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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
Aug 18, 2025

Great Team- Mid Pay

Recommend
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Pros

Wonderful team and work environment, fast paced, good benefits

Cons

low pay and minimal opportunity for raises

2.0
Jul 15, 2025

Dont Work Here

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Pros

Discounts and benefits are good. Bonuses, when received helpful.

Cons

Poor work community, Poor management, Poor upper management. Wages did not rise after COVID. Store cleanliness is poor. Company had alot of opportunites to grow and did not.

4.0
Jul 2, 2025
Recommend
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Pros

As a bookseller you get to do everything from customer service to shelving and sorting books, which I loved.

Cons

Like any big company, benefits are sorely lacking. They took away profit-sharing the year before I got there, which was a huge bummer.

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