Author McMurtry Makes Texas Town a Used Book Oasis

Bib Cox spotted an interesting Washington Post Story on Archer City, Texas, into one of the preeminent places in the United States to search for used books. Larry McMurtry’s store called Booked Up, fills four buildings in the town square and has between 200,000 and 300,000 books on the shelves.

In some respects, McMurtry’s store is a throwback to a different time.

After customers select their books, they are expected to walk across the street to the complex’s lone cash register in building No. 1.