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Half Price Books reviews

3.7

70% would recommend to a friend

(718 total reviews)
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Sharon Anderson Wright

64% approve of CEO

55% positive business outlook

Half Price Books has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 718 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Half Price Books employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.5 stars).

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718 reviews
4.0
Jun 2, 2013

Worked there for ten years

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great environment, interesting co-workers, incredible benefits

Cons

Terrible pay that is capped eventually. I kept working there because I enjoyed the work, but if you're looking to move up it sometimes seems to take a miracle.

5.0
May 23, 2013
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

-Compassionate and responsive management -Work never gets dull -People are passionate about books and media -Customers are usually very upbeat and cheerful -Strong emphasis on customer service -Great discounts on books and media

Cons

-POS system is a little outdated -Slow to adapt newer technologies for organizing/pricing books

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