re: Tell us about a book!!!
Since we’re talking about books, here’s some contact info for buy and sell used book stores in Toronto. I haven’t been to any, but I’m sure I’ll be dropping off some books to one of these places real soon.
Eliot’s Book Shop
584 Yonge Street (at Wellesley)
3 floors of what is probably the best organized and fully-stocked used book store I’ve ever seen. Great selection of literature (and the only store I know that separates Canadian Literature into its own section).
She Said Boom
372 College Street
It’s a small shop and some of that space is taken up with used CDs as well, but the literature section always has very recent books in great condition. If I’m looking for something newer I can usually find it here.
Balfour Books
601 College Street
Right in the heart of Little Italy, Balfour Books is an absolute gem of a store. Without a doubt, it has the best selection of used design, art, and film books in the city apart from Another Man’s Poison. I never leave without buying something.
Another Man’s Poison
29 McCaul
Steps from the OCA and AGO, Another Man’s Poision is THE used bookstore for art, design, advertising, typography, architecture and visual culture. (For new books, check out Swipe Books at 477 Richmond).
Seekers
509 Bloor W
A hemp shop (that, suspiciously, is never open) appears to exist in the back end of the store, so the air always contains a medley of old paperbacks, marijuana, and incense. Seemingly run by a bunch of aging hippies, the store is brimming with new age mysticism garbage and socialist literature. But every few months they have a 50% sale, and I always grab a handful of older books from their limited literature section.
BMV Books
2289 Yonge Street (at Eglinton)
Not only does BMV have a good selection of used books, but also a lot of new books at discounted prices. Don’t forget to check upstairs for old comics and magazines.
The Beguiling
601 Markham Street
While not exclusively a used book store, the Beguiling is a godsend of independant and underground comics. There is however, a small collection of literary fiction as well as books about various forms of pop culture and media.
(http://www.robotjohnny.com/archives/2003/07/my_favourite_us.php)