As E-Readers continue to gain popularity, there are still some folks who prefer the smell and feel a paper book to the cold, hard plastic of an E-Reader. For locals of Santa Clara, CA there is still a bookstore that caters to the need to feel real books in one’s hand – Trade A Book. Claiming to have over 40,000 volumes, this local bookstore has faithfully served the San Francisco Bay Area for over thirty years, selling and trading mostly paperbacks and some hardback books.
While they may be famous for their romance selection, Santa Clara locals can also take advantage of the variety of science fiction, fantasy, general fiction, children's books, horror, westerns and mystery. There is also a selection of collectible, out-of-print, and hard to find books. While Trade A Book is a great source of books for paperback lovers, those who have caved to the E-Reader can still support Trade A Book by purchasing their e-books through Trade A Book’s Amazon store.
While Trade A Book does not purchase used books, they do trade books, offering 5-20% of the cover price in store credit to use towards the purchase of other books. Avid readers in Santa Clara will want to clean out their bookshelves and stop by Trade A Book to trade their used books for some new reading material.
If you need to ship books purchased at Trade A Book, there are three Santa Clara PostalAnnex locations that can ship your items via UPS shipping or FedEx shipping. The friendly professionals at PostalAnnex can even compare shipping rates to find the best rate and service for shipping your books.
Trade A Book
2740 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95051
P: 408-248-7598
Business Hours:
Mon – Thurs: 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Fri: 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Sat: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sun: 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (No Trade-Ins)
Image: Trade A Book Facebook Sources: Trade A Book Website; Trade A Book Facebook; The Santa Clara Weekly