Grassroots Books

The $1 Outside Sale is particularly fabulous. 10,000 to choose from!

In-store, we have 50% off or better and $4.99 or lower, new (not used):
- Dune
- My Hero Academia #1
- Minecraft: The Island, The Crash, The Lost Journals
- The Cellar and other books by Natasha Preston

Todd Borg is talking and signing books at 6pm on Saturday, July 27th. We already have pre-release copies of Tahoe Rescue and Wilderness Vacation.

We have $5 Bag Sales on Sundays, and this Sunday you can use the secret code “Summer Reads” to get one bag half price AFTER 2pm (we close the sale at 6pm but are still open inside until 8:05pm). (One offer/person, no setting aside before 1:50pm.)

We will be hiring again soon. Stay tuned. Some positions might be M-F or higher pay.

Yes, we have gift cards! Happy graduation!.. When you come in, we can also give you a handful of Free Book Cards for everyone in your group. Everyone gets one for free every year, from the Outside Sale.

Yes, we have books for $1! .. 100-year-old books for $5 to $20. .. Gorgeous books for $5 to $400 (and up)... Hot, popular books for 20% off to 90% off.

No, we're not going out of business—that's Sundance. (People have asked this question for years due to our low prices.)

Yes, we have books by local authors. Check out the endcap by the front doors... Yes, we have books about local birds, bugs, trails, history and more.

New: greeting cards! Happy Days!

Yes, we're open 9am to 8:05pm every day - and you can stay until 8:05 sharp!

Yes, you can stand in front of our Misto and have free filtered, cold water.

Thank you for being wonderful to us!

UPDATE: We're hiring! Apply through Craigslist!
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Elaine and others: No, we're not closing! That's Sundance Books and Music.

We're continuing to sell books at a low cost while also being sustainable - and we appreciate you supporting us!

Grassroots Books doesn't rely on one person for operations. We have a big+awesome team, great vendors, and loyal customers. While the owner here is also interested in retiring in the next several years, we're optimistic to be able to run without her.

Thank you for your support - we're still ok and still sell lots of books for $1. Yup, we have out-dollar-stored the $1 stores!

What's new?

1. Winter buying hours - cash for used books, vinyl records, comic books, and games
- Sun 9-11 and 3-4:30 (not the middle of the day)
- Mon-Thur 9-4:30
- plus appointments for new releases (we pay $7 for hardcovers released in the last 60 days), local interest, comics, vintage, military/firearms, and more.

2. Donation hours - 9am to 7pm every day.
- You can drive up to the donation station on the front right corner of the bookstore. We unload your car for you.

3. We are talking about investing in apartment-style carport rows for the Outside Sale books - and you! If you have deals or knowledge, email [email protected]

FAQ
In the main store, how much do used books cost when there's no sticker?
- kids: $1.99
- adult paperbacks: $1.99
- adult hardcovers: $3.99

When is your next $1 Sale?
- the Outside Sale is all day, every day, all year. Except for rainy/snowy days (or sometimes the threat). Currently "all day" means until 4:40pm.

When is your next $5 Bag Sale?
- every Sunday, when the weather is good enough

Are you going to increase your $1 price for the Outside Sale books?
- we'll wait until Dollar Stores hit $2... your thoughts?

Y'all have had such nice things to say lately! Fave comments:
"We got our Christmas shopping done below budget"
"Way cheaper than other bookstores"
"I get a box of books from the Outside Sale every year, and I let my family pick what they want for Christmas gifts... no, there aren't any left at the end to return, I know my family and what they like."

If you haven't had a free book from the Outside Sale this year, today might be your day! Also, we reset on Jan 1, so it's fine to get one today and another in January.

Special orders: we can get most in-print book requests in one day, AND 20% off. Order by 11am (or a bit later, as we submit around 11:35am Sun-Thurs).
- Books ordered by 11am tomorrow (Wednesday) will arrive Friday afternoon or evening (assuming trucks don't break on the way from Ingram in Oregon).
- There isn't a special order fee. We like doing special orders and often order an additional copy for the store. Y'all are great at spotting trends and gaps in our inventory. By phone works just as well.

