I love Half Price Books! They always have such a great selection at awesome prices especially if you're on a budget. The staff is knowledgeable as well and will inquire on your thoughts on certain books that they've read as well. The store is well laid out and has everything from audio listens to games. Don't skip out on Half Price Books! read more

Love these stores. Awesome selection, fun to browse and you can find a book for a couple of dollars.....what can you buy for that these days?????? read more

Well organized, helpful and polite employees. Quick service and great selection. Found a few harder to find books at this location. Reasonable prices. An employee gave me age appropriate recommendations for a few graphic novels. That was very helpful considering I knew very little about them and they can be mature. read more

Half Price Books - Loved their journal display. I want to buy them all. - Books, Mags, Music & Video Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

Huge and amazing book store! They have a ton of books, great selection of YA series, which is my favorite genre to look for at used book stores. Also has a nice selection of note cards and stationary items. read more

Half Price Books - Books, Mags, Music & Video Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

This place is every book lovers dream. Tons of variety and selection. A lot of the books are older so sadly what I came looking for wasn't here but I was able to find some oldies but goodies at a really great price. They even have board games, dvds, and cds which I didn't expect to find. Everything is set up great, easy to find what you're looking for. They have a ton of summer reading books as well so if you don't want to spend an arm and a leg, come here. read more

Half Price Books - Books, Mags, Music & Video Near Me - San Antonio, Texas

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In my review of the Half Price Books on Huebner, I mentioned the numerous great deals on books, CDs, movies, and video games I've found over the years. Alas, my experiences at this location have been much less fruitful, a disappointment considering the store's proximity to my house and my favorite retro gaming reseller, Game Over Video Games. My tastes in literature, music, and film are admittedly obscure and unusual, but I would expect to find at least a few peppercorns in the manure heap of abortive psychological thriller novels, Styx albums, and tepid, formulaic Hollywood productions. I've scoured the entire store on more than one occasion and have come up almost empty handed. My biggest scores have come in the form of DEVO's subversive 1982 masterpiece "Oh No! It's DEVO" (the somewhat rare 1995 re-release with bonus tracks), the underrated "Measure for Measure" album by Icehouse, a compilation of lesser known horror film oddities from the 30s and 40s, and a near-mint, complete-in-box copy of "Castlevania Bloodlines" for the SEGA Genesis. That game fetches upwards of $100 online, yet I paid only $9.99. The staff at this location have given me grief on two occasions. One time, I brought in approximately twenty gently used movies I had upgraded recently from DVD to Blu-Ray. Given the declining popularity of DVD and physical media in general, I expected no more than $3 or $4 per disc, but I did expect the young lady behind the counter to offer a sum greater than $9 for the entire lot. Many of the DVDs were European horror films from the 60s and 70s that have retained much of their value among collectors, so I declined and later donated a few titles to friends with tastes similar to mine. On a subsequent visit, a staff member hovered over me awkwardly as I perused the selection of video games. I'm not sure if he expected me to pilfer a game or if he was just socially inept, but he gave me the creeps (which is saying something for a creepy horror buff like me). I can't fault the store for failing to cater to my tastes (they merely sell what they acquire from the community), but I can ding it based on my experiences with the staff. I will likely drop by on occasion, but I will continue to frequent the location on Huebner, which has come through for me numerous times throughout the years. read more

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Great varied selection on new and used books, console games and vinyl records. The price point is good for the items they sell. They are also very helpful when looking for something in the store. read more

This a great bookstore to find books for entertainment or self help. The store is very clean and staff is very pleasant and helpful if you are looking for a specific book, movie or album. Great prices are available compared to large bookstores. read more

I come to this book shop all the time. Barnes and Noble honestly doesn't have anything to compete with these prices. Awesome and large book selection, with great prices, as well as records, music, movies, shows, and video games. Great limited edition items as well. All in all this is an amazing bookstore that I highly recommend to anyone who wants a good book or more. I try to go at least every week or every other week read more

