{"id":59929,"date":"2015-11-10T17:18:33","date_gmt":"2015-11-10T16:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=59929"},"modified":"2018-12-26T14:02:55","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T13:02:55","slug":"where-to-buy-and-sell-affordable-books-in-barcelona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/where-to-buy-and-sell-affordable-books-in-barcelona\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to Buy and Sell Affordable Books in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Are you an avid reader but don\u2019t have space in your house for many books? Or perhaps you are on a budget and can\u2019t afford to buy as much as you\u2019d like to read? Then exploring the city\u2019s <strong>second-hand<\/strong> <strong>book stores<\/strong> may just be the solution for you.\u00a0Most second-hand book stores in Barcelona purchase books.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But don\u2019t fool yourself into thinking you will come out a rich person after having sold that book collection that was gathering dust in your shelf. The value that you will receive for them is usually not very high, with some stores paying more than others for each book.\u00a0Today&#8217;s article by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> shares a few book stores for <strong>buying and selling books<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/publishers\/\">Book Publishers in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/where-to-buy-and-sell-affordable-books-in-barcelona\/#Where_to_buysell_affordable_books_in_Barcelona\" title=\"Where to buy\/sell affordable books in Barcelona\">Where to buy\/sell affordable books in Barcelona<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/where-to-buy-and-sell-affordable-books-in-barcelona\/#La_Retrobada\" title=\"La Retrobada\">La Retrobada<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/where-to-buy-and-sell-affordable-books-in-barcelona\/#Hibernian_Books\" title=\"Hibernian Books\">Hibernian Books<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/where-to-buy-and-sell-affordable-books-in-barcelona\/#Re-Read\" title=\"Re-Read\">Re-Read<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_to_buysell_affordable_books_in_Barcelona\"><\/span>Where to buy\/sell affordable books in Barcelona<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_102707\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102707\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Photo-by-LubosHouska-via-Pixabay.jpg\" alt=\"book shelves full of books\" width=\"640\" height=\"425\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-102707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by LubosHouska via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"La_Retrobada\"><\/span>La Retrobada<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/laretrobada.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>La Retrobada<\/strong><\/a> is a second-hand book store founded by Noelia Mart\u00ednez\u00a0 Acosta and Marina Santaeug\u00e8nia Costa. The store sells a variety of books in different <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/language-bookstores\/\"><strong>languages<\/strong><\/a>, focusing mainly on Spanish or Catalan books.\u00a0If you have books you are looking to get rid of, La Retrobada will gladly receive them as a donation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">If you prefer to sell them, La Retrobada will pay you 0,50\u20ac per each. You can consult La Retrobada\u2019s book list at Iberlibro.com, or visit the store in person at Carrer Mari\u00e0 Aguil\u00f3, 124 bis in the neighbourhood of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/sant-marti\/poblenou\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Poblenou<\/strong><\/a>. The store is open from 10 am to 2 pm and from 4:30 pm to 8 pm.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hibernian_Books\"><\/span>Hibernian Books<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Hibernian-Books-180198978678174\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Hibernian Books<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0is one of the best stores you can go to in order to sell your books. Depending on the state of the book and how rare or common it is, you can receive anything from 0,25\u20ac to a couple of euros.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The store takes books in any language except Spanish and Catalan.\u00a0Hibernian Books is most famous for its wide offer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/second-hand-books-in-barcelona-re-read-re-sell-re-give\/\"><strong>second-hand<\/strong><\/a> English books.\u00a0You can find this exciting book store at Carrer Montseny, 17 in the neighbourhood of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/gracia\/vila-gracia\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Vila de Gracia<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-best-audiobook-apps\/\">The Best Audiobook Apps<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_102706\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-102706\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Photo-by-LUM3N-via-Pixabay.jpg\" alt=\"books in the window\" width=\"640\" height=\"457\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-102706\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo by LUM3N via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Re-Read\"><\/span>Re-Read<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.re-read.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Re-Read<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0is a chain of second-hand bookstores in Barcelona. It also focuses on Spanish and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/the-use-of-catalan-sign-language-in-barcelona\/\"><strong>Catalan<\/strong><\/a> books, but you can usually find a small selection of foreign books. Prices at Re-Read are easy enough to remember: one book costs 3\u20ac, two books cost 5\u20ac, and five books cost 10\u20ac.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As for the value you will receive for your books, it is even lower than what is offered at La Retrobada. All books are bought for 0,20\u20ac.\u00a0You can search for specific books at Re-Read\u2019s website or visit one of their stores.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Carrer de Rossell\u00f3 158 (in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/eixample\/antiga-esquerra-eixample\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>l&#8217;Antigua Esquerra de l&#8217;Eixample<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gran V\u00eda, 564 (in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/eixample\/sant-antoni\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Sant Antoni<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Carrer Londres, 7 (in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/eixample\/nova-esquerra-eixample\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>La Nova Esquerra de l&#8217;Eixample<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Passeig de Sant Joan, 152 (in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/gracia\/camp-grassot\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Camp d&#8217;en Grassot i Gracia Nova<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Carrer de Mallorca, 489 (in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/eixample\/sagrada-familia\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Sagrada Familia<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Carrer de la Diputacio, 296 (in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/eixample\/dreta-eixample\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>La Dreta de l&#8217;Eixample<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Carrer de la Crue Coberta, 73 (in Hostafrancs)<\/li>\n<li>Carrer de Sant Am\u00e8lia, 51 (in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/barcelona-rent\/sarria-sant-gervasi\/sarria\" class=\"broken_link\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Sarria<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is your favourite book store for buying or selling books?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"59929\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you an avid reader but don\u2019t have space in your house for many books? 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