Dog Eared Books
Dog Eared Books
52 C Old Hampton Lane
Fridays and Saturdays 11 AM - 5 PM
Upcoming Events:
September Romance
September BOGO! Buy one get one free, all used books in Romance and Chick-Lit Fridays and Saturdays during the month of September. *Discount on purchase price only, not eligible for […]
October BOGO
Buy one, get one free on all used books in Thrillers and Mysteries, Fridays and Saturdays during the month of October. *Discount on purchase price only, not eligible for purchase […]
Author Event – John Wasowicz
Meet returning author, John Wasowicz as he shares the latest in his Old Town Mystery series.
Non-Fiction November
Shop non-fiction this November and get half off all non-fiction used books Fridays and Saturdays in November through 11/21. *Discount on purchase price only, not eligible for purchase with store […]
Holiday Blind Date!
Holiday themed Blind Date with a Book specials! Buy 1 for $12, or 2 for $20. Special pricing available from Small Business Saturday 11/28 - 12/19. Cannot be combined with […]
Locally-owned used bookstore in downtown Hampton
Popular, gently-used books for all ages.
Shop our board books, picture books, children's chapter books, middle-grade readers, young adult, popular fiction and non-fiction. All books are priced at least half-off the publisher's cover price. Trade-ins accepted for store credit.
**we are currently limiting trade-ins to 15 books per visit.
Dog Eared Books is located in a quiet courtyard in downtown Hampton, steps away from the Hampton History Museum, and the Virginia Air and Space Museum. Street parking is available and free garage parking across the street. There are a variety of delicious local restaurants to eat and drink nearby.
Trade-in Policies
We gladly accept books in good condition with popular content:
- children's books, and young readers
- young adult
- mystery, thriller, and horror
- fantasy, and sci-fi
- classics
- general fiction
- non-fiction
We are always adding to our inventory and would love to consider your trade-ins. You can earn store credit toward our used book inventory, up to 20% of the printed publisher's price. We do not buy (provide cash) for books.
Due to the small size of our store, we may not be able to accommodate large lots of books. Currently, we are accepting no more than 15 books per visit.
We do not accept:
- books in poor condition: mold, odor, underlining, writing, highlighting
- encyclopedias, college textbooks, travel guides, and other similar books that have been made obsolete or out of date since publication
- hardback books without the dust jacket
- withdrawn library books
- Reader's Digest condensed
- magazines
We do not accept "donations." We appreciate the thought, but we are not a thrift store. We try to provide a curated collection of books in good condition with content desired by our patrons.It is not possible for us to accept every book that needs a home, and it is the book-lover's responsibility to re-home books we choose not add to our inventory. Books we do not accept as store inventory cannot be left on the premises.
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It can be hard to buy books for the readers in your life but a gift certificate is always a perfect fit.
Gift cards may be redeemed on in-store purchases only. They cannot be used for online purchases or redeemed through our affiliate partners, bookshop.org or libro.fm.
Get In Touch
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You can reach us by email, instagram, facebook messenger, or contact form. Even better, stop by and say hello!