Half Price Books

This is a wonderful place for new and used books. It was a surprisingly (to me, at least) large place also; I’m used to usually visiting small, though well-​meaning, secondhand book stores, and this was excellent to see. Along with all types of books in general, the collection here includes rare/​collectible books, comics, and records (old vinyl and new), as well as other types of music and video media. (The latter includes laser disc! Who knew that was still out there?) The staff is friendly and helpful.

I recently resolved to begin a home yoga practice so on a whim I decided to check out this location before an HEB excursion. I was beyond shocked by some of the gems I found here! I was able to find older yoga books and DVDs as well as a few newer ones too! They had coloring books, meditation guides, I even found a deck of Pilates cards you can use to create custom workouts and a full copy of p90x for $ 30! What, what! Talk about a New Years win! Location is well lit, very clean and organized with a friendly staff, awesome selections and savings. I couldn’t ask for more.

We always come here first when my kids need novels for school reading assignments. 75% of the time they do have them :) And… We save $$$ compared to the «other» book stores. We also spend lots of time getting lost in the books here, finding great reads. Yes, we have gone in, looking for certain books with no luck– However, we realize the books are coming from individual sellers, not distribution companies… you get what you get and you know that going in.

first time to this store. went in to find a specific book and found it right away. also found a book that i wasn’t looking for but the price was right so i bought it. 20% off during black friday. plenty of parking and lots of books to look at. will be back.

I am posting this review on behalf of my mother who visited this location on 11÷7÷15. Below is her review:
I thought Half Price Books supported schools and donated books to all schools I was wrong. I am a teacher and went into the Half Price Books in Stone Oaks, which is managed by Ken Stahl. When I asked about the donation for school program I was informed that books could not be reserved and teachers had to come to the store for books. When I went for books two weeks ago Mr. Stahl informed me that he did not have any young adult books available, today when I went to the store after hearing my school districts name Mr. Stahl informed me that the books in the boxes were reserved for someone else. It appeared Mr. Stahl did not want to provide my school with books. I thought it might be because my school was a charter school located in the southern part of San Antonio. Mr. Stahl was deliberately evasive about why he was not providing me with books. The staff were apologetic and stated they did not understand why Mr. Stahl was representing the store in that manner.

I’ve lived in three states in the past three years, and there’s an ongoing list of stores I’d love to be able to take with me whenever I move– HPB ranks in the top three. They’re all about community events and literacy, selling new books at 20% off list price every day and constantly recycling donated books back into the community to improve literacy rates.
This location is huge and well-​organized, with a quick buyback counter and friendly bibliophiles running the shop. I love the touch of having «Staff Picks» stickers throughout the store, and always make a point of stopping here to grab a few books for my flight home.

I always love these stores, this location is clean, well organized, and filled with kind and friendly staff. I found a bunch of comics and a textbook for under 10 dollars. This entire franchise is great!

Always clean and well organized. Got to appreciate that.
The staff always greets you when you come in and are very helpful.
Great place to get books at a really good deal. Why pay full price when these books are practically brand new and at maybe ¼ the original price. For example, saw a cookbook that usually goes for $ 24 that was selling for $ 5.99! Can’t beat that!

I come here to buy vinyl, usually a pretty good selection. Def the best half price in town to find good vinyl. The record buyer needs to research a little more on some of their vinyl, some prices are a bit high. But over all like the store and always friendly service.

Horrible customer service. Would rather travel twice the distance to the location off San Pedro near North Star Mall. Unilocal really needs a no star option.

I usually come here to sell my books and movies. I get great customer service and they have a good variety of books to choose from. You can’t beat getting books that have been used but look in great condition.

Fantastic place to donate and/​or just explore and find great second-​hand things in nearly perfect condition! I especially love their dvd section and every book category seems to be covered. Great place!

As far as Half Price Books goes, this one could be the best in SA! It was well stocked and organized. I think this was the first ½ Price that didn’t have piles of books sitting at the buy counter (not that that really matters to me but it might to some). I found books I had been looking for as well as a few CD’s.

Although some locations are better than others, I’ve yet to find A location that isn’t a pleasure to go into. Yes a mixture of new with the older books.
They do have quite a selection of books that are brought in from people all over. I almost always find what I need and the staff and are always helpful

I adore this store. This is my favorite Half Priced Books location. It always is neat and the staff are friendly people. I always end up finding a great read.
I do wish they had a better online system for locating and buying books for specific locations. Other than that, this is definitely one of my favorite stores.

Great place to find forgotten books from your childhood, and obscure literary gems. in addition to a great place to find inexpensive books, you will find a great assortment of DVDs. The variety of DVDs is amazing, you will find cartoons from your childhood so you can share them with your own children, and even more mature movies and TV shows for a very low price.
The experience of discovering something you believed was lost forever in the past is incredible!

Love this place! I have gotten several books here, all less than $ 5.00! Customer service is great too :)

This location is my new favorite location along with the location on Broadway near Alamo Heights. They have a huge selection of books, the store is bright and well lit. Customer service is very good as well.

As far as used bookstores go, HPB can actually run a bit on the pricey side (nowhere near what you’re going to pay at a place like Barnes & Noble, but more expensive than you’d pay on Amazon). Still, I always come back for more. Why?
1. Selection. You’re not going to find such well-​stocked titles in a wider range of topics at any other used bookstore. If you want it, chances are you can find it here. If you can’t, they’ll call in the order from another one of their nationwide locations. They also have a pretty decent stock of comic books, posters, vinyls, and CDs.
2. Quality. I’m not 100% sure if HPB is a used bookstore or not. I know they sell used books, but I also know that most of the books look pretty mint.
3. Staff. People who work at HPB love books, and they love helping you out.
4. Discounts. As a teacher, I save 15% on every purchase. I think they have other discount programs as well, but I’m not sure about that.