Paperback Exchange

Buy, Sell or Trade Your Paperbacks In Kernersville

On our way back from Payne Road, not far from where SR 66 meets back up with I-40, Tina noticed a sign that said BOOKS in big letters. Having only somewhere around 2000 in my personal collection, she knew I desperately needed a few more and agreed to stop.

The proprietress, K. C. Grieser, told us how the store worked: She gives a flat 25% of the publisher's price in store credit and prices all her paperbacks at half the publisher's price (or a dollar minimum).

And she guarantees to buy back any volume bought (and stamped) at Paperback Exchange.

"It's not about the money, it's about the books," she told us, while I scoured the long aisles and Tina let one of her several birds (a parakeet named Wu) nibble on her hair. She's been in business eight years now at the same location.

Stop in and browse. Bring in your classics and your science fiction (it's what K. C. says she needs most) for trade credit. The store's pleasantly arranged, with comfy chairs here and there to encourage in-depth browsing, and a nice display of rocks and minerals from around the world to dazzle the eye. And K. C. is as friendly as can be.

Tell her Team Blogsboro sent you.

The Paperback Exchange is located at 212 N. Cherry Street, in Kernersville, and the phone number is 336.992.2665.