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December 13, 2004
Visit to Books With A Past
This past weekend, we went to Books With A Past - a used bookstore - to browse for 'new' books to read. A colleague of mine at work's parents own and run the bookstore. This bookstore is in the moderately rural town of Glenwood, Maryland. I say 'moderately rural' because my car's navigation system couldn't locate the street (Washington Rd.) or road number (Route 97) that Books With A Past is located at. Nevertheless, we had fun driving the scenic route to Books With A Past.
Beside my colleague's recommendation, what drew us to Books With A Past is the Baltimore Sun review of the bookstore. We were especially looking forward to the extensive science fiction and cryptography selections. We were not disappointed with the selections. There were probably fifty of more shelves worth of science fiction novels, mostly paperbacks. Just about every science fiction author I could think of was represented there. The cryptography section consisted mostly of new Aegean Park Press books. These books are carefully wrapped, and are not used. I don't think I've ever seen this many Aegean Park Press books in any bookstore.
The bookstore prices used paperbacks are generally half-off the cover price. So, if you can find a paperback edition that was printed back when paperback prices were lower, then you can get an exceptional bargain out of buying that book. Although I noticed this, I certainly didn't limit myself to just finding these, because there were just too many good titles to choose from. We will definitely be returning to purchase more books. Check out the store if you live in the area. I think you will not be disappointed.
Posted by Kathy at December 13, 2004 07:58 PM