Books: Local online business opened retail store

The owner of the warehouse book sale, One Dollar Bookswap and Amazon retailer, Murfbooks, is offering the Dayton area another opportunity to find the books and media they seek.

Source: Murphy's Used Books & Media

The owner of the popular warehouse book sale, One Dollar Bookswap and Amazon retailer, Murfbooks, is offering the Dayton area another opportunity to find the books and media they seek at affordable prices. Greg Murphy, Owner of the One Dollar Bookswap and Murfbooks, opened the Murphy’s Used Books & Media flagship store on June 2, 2017.

Stemming from two successful book businesses, Murphy is fulfilling a lifelong dream of a retail outlet for books. The new store will house over 200,000 books, 50,000 of which are children’s books, in the largest book retail facility in Ohio at over 20,000 square feet. “I’ve looked forward to this for quite some time and am excited to bring a unique source of books to the Dayton community,” says Murphy.

Murphy stated, “At Murphy’s, we will continue our social responsibility efforts by giving away books locally and around the country.” Grand opening festivities are at 2852 Wilmington Pike in Kettering, OH on June 2nd and 3rd from 10am to 9pm.

Greg Murphy is a Wright State alum and has been in the book business for over seven years. He is a sought-after expert and speaker about e-commerce.