Trade a Book

We give trading credit for used books in great condition.

You need room on your bookshelf, and we need books. It’s a match made in heaven! We are always happy to take books in great condition for trading credit from our customers.

Our standard policies for buying and trading books.

We want to ensure that our customers are receiving the very best selection of books available. While we are always happy to buy and trade books from the public, we are extremely selective about the condition and will only take books that are marketable and are needed in our stock. In most cases, we will take back books that were originally purchased from us as long as they are still in sellable condition.

How to trade your books.

You can trade your books with us at any time! No appointment necessary!

If you have books that you are looking to get rid of, simply bring your books to one of our locations and leave them with our friendly staff members. We can usually look through small amounts of books immediately, giving you time to lose yourself in the stacks and have a pleasurable browse while we work out credits for any books we are able to take.

While we don’t have the staff to come to your house to view a collection of books, you are always welcome to bring your books to the store, three boxes at a time. If you have a large collection (more than six boxes), please call ahead to discuss your options. For larger collections of books, it can take up to seven days for a book buyer to look at your books in-store. That said, almost all collections are looked at within 24 hours of being dropped off.

Please note that, due to limited storage space and fire code restrictions, any books that we are unable to take will be donated to the Rotary Club of Chilliwack. Each week, we donate two truckloads of books to them to help them accumulate books for their annual book sale.

How much are your goods worth?

We pay 40% of our selling price in trading credit for used books. Trading credit can then be used to up to 50% of each used book purchase, allowing you to significantly save on the largest trading selection in the Lower Mainland.

We also take a very select variety of magazines, comics, and vinyl! If we can use them, we will pay 25¢ in credit for each magazine. We also accept Archie comics in good condition and offer 25¢ for singles, 50¢ for doubles, or 2 for 1 trades. We are extremely selective when it comes to choosing vinyl for our customers and are willing to pay $1 for each album we can use.

We always recommend calling ahead or bringing in one of each magazine for us to take a look at. This will give us time to find out if we carry your magazines in stock.

Please note that trading credit has no cash value and can’t be converted into cash or used to purchase gift certificates under any circumstances. Trading credit also can’t be used to purchase new merchandise, such as brand new books, t-shirts, and book bags. Our trading credits never expire and can be used at either of our store locations.

Books we are Especially Looking for

All/most books by:

Louise Penny
Douglas Adams
Brandon Sanderson
Haruki Murakami
Ann Cleeves
Peter May
Iona Whishaw
Shelley Adams (Whitewater Cooks)
Daniel Silva
Kate Quinn
Richard Wagamese
Erin Hunter
Nikita Gill
Rupi Kaur
Casey McQuiston
Gabor Mate
Matt Haig
Ray Bradbury
Andrzej Sapkowski
Peter Wohlleben
Lesley Pearse
James S. A. Corey
Mo Willems
Patrick Rothfuss
George Orwell
Kristin Hannah
Kurt Vonnegut
Thomas King
Terry Pratchett
Sarah J. Maas
Julia Donaldson
Brene Brown
Madeline Miller
Angie Thomas
Kiera Cass
R. F. Kuang
S. A. Chakraborty
Thich Nat Hanh
Colleen Hoover
Jeff Kinney
John O’Donohue
Rick Riordan
Robyn Carr (select titles)
H. P. Lovecraft
Jane Austen
Rainbow Rowell
Santa Montefiore
Lucinda Riley
Neil Gaiman
Alan Bradley

Desired genres:

Self-Sufficiency
Calvin & Hobbes
Garfield
2023 Fiction Releases
Graphic Novels (Kids & Adults)
Young Adults: Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J. Maas, Maggie Stiefvater (Raven Cycle)
Fraser Valley Related
Hello Sunshine Book Club Picks
Archie Comics
Aromatherapy
Popular Manga (Toilet Bound, My Hero Academia, Full-Metal Alchemist, etc)
Wicca & Crystal Healing
Used Tarot & Oracle Cards
Kids Series: Owl Diaries, Dragon Masters, I Survived, Dog Man, BOB Books, Berenstain Bears, Tui T. Sutherland
Gaming: Minecraft, Roblox, Dungeons & Dragons
Foraging & Edible Plants
Alcoholics Anonymous
Indigenous literature
Philosophy
Dungeons & Dragons
Survival skills handbooks
Booktok books
LGBTQ+ Fiction
Up-to-date bird guides
Ketogenic & Vegan Cookbooks
Hardcover classics

Specific books:

The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier
The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben
It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr
The Alchemist by Paulo Coehlo
Braiding Sweetgrass & Gathering Moss by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Hardcover Tolkien titles
Shatter Me Series by Tahereh Mafi
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse by Charles
1984 by George Orwell
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
It by Stephen King

Books we are NOT looking to buy

Hardcover fiction without dust jackets
Water damaged books
Musty books
Encyclopedia sets
Damaged books of any kind
Most/outdated Magazines
Ex-library books
Textbooks
Book club editions
Harlequin romances over 3 months old
Dated nonfiction

With 6,600 square feet of books between
two convenient locations,

Trade a Book

We're Sure to Have What You're After.

We're Sure to Have
What You're After.