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Old 09-14-2015, 05:30 PM
 
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I'm lamenting the demise of downtown Minneapolis Public Library's Book End store and am hoping that someone may know of similar places, especially as regards the following criteria.

1) Rock bottom prices. All their titles were two dollars or less.

2) Diverse selection of literary fiction, especially translated and small press titles. It was far better than every local used bookstore I've visited--not in terms of holdings but in variety of titles. Obviously not as good as Magers and Quinn or UM's bookstore but far, far less expensive.

Any suggestions....I'm dying for low price literary fiction. (And yes, I know about and use ABEbooks.com but want the serendipity that only comes with in person browsing.)
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Old 09-14-2015, 06:37 PM
 
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Paperback exchange at 50th and Penn in Southwest Minneapolis.
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Old 09-14-2015, 06:49 PM
 
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ah yes, was there once and meant to return but forgot about it because of distance. But it did have a surprisingly robust selection. Thanks for reminding me of it!
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Old 09-15-2015, 02:54 PM
 
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If you are looking for a particular book try this

Used, New, and Out of Print Books - We Buy and Sell - Powell's Books. The greatest bookstore ever located in Portland, OR but you can buy online and have them shipped. They have anything you can think of.(or close to it)
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Old 09-19-2015, 06:02 AM
 
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The other local libraries have book sales on an occasional basis that may be worth checking out.

Also you may want attend this event coming up:

Half Price Books Clearance Sale
Minnesota State Fairgrounds
(at the Grandstand)
1755 Dan Patch Avenue

Sept 25 - 27
The HALF PRICE BOOKS Clearance Sale!!
THOUSANDS of Books, LPs, DVDs, CDs and more!....and Everything’s $2 or Less!
Minnesota State Fairgrounds
1755 Dan Patch Avenue (at the Grandstand), St. Paul, MN 55108
77,000 square feet of books!
Non-Fiction & Fiction Hardbacks
Mass Market Paperbacks
Children's Fiction & Non-Fiction
Teen & Young Adult
Thousands of DVDs and CDs!
Friday, September 25 – Sunday, September 27
All Days: 9am – 6pm
Free Parking!!
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Old 09-19-2015, 01:41 PM
 
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thx, silverjet.
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