Kathryn Gaitens
RE: READING 548 Danforth, 647-347-8733, rereading.ca
We can't do much to help you penny-pinch on the pile of hefty texts you need each term. But if you're hunting for the classics on an English lit reading list or a pleasure read (remember pleasure reading?), new Danforth used book shop Re: Reading is a super saving option.
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Owner Christopher Sheedy opened in the spring, stocking the store with gently read hardcovers and paperbacks in every genre. Austen, Brontë and Joyce standards are supplemented with fiction, sci-fi, mystery, eco, pastel-spined chick lit and 12,000 other titles reclaimed from a Petawawa book spot that was closing up shop. Since opening, thousands more books have been donated, keeping costs for customers at about 40 per cent of the original cover price.
A sunny reading nook at the front of the store is a great place to skim potential buys and escape the campus library.
Kathryn Gaitens
Re: Reading picks: Hardcovers average $9 to $12, while trade paperbacks (softcover business books and self-help reads) are $7 to $9; standard paperbacks run $4 to $6.
Look for: A selection of used CDs, DVDs and plastic-packed comic books.
Hours: Tuesday to Sunday 11 am to 7 pm. Open late on Thursday and Friday.