Half Price Books has been a part of my life since childhood and I greatly appreciate the plethora of fantastic books at great prices. I was recently in the store with my young children and I came across exotica books on the main aisle of the store with graphic nude covers face forward for any child to walk by and view. This aisle is on the direct path to the childrens section. Children have a legal right to be protected from pornographic images. When I asked a store clerk about this selection and why it was face front for kids to view nude photographs they shut down any conversation with me and told me to remove it would be censorship. I was not asking them to remove the book from the store but rather use wisdom and judgement as to what books should have their covers displayed. It was a very disappointing conversation as it was one sided and their store would not engage in a healthy conversation but rather told me to not bring my kids in here. Great, we will be doing just that and telling all of our book loving friends to do the same as we choose to take out business elsewhere from here on out.

Great collection of book.Clear segregation.Cool staff. Goes above and beyond to help us find the book.

This is a great place for new and used books. They have a great assortment which reminds me of a library.

I purchased 4 books from this specific branch of half price books with 40 dollars, and when I wanted to resell the same books back to them, they offered me $1.75. They are basically ripping people off. Never again.

I love going into this store. Always very clean and neat. I cant believe the quality of the used books. They are great. People that work there are very nice and very helpful. Overall a great 2 hours. Maybe next time I will go alone so I dont feel rushed.

Went in looking for a self-help/business/entrepreneurial book. Left with a giant first edition book or Norman Rockwell prints. So, if you like pleasantly geeky surprises, this is your jam.

Nicely organized and easy to navigate. The kiddos had a good time finding books. I saw a cute family going in with boxes of their old books. That gave me an idea 2 take mine in. Great store 👏

Employees are really nice and very helpful. There is so much to look at and its a trip down memory lane as they have tons of items of nostalgia throughout the store. Records, cassette tapes, comics, books, journals, too many things to list! Its a fun place to spend some time.

Every time I go to look for a new book or sell my books I receive great customer service! The staff is always willing to help me find a new book or suggest something new to read.

What’s not to love about half price. They staff are kind and informative. Pleasant environment as well.

Staff could do a better job of speaking to customers as they walk in the door. It wasn’t busy when we went. We were maybe the 3rd & 4th people in the store at opening. I saw a worker pushing a cart.. and she didn’t speak or ask if I needed help.

Very helpful staff, awesome selection of all the popular authors and lots more. Plus theyve got some good blu-ray, games, puzzles, comics/graphic novels and more!

Always an amazing selection, service, and of course price!

I love HPB. I love to find books and activities for my children. I’ve only had one mishap. I bought a book for my baby and the last two pages are missing.

Not the most epic of the half priced books not the worst. Kind helpful staff. Decent selection.

Awesome book selections. No matter what you like, they have it.

Books were decent selection otherwise this would be one star. Very rude staff commenting about customers right next to them

Very clean and organized. Great prices on books, cds, and DVDs.

What a neat store! Love the Star Wars stuff. They didnt have the book or the movie I was looking for - not unusual for a used book store - but it was quite nice just to browse around. I must say the clerks at this location are extremely attentive...extremely. Almost to the point of being slightly intrusive.

Fun place to look around I forgot about DVDs havent been there lately. Found a book on running, fun place to go exploring.

Clean and organized! I enjoy shopping here.

I dont just love HPB. I am particularly biased about this location. Highly recommended.

People value people half price but value things instead fill them with their meaningless fruits

Great place to find cheap books for the children.

I was able to call ahead and have them hold a book for me. They also offered curbside vs. coming inside. I opted for inside to I could search for something else. I was also able to schedule an appointment so that I could bring some of my own books to sell.Service was quick and the staff was really polite and helpful. They had tape on the ground for social distancing purposes. The store was clean and overall it was a really good experience.

Always ready to help find the books youre looking for.

Love going here. Good selection of books.

The staff was so kind and helpful. I was looking for a difficult book and they Managed to find it in In short matter of time . There selection is unbelievable. Also found some old DVDs Ive been looking for for ever and Some L ps

Friendly staff, clean and organized shelves with a lot of interesting books, magazines, toys and music. You should visit!

Came in thinking your prices were to high, left with 3 books and plans to return!

They say half price books but the book I bought for my son was 50% more than Amazon. Fantasy selection was terrible. Nothing for first/second graders.

