Copperfield’s Books

My husband and I and our little girl went into this darling little shop for the first time, I love intimate bookstores. When we walked in the woman greeted us and asked if we were looking for anything in particular and we told her no thank you just wanted to look around. I liked the little area that yall have for the kids to sit while the parents look through the books, my daughter loved sitting on the bags for the first time and thank you for getting her the little push book so she would sit still. I seen the little painting in front of the checkout it was pretty and I couldn’t help but take a picture of it. They have a huge selection of books that I couldn’t get through all the way during our first visit. Will be back soon.

Ventured into Copperfield’s Books recently after a very long hiatus.
This store was a frequent stop of ours for years. Literally, my husband would go in about once a week, the kids and I would tag along and mosey over to the TCBY that was next door. We’d fill our faces and he’d fill his head. Occasionally I’d accompany him, as their selection of children’s books, romance novels and popular fiction was very comprehensive. Once the kids got into high school, this store always had copies of the novels or plays they had to read. And the Cliff’s Notes.
TCBY closed, but hubby kept coming back to Copperfield’s, as their history section of books was superb. He’d get credit for trading in paperbacks, which enabled him to buy even more paperbacks, and usually he spent under a dollar for multiple books. But Copperfield’s had a change in ownership and management, the store got a bit disheveled and he stopped going because he said it just wasn’t worth it.
Now Copperfield’s is under completely new ownership and the store has been trimmed to about half the size it once was. It has been organized much better than it was in recent years, so it is quite tidy despite the fact that it is a bit cramped, in my opinion.
The quality of the selection of books depends on the genre. Current (popular) fiction seemed to be very well represented (although many of the books looked as if they had been read numerous times); children’s books (elementary school-​aged) had an adequate selection; young readers (pre-​school) was lacking in content, variety and (e-​gads!) organization; my husband commented that the history section wasn’t as broad as he’d like to see. I did see a large display of Cliff’s Notes, but didn’t set my eyes on any new editions of the classics that used to dot the shelves here. Perhaps I just missed those.
Copperfield’s does have a trade-​in policy that is very clearly stated and defined. Some of it is a bit restrictive: bring in a romance or sci-​fi book, you can only use that credit for another romance or sci-​fi book. Read all of their policies prior to offering your books to them for trade.
We’ll be back to Copperfield’s, that is for sure. Chances are, though, that we won’t come as frequently as we used to, however. The selection just isn’t there for us and their trade-​in policy has gotten a bit too limiting for our tastes. There is no arguing this fact, though: this store sells paperbacks at a fraction of the price of regular bookstores (spare Half Price Books). If you’re looking for current paperback publications, this is the place to go.