Shop around the corner

By Stacy Vogel ( Contact ) July 27, 2008 - 9:06 a.m.

Some bookstores you go to looking for specific books.

Milwaukee Street Used Books is not one of those stores.

My colleague, Marcia Nelesen, wrote a great story about this used bookstore in April. But what kind of book blogger would I be if I didn't write about a bookstore around the corner from my home?

I've been in the bookstore at 218 W. Milwaukee St. a couple of times, but I want to go back a whole lot more. It's a place to linger in, exploring each section. I went in Saturday to see if it had a Julia Alvarez book I was looking for (it didn't), and came out with a funny little book called "Pride, Prejudice and Jasmin Fields." It was $2.50.

My husband picked up a hardcover Stephen King book for $6. Then we got a 20 percent discount for buying from the store instead of online. And then the owner took off another 10 percent because Kyle will be a student in the fall. Can't beat that!

Plus, the first time I was there, the owners offered me a cup of tea. Try finding owners like that at Barnes & Noble.

The store is open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday through Saturday.

gazettefan
Jul 27, 2008 at 7:20 p.m.
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I think they do.

mark707
Jul 27, 2008 at 7:05 p.m.
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Stacy or anyone...do they buy used books also?
Or trade?

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