In the beginning, Peter loved reading and writing books and plays and Sean loved playing and listening to music. They started searching for interesting books and records together, father and son, they enjoyed their findings and they enjoyed their time together. Eventually they accumulated a large number. It became apparent that they could not keep all of their treasures and started supplying retail book and record stores. Peter and Sean got to be very good at finding wonderful books and records. They dreamed of opening a store (so they didn't have to carry so many boxes!), but waited and learned the business for over 9 years.

Finally they decided they were ready to open a store. After looking and looking and almost abandoning hope, Sean and Peter saw a little storefront not far from home. It wasn't perfect but it had everything they needed to open their first store. They rented it and with the help of Ryan (Peter's other son), they were able to get the store up and running by January 2004. The idea was to make the store open and inviting with a pleasant and friendly atmosphere. A comfy couch, great music and well organized sections were a must.

Nowadays we have several wonderful employees, and finally Encore is online! We are hoping to make browsing our inventory easier with this website. It is a work in progress but the idea is that our faithful customers as well as new customers will be able to peruse the books we have in our store from anywhere. For now the website is only listing our books that are not on the shelves. Hope you enjoy the site. Please call or email if you have any questions (or to buy a book!).

AbeBooks' uniqueness is our network of independent booksellers who work with us to provide the most diverse selection of rare, used and out-of-print books on the Internet. It is these sellers, with their experience, commitment and love of the used and out-of-print book business who help all our buyers find that treasure they've been looking for.