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The article explores the intimate connection between a librarian overseeing used-book donations and the donors' lives, highlighting how donated books unveil the inner stories and transitions of readers, serving as authentic links between strangers and generations. The author reflects on the impact of these donated books, contemplating the beauty, sadness, and fullness of others' lives, ultimately recognizing the power of the written word to connect people and leave a lasting legacy.

The author describes the appeal of browsing second-hand bookshops in the U.S. Topics discussed include the irrelevance of second-hand bookshops to some individuals, her decision to buy a second-hand novel from the 1920s that was mentioned by a person the day before, and the pleasure she finds in knowing that the used book lived in another place and occupied the lives of other people.

The article explores the status of reading in France and discusses the 2023 barometer report by the National Book Center, which indicates that a large number of people in France identify themselves as readers. It emphasizes the thriving second-hand market and the rising demand for used books, especially among dedicated readers, suggesting a long-term trend in a challenging economic climate.

The article focuses on a second-hand bookshop called "Morbido" located in Prague's Maniny district. It discusses the unique character of the bookshop and its owner, Jiří Novák, who has been running the establishment for about twenty-five years. It highlights the eccentricities of the bookshop, such as its storage system and payment methods.

The article reviews Susan's Books and Gifts used book store in Aurora, Nebraska.

The article offers suggestions for online yard sale. Topics include selecting a web site for selling like thredup.com for clothes and accessories, powells.com for books, gazelle.com for selling electronic equipment, and hairish.com for furniture and home decoration equipment; create product listings by including accessories and taking photographs.

The article presents an interview with Peter Sellers, the owner of Sellers & Newel, a used book store. When asked about his entry into the trade of used books, Sellers replies that he had around 40,000 books so he planned to open a store. He says that poetry, philosophy, works by and about authors James Joyce and Samuel Beckett are his areas of specialization. He says that he believes in fulfilling customers' expectations.

This section presents an interview with Japanese writer Haruki Murakami. Topics discussed include his purchase of Michael Connelly's book "The Brass Verdict" at a used bookstore in Hawaii, his ideal reading experience in Greece, his admiration for novelist Kazuo Ishiguro, and his way of organizing books.

The article presents a personal narrative in which the author discusses the experiences with second-hand booksellers in London and the books found in those shops.

The article focuses on the Recycled Reads Used Book Store in Austin, Texas, which is affiliated to the Austin Public Library system. It states that the Recycled Reads is popular for its zero waste initiative and discusses the association of Recycled Reads with nonprofit Goodwill and online reseller Thriftbooks. It highlights the efforts put in by Mindy Reed, manager of Recycled Reads, for managing the book store.

The author reflects on the experience of finding a good book for a low price at a secondhand bookstore. Topics covered include the realization of being a thrift shop junkie, the comparison between shopping in secondhand bookstores and treasure hunting and the excitement in entering any store selling secondhand clothes. Also mentioned is her family's preference for buying clothes with the distinct and air-conditioned department store smell.

A personal narrative is presented in which the author discusses his project to research the previous owners of second-hand books in his collection including scholar Thomas J. Dunbabin, Belinda Dennis, and Donald Russell.

The article reports on the random offerings of Crawford's Used Books run by Ralph Crawford in Purdue, Saskatchewan.

The article focuses on the independent bookstore and general bookselling sector in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. Topics discussed include independent chain Powell's and its flagship store called Powell's City of Books which claims to be the largest used-and-new bookstore in the world, comments from Green Bean Books children's specialty store owner Jennifer Green on the store's mission, and locations of Third Place Books.

The article focuses on the Talk Story Bookstore in Hanapepe, Hawaii. Topics include Talk Story stocks Hawaiian LPs, sheet music, vintage magazines and video games, and comic books; Talk Story's inventory of 25,000 titles is 30 percent new and 70 percent used books, and Talk Story did not see a bump in online sales, which currently still account for only about 2 percent of its revenue.

The article offers travel tips for the Jinbōchō section of Tōkyō, Japan, and it mentions the neighborhood's bookstores and book publishers, the region's history, and the popularity of the area's used book sellers and coffee shops.

The author discusses her enjoyment of spending time searching through used books for reference books and discusses the history of flamingoes in Great Britain, taken from accounts in the field guide "A Beast Book for the Pocket," by Edmund Sandar, and "An Illustrated Manual of British Birds," by Howard Saunders.

The article offers information on the availability of Full Gospel Businessmen's Fellowship publications in the 1960s and 1970s as of July 2015. It states that the booklets can be obtained through InterLibrary Loan, that copies can be had with charges per page, and that original booklets are sold at a Pentecostal used book store in Springfield, Massachusetts. The article also recommends the article "Demos Shakarian and His Ecumenical Businessmen" by historian Wlliam DeArteaga on the fellowship.

The article offers tips for selling used books in Cincinnati, Ohio which includes examining what to sell and choosing a suitable book store.

The author talks about his hobby of spending time in second-hand bookshops in London, England. Topics discussed include his experience of walking up Lisson Grove after his divorce with a significantly reduced income and realizing his favorite shops have closed down, old books he has bought such as the 1720 edition of Thomas Creech's translation of "Odes, Satyrs and Epistles," and description of his favorite bookshops in Bell Street.

The author recounts the writing of his book "Second-Hand Stories," which tells of the lives of people who owned books which he later purchased second-hand. He recounts the life of one of those people, Peter Levi, a priest, poet, and scholar whose name was inscribed in a book of poems by the Ancient Greek poet Pindar the author had obtained as a student. Topics include electronic books (e-books) and publishing website Unbound.

A letter to the editor is presented in response to an article on how used books might find themselves relegated to the dollar bins in the October 16, 2015 issue.

The author talks about his practice of purchasing books in dollar carts of used bookstores and reselling them at a higher price. He explains some reasons why worthy books end up in dollar carts including the book's condition and the shop's inventory turnover. He says "Zuleika Dobson" by Max Beerbohm, "The Well of Loneliness" by Radcliffe Hall and "Dawn" by Octavia Butler are among the books he acquired from used bookstores. He cites that underlining makes a book devoid of resale value.

The article reports on librarian Liz Quakenbush's establishment of a used book store in the library of the Orchard Park Elementary School in Indianapolis, Indiana.