Usual hours: 9am to 8:05pm, seven days a week. Holiday hours:
Christmas Eve 9am-3pm and closed Christmas,
New Year’s Eve 9am-6pm and New Year’s Day 10:30am-8:05pm

Please consider visiting early or late. Shopping exhaustion? We have several kinds of tea, free all day, every day, including berry, mint, and lemon/ginger.

We're buying today until 4:30, tomorrow (Thursday) 9am to 4:30.

Thank you for the holiday cheer!

Consider your weekend booked! We got 80 pallets of fresh inventory! These are deeply discounted in the store and in our $1 Outside Sale.

Would you please visit? We and the books are lonely without you... especially just after opening time at 9am, and near closing time, at 8:05pm every day.

Raise your hand if you like giving or getting books as gifts!

UPDATE: Halloween books including Tim Burton's Nightmare are available for 25¢ in our Outside Sale. If you're picking up some for trick-or-treaters, also feel free to get enough Free Book Cards for all of them. (We have 1000+ books and 10,000 cards!)

1. Two FREE books from our Outside Sale with secret code: “Booooks for Halloween!” Now through Tuesday.
2. Tim Burton’s THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS Movie Theater Storybook & Projector - list price 19.99 - our price $1 in the Outside Sale (95% off). Limited to quantities on hand -- 500+ -- ask if we seem to be out.
3. Outside Sale hours are now 9am to 6pm. They’ll get shorter as winter approaches, but we are open daily when the weather is good enough, even in January. Store hours are 9am to 8:05pm daily.
4. We seek knowledge for filling parking lot cracks. What’s a good product? We may need more than 100lb.
5. We appreciate you shopping with us! Also thanks for all the great feedback last week!

UPDATE: Say the secret code “Twain Told Tall Tales” for a FREE bag of books through 6pm today. Additional bags are $5. Outside Sale!

What’s new:
- Fresh arrivals in the store include Halloween and nonfiction bargain-new books, most around 50% off
- Dracula at $7.99, new + gorgeous cover (55% off list price 17.99)
- Finding Cinderella by Colleen Hoover, at $4.99, new (68% off list price 15.99)

Photos include
- Book Rescuer - Sheila and her husband brought a literal truckload of books from Fernley - including 100-year-old books that are in our Outside Sale. Thank you so much!

It’s the BIGGEST $1 Outside Sale we’ve ever had! There are more books for grownups, and fewer for kids and teens.

More news:
- Fresh arrivals in the store including Teaching, Christian, Fiction, Health, puzzles and stocking stuffers.
- 1984 by Orwell at $4.99, new (64% off list price 13.99)
- Brave New World (includes Revisited) $6.99 (62% off list price 17.99)

Books are like puppies... the more you love them, the more they'll open up to you!

Why is a math book always unhappy? Because it has so many problems!
- $6.99 for Everything You Need to Ace Math in One Big Fat Notebook (58% off list)
- $7.99 for The Big Fat Middle School Math Workbook (53% off list) (links below)
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Outside Sale hours MON to SAT - 9am to 8pm (store closes at 8:05pm - and we start a bit later on Mondays - by 11am usually)
Outside Sale $5 Bag Sale SUNDAYS - 9am to 6pm (store closes at 8:05pm)

Fresh/special:
Kids coloring books, at 25¢ and $1 - no, not in the bag sale
Geology professional books and materials - more on Monday (outside and in the store)
NatGeo kids books (in the store)
Books with a movie soon, such as $6 Dune and $5 and $8 Five Nights at Freddy's
Fabulous variety - almost all sections vary a lot from week-to-week

Hello word and book enthusiasts! We have news and events to share! 🎉

1️⃣ Author Valerie Fridland visits today.

