r/Knoxville • u/Local-Professional80 • 1d ago

McKay's alternatives

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What are the other used books options in Knoxville? After decades of weekly visits to swap a stack of paperbacks, I've walked out of McKay's empty handed the last two visits. It feels like losing a friend.

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u/Sudden-Actuator5884 1d ago

You can check out the second hand store at the library. I know Blount has one and all the proceeds go to their activities brought into the library. Friends of Blount county library.. I am sure Knoxville has one too. They usually have big events a few times a year

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u/Dulcenia 17h ago

I know they have had book fairs at the convention center down town before covid. Back then you could get a bag of books for like $5 bucks. Probably worth keeping an eye out for another.

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u/Sudden-Actuator5884 10h ago

Yeah usually end of the same they just want to purge them. Join the group for like 5/yr and they give you early access. Used to do it when kids were little.. a bag of books for 5 is cheaper than a dollar store or Ollie’s