My Favorite Used Bookstores! The Used Bookstore tag (and a cameo by Geddy)

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  • Опубліковано 13 гру 2024

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  • @Cygnus56
    @Cygnus56 18 днів тому

    Yay for Geddy!!! I love Geddy.

  • @spreadbookjoy
    @spreadbookjoy 21 день тому +1

    Thank you so much for tagging me in this and we will go book shopping here one day, Gina! This is such a fantastic tag because it already had me looking up one my old favourite second-hand/used bookshops which closed many years ago and I have found an amazing blog post with pictures of it and a floor plan! Happy memories!

  • @colonelmustardinthelibrary
    @colonelmustardinthelibrary 21 день тому +1

    I worked at Half Price books in Texas for a few years. I loved that job.

  • @flcMorsalin
    @flcMorsalin 17 днів тому

    Such a fun and cozy video! 📚 I love discovering new bookstores, and your recommendations are amazing. Geddy's cameo was the perfect touch-so cute! 😄 It’s always great to see a fellow book lover share their favorite spots. Thanks for the awesome tour, I’ll definitely check these places out! 📖✨

  • @kathy5706
    @kathy5706 21 день тому +1

    Been used book shopping in England many years ago while on a trip there. I was in heaven, absolutely the best I’ve ever seen. My only regret: Wish I traveled with an extra suitcase to have room to haul more home! My original Miss Read’s from there.

    • @GinaStanyerBooks
      @GinaStanyerBooks  21 день тому

      Yes! If (WHEN!) I go to the UK I’m taking an empty suitcase!

  • @lindseyreads5450
    @lindseyreads5450 18 днів тому

    I need to head up to Seattle sometime for all the wonderful bookstores. The last time I was there, I went to a used bookstore that featured cats. They had cutouts through the shelves and doors for the cats to roam around.

    • @GinaStanyerBooks
      @GinaStanyerBooks  18 днів тому +1

      Oooo, I betcha that was Twice Told Tales (I was there with a friend in September). It's a great store!

    • @lindseyreads5450
      @lindseyreads5450 18 днів тому

      @ Yes that’s the one! I couldn’t think of the name.

  • @helenramsay2085
    @helenramsay2085 21 день тому

    I wish we had Half Price Books in Canada! 😂

  • @booksimnotreading
    @booksimnotreading 22 дні тому

    Gina, thanks so much for doing my tag! I can’t wait to see some of these places! (Lindsey Reads is in Portland and did this tag and talked about Powell’s). 💛

    • @GinaStanyerBooks
      @GinaStanyerBooks  22 дні тому +1

      Oooo I’ll check out Lindsey. Thanks for tagging me Kelly. It was a lot of fun. I can’t wait for you to see some of my favorite places!

  • @punitavisvanathan
    @punitavisvanathan 22 дні тому

    I always get butterflies in my stomach when I see book stores😅. Unfortunately I have to get used vintage books with specific covers that I want overseas. Postage is ruinous but I don't care😅. Abe books is my go to, loads of nice stores there 😊. Have a great weekend Gina!❤

    • @GinaStanyerBooks
      @GinaStanyerBooks  22 дні тому +1

      I feel so lucky to have so many great stores near me. Gosh I’d love to see your bookshelves!!!

    • @punitavisvanathan
      @punitavisvanathan 22 дні тому

      @GinaStanyerBooks They look a lot like yours, vintage covers have pride of place😊♥️

  • @itssammierose
    @itssammierose 22 дні тому

    Its my DREAM to bookshop in England/Scotland/Ireland. Like literally number one dream on my list. 😂 I loved this video. I am seriously considering starting a UA-cam channel or at least an instagram just for books. Its so nerve wracking to start. 😬😆

    • @GinaStanyerBooks
      @GinaStanyerBooks  21 день тому +1

      You should start a channel!! It's so much fun! Instagram is easy and low risk too, if you aren't comfortable with the whole video thing. I'm happy to help any way I can!

    • @itssammierose
      @itssammierose 21 день тому

      @ thats so kind of you. I might just start with instagram and maybe video/photograph my little bookshelves. 🤣

  • @circa1890
    @circa1890 22 дні тому

    I think we lived between 30min of each other and I swear that you picked up some of my donated books along the way .. ☺
    Now live a bit further out (across the water), near an island. But the little town has many book stores. Maybe even more than coffee shops and bakeries.
    Used to volunteer at Horizon Books up on 15th on Capitol Hill way back in the day - now it's Ada's Books.
    We're so lucky to live in the PacNW! 🥰

  • @938quilt
    @938quilt 17 днів тому

    I would definitely pick England for a shopping buddy! it's hard shopping with someone with the same tastes LOL esp with al limited supply of books! but at least in England I could enjoy England! maybe Canada as well

    • @938quilt
      @938quilt 17 днів тому

      and there's one witha new baby that I'd shop with just to play with the kids!

  • @AaronReadABook
    @AaronReadABook 22 дні тому

    I do live in London and if you ever visit London I would insist we went book shopping 😂 Your taste is so English you would love it.

    • @GinaStanyerBooks
      @GinaStanyerBooks  21 день тому

      One of these days I'm going to take you up on that! I'm going to bring an empty suitcase :)

  • @EmersSarah
    @EmersSarah 22 дні тому +1

    If you are ever in West Seattle, stop by Pegasus Book Exchange!

    • @GinaStanyerBooks
      @GinaStanyerBooks  21 день тому

      I was there a couple of months ago! I had a friend visiting and we book shopped every single day. We did Pegasus, then, puttered through Paper Boat Books and had lunch at Georgetown Liquor Company. It was a great day.

  • @lulua.653
    @lulua.653 22 дні тому

    I believe Morgan Long is from Oregon And I think you will love her channel 🇨🇦😁

    • @GinaStanyerBooks
      @GinaStanyerBooks  22 дні тому

      She is and I do! I don’t always think of her as a booktube channel, mostly just because she’s so huge. But you’re right she totally is!

  • @938quilt
    @938quilt 17 днів тому

    I live in Houston area and Half Price Books is the only one I can think of. the other 2 closed down that I liked and I think it was mostly because of the cost of the rent- nothing here is cheap and selling books for a couple of books can't k eep up with the rent and a/c costs. so I'm mostly online now. but there's a new mystsery bookstoreth at also sellss ome used mysteries and it's a great experience there - just a bit of a drive for me - Murder By the Book is the name!

  • @melsmith5833
    @melsmith5833 22 дні тому

    I also have gone to Half Price Books many times, I love their foreign language section.
    I think I've been to TBC once, and there was a store down there called King's Books, don't know if it's still there.
    I adore used book stores and am always searching for treasures!
    I like your idea of an author list, think I will try that on my next book excursion.

    • @GinaStanyerBooks
      @GinaStanyerBooks  22 дні тому

      Yes, Kings Books is still there!

    • @melsmith5833
      @melsmith5833 20 днів тому

      @@GinaStanyerBooks I will have to go to King's next time.
      I went to TBC and HPB today and found a few good ones.
      All nonfiction, knitting, German and Norwegian...

    • @GinaStanyerBooks
      @GinaStanyerBooks  20 днів тому +1

      @ nice!!

  • @938quilt
    @938quilt 17 днів тому

    the one time I tried selling to half price books they let me haul in 3 boxes and offered less thank $2 - a lot even had their price sticker still on them. and yep I h auled every single box back out to my truck! definitely wasn't worth it

    • @GinaStanyerBooks
      @GinaStanyerBooks  17 днів тому +1

      Yep, exactly. That's another reason why I end up donating them. It's just not worth the trouble!