Her book 'Like, Literally, Dude: Arguing for the Good in Bad English' shows how we can re-imagine these forms as exciting new linguistic frontiers rather than our culture’s impending demise.
- With delightful irreverence and expertise built over two decades of research, Fridland weaves together history, psychology, science, and laugh-out-loud anecdotes to explain why we speak the way we do.

The weather will be perfect, so we’re doing it at the back of the Outside Sale. Drop in for some or all!
3:30pm - Short talk about Valerie's takeaways from writing 'Like, Literally, Dude'
3:45pm - Book signing
4pm - Q+A

There are links in the comments below: yesterday's Wall Street Journal review, an audio sample, and KOLO interview yesterday.

2️⃣ Enormous $1 Outside Sale:
Every table is full! Plus, there are three carts filled with CDs and DVDs. Also a few bins of comics, vinyl, and even some vhs.

What’s different this time:
Kids new coloring books, at 25¢ and $1
Geology professional books and materials - more on Monday!

3️⃣ What’s fresh/new in the store:
- Nat Geo Kids for K-6
- Graphic novels
- Books with a new movie soon are deeply discounted, including Dune ($5.99) and Five Nights at Freddys ($4.99, $7.99, and more)
- Massive variety all the time, including 100-year-old books for $4 to $20

4️⃣ Fab reviews! Thank you for all your love and support and for how nice y'all are, in person too!

---Yesterday, Robb:
Picked up two hardcover Dark Tower book today. I was floored by the price of them. This shop is amazing. I have never been so happy about buying a book, much less two. I got two of my favorites for less than a value meal at McDonald's. This shop is doing God’s work.

I want to thank everyone there. Amazing people. Amazing selection. Amazing prices. Would give more stars if Google allowed.

--- Mid-April, Will:
I've had the good fortune of living in a number of cities across the US over the past few years. In each city, I'm always on the lookout for a great bookstore. Unfortunately, I'm always let down because none of them come close to Grassroots Books.

I'm not being hyperbolic when I say: Grassroots Books is the best bookstore I've ever been in. It truly has set the bar for me. Such a great selection of old and new as well as books on all topics imaginable. Plus the books are very reasonably priced.

Already planning my next trip to Reno and I'll definitely be bringing a spare suitcase for my visit to Grassroots Books.
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Happy reading!

MORE UPDATES:
Signing at Grassroots Books! Friday, May 12
3:30pm - short talk about what led her to write the book and a couple “big take-aways” from it
3:45pm - signing
4pm - Q&A
all at the Outside Sale if the weather is lovely!

Yes, we have the books for 20% off.

UPDATES:
- The Wall Street Journal will publish an excerpt from Valerie Fridland's book "Like, Literally, Dude" on Saturday.
- Links to interviews in the comments section below - if you see more, please add!
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We're super stoked, our local prof's book is here,
Valerie Fridland, she's making BAD ENGLISH cheer,
"Like, Literally, Dude," it's RAD all the way,
Grammar Girl's excited, today is release day!

Now through Saturday, here's surprises,
THREE FREE BOOKS - you pick your prizes!
From the Outside Sale, a treasure trove outdoors.
Just say "Reading is, like, LITERALLY RAD, dude," and they're yours!

Our Outside Sale's got wicked deals
ONE BUCK BOOKS – bruh, that's true steals!
From nine to SEVEN, it’s OPEN,
Score old books or new, your mind's awoken.

So, swing by our store, Reno's reading hub,
CELEBRATE WORDS, join the COOL KIDS club,
RAD BOOKS NERDS, come by 8pm,
Hang with us, bring or make a friend!

And hey, check out our deal on the book "Dune,"
New copies for $5.99, Part Two movie comin' soon!
(And don't miss the photo of Grammar Girl grinning wide,
As she holds Valerie's book, bursting with pride!)

Update: Outside sale is vast again!
- 9am to 7pm thru Saturday
- Bag Sale on Sunday 9am to 6pm - yes, we're open Easter
- weather permitting

We pay cash for books and more on Thursdays from 9am to 2pm. Today we paid out about $1000, and the same last week. The week before was $1700.

