All collections

Our favorites, bestsellers, highlights, and customer faves

50 Watts Favorites

A selection of books heading our way

Arriving soon

Art books, illustrated books, and graphic design books from around the world

Art & Design

Comics, graphic novels, manga

Comics

A selection of offbeat bargain books -- overstocks, remainders, etc. Sometimes these books are out-of-print and likely to disappear. They generally have light shelf wear or minor imperfections.

Discounted Books

Often related to art and design, underground culture, and strange natural phenomena

Essays / Nonfiction

An unusual selection of fiction and poetry from around the world

Fiction & Literature

Offbeat gift ideas

Gift Books

Graphic Design

Ghost stories, weird fiction, macabre fantasias, European decadence

Haunting & Unsettling

Music & Film

Children's books, mostly illustrated

Picture Books

Risograph prints, paper ephemera, artist-made tarot decks, sticker books, postcards

Prints and Ephemera

Books from the publishing arm of 50 Watts. Also available wholesale.

Published by 50 Watts

Recent Arrivals

Science Fiction and Fantasy

Used books and ephemera, often from Japan

Used Books

Vintage Magazines

Artist-made zines, strange magazines, and small-press favorites from around the world

Zines and Small Editions