Books by the pound

[ejp626]

Maybe this isn't unique, but I have just come across a used book store that doesn't price books individually but rather sells them by the pound (or kilo ) There is one price for fiction/non-fiction/children's books and then a higher price for comic books/manga. Kind of weird, and maybe a bit disrespectful. Interestingly, the book store is not full of trashy paperbacks but mostly trade paperbacks and a lot of good literature that was current about 3 years back. I picked up Klima's Love and Garbage and a couple of other titles.

[Chuck Nessa]

Name of store and address please. Wife and daughter will need to know.

[ejp626]

Name of store and address please. Wife and daughter will need to know.

I can't actually find it in the phone book. It is a new place, and currently they don't have the credit card machines, though they are working on that. So it is books by the pound, cash only. (A co-worker said this was exactly how students were treated when they sold books back in India )

Anyway, it is one or two stores due east of Comix Revolution, which is 606 Davis Street (near Chicago Ave).

A couple other bookstores of note in Evanston are:

Howard's Books

2000 Maple Avenue (@ Foster), Evanston, IL

(847) 475-3445‎

Amaranth Books

(866) 999-0779

828 Davis, Evanston, IL 60201

For just general fiction, I tend to favor Howard's Books, which is a bit off the beaten path.

For even cheaper books, you can always check the charity shops. Two that I actually go to from time to time for a pretty good selection are:

Brown Elephant Resale Shop

3651 North Halsted Street

Chicago, IL 60613-4315

Ark Thrift Shop

3345 N Lincoln Ave

(between Marshfield Ave & Paulina St)

Chicago, IL 60657

(773) 248-1117

(773) 549-5943

One very important thing to know about The Ark is that is a Jewish philanthropic organization so it is open Sunday, not Saturday.