📚🥳 CALLING all READERS far and wide,
Come to our OUTSIDE SALE, you'll be THRILLED to decide!
We've got a TREAT, oh yes, it's TRUE,
Books over 20 years old, older than you, older than your GRANDMA too!

🤔🗨️ Why read books from a LONG time ago, or those not in big box stores, you say?
WISDOM and tales of the past hold a special sway!

Consider the new revisions of Charlie and the 🍫 CHOCOLATE Factory,
A timeless story made MODERN, oh so satisfactory!

📖💡 Grumpy OLD words replaced with phrases BRIGHT,
"Not ladylike" now reads "undignified," oh, so polite!

"Get all that mud off your pants!" the word police did ALTER,
Now it's “Get all that mud off your TROUSERS!” – a change that falters!

🍫✨ It is a story of extremes, a tale to DELIGHT,
"They still wear the same kind of clothes they wore in the jungle. They INSIST upon that" turned to "They do like JOKES" in an odd rewrite.

🚫🚷 Totally GONE, these words have gone south:
“You only had to mention the word ‘cacao’ to an Oompa-Loompa and he would start dribbling at the mouth”

Also disappeared, without a TRACE:
"Going white in the face"

And memory-holed, Oompa Loompa’s song play:
"But this revolting boy, of course,/Was so unutterably vile,/So greedy, foul, and infantile,/He left a most disgusting taste/Inside our mouths, and so in haste/We chose a thing that, come what may./Would take the nasty taste away”

Gone, gone, removed by the word police hordes:
“They’re as drunk as lords”

“So please, oh please, we beg, we pray,
Go throw your TV set away,
And in its place you can install
A lovely bookshelf on the wall.
Then fill the shelves with lots of books.”
― Roald Dahl, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

“Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.”
― Roald Dahl

UPDATE: The Outside Sale is huge again.
Hours:
Today Friday until 7pm
Tomorrow Saturday 9am to 7pm
Sunday Bag Sale 9am to 6pm
-- all weather permitting

We ran out of boxes and are using blue bins; let us know how you like them.

We have surplus books from the snowy days, and the next few sales will continue to be huge!

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In the WHIMSICAL land of RENO-Bo-Beeno,
Lies a place called GRASSROOTS, filled with DREAMS, don't you know?
With BOOKS piled HIGH, from the GROUND to the SKY,
For just ONE buckaroo, oh ME, oh MY!

Gather your WHOS, your ZIZZERS, and ZOOKS,
For a SINGLE dollar, find SPLENDIFEROUS books!
A FUN FANTASTICAL SALE, with a TWIST and a SHOUT,
At GRASSROOTS BOOKS, that's what it's ALL about!

As you STROLL down the STREET, with a BOUNCE in your STRIDE,
SPY the BOOKS, oh so BRIGHT, in the SUN, SIDE by SIDE.
From TRUFFULA TALES to the GRANDEST Who-LORE,
ONE DOLLAR each, who could ASK anything MORE?

Now HOP on your THNEEDS or your TRUSTY Roo-MOPS,
To GRASSROOTS BOOKS, where the FUN never STOPS!

So bring all the KIDS, and watch their minds GROW,
READING for FUN, no boring quizzes to show.
SKILLS they will gain, as they LAUGH and EXPLORE,
A world of ADVENTURE, just outside their front DOOR!

Sunday Bag Sale 9am to 6pm

Music struggles! We need+want+desire your playlists.

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There is $67 in an envelope here to buy books for kids. Got kids who are low on books? The customer service team handles giving books.

If you know kids who are book-deficient,
bring them by,
We have $120 in the give-a-kid-a-book envelope,
no lie.

In December, when it's cold outside,
A bookstore took a crazy ride,
With 10,000 books to sell and show,
It set up shop in the sun and snow.

The customers came, one and all,
To browse and shop, have a ball,
They browsed the shelves, far and wide,
To find their perfect book, for only a dollar to buy.

But who's the crazier one, you might ask,
The Reno bookstore, or the customers who shopped outside in their mask?
Both are brave and both are bold,
For braving the cold to find a book to hold.

