Introduction
Spanky & I have always loved & collected books over the years - soft & hardback, gently-used & new to become the destination for current & vintage reads of NWArkansas!
IAM offers Northwest Arkansas local and book readers a location to browse, trade, purchase, and just relax while looking for that special book or item!
What We LIKE!
We trade or buy, used and new books in good condition, in the categories needed. If you have a box or a library to trade or sell, please call or stop-by.
We‘re looking for books -Music - items that are:
- In Great Condition - Clean & Unbroken Spines
- Contain relevant information (not outdated)
- Types of books and items that It's A Mystery sells
- We are accepting gently used CD's ONLY: Classical & Easy Listening 40's-70's
What We DO NOT Take or LIKE—— Books/Items in poor condition:
- Dingy, dusty, torn covers or broken bindings
- Hardcover books without dust-jackets (if they were issued with one)
- Books that contain “organic defects”: pet hair, coffee spills, mouse poo, water damage, covered in snow, covered in bees, handwriting etc.
- Books that smell bad: smoke, mothballs, mildew, etc.
Examples of books- items that we DO NOT like at:
- Series romances (Usually numbered, Silhouette, Harlequin, etc.)
- Ex-Library Books and Former-rental tapes and discs
- Promotional items - Advance Reading Copies - Promo CD’s and movies
- Reader’s Digest Condensed books
- Most hardcover genre fiction: Sheldon, Steel, Patterson, Grisham, Clancy, etc.
- Partial sets of books
- Most encyclopedias
- Textbooks
- Magazines
- Any software users manuals