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The Holmes County Shopper News
A Savvy Stop for Mindful Buyers 10088287
At Bookworms, thrift is the point.
For prolific readers, Bookworms offers an affordable way to continue to buy books. Since its opening at the beginning “You put a lot of money into of 2008, Bookworms has continued reading material if you are an avid to sell a steady stream of used and deeply discounted new books in all genres. Buy a deluxe battery recharging station In fact, Bookworms was opened and stop using disposables. A combo when Bookworms owner Angie unit keeps a supply of AA, AAA, C, and Morris saw the need for a used D batteries at the ready. Cost: A one-time investment of $40 for bookstore in the area, somewhere the La Crosse technology BC-900 Alpha people could go to recycle their Power charger and assorted NiMH batteries (the best kind) at Amazon.com. books and buy them at discount. “My daughter was such a reader, I Savings: As much as $100 per year on disposables for dozens of tools and remember having to buy new books gadgets. constantly for her, she extinguished Bonus: Never again having to raid your kid’s battery-operated toys to power up the library’s material,” she said. So Morris opened a store herself. the TV remote. “When I opened five years ago, it was during the worst part of the reader and by bringing them in (to recession and I actually had people Bookworms), you can actually get say to me, ‘Are you crazy?’ for something back from those books opening a new bookstore. But thrift and also get great deals when is thriving,” she said. “People are buying new material to read,” said more money conscious right now. I Morris. think thrift is an awesome way to The store’s used books are always save money and recycle.” offered at 55 percent to 75 percent
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off the publisher’s price, and new books are sold at used prices. In addition to these discounts, trade credit may be applied for up to half off the purchase of a used book. “We have a full trading policy for all genres. Bring in your gently used books to receive in-store used book credit,” said Morris. “This credit does not expire and you may apply half of each purchase to your credit on file. This makes books even cheaper for someone with credit on file.” At Bookworms, readers can also find Christian Homestead Bookstore — a bookstore within a bookstore, as Morris calls it. “Our tag-line is “The best of the past and the present,” said Morris, as the combination of the stores offers a full-line of both used and new books. “We work well together. People can trade their books in here and get used material, but the new releases, I usually don’t see those for a little bit. They try to keep in
PO. BOX 128 1108 S. Washington St. Millersburg, OH 44654 Phone: 330-674-1323 Fax: 330-674-1328 E-mail: info@saveandserve.org • www.saveandserve.org