Love this half price books, but be careful when purchasing movies. Make sure to check that all disc are included though we made that mistake, and had to return a lord of the rings collectors edition because we, and the cashier missed it.

Great place to lose a little time and find a new favorite author it pick up a new cookbook.Bonus: bathrooms are always clean and well-stocked.

Nice. Clean. Well organized.

I love this store. My favorite place to go.

Good selection of books and albums however theyre a bit over priced. I wish there was a way to price match the market.

Great place to get books, and movies and other stuff.

Great selection. Friendly, helpful, patient staff. Answered all of my questions, helped me find multiple requests in several genres. Even with a screaming toddler.

Ive never been to another book store quite like this one before. Its got books, games, manga, a whole lot of stuff and for the best deals too! Ive just bought the Halo Reach Legendary Edition from there for only 50$, and I had everything still in it, including the flaming helmet code!!! 10/10 would shop there again.

Great prices for books, CDs, dvds, and more.

The staff was very helpful. They told us which store had the books we were looking for. Very friendly staff.

Good store had good selection of books, movies both dvd and bluray. There were some but not thqt many ultra high definition or 4k. Store was well light up with friendly employees and staff. The store is located in the back corner of the shopping plaza or area. Drive past other store including Walmart or home depot to find half price b%ooks at the corner of the shops. Mask is required to be in the store. Safety always comes fj=d

Took books in to sell. They never seem to give you enough for your books though.

Do NOT visit this half-priced books. The employees are aweful, and countless times I’ve to find anything I’ve been looking for. I have patronized this place many times and have had a couple of almost pleasant experiences, and innumerable disappointing experiences.I was in this store looking for an atlas today, after having been to 4 other stores looking for the archaic volume, but I’ll never know whether or not they stock them because the employees were so rude to me that I left before making it 20 paces into the store. Their tone in speaking was condescending and irritated and the manner in which they handled “customer service” was atrociously unprofessional.

The cashier was super friendly & helpful! Plus the store was clean, festive, and well organized. This is a great place to get books!

Very good! All the books and movies i need!!

I love this place! Its currently covid friendly, fully stocked and wonderfully priced! Books, games, puzzles and more. Because of HPB, Ive been able to get books in the hands of more students, get more students excited about coming to the library to build and make, and sometimes sneak a cool book into the hands of a non reader! Win Win!

Huge fan of all Half Price Book stores. Always helpful, always friendly💗

I could easily spend the whole day in here. Very well kept and organized. Always friendly staff.

Love this place! Very well stocked, not too busy and all safety precautions taken for staff and customers

One of the best places to get used books. Fairly priced and good condition.

Very friendly staff always willing to help.Free wifi!Restrooms are very clean and nice better then when the dollar tree had them.Very fast on the buy back program.

I love cheap books!! Well organized for the most part and friendly staff

Best place to find punisher comics

Neat and clean with great book choices!

HPB has a wide selection and friendly staff. Great for browsing.

Bought pre owned concert dvds...great prices throughout store

Love their selections!! LOVE the prices & variety!! Friendly, helpful staff!

Always a wonderful experience. Lots of interesting topics and friendly staff.

Havent been into Half Price Books in a while and so glad I stopped in. I had books and videos to sell, and they were super kind even though I brought more than the limit (limit of 2 bags of books due to reduced staffing). Always great to see the awesome selection and I know that they offer a fair price on the books they buy back, along with recycling those they wont buy.

Found only book we were looking for. Was looking for some LPs too, but some were on the bottom row, it was back breaking. Staff was very helpful

Nice selection and well displayed.

They have some of my favorite series, whether it be books or shows!

Hard pass on businesses requiring masks long after state and city mandates are gone. won’t return.

Friendly staff and price are fair

A nice place to find LPs, Audio Books and used mysteries. The staff is friendly and ready to help you find what your looking for.

I found tons of good books

The only shop in all of Austin to have all the Shaft movies. I checked everywhere else but luckily, with a huge selection and plenty of variety, I have no problem driving 45 mins out of my way to this one location solely based on what they buy from the consumer. It seems that half prices books at many locations just pick the generic boring stuff to receive and thats why this location sets its self at the top. Thank you for picking awesome stuff to stock your store with because I love coming in. Do yourself a favor, skip all the other stores, just go straight to this one, chances are their staff picked out what you want and are looking for!

