Question 1

Is Half Price Books a good company to work for?

Accepted Answer

Half Price Books has an overall rating of 3.7 out of 5, based on over 759 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 1% over the last 12 months. 70% of employees would recommend working at Half Price Books to a friend and 55% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about Half Price Books have been left by employees working as Cashier, Assistant Manager and Shift Leader.

Question 2

Does Half Price Books pay their employees well?

Accepted Answer

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Half Price Books employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Half Price Books. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

Question 3

How satisfied are employees working at Half Price Books?

Accepted Answer

70% of Half Price Books employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews. Employees also rated Half Price Books 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 3.2 for career opportunities.

Question 4

What are the top reviewed jobs at Half Price Books?

Accepted Answer

Bookseller (313), Shift Leader (43), Book Seller (17), Assistant Manager (14), Book Seller I (14), Sales Associate (14), Cashier (10), Store Manager (9), Bookseller II (8), Bookseller and Cashier (8), Part Time Book Seller (8), Shift Lead (7), Customer Service Representative (6), Shift Leader/Manager (5), Assistant Store Manager (4)

Question 5

What are the pros of working at Half Price Books according to real employee reviews?

Accepted Answer

"Great benefits and extras." ((in 96 reviews)); "This seems to be a running theme in the majority of these reviews: great coworkers." ((in 63 reviews)); "The people I worked with were great and I made some lifelong friends." ((in 47 reviews)); "Quarterly bonuses and other bonuses" ((in 23 reviews)); "for retail, good insurance & PTO/sick plans" ((in 16 reviews))

Question 6

What are the cons of working at Half Price Books according to real employee reviews?

Accepted Answer

"As always in retail the pay is low but it''s made up for in benefits." ((in 95 reviews)); "Lots of micromanagement, poor management, and lack of/poor communication." ((in 61 reviews)); "Poor Upper Management Leadership experiences" ((in 27 reviews)); "While store management receives training just as the booksellers do, it doesn't always seem to be consistent or uniform, and some of the managers have been there so long that they may not have received any kind of "management" training at all." ((in 26 reviews)); "In my experience, training was adequate and seemed to follow a formula, but as new employees came in during my tenure, I felt like they were not getting the same information and thus took more time and energy to show them the 'right' way of doing things." ((in 12 reviews))

Question 7

What are employees saying about Half Price Books layoffs in 2026?

Accepted Answer

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Half Price Books layoffs and their outlook for job security at Half Price Books in 2026.

Question 8

What are the top reviewed Half Price Books locations?

Accepted Answer

Dallas, Austin, Houston, San Antonio, Columbus, Louisville, Cincinnati, Seattle, Madison, Fort Worth, Chicago, Indianapolis, Decatur, Niles, Oklahoma City, Tacoma, Lexington-Fayette, Plano, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Dublin, Pittsburgh, Saint Louis, Appleton, Milwaukee, Florence, Corpus Christi, Pearland, Saint Paul

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