Buying Hours
10 AM to 6 PM
Monday through Friday
We`ll pay you cash or 20% more in store credit If you’re curious whether we’re interested in what you have, give us a call at 805-962-3321 or write us at: webmail@bookden.com
If you have a handful of books you can drop by in the morning and most likely be able to look while you wait. Otherwise feel free to drop off your books at any time we’re open and we’ll call you with a quote when we have time.
Selling books to The Book Den
We are always interested in buying good books. Generally we look for books of lasting value in good condition. For each book we wish to buy, we try to determine our selling price, taking both the local market and the Internet into account. Scarce books in high demand bring high prices. More common books, or those with low demand sell for less. We pay you a percentage of our selling price which varies with the saleability, scarcity and desirability of the book. If you would like to take credit toward other books, we will pay you 20% more than the cash offer.
Condition
The condition of books is extremely important. We don’t buy books which have writing, underlining or highlighting. Hardcover books should have their dust jackets if published with one. And nobody likes books which are dirty or water-stained.
Examples of things we buy
Scholarly & academic books in most disciplines
Standard back-list literature
Contemporary literary fiction, especially in trade paperback
Mystery, Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy paperbacks
Collectible modern first editions
Santa Barbara, California & Western Regional History
Architecture, especially of California, Mexico, Spain & the Mediterranean
Examples of things we don’t buy
Text books
Books that are out of date (travel guides, computer books, law books)
Reader’s digest condensed books
A hardcover copy of last year’s fiction bestseller which is now out in paperback