Pittsburgh's Largest Independent Used Book and Used Record Store. Buying, Selling and Trading Used Records and Used Books at two great locations: Squirrel Hill and Downtown

2 great neighborhoods, 2 great locations:

5858 Forbes Avenue in Squirrel Hill & 320 Smithfield Street in Downtown Pittsburgh at the base of One Oxford Centre

Are you looking for a great used bookstore?

We've been Pittsburgh's largest independent used bookstore since April 2013.

We've been repeatedly nominated for Best in Pittsburgh in City Paper, and in Pittsburgh Magazine's "Best of Pittsburgh" issue, and have won each once.

In August 2019, we were featured in The New York Times!

Another great story about us was in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.

We were on Pittsburgh's CBS affiliate KDKA in winter 2026: CBS News

Table Magazine 2024

Contact Info: amazingbooksPGH at proton.me or 412-421-7000

You can always get a free book or record!*

We are the home of the free used book and record!

*Our permanent amazing deal is that you always get a free used book or record priced up to $10 with every 3 items that you buy.

And with our free-to-join reward program you'll receive 30% off on any purchase after your 10th purchase in-store. (Deal only excludes items priced more than $50.)

Sell us your books and sell us your used records!

Sell your records!

Sell your books!

Free Beer?! Yes! You can enjoy a free cold beer twice a week at our Squirrel Hill store!

Enjoy a free beer while your browse! (No purchase necessary, although valid i.d. is.)

When?

Every Thursday from 6-10 p.m. and

Every Saturday from 1 hour after sunset until midnight during Daylight Saving Time (11 during standard time).

It's a great affordable date spot, and a lovely way the while away an hour or two.

Ways to shop and sell or trade your records and books

1. Come into either of our big gorgeous independent used bookshops!
Squirrel Hill Hours: Sun: 10-9,
Mon-Thu: 10-10,
Fri: 10-sunset,
Sat: 1 hr after sunset until midnight.

Downtown Hours: Sun 11-4
Mon & Tues 10:30-6
Wed-Sat 10:30-7.

2. Visit us at any of the outdoor markets that we do throughout the spring-fall.

The Neighborhood Flea: 1st Sunday at Schenley Plaza in Oakland,
2nd Sunday at South Side Works

The Market Square Farmer's Market: Thursdays Downtown, 10-2

North side Farmer's Market Fridays in Allegheny Commons Park, 3-7

The Squirrel Hill Farmer's Market occasional 3rd and 4th Sundays, 9-1 at the Beacon-Bartlett parking lot

The Bethel Park Farmer's Market: 1st Tuesdays from 3-7 at 30 Corrigan Drive, near the ice-skating rink

3. We have over 15,000 used books listed online, which you can browse here.

4. Gift cards make great gifts! You not only give the gift of books, but the gift of browsing for books in a well-stocked store staffed by friendly, knowledgeable people! We have physical gift cards for sale at our stores for 10% off the gift amount, or you can buy digital gift cards also discounted by 10% here. Please note that both kinds of gift cards can only be used in-store. They cannot be used to order online from us. We apologize for the inconvenience.

5. Order virtually any new in-print book from our bookshop.org link, and save 7% off the cover price!
(Purchases support independent bookstores in general and we will receive 30% of the sale.)

6. We buy records in-store and we buy books in-store Sell us your vinyl records or sell us your used books Mon-Fri betweewww.amazingbooksandrecords.com/sell-your-books.htmln 12 and 6 p.m. (no appointment necessary for six or fewer boxes or crates, and for large collections we can often come to you.) Call us today about your collection if you've got more than six boxes worth to schedule a visit at our store or to arrange for us to come to you. 412-471-1899.

We buy records!

We buy books!

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