WE LOVE BOOKS!!!

And we’re delighted you do, too!

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But we understand that, sometime, you need to part with a few. We’re happy to help you re-home them, and here are some hints to make your process and ours smooth and valuable.

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Books that sell really well:

• Fiction, mystery and thrillers in trade paperback format

• Clean cookbooks

• Current DIY

• Maine or New England

• Stephen King and other Maine authors, especially local

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Books that sell well:

• Current politics

• History, especially Maine and New England

• Children’s

• Gardening

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Books that sit on the shelves for a while but usually eventually find a new home:

• Classics

• YA fiction

• Poetry

• Art, music, photography, architecture

• Sociology, psychology

• Religion, philosophy

• Journalism/media

• Biography

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Books which usually remain lonely:

• Grammar

• Anything outdated, i.e. travel guides, business, education, how-to books 

• Mass market paperbacks

• Hard-cover fiction

• Foreign language

• Crafts

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Books we will dispose of, so please don’t include them:

• Those with underlining and/or notes in the margins

• Manuals for various and sundry kitchen appliances and tools

• Damaged books—i.e. broken spine, cover falling off

• Outdated computer manuals

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DVDs, CDs, VHS no longer move well now that most people stream movies and music

 

Please do not bring in books which have been mouse food, are insect infested, water-damaged or are mildewed—those will compromise the good books we have in the book sale offerings.

 

Thank you for helping to streamline our offerings and make the book sales possible!!