Half Price Books Reynoldsburg » Independent Bookstore Directory

It was 1972. Corporate dropout Ken Gjemre and fellow bibliophile Pat Anderson opened a used-book shop in an old laundromat in Dallas, Texas. They ran ads in the local paper, declaring “We Buy Books,” and soon found themselves with a few thousand books and hordes of customers. “You could stir them with a stick,” Ken said.

And now? With more than 120 stores across the country, plus a website with customers and sellers around the globe, we’ve become America’s largest family-owned retailer for new and used books.

Half Price Books is committed to the community. We’ve been supporting literacy and environmental groups for more than 45 years and will continue working together to carry on the mission and causes of our founders. Each day when we go to work, we hope to do two things: share our favorite things with our friends, and help make the world a little better. That includes recycling and donating more than a million of our overstock books each year to local nonprofits and organizations around the world. Learn more about how we give back.

Store Hours

10:00am – 8:00pm 7 days a week

Parking is readily available in front of the bookstore on East Main Street everyday (excluding weekdays 4pm to 6pm), along Cassady Avenue, or in an adjacent parking lot behind the bookstore accessed via Cassady Avenue.

Amy

Store Manager

“Journeying into a book has been my favorite pastime as far back as I can remember. I have a Bachelor’s degree in Integrated Language Arts, a license for Secondary Education and a Masters degree in Young Adult Librarianship. My life-long learning endeavor has led me to the wonderful company of HPB and this store. Being able to share my reading adventures with HPB customers and fellow staff members is truly a rewarding experience; it is home.”