HPB South Lamar

I love half price books and come here regularly. This one and the one on Lamar and 2222 are my favorites. The staff are helpful, well first, and nice. Theres so few bookstores around anymore and the ones that stock new books carry such a small selection that it is way more interesting to go to used bookstores. Their books are reasonable to be priced and if you have books to get rid of, they will go through them while you wait. They dont pay a ton for their books, but its an easy way to offload access books that you dont need anymore. They also carry DVDs, CDs, vinyl, and audiobooks. They used to be open till 10, since the pandemic theyve only been open till eight. I wish they would lengthen their hours again

What can I say about this place that people already know. This is a place I'm frequently in, either selling books, or buying them. Their music and DVD collection is always great to browse as well. You won't be disappointed visiting this location. Just don't get sucked in too much, you might spend your entire day there.

Great selections. The cashiers are very kind and knowledgeable. They recommended books I ended up enjoying. Also bought some rain ponchos here that helped during rare rainy days!

This is perhaps my very favorite place in Austin. I spend so much time here looking for books to read and books to gift, tarot cards and old records stuffies for kids and crafty kits. I truly love this place and it brings me so much joy. I once befriended a 90 year old man in the Spanish book section and we exchanged emails and I met him and his wife for coffee and conversation at half price books. So much love for this business

It's always fun once you manage to sneak past the record snobs taking up all the tables to check every single vynil, or trying to not get seen laughing on the cook book section which happens to be by the buying counter and you overhear the store offering a bloke 25 cents for a giant box of books. You gotta explore to find the best deals too. It's like a treasure hunt of sorts. Go and take your time! And good luck with the hipsters!