Greensboro has three bookstores that offer used books: Scuppernong on Elm Street; Pages Past on Spring Garden Street; and, Edward McKay on Battleground Avenue (featured above). Like many other brick and mortar businesses, used bookstores have had to either find a niche market or diversify. Scuppernong hosts a lot of community events; Pages Past focuses on rare books; and Edward McKay has DVD's, albums, and buys used textbooks. As people have access to just about anything they want to read via computers and phones and can have Amazon ship items with the click of a button, bookstores need to be destinations and gathering places. Finding a balance between being conducive to hanging out, yet enticing customers to make purchases can be tricky.
Hopefully, these bookstores will remain in Greensboro for a very long time and will depend on the reading habits of this younger generation of digital natives. For those who are committed to reducing waste in the environment, "used" is the new "new", new to the new owner, that is. And, with that trend, books just may be with us for a while longer. If you like to read books on paper, consider stopping by one of our great used bookstores. Today is ABC Wednesday and for Round 20, "U" is for "used."
i love old bookstores! i usually find some good old books at goodwill!
Posted by: tanya breese | Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 09:10 AM
Would be my favorite stop on a road trip!
Posted by: Freda | Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 11:16 AM
I don't read anymore but I still love the smell of books
Have a united, splendid AbC-day / -week
♫ M e l ☺ d y ♫ (ABC-team)
In less then 6 weeks starting Round 21
Posted by: Melody Steenkamp | Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 01:14 PM
Keep me away! I have SO many books already...
ROG, ABCW
Posted by: Roger O Green | Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 03:42 PM
Love a browse in a used books store, such surprising things turn up.
Posted by: Joy | Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 04:15 PM
We have a number of them. One in my neighbourhood doubles as a coffee shop and occasional performance space.
Posted by: William Kendall | Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 04:39 PM
A community needs a bookstore, even if it's part of a thrift shop. That's how it is in our town.
Posted by: Su-sieee! Mac | Wednesday, May 31, 2017 at 07:38 PM
I think I would have spent time and money here.
Posted by: gunn | Sunday, June 04, 2017 at 09:08 AM