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Used-book lovers ready for giant McKay’s

by SP on July 20th, 2007

“For years I’ve heard lovers of cheap books rave about McKay Used Books and CDs, which has megastores in Chattanooga and Knoxville.

Well, the good news for us lovers of cheap book s here is McKay is finally coming to Nashville, with an 18,000-square-foot store at 5714 Charlotte Ave.

“The earliest we will be open is Sept. 1,” owner Anne Jacobson told me, adding that McKay Nashville will start with a whopping 100,000 items (books, CDs, etc.) in the store.”

Oh, I don’t think that I’m going to tell my family about this store. I’m just going to tell them that it’s a place we need to visit and leave it at that. To date, I have never gone on vacation without bringing home an armload of books and I think that with 18,000 square feet to browse, chances are I will find more than one armload. And then there is the fact that I added a few new bookshelves to the unit we already own and I suddenly have more room.

And as far as used books… not a problem with that. I’m still kicking myself for not spending that 200 pounds on that old history of hairstyling book that I saw in England a couple of years ago. It was a massive book that probably would have cost me even more with the weight charges while trying to bring it home. But, it would have been a great addition to my collection!

Can anyone ever own too many books??

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