Love this half price books location, you can always find a good gem here and there. Prices are low and the items for sale are always in good condition. They have a little bit of everything here so you have plenty to look at Did I mention the customer service? Fast / Friendly-welcoming environment for all to enjoy, read more

Won't be getting any more of my money. While it is illegal in TX for any institution to force you to wear a mask, a private business can ask you to and I'm aware of that. But when a cashier stops what he's doing to run over and and make this a priority over helping cash out patrons. It's gone too far. Your neighboring businesses Torchys, game over etc. live in the real world, this place wants to push a narrative and has lost the plot. Do you want to sell books or micromanage peoples lives? The amount of money you waste in labor making employees make sure they "wear a mask you provide" and pay for said masks may need to be looked at, for your benefit. Also why would I just trust a mask YOU provided to be clean if you don't trust a patron that is vaccinated. That they are vaccinated and healthy? To be clear I was the one trying to pay and leave! read more

Going to this place brings back so many memories when I was younger. My dad would take my brother and I to half price books to purchase an abundance of books to read. This place is no different from the half price book stores we went to when we were kids. They have plenty of books to choose from, along with genres which are separated well. You can't beat the prices though! During COVID, they do offer hand sanitizers and require wearing a mask before entering their building. read more

A good place to find analog and digital resources, reference, media, reading material. It is crudely organized, but improvement is understandably difficult. This location seems to have a good turnover of DIY and project oriented type manuals, a large collection of used CDs and DVDs / blurays , staff has always assisted when I asked, but generally has avoided asking to help. Bargain carts are randomly parked around the aisles and storefront with little marking about organization or thematics. 1. What You See Is What You Get- 2. Help yourself, pay on the way out read more

I stumbled in to one of these when I was living in Washington and instantly fell in love with HPB's. I especially love that you can get DVD's at great prices, especially TV Shows. There is so much to choose from in here and also they have great little trinket gifts if you are into that kind of thing. read more

I always come for 1 book and leave with 10. With good prices like they have and the selection I'm always going in there with some random genres I want and go crazy. It's really a cool spot to grab anything from textbooks, fiction, how-to and much much more. Workers are also friendly, they are young so social skills aren't the best but very respectful and knowledgeable of books and the layout of the store. read more

Highway robbery if you are going here to sale your text books. I had purchased a text book 57 days prior to coming in and wanting to sale it. Meaning i purchased the book from this store 57 days ago, had my recipt that showed for one of the books i spent $19.99. They only offered me a little over $1.00. Yes $1 . There was NO DAMAGE to the book. Barely even opened. I of course told the lady that worked there that this was a disgrace . She had the worst attitude ever. Needless to say i brought the books home and will look for another location. read more

This is the worst book store i have ever been to. Prices are ridiculous, store employees are rude and it smells disgusting in here. I recommend you get your books on amazon or go across the street to Barnes and Noble. I will NEVER shop here again! read more

I've been coming to this Half Price Books location for the past couple of years to sell and buy books. In my experience the staff have always been cordial and helpful. I usually can find the books I am looking for and the prices are definitely "half price", much cheaper than you would find at Barnes and Noble or other booksellers. I like that they carry new titles as well as rare books, movies, games and more. Just today I sold some old travel books and novels and made $44! If you are looking to buy or sell some books, come here! read more

My all time favorite book and movie store! While it doesn't have the luxury of Barnes and Nobles, the prices are wayyyy more fair than that of B&N. Think about it who would pay $33.99 for a newly released blu ray when you can buy it at your local Walmart and Target for around $20? Half Price though never disappoints and you can find some goodies for an fair price. read more

Lots of books to chose from. I recommend coming here to find movies and books before going anywhere else. Their record collection is amazing if you don't mind digging. That is the only thing they don't catalog which is a bummer. But everything else they know whether or not they have it or other locations have it which is helpful. The reason I don't give it 5 stars is the bathroom. It smells so bad. You can smell it from outside the door. I love the true crimes section and I can't go there because you smell the bathroom. If they fix that I'm sure many people would be much happier. read more