I loved the shopping experience in this store.

Awesome place to buy used books for a penny, highly recommend it!

Amazing place for books and everything popculture. If you are at the North Lamar location ask for Russel or Elizabeth they are simply amazing.

Amazing selection of quality books. Plus they have board games and video games! Staff was great and it was very clean and plenty of COVID safety measures in place.

Good books and half priceAwesome 😎

Best second-hand book store ever.

Best bookstore to bring your bestfriend

Awesome service. The staff is knowledgeable and very helpful. Will come back

This is my favorite chain store in America since I love books and records at fair prices. It is relaxing to go there, a lot like going fishing on a beautiful Spring day! You just might catch a fish that you never knew existed! Or you might find the one that got away so many years ago!

Full of gems, and easy to sell your old books

This is by far my favorite Half Price Books location. The staff is so friendly and helpful. Katelyn (spelling?) was great! She not only took the time to really help me, she even came back again to check on me to see if I needed more help. They have an excellent selection and a clean store!

Great bookstore Great prices Great people

BEST LOCATION IN THE AREA...ALL EMPLOYEES WERE FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL !! MANAGER KATIE IS A DREAM FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE !!!! USUAL GOOD SELECTION .... LOVE THE ROUND ROCK STORE !!! THANK YOU.

Amazing and the monthly coupons from their calendar is of great value.

Good pricesGood selectionKnowledgeable friendly staff

I love this store. Michelle is such a friendly person and so knowledgable of the books in the store. It is a comfortable and friendly place to commiserate. I am looking forward to the day when it reopens again. All those at Half Price books stay well. You are missed.

I love this store, everyone is super nice and they have a great selection. I just wish they had an easier way to find what you want, like a self-service shelf locator.

I went today not realizing I couldnt browse for books. Employee popped out told me about email or calling for books. Called and the employee was kayla or Katie. I gave her the authors and how many books I wanted. Told her needed for mom. She took the time to pick out book series and really took care getting my moms books. You rock! Bless you!

I hit the jackpot Half Price was having a sidewalk sale. I got lots of cookbooks for a $1.00

I enjoy the cheep books there is a wide selection but its hard to find certain books, other than that great.

AMAZING BOOKS FOR GREAT PRICES!!!

Love the staff so helpful and store so clean. Its a great place to get what you want for less.

Can always find a good deal here. More than just a bookstore, they have entertainment items, games, cards, collectibles, toys, music. One of the nice thing as is that they will buy your used books if you dont need them anymore. Staff is very friendly, knowledgeable, and is usually not too busy to answer questions. The location is also very convenient for shopping around.

Liked their selection. Most of the prices reasonable. Will gladly shop at Half Price Books rather than that popular overpriced new book store. Customer service is always better at Half Price Books.

I really like this chain for all things except their purchasing. It feels like they are getting cheaper when buying books and movies.

I sold some books. They were very organized. The offer seemed low. $5 for about 10 books. I looked at books while I waited. They had some decent video games for a reasonable price. The carts they provided were helpful getting the books in the store. They rejected buying some of my older books, textbooks, and map books.

Human error! It happens but its a bit worse when you order a book online (book #2 of a set of 2). I paid the postal delivery charge and the package was addressed to me correctly but when I opened it the book was wrong (a cutlery book instead of a personal memoir) and the receipt inside was for a person 3 or 4 states east of here. I called the shipping store, where the error occurred, and was told I must call the corporate customer service department. The customer service lady Georgie was very helpful and apologetic. She found a copy at another store and said she would have it shipped out expedited. So, its looking better!January 24 2020 (Update): I finally received BOTH books! Delivered in the same delivery! In excellent shape! Unnecessarily stressful but alls well that ends well they say.

I always find something good at half price books for half price or less than the cost of the original. I take my son here alot.

Anything and everything you are looking for. I got a D&D handbook and some records, both reasonably priced. If you take books in to sell to them, they wont give you much for them, but buying is great for everyone.

Great staff

They carry a nice selection of books and other media. The aspect of Half Price Book Store is that I can buy books that I wanted in the past, but I had to put off buying them. Now I can easily buy three books for the price of the original book and increase the size of my library and reading enjoyment.

Really friendly and extra helpful. Also, the store seems to be organized in a way that makes sense to my head. I never seem to just have to wander around until I find what I was looking for.