The Island of Misfit Toys would love remainders

A book need not stop being viable just because it is sitting on a remainder table. What would King Moonracer say if you ignored a book just because it wasn't new anymore? If you see a remaindered, or bargain, book for sale you might want to think of it as the best book deal around. Where else can you get recent titles, perhaps some that are one or two years from the original publication date, for the cheap? Remainders can be your best friend if you have a $25 spending cap at the holidays. And you give a book a second chance to be loved, like the "cowboy who rides an ostrich."



They might be titles that you were interested in when they first came out but decided to wait awhile to read. I am the remainder buyer for the branch store that I work at and I enjoy shopping the sites and talking to reps to fill our tables with the best there is to offer. Not the 3-books-in-1 specials you might see at some box stores, or reprints, but the original manifestations of the book-the ones with the unfortunate black slash through the price (which incidentally is done by the publisher, not the bookstore.)



I treat my remainder tables as if they were my own store front, with different subjects highlighted and generous quantities to choose from, should you desire. Buy them when you see them, you never know how long they will be around.