So if you're looking for a book to read,
Don't let the cold stop you, take the lead,
Head to the bookstore, don't be shy,
And find your perfect book, for only a dollar to buy.

And if you're looking for a movie to watch,
Don't let the cold stop you, take the botch,
Head to the Outside Sale, don't be shy,
Where you'll find 5 carts of dollar films, to buy.
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In our store, gently used manga galore,
6000 in Japanese, that's for sure.
For power shoppers, we have more to explore,
In our warehouse, sets to match and store.

Singletons we may put on sale,
Volume 5 and others, without fail.
And come December 20th, mark our words,
90% of what's left, to the Outside it goes.
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Our doors are open, come one, come all,
From nine in the morning, rain or shine.
We've got something for everyone,
Gifts and gift cards, they'll be just fine.
We close at eight, so don't be late,
But until then, come in and shop till you're satiate.

So come on in, and take a look,
In our store, you'll find a book.
And if the weather's not poor,
We'll be outside from nine till half past four.
Bring a friend, let them know,
Of the great deals that they can't miss, at our store.
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- 1000 adult adult manga in Japanese (make an appointment - email [email protected])
- we have 4 boxes of s**t in the Outside Sale

Update: no outside sale Saturday/Sunday due to rain/snow. We're uncertain about next week.

The Outside Sale is open today (Friday) until 4pm, depending on the weather.
- This time more than the usual amount of comic books, DVDs, K-12 textbooks. (And s**t! Yes, really.)

2. We just got _2000_ manga in Japanese. Most will be $1.99. Some are in the store now. We can schedule backstage tours for enthusiasts - contact [email protected]. Yes, you can bring a little sake.

3. We are surprised to find that people aren’t shopping until 8:05pm anymore. Last year, there were plenty of evening shoppers. What’s going on? We may reduce our hours to close at 7:05pm in January or February. This is your chance to let us know!

4. FAQ: How fast can you get my special order book?
A: Usually, if you order by 11am, we have your books by the following afternoon. Except when there’s snow on the highway from Roseburg, Oregon. UPS trucks come every night from the Ingram Book warehouse.
- We usually give 20% off the list price, just as if we had it in stock. There aren’t any special order fees. We’re happy to do it - no, it’s not a hassle - this is what we do!
- Yes, you can call us to order.

5. FAQ: What can I get a 6-year-old who wants to read and draw?
A: You rock! We got you! We’re totally willing to show you Bob Books, coloring books with black velvet backgrounds for little fingers that aren’t great at coloring inside the lines, and picture books about becoming an artist. Thanks for making a special Christmas for an at-risk kid you never met!

FAQ: Yes, we have the Outside Sale with $1 books + movies + music year-round, weather permitting. Bag Sales every Sunday!

JUST IN: 200 Christmas/holiday books for $1.99/book.

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What’s new at Grassroots?
OUTSIDE SALE
- It’s full! 10,000 books!
- 500+ K-12 textbooks... get one free with the secret code “lifelong learner deal”
- Today the Outside Sale closes at 6pm, or earlier if it rains
- Tomorrow the Bag Sale is from 9am to 4:50pm. Pick what you like from the Outside Sale for $4.99/bag, no limit.

INSIDE
- 30 vinyl records for $2.99 and $5.99. Judas Priest and more.
- James Patterson audiobooks, gently used
- Christmas books and gifts... more to come in the next few days, including used books
- Comic books for $1.99
- Hours: 9am to 8:05pm. (We may close at 7:05pm starting Dec 31.)

NEXT WEEK
The Outside Sale may be delayed for a few days due to rain/snow. But we have puzzles and board games inside!

SEVEN RECENT FEEDBACKS, thank you so much (Yes, even for the negative.)
1. (Thumbs up) I wish you would have a larger section of literature in Spanish. But I love your store!

RESPONSE: Thank you for the feedback! We buy all Spanish books when we find them new-at-a-discount and used.

