Borealis Bookstore

Trade Policy

Trade in your used books and receive credit to help you purchase other used and new books from Borealis Books. We sort through the books you bring in and choose which ones we can use. Our selection is based on physical condition and need for our current inventory.

Books turned in for trade must be clean and intact. We will look at anything you bring, but here are some items we‘re likely to pass on:

• Library or text books
• Books with torn covers, missing pages, underlining, musty odor, water staining, or in otherwise poor condition (hard covers must have dust jackets)
• Reader‘s Digest Condensed Books
• Encyclopedias
• Magazines
• Pornography
• Harlequin Romances more than 2 years old

We prefer books less than three years old. Some over-inventoried or older books may be credited at a lesser percent. Book club editions will be credited a maximum of $2 per book, depending on condition, age, subject, etc. Book club editions, in most cases, are not collectible and are not printed at the same quality as direct from publisher books.

We will issue you Borealis Bucks (in the form of a gift certificate) in the amount of trade credit. This certificate can then be used toward all or part of the purchase of any other used or new books in the store. If you special order a book, trade credit can be used for up to 50% of the cover price of the book. You must have your Borealis Bucks with you in order to purchase using this credit.

If you return books previously purchased from Borealis, exchange two books for one of the same value/format.

We reserve the right to refuse any books for exchange. If you do not want to lug your books back with you, I will keep them to donate to the Friends of the Wadena City Library annual book sale or a local church rummage sale.

Reminder: We can order new books and search for hard-to-find or out-of-print books on request. Antique/Collectible books accepted on consignment.