A beloved fixture in downtown Berkeley, Half Price Books, is set to close its doors permanently on November 30, 2025, marking the end of a 20-year era for the popular bookstore. The announcement has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. One of the most beloved affordable bookstores is facing a streak of closures. (Nicholas Klein/Getty Images) The Half Price Books ...

On a rare day off recently, I was approached while in the philosophy section at Half Price Books by a gentleman who, very obviously, intended to garner my attention by any means necessary. I’d scoured ...

CLOSING Berkeley’s Half Price Books joins the growing list of casualties as rising rents, shifting consumer habits and pandemic-era disruptions continue to reshape the city’s commercial landscape.

Half Price Books, or HPB, a mainstay in Berkeley’s bookstore scene, will be closing Nov. 30. The store’s Berkeley location has been on the corner of Shattuck Avenue and Addison Street for the past 20 ...