romances, textbooks, and encyclopedias.
  4. We are not confident we can resell the book. For example, hard cover books are accepted on a case-by-case basis, usually limited to newer releases, nonfiction, and children's series.

Used Book Condition Guidelines

We will consider any book or RPG that is in good condition, whether paperback or hard cover, for trade. However, we generally do not accept books with the following problems:

Sorry, but we do not accept encyclopedias, textbooks or Serial Romance titles at this time. We reserve the right to refuse any book.

Book Categories We're Currently Buying

Got books to sell? We're currently looking for:

Anything else, especially if its offbeat, obscure or ancient, give us call. We typically don't buy mass-market paperbacks unless they're recent science fiction/fantasy, though we do accept them and most other categories for trade.

Consignments

We occassionally accept books on consignment to sell in our store and/or online - typically only books that we would price at $50 or more. This includes current textbooks (July thru February).

We split the proceeds 50/50, after expenses, if any. If we sell the item in-store, there are generally no expenses involved, however, online there are.

Book Covers

In addition to selling books, we can help protect your treasures with Brodart archival-quality bookcovers.

 

 

 

 

 

In the Oakbrook Plaza Shopping Center ~ corner of Ladson & Dorchester
4650 Ladson Road, Suite I, Summerville, SC 29485
(843) 695-1498 ~ info@herebebooks.com

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