I like stopping by after my daughter and I eat lunch at fudruckers. I rather take her out to buy a book than a toy. There are always new books to find and the staff is helpful. read more

Logistics isnt their strong suit, very disorganized, and I felt discriminated against for being a black Muslim

Prices are going up... $20.00 for a Quarterflash album? That album isn't even hard to find online, and for much cheaper at that (it also only has one good song on it). $5.00 for a cassette tape? $80.00 for a Young MC album? I realize that that album is rare, but the most expensive one on eBay was $30 cheaper than the one at Half Price. Some things are so overpriced it's laughable. Their inventory is no longer half-priced. Some rude employees too. Won't be getting my business for awhile. read more

Half Price Books is my preferred chain bookstore, and this one is good. I have gotten many great books at this location that I wasn't expecting to find, for great prices. A couple DVDs, too. The one complaint I have is that they don't seem to have many new selections from month to month in the sections that I frequent; this may have more to do with me and my timing and choice of topics than anything else, though. Generally, I say you can't go wrong with Half Price Books, and this one definitely is included. read more

I've bought several books from here. They usually have the book I'm looking for. No complaints.

Came here after going to Huebner store. This location also has a clearance comic book bins. Their selection is huge and got a lot of comics to fill my collection. The store is very well laid out and had a chance to walk around after going thru the cheap comic bins. Shopping strip location is also a plus with varied shops. Staff was very nice and will come back on my next visit. read more

Too bad I couldn't go lower than 1 star. I brought in 60+ books and received $6. Most of my books were new. The other books had no damage. This company specializes in Corporate Greed. Do your self a favor and go to their direct competitor. read more

I usually go here 2-3x a month and ALWAYS find something to buy. Anytime I have a question about the availability of an item they always check their database. If they don't have it in stock they offer to check other locations and even call the other location on my behalf. Friendly and cool staff who genuinely seem like down to earth people. Never had a bad experience there and I've been shopping at this location for 8 years! read more

We love going here for books and movies. If there is something specific you are looking for, the information desk has always been nice and helpful and can get you in and out. read more

This place is a gold mine for cheap books, magazines, dvds, comics, and video games. I bought magazines only a month old for 50 cents each. Some popular book titles that would sell for $30 at the Barnes & Noble across the street would sell for around $7 here. A majority of the products here are second-hand but in surprisingly good condition. Lighting is great, place is clean and well-maintained. Not too many places to sit down if you plan on coming to sit and read but it's a small price to pay for the amount of money you save if you're a bookworm, comic book collector or dvd enthusiast. There's a Fuddruckers right next door so you can buy your reading material here, then head next door for dinner and sit and eat there while reading your copy of Steve Job's biography. Sitting problem solved. This place is everything you would expect from a bookstore called "Half-Priced Books." read more

I visit this store at least a couple times a week, have for years now. The staff is usually helpful and friendly but last night one of the guys working the cash register was rude. He was having a conversation with his co worker and I stood at the counter for a few minutes before either of them noticed me due to the fact they were so engrossed in their story time. When the other guy acknowledged my presence, I asked for a specific book. The enormously rude employee simply said "No" and didn't even turn to look at me. And he left it at "No", no other explanation. And it wasn't only what he said but how he said it that bothered me. It was as if he was irritated that I rudely interrupted his story time. So needless to say, his customer service skills left much to be desired. I would much rather go to Barnes & Noble, and pay full price for a book. At least I know the staff has enough sense to treat a person like a customer. read more

Comic book pricing seems way off. Grading of the comics doesn't seem to match the price. A "G" or "VG" will be priced as a "FINE" or higher.

Great selection at great prices! This store is absolutely great. It is not a wonderful as the Broadway location, but I have always managed to find what I am looking for. The kids section in this store is a little disorganized, but that can usually be expected at any store. All in all it's a great place. read more