We would love to special order books for you. The price is 20% off, and if you order in the morning, we usually have the book the following afternoon.

Also, we can start trying bestsellers in Spanish... would you like to let us know what you think will sell here? Our previous attempts to guess at what people want to buy have been misses!

2. (Thumbs up) Lovely choices of books and affordable! My kids loved it!

3. (Thumbs up) Always a great variety

4. (One star) If you want to sell used books, I'd recommend selling them online. Came here on a Saturday with my kids who wanted to sell their books, website doesn't specifically say when the store buys books. Was told by two different employees we need to come on a TH even after I mentioned my kids wanted to sell their books, and would be in school on Thursday's during the hours the store buys books from the public. Neither were accommodating and it was not busy, two other employees were socializing when we asked. Two weeks later I drive back minus the kids to sell the books, some were actually new books we had purchased when we were there the last time. My kid read them so fast, and was excited to earn some $ to put towards more books. Big letdown considering how much $ we've put into this business over the years. They gave me FOUR dollars which covered the two trips I made to the store. They also don't respond to the number you can text on their website. Will not be back

RESPONSE: Thank you for your feedback. We are motivated to improve!

Here is how we’re thinking about this so far, and please let us know with any follow-up concerns.

How much we pay for used books: our business model is to sell books at a low cost, and pay a low amount for them in cash. This keeps our store busy. We’re not able to pay “well” for used books, except in certain categories including new releases. (Generally, if we think we can sell a used book fast for $10 in the store, we pay $3.)
Telling you about buying books: the front counter team has not received training for paying cash (because that training takes hundreds of hours).

Team members socializing: occasionally team members do this - hopefully in a friendly way. Team members are quick to help when there’s something that they can do to be helpful.

Text messages: we have about 20+ text conversations daily. We just sought any missed messages and found one from 7 months ago (and replied now). If you would like to help us further troubleshoot, we’re interested.

Website: our website says that buying is on Thursdays from 9-2 on the WE BUY page, and there isn’t info on the home page.

What to do with used books: we think we are more successful at finding the next readers than other organizations. We sell used kids books for 25¢, $1 and $2+, plus Bag Sales. Many organizations throw out slightly damaged books, but we give them a chance by putting them in front of a lot of shoppers!

Kate, thank you for being a customer for many years, and we hope you’ll reconsider. We learn tons and revise our approach from comments and complaints.

5. (One star) This place is such a disservice to music lovers and collectors in Washoe County! How dare they lie about fact the resell valuable albums on eBay and music collectors in the States and overseas, yet they buy from unknowing customers for pennies, no wear near real value! They insulted me nt want to buy DECCA LPS dating from 1920/30 era from a few bucks, knowing full well resale is in the hundreds! May that store never burn down!!

RESPONSE:
You called us and hung up very fast (before we had a chance to explain). You didn't visit our store.

As we said (or tried to say) on the phone, we sell vinyl for $1 in person (29¢ on Sundays during the bag sale). Since they sell for $1 at most, we can only pay zero to 20¢ typically for everyday records, depending on genre and condition.

No, we don't try to buy high-value items for pennies. We just can’t give accurate quotes on the phone.

Yes, we can pay a wholesale value for collector items with cash or give auction assistance.

If you would like to sell us high-value vinyl or other collectibles, please schedule an appointment or stop by one of our collectors events, 4-6pm Sept 29 or Oct 27.

6. (Five stars) Anytime I'm in Reno from Fallon, I love to go to the back yard sales. This time I found 14 books for $3.75. They were all a quarter... that I've been looking for.

7. (Five stars) Lovely people here. I ended up passing out after a blood donation while in-store and they were very kind, helpful, and generous when I came to. Even caught me before I hit the floor and called 911 just to make sure I was okay. Very grateful to them for that and for gifting me the books I had chosen from their wonderful selection after the ordeal. Thank you to Julia, Jen, and Mason. Happy to go back and buy twice as much as I was going to. They always have a great choice of discounted books in really good shape and are always willing to help you find what you need.

