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BURLINGTON, Mass. (WBZ NewsRadio) — If you're looking to snag some good reads on the cheap this holiday season, if you're in Burlington or Middleton, you may be in the right place.
The Used Book Superstore is offering large percentage sales on all things books, movies, merchandise, and more. WBZ's Matt Shearer had to go and check it out for himself, and spoke to the owner, Bob Ticehurst, who quite literally built the store from the ground up to what it is today.
"This has definitely grown a lot since I started it in my parents' basement. It was taking over the whole basement, then it was taking the stairs up to the basement, then it was taking up my bedroom— so it was time for me to get out of there," Ticehurst said.
Ticehurst says that the Used Book Superstore he started more than 14 years ago is the largest used book retailer in New England. No to mention the UBS goes against the tide, breaking the stereotypical used bookstore appearance of dark and gloom.
"When you hear of a used book store you think small, dark— it's definitely not," Ticehurst said. The aisles of UBS are meticulously organized and well lit, with plenty of space for shoppers to roam around.
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The UBS' vinyl record collection gets refreshed every Saturday morning, something people will line up for weekly to try and score a hidden treasure at just $4 apiece.
"Somebody found the White Album of the Beatles, they said it was over a thousand-dollar copy of it, based on the condition," Ticehurst said.
Not only that, but book inventory is constantly changing, Ticehurst says each book can only stay on store shelves for six months, after that, the books are donated to establishments in Kenya. In the weeks leading up to those deadlines, each book is marked down in price. According to Ticehurst, that equates to book inventory changing at a rate of 1,000 books per day.
WBZ's Matt Shearer (@MattWBZ) reports.
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