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​Policies

Trade Credit: We allow a credit of 25% of retail price on mass market paperbacks only.  Larger paperbacks will be credited at 20%.  On hard cover books we will give a credit of 33% of our projected selling price.
 
Trade Purchase Policy:  No more than 50% of your purchase may be covered with trade credit.  Trade
Credit may be used on the purchase of used books, excluding books in the glass cases unless approved by the manager.  Trade credit may not be applied to special orders or new books.

 
Book Buying Policy:  We buy good, clean hardcover books that we currently need in the store.  PLEASE: NO smokey or musty books!  If we want your books, we will make an offer only after we have seen them.  We generally do not buy romance titles and mass-market fiction paperback books - only trade.
 
Book Ordering Policy:  Most out-of-print books are available on-line as used books.  If we do not have the book you need, we can usually order it for you for a small fee.  A deposit will be required on all orders. An expected delivery schedule is 2 to 3 weeks for domestic orders and longer for international orders.  Expedited shipping carries additional fees when available.
All Sales Are Final!
Please leave Food, Drinks and packages at the front counter area in the cubicles, Thank You. 
​New Books
New Books are sold at 10%-25% off the retail price, as marked. New books will be shelved with the  used books in their appropriate subject areas.  We are willing to special order new books in print, or put in orders for books  that will be published in the near future only with a deposit.

What We Do

Good News:

Come in and see us! We have about 40,000 new and used hardcover and paperback books. If we don’t have it, it's likely that we can get it for you.  

Check out our news section for recent and upcoming events at our store and in the Downtown & Delano areas.
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Our policies page has information on how we handle things like trade credit and ordering books.  

Al's Old & New Books was voted a Favorite Local Bookstore in the Wichita Eagle's Best of Wichita contest 2017
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​New copies of Arcadia and History Press titles are always discounted 10% at Al's.

Some titles currently in the store are:
  • Mayday Over Wichita
  • Wichita Haunts 
  • Wichita Postcards
  • A History of Riverside Park 
  •  A Legacy of Flight 
  •  African Americans of Wichita
  •  Wichita 1860-1930
  •  Wichita 1930-2000
  •  A History of McConnell AFB
  • Mexican Americans of Wichita's North End
  •  and many other Kansas titles!

Al's Old & New Book Store LLC
1700 W Douglas
Wichita, KS 67203
Phone # 316-264-8763
Email: [email protected]
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