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Half Price Books : ウィキペディア英語版 | Half Price Books
Half Price Books, Records, Magazines, Incorporated is the largest family-owned chain of new and used bookstores in the United States. The company’s original motto is "We buy and sell anything printed or recorded except yesterday's newspaper", and many of the used books, music, and movies for sale in each location are purchased from local residents. The corporate office is located in the flagship Northwest Highway location in Dallas, Texas.〔"(Contact Us )." Half Price Books. Retrieved on January 25, 2010.〕〔"(Half Price Books Northwest Highway )." Half Price Books. Retrieved on July 6, 2010.〕 Half Price Books now operates more than 120 stores (including outlets) in 16 states.〔(Stores in • AZ • CA • IA • IL • IN • KS • KY • MN • MO • NE • OH • OK • PA • TX • WA • WI )〕 ==History==
Founders Ken Gjemre and Pat Anderson opened the first store in 1972 in a former laundromat in Dallas, Texas, filling the shelves with 2,000 books out of their personal libraries.〔(Ken Gjemre obituary )〕 Pat Anderson’s daughter, Sharon Anderson Wright, is the company’s current President and CEO.〔(Sharon Anderson Wright ) - Capitalist Chicks〕 In 2009, Sharon's sister Ellen O'Neal stepped up to the position of Chairperson of the Board in order to become more involved with the family business.〔(Executive bios )〕 Half Price Books has recently expanded into the outlet store business in Bloomington, Indiana;〔(IN • 220 )〕 Bowling Green, Kentucky;〔(KY • 221 )〕 Rockford, Illinois;〔(IL • 222 )〕 and Olympia, Washington.〔(WA • 223 )〕
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