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I am thinking about starting a Pop-Up Book shop. Not for a source of income, but more for fun and because I love books and my town doesn't have a bookstore and I want people to have a place to buy books every now and then.

My question... how much would you pay for a used book at a Pop-up? I was thinking $5 for adult books and $1 for kids but my husband thinks $5 might be too high. What do you think?? Thank you for any advice you can give!!

Beatlefan129 My local library sells used hardcover adult books for $3 and paperbacks for $2 4y

Amandajoy Depends on the condition of the book. For a paperback in good condition, I would pay $5. 4y

SamAnne Great idea! 4y

Scochrane26 Half-price books usually charges $5-6 for a book, sometimes more or less, depending on condition, how many copies they have, & size. 4y

Soubhiville For newer releases I‘ll often pay half the cover price if it‘s in really good condition. (That‘s how most of Half Price Books is priced.) At charity shops usually $2-$4, but the books are often in worse shape. 4y

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Ke633

Book Shops: How to Run Them | Ruth Brown Park

My horrible small town is finally getting a book store. Here is the mural that just went up. Super excited! 👏🏻 👏🏻

JoScho How exciting! That mural is awesome 🖤 5y

Hoopiefoot So cool! 5y

Sharpeipup Congrats! 5y

Nute Nice! 4y

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

Book Shops: How to Run Them | Ruth Brown Park

I‘m in Sydney as a sort of birthday treat - and I finally got to go to Abbey‘s bookshop 😍 I mostly spent time in Galaxy Books - the upstairs part that focuses on sci fi and fantasy...

CarolynM I love Abbey's ❤️ I always visit when I'm in Sydney. 5y

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @CarolynM, I won an IG competition and the prize was a $30 Galaxy books voucher... so I had a to *buy* books 😋🤩 I was quite impressed with their range - gorgeous mix of new and older titles 5y

CarolynM Sci-Fi and Fantasy are not really my thing, but on the odd occasion I've wanted something in that line they've always had it at Galaxy (including a quite obscure title one time). They have an amazing range of books downstairs with fairly limited floor space. 5y

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @CarolynM, I was very much at home in Galaxy - I loved their paranormal romance section - there were authors I haven‘t thought about/seen in ages. I had a good browse downstairs too 5y

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Oryx

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I changed to a city centre office recently. This is the temptation I have on my doorstep. The fiction room at Waterstones Manchester 😍
I was good and only bought the present I wanted for my nephew and nothing for me. Well done me. 😉

TrishB 👍🏻 definitely well done you. 6y

TheSpineView 👏 6y

Soubhiville Yes, good job! That‘s not easy! 6y

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tammysue 👏🏻👏🏻 6y

julesG 👏👏👏👏 6y

Cathythoughts 👍🏻♥️ 6y

eraderneely 😍 6y

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Reviewsbylola

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G‘s class is working on the signage for their bookstore. ♥️♥️

Djspens I love this! I hope kids always prefer real books over reading on their tablets! 6y

Reviewsbylola Same! So far my kids do prefer real books but I do facilitate reading on their tablets too. As long as they‘re readers though, that‘s all I can ask for! The gratification of buying real books though, at least for me, is way better than buying an ebook. ☺️ @Djspens 6y

Cathythoughts 💕💕💕 6y

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britt_brooke 💚 6y

Lmstraubie 😍😍😍 6y

Cinfhen So cool❣️❣️❣️I love this teacher 6y

emilyhaldi I can't get over the glasses 🤓❤️ 6y

Reviewsbylola They‘re actually camo print too. 😂 @emilyhaldi 6y

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Ddzmini

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Every time I go to B&N with my husband he always looses me 😛🤣🤣🤣

RaimeyGallant lol 6y

Weaponxgirl Lol. I was once walking with a group of people to the pub in the day and knew a bookshop was coming up. So I deliberately started walking slower than the group and boom snuck in that bookshop when no one was looking! 6y

Ddzmini @Weaponxgirl and that‘s how we do it 😛🤣🤣🤣👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 6y

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Birdsong28

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Think we need a Listy meet up here!!!

TrishB That would be fab! 6y

Oryx I love Hatchards 😍 6y

Slajaunie @thevictoriousone 6y

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DivineDiana

Book Shops: How to Run Them | Ruth Brown Park

A well organized used book store in Wildwood, New Jersey. Since it is a beach town, it will be closing for the season shortly. My husband and I each bought a few classics. Will post my finds later! #bookstores

Reviewsbylola It looks very quaint! 6y

wen4blu Ooohhh, I was there this summer and totally missed this place! 6y

DivineDiana @Reviewsbylola It was packed! 6y

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DivineDiana @wen4blu I stumbled upon it when I searched online for things to do! Just had to support! 😉 6y

Hooked_on_books What a great name! 😉 6y

DivineDiana @Hooked_on_books Yes, it is! 😃👍🏻📚 6y

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Debiw781

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I went #bookshopping and picked up these lovely books, all on the sale aisle. I don‘t buy many in print any more, but these were worth it!

Bostonmomx2 Let me know how that journaling book is. 6y

Debiw781 @Bostonmomx2 it looks good but I‘ll let you know once I start using it 6y

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RiaWritten

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Very effective advertising!

Sarah83 Love it 7y

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Sarah83

Book Shops: How to Run Them | Ruth Brown Park

When it is early in the morning and bf tells you, there will be a book market in our town in about a week. 💖😍

Note: I am not an early bird... 😉

LeahBergen 😮😮 7y

Sarah83 @LeahBergen it will be very expensive. 🙈 7y

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

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Finally took some leave! 5 day weekend! Yes please! Starting off with a road trip to Echuca (for the second hand book stores)

LeeRHarry Enjoy! Are you going out on the river? 7y

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MicheleinPhilly

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5 books for 14 bucks? Yes, please! #bookhaul

GypsyKat Well done! 👏👏👏 7y

LiteraryinPA Have you read Ginny Moon? I thought it was really well done! 7y

MicheleinPhilly @LiteraryinLititz I just bought it this morning. 7y

LauraBeth I was reading The Curious Charms Of Arthur Pepper during downtime at the hospital when I was visiting my mom. I always thought she was asleep when I pulled it out and then one day she looked at me and asked, “Are you EVER going to finish that book? You‘ve been carrying it in here day in and day out!” 😂 7y

MicheleinPhilly @LauraBeth ❤️❤️❤️ 7y

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