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Trade policy
Trade Policy
Books brought in can be either donated or traded for a store credit of 15% of the lowest cover price. Hardcovers are counted at $3 each, Harlequins older than 1 years: counted at $1 each and then 15% of the amount totalled.
What we don’t take:
We only have so much space! So things that don’t sell well, items in rough/poor/wet conditions or that smell of mold/mildew/smoke will not be accepted
Items we don’t take include (but are not limited to) : most magazines, textbooks, reader’s digest condensed books, travel books, computer/software books, encyclopedias, ex-library books, and books purchased here.
Yes, The Bookstore does carry DVDs and CDs. Is there a trade in policy for those? Of course. Bring in 2 DVDs/CDs and take 1 home. Please don't bring in scratched discs as we can't accept them.
We do not accept cassette tapes, VHS, or 8-Track tapes.
In order to ensure that our exchange policy is Covid safe, items brought in are quarantined for 48 hours before being cleaned and added to our bookshelves.
There are several ways to get your books without coming into the store! This also works for any item we carry.
- Fill out the contact entry form located on our ‘Contact’ page
- You can send us your book list at info@thebookstore.ca or through Facebook, and we will search the shelves for you!
- Check out the 'Shop' for our items. So many books, comics, pictures, knick-knacks, jewelry, crystals, etc! What's on the Shop page is just a small portion of what is in the store. Looking for something specific? Send us a message. It might be here just hasn't been uploaded to the website yet.
- You can always give us a call while we are open to ask for specific titles or authors! 519-369-2974
- If you don’t live in Durham, we can ship to you!