I never go to regular bookstores as I'm a big fan of public libraries, but whenever I want to buy books, I always go to Half Price first. Typically, I'm buying books for kids so I'm not looking for a specific title. If you're looking for the newest best seller or something popular, you likely won't find it here until a year later. However, you can find most other things here. They have a great children's section that includes old and new favorites. Often times, there are multiple titles of the same book so you know it's new. There are workbooks and activity sets as well. I also enjoy their dollar CD section - just in case you want to spend a dollar on your favorite boy band from the 90s. Their DVD section has a great selection of movies and TV shows. I appreciate how they price things based on the quality of the packaging as well. You don't get much back usually when you take back your items, but at that point, I just want to de-clutter my house so I'll take whatever they offer. And they seem to have a 20% storewide sale during holiday weekends so keep that in mind!