BRING US YOUR BOOKS
Be it your own shelves that are overflowing, or if you’re trying to find new homes for the books someone has left behind, we are here to help. We accept book donations any day we’re open.
We can even provide packing and pick-up of larger collections.
Please, don’t throw those books away! You may not be a reader of Romance, or Sci-Fi, and they may just look like dusty old paperbacks, but many of those books are now out-of-print. Bring them in as a book donation instead and we’ll help keep them out of a landfill.
Store credit, or cash …or book donation?
We are particular in the books we add to our shelves.
You will have the option of either Store Credit, or Cash for the books you bring in, and you can also purchase Gift Certificates using your Store Credit. We are also always happy to have you donate books, and will do our best to find them all new homes.
The amount of Store Credit or Cash paid for books is based off of how likely we feel they are to sell at our store, and how long it will take for that sale to happen. Books in good condition sell faster than those with cracked spines and ratty pages, and while New Releases do tend to be in higher demand, it’s more about us knowing our customers and what they’re interested in than anything else.
Yes, this may seem esoteric, and it is. Hopefully, we’ll eventually have an actual equation to show exactly how much each inch needs to be making, and how each genre and author sell… but for now, here’s how the idea works, if you want to calculate it all out yourself:
Each book takes up a certain number of inches of shelf space. No matter how hard we’ve tried to fold space & time, there are only so many inches of shelf space in our store. So, all those inches together need to earn enough every month for us to cover rent and operating costs. Some inches may cover more of those costs than others, but it’s still worthwhile for us to have a variety of books, the hard to find ones, ones that are out of print, or that big chains don't carry. It may take longer to sell them, but we have to hope things will balance out. If a book sells in just a few days, hurrah! We can put another book on the shelf. If a book stays on our shelves for weeks, months, or years… well, you get the idea.
The total inches of shelf space in the store must together pay for our rent and operating costs every month. How much we pay for your book is based off that
You can always decide not to sell us your books, but we will have final say on what Store Credit or Cash payment we’re going to offer.
We do not accept Encyclopedias, Textbooks, or Magazines. If you aren’t sure if we’ll want what you have, take a few photos and email us!
Books that have languished on our shelves for overlong unsold are traded over to other used bookstores in our network, or donated to one of the many charities we work with.
THE FINER POINTS
Please don’t bring us damaged books!
Sadly, water damage doesn’t undo itself, and mold can put the rest of our books at risk.
If you have items that are NOT books, you may have some luck with other shops at Collingwood Fleamarket, so don’t despair.
Books that you have bought from us and read, we’re more than happy to accept back again for Store Credit. However, they need to still be in good readable condition.
Should you wind up getting a book and realize it really isn’t the book for you, come back and let us know! We’ll help you find something else and do a swap for a different book for free.
Life is too short to read a bad book!
Little Free Libraries
We are also always happy to fill a box or bag with books for those who run Little Free Libraries. Making books easily accessible to everyone is part of our mission at The Wolfe & The Kron Bookstore. Little Free Libraries play an important part in the book ecosystem!
Please contact us in advance so we can prepare some donations for you, and have your Little Free Library registration number, plus proof of ownership available so that we can create an account for you.
Unfortunately, we cannot let you pull directly from our shelves for free. If there are specific books you’re looking for, you are welcome to purchase them at the our normal price.
If you decide you want to be regularly purchasing books from us to stock your Little Free Library, please ask us about our membership options.