We Buy Books
UPDATE: DUE TO THE STORE CLOSING, WE WILL NO LONGER BE BUYING BOOKS
We’re always looking to buy books. Bring em on by the store! Here are some of our most frequently asked questions:
What books do you buy?
Anything interesting. There are lots of books out there and we have limited space, so while there are no hard and fast rules for what we buy and what we don’t, here are some general guidelines:
Good titles, good condition. Literary fiction, serious non-fiction, kids books, Washingtoniana, books that teach you how to do things, beautiful books, classics, poetry (both rhyming and non-rhyming), fine bindings, peculiar topics, cookbooks and field guides, whatever you have been studying for years (either for work or for yourself), pulp covers, review copies, and much more.
We also buy board games, maps and autographs, records and DVD’s. What else do you have? We might buy that, too?
Here’s what we don’t buy. Romance novels, diet and stock market books, dummies/idiots guides, anything that smells like cigarettes or mildew, textbooks from before last year, books promoting guns/bombs/racists & Nazis, and bland ordinary books that you can’t even remember how you got. We also pass on current, popular books sometimes, if we have lots of them around.
When can I bring books for you to review?
Anytime we are open! Right now that’s every day from 11am to 7pm. We’ll try to take a look at them and give you an offer during your visit. However, if it’s a particularly busy day or if you have a large or unusual collection, we may ask you to leave them for evaluation.
Do you pay cash?
Yes, we pay cash. We will try to tempt you with store credit, by offering a higher amount, though.
I have a whole library I need to sell. Can you come to my home?
Yes. We purchase single volumes as well as entire libraries. For large numbers of books, we can come out to view in the Capitol Hill area. We are not appraisers, but we can tell you what we would offer for your books. Please call or stop by the store to set up a time.
Hours
11am to 7pm Daily
Contact
202-543-4342
riverbybookshill@gmail.com
Twitter: @riverbydc
Online Inventory
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Recent Posts
- Closing! November 27, 2018
- Cozy DC Bookstores October 21, 2017
- Read about us in The Washington Post June 24, 2017
- Literary Hill BookFest Sunday May 7 May 1, 2017
- Holiday Hours at Riverby DC November 15, 2016