Spinning some great deals your way. 1800+ Vinyl Records in our Outside Sale this week! $1 ea.

Hot updates:
- We love firefighters and have a table to celebrate our heroes in yellow!
- _Where the Crawdads Sing_ is $8.99, new - this is 50% off list price
- 200+ fresh used audiobooks. And, 100+ “Great Courses”.
- 300+ new arrival used Blu-ray and 300+ new arrival used DVDs. They are overflowing past our new arrivals shelf onto two carts and on top of shelves.
- 100+ fresh Local Interest books
- Burning Man books
- Outside Sale all for $1:
--- 10,000 adult+kids books
--- 200 comic books
--- 200 vinyl records
--- 250 DVDs
--- 100 CDs
--- 20+ audiobooks
--- 80 boxes of kids books at 25¢/book
--- Everything is fresh since Monday (as usual, that’s how we roll).
--- Also, cool off at our mister!

The Night Before Preschool and The Night Before Kindergarten are $1.99 new (50+ available)

Our AC is working pretty well!

We have 10+ pallets of used DVDs, so we’ll continue to bring out 2000+ DVDs a week for at least 10 weeks.

1. Our first Nigerian scam!
- And, we didn’t send the books to Nigeria.

2. FREE “Where’s Waldo” books
- Find Waldo! Everyone gets one free book.
- Until the end of the month or until we run out (we have 500+)

3. Kids 50-book-each giveaway is back
- More free books for kids! We have temporarily solved our supply chain problem. Families can sign up for a free Instant Home Library for the next three weeks on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-50-books-for-each-kid-instant-home-library-age-2-8-see-details-tickets-363333780117

4. Today and almost all day, almost every day, we have 10,000 books in our Outside Sale for $1.

Tomorrow and almost all Sundays, you can fill bags from the Outside Sale for just $5 each.

5. What’s different this week?
- 300+ “new-as-is” books and kits! They didn’t get bruised here. We bought them cheap, and you get to buy them usually for 70% off or better! Find these on carts by the front door. (This is not the Outside Sale.)
- Audiobooks on cassette and VHS in the Outside Sale. This is an experiment. If you don’t buy them, we won’t have more.

6. What’s different next week and beyond?
- We have 20,000 DVDs and will be putting them out as we check them over the next several weeks. Many for the store, and most Outside.

UPDATE: someone is trying to scam us with a FedEx pickup of $400 of textbooks, probably with a stolen credit card. Got suggestions? Does anyone want to do a glitter bomb with a camera?

We contacted the local financial crimes police but haven't heard back yet.
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A TALE OF TWO REVIEWS

Protagonist #1: “Monumental waste of my time. Five reusable grocery bags FULL and only got $4.00. Did not even pay for my gas! Won't be back.” (June 16)

Protagonist #2. “One of the best bookstores in Reno. They have the best prices out of everyplace I have gone to.” (Jun 27)

PLOT SUMMARY:
LOW PRICES. Lower than cost-of-beer low!
- Customers love the prices!
- Also, customers love the selection. Big box stores have more books, but selection doesn’t change much week-to-week.
- Grassroots Books has more than 10,000 fresh titles every week, including books that are 100 years old, unusual role-playing books, and more.

CASH FOR STUFF:
- Customers get cash for used books, DVDs, vinyl records, comic books, and board games. Some customers are delighted, and others are disappointed. We're often "low" for fiction or coffee table books over 5 years since publication.
- Grassroots doesn’t pay for books that are headed directly to the $1 Outside Sale. There are 10,000/week, and they don’t all sell. Every Sunday, there’s a massive $5 Bag Sale, and we start with all fresh books on Mondays.
- We make appointments for manga, books released in the last year, local interest, mining, collections of advanced material such as math, comics, and vinyl.
-We no longer pay for CDs, but we do accept them for the outside sale.
- Guest stars! Lee, Ivye, Rich and Sal compete with each other and us for special books/vinyl/coins/lamps/etc. 4pm to 6pm July 28, Aug 25, Sept 29.