BUY

Buying used is good for your pocket and for the planet, so why buy new?

SELL

We buy all things entertainment from books to instruments!

TRADE

Trade credit spends like cash in all of our stores and never expires.

HOW WE BUY

Bookmans’ shelves are stocked by the community. That’s you! While you shop, we sort through your deal and set aside what we can use at that time. When you’re ready, we’ll have an offer in Bookmans trade credit or cash waiting for you. Our buyers consider items based on customer demand, current store stock, and item condition.

WHAT WE BUY

Our Entertainment Exchanges buy books, magazines, comics, music, movies, video games, musical instruments, electronics, housewares, and more. If you are unsure whether we would purchase a particular item, bring it in and let us take a look. Each store reflects the local scene and our needs and stock change daily. To get an idea of what we are currently looking for, check out our What We Want news post.

WHAT YOU GET

You have the choice of store credit or cash for those items we’re able to use from your trade-in. Bring your unwanted books, movies, music, video games, board games, and houseware in today for trade!

EVENTS

june, 2025

Filter Events

Sort By:

date

Date

Title

Post Date

Past & Future Events

Event Type :

All

Event Location:

All

Event Tag

All

14jun2:00 pm5:00 pmSuper Smash Bros Tournament Fundraiser!2:00 pm - 5:00 pm Bookmans Entertainment Exchange Flagstaff, 1520 S Riordan Ranch St.

15junAll DayPoeFest 2025! Statewide Student Writing Competition(All Day: sunday)

more

Event Details

PoeFest is back to commemorate the works of Edgar Allan Poe, and you can be a part of it all at multiple locations throughout Phoenix, Arizona this October. PoeFest has been a labor of love for a decade. When PoeFest first opened, it did so to just six audience members. With a packed audience on the third night, they knew they had something special. The fest includes mainstage productions of Poe’s short stories every weekend during the month of October with Poe’s stories rotating nightly. Bookmans is honored to be a sponsor for this awesome writing competition.

Here are the updated rules for 2025:

STUDENT WRITING COMPETITION

Short Story Contest

Name: Teens Create: Comic Book Workshop
Start: 2025-6-15T13-13-00-00
End: 2025-6-15T14-14-00-00
Location: Bookmans Entertainment Exchange Phoenix

**Eligibility:**

Open to all Arizona students in 7th, 8th, and 9th grades for the 2025-2026 school year.
Home-schooled students are eligible
Participants must be residents of the State of Arizona.

**Submission Guidelines:**

Submission deadline: Midnight, October 29, 2025.
Word count: 1,000 – 7,500 words.
Genre: Horror and/or mystery.
Stories must be original.
Authors retain all copyrights.
Revised previous submissions are accepted.

**Submission Process:**

Submissions must be in electronic format (Word document or PDF) and sent to contest@poefest.org
Each submission must include the email and phone number of a parent or Parental/guardian permission is required to participate.
Each submission must include the author’s name, birthdate, school, and grade for the 2025-2026 school year (home-schooled students are welcome).

**Judging & Awards:**

One winner will be selected and notified via email and/or phone on October 31, 2025 – Winners’ initials and city will be posted on social media after initial contact.
A panel of judges will evaluate all submissions
Prize packages will be provided by Bookmans Entertainment Exchange

Poetry Contest

**Eligibility:**

Open to all Arizona students in 7th, 8th, and 9th grades for the 2025-2026 school year
Home-schooled students are eligible.
Participants must be residents of the State of

**Submission Guidelines:**

Submission deadline: Midnight, October 29, 2025.
Maximum length: 422 lines.
Themes: Love, horror, and/or death.
Poems must be original.
Poets retain all copyrights.
Revised previous submissions are accepted.

**Submission Process:**

Submissions must be in electronic format (Word document or PDF) and sent to contest@poefest.org.
Each submission must include the email and phone number of a parent or guardian. Parental/guardian permission is required to participate.
Each submission must include the poet’s name, birthdate, school, and grade for the 2025-2026 school year.

**Judging & Awards:**

One winner will be selected and notified via email and/or phone on October 31, Winners’ initials and city will be posted on social media after initial contact.
A panel of judges will evaluate all submissions.
Prize packages will be provided by Bookmans Entertainment Exchange.

We can’t wait to see all of the submissions! Happy writing everyone!

Time

All Day (Sunday)

Calendar GoogleCal

15jun1:00 pm2:00 pmTeens Create: Comic Book Workshop1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Bookmans Entertainment Exchange Phoenix, 8034 N. 19th Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85021

BLOG

Get and Give with Summer Reads 2025!

by Ryan Dillard May 13, 2025

Do you know what’s better than reading a great book? Getting a great book for free! This summer, Bookmans is helping you stock up on all the books you can handle – and help you pay it forward too with Bookmans Summer Reads! From…

Bookie Blog, Contests & Giveaways, In Our Stores, Inspiration, Merchandise, News 0

Blue sky background with books, video games and toy floating around with two pop up windows Title says "Bookmans Phoenix 20th Anniversary" the first pop up says "20% off entire store" the second says Feburary 15 2025 win prizes and store credit" with icons that says "yes" "ignore"

Bookmans Phoenix Celebrates 20th Anniversary! (Phoenix Store Only)

by Ryan Dillard February 5, 2025

Bookmans Phoenix Celebrates 20th Anniversary! We’re throwing it back to 2005 for Bookmans Phoenix’s 20th anniversary, and you’re invited to the ultimate early 2000s celebration! Join us on February 15, 2025, for a day filled with nostalgia, music, and epic throwback fun. Get ready to…

Bookie Blog, Community Events, In Our Stores, Merchandise, News 2

Bookmans Sticker Saturday! the first saturday of the month get a free bookmans sticker with purchase while supplies last. every sticker is designed by a bookmans employee!

Celebrate Creativity with Free Bookmans Stickers on Sticker Saturday!!!

by Ryan Dillard January 7, 2025

Bookmans Sticker Saturday! At Bookmans, we believe in celebrating creativity—and what better way to do that than by sharing the artistic talents of our incredible team? On the first Saturday of every month, we select a design made by one of our very own creative…

Contests & Giveaways, In Our Stores, Uncategorized 2

JOIN

Menu

BUY

SELL

TRADE

HOW WE BUY

WHAT WE BUY

WHAT YOU GET

EVENTS

Event Details

Event Details

Time

Location

Event Details

Event Details

Short Story Contest

Poetry Contest

Time

Event Details

Event Details

Hey, teens! Are you ready to put your ideas on the page? Our Comic Book Workshop will guide you through the creative process of creating your very own comic book! Learn all of the steps to designing intriguing characters, writing a page-turning plot, and drawing your own storyboard.

This workshop meets on the 3rd Sunday of every month from 1-2 pm at Bookmans Phoenix.

Teens Create: Comic Book Workshop is led by local comic book creator Karaoke Fanboy Press.

Time

Location

BLOG

Get and Give with Summer Reads 2025!

Bookmans Phoenix Celebrates 20th Anniversary! (Phoenix Store Only)

Celebrate Creativity with Free Bookmans Stickers on Sticker Saturday!!!

JOIN

LOCATIONS

TUCSON - EAST

TUCSON - RIVER

PHOENIX

MESA

FLAGSTAFF

FLAG CAFE

ABOUT US

CAREERS

CORE VALUES

CONTACT