[3] ThriftBooks sells used books, DVDs, CDs, VHS tapes, video games, and audio cassettes.

ThriftBooks' business model "is based on achieving economies of scale through automation.

[6] Thriftbooks is popular among book collectors—particularly with those shoppers choosing to avoid Amazon—for being one of few North American online bookselling platforms that is independent rather than a subsidiary of retail giant Amazon.

[7][8] Thriftbooks offers a loyalty program caled Reading Rewards, where points earned from purchases can be redeemed for free books.

[10] Kenneth F. Goldstein currently serves as the Chairman and CEO and Mike Ward is the Chief Innovation Officer of ThriftBooks.