Barnes & Noble Booksellers

I like to go browse through books here. Generally they have an average variety of available selection. My biggest issue with this BN is the location of the coffee shop. It’s distracting for me to smell the coffee and hear the chatter that comes from its patrons. I get that people want to enjoy a coffee or snack… but does it have to be in a book store? Otherwise the staff hear are overall pretty good. Their helpful and not overly pushy which I like. I haven’t had much repeated interaction with any staff in particular but it’s seems like they care about helping people, which I like. So 5 stars for the staff and 1 star for the annoying coffee smell.

Good selection of books. Pleasant café area. Bathrooms are ok. Mostly clean. Often are out of soap but thankfully never toilet paper.
What makes this store great are the people that work there. I’ve always had excellent experiences with checking out or finding something. Every question is cheerfully answered.
It’s large with lots of chairs scattered around so if you want to sit down you can.

1-​star is generous. After watching the manager approve a customer returning magazines she just bought «but didn’t read yet» and telling her he would make an exception this time, I try to support the brick and mortar store by buying a book — turns out they don’t honor their own website’s online prices/​deals. No other options or expedited shipping were offered either in order to secure the sale (online) — cashier just stared at me. No surprise this is why many folks only buy online — apparently B&N rather lose a sale than still make what they are asking for online. One more reason why I decided to support Amazon instead =) #barnesandnoble #amazon #iloveprime #books

I used to come to this Barnes & Noble often, but was sad to see what it has become.
We were going to use the café area to do some work, but the area was filthy. Food and crumbs on the table, food on the floor, chairs and tables moved everywhere, and was full of people just using it to read new books, essentially making them used.
There’s no reason to come here.
Never buy here, just read the book at the café.
If people really want a sample of the book, there are samples on Amazon.
If you want to buy, just order like-​new used on Amazon. It’s the same thing but a lot cheaper.
You like the café? Well, good luck finding a dirty seat with food all over the place.

I haven’t been to a book store let alone a Barnes & Nobles for quite some time.
I didn’t spend a whole lot of time in here because I had other errands to run, but the peaceful atmosphere definitely still holds true. It’s a fairly good sized store and surprisingly they even have a café inside that sells drinks/​food which I think is just fantastic to have.
The few books I browsed caught my interest, but they were just a bit too expensive so I decided to hold off on buying them. Glad I did too because later that day I checked the price on Amazon and it was about $ 5 cheaper if you order online. Still a great book store though and I’m mostly glad to have it around just in case.

I was recently at this Barn and Noble location and had such a horrible experience with the Starbucks located inside the store. I ordered a vanilla chai tea and after I took a sip I knew my drink did not taste as usual. I took it back to the barista and she told me there was not refunds or exchanges on my drink. I was shocked to hear this from a Starbucks barista. Starbucks service has always been great in my experience. I told her that I just wanted to change my drink to something else and I could pay the difference if needed. alter the barista gave me a hard time about it she finally asked me for my receipt and began the exchange and she was so irritated about it. She said I had a refund since what i ordered was actually cheaper. she got even more irritated about having to call a manager to give a refund. I then sat a a table near the Starbucks counter and loudly she began to tell her coworker about my change in drink and how it was such an inconvenience to her. Later to find out she just did not know how to process a refund in the POS system that they have,
I hope this is not the type of service she gives others that go to this location. I will never go to this Starbucks again.

I am happy to report that the parking lots are fully lighted since my last visit last week. Wonderful store, keep up the good work

Not sure what’s going on with not having any outlets available to juice your electronics up with.
Correction. I saw literally two while walking around the ENTIRE Barnes and Nobles that were, of course, being used. I get it, it’s a book store, but having outlets is pretty essential in this electronic age we live in.
I used to frequent this location during my undergrad years, which wasn’t too long ago, and don’t ever remember having this issue. It’s pretty cumbersome to trek out this way with the intention of finding some literature while getting some school work done and not getting to do either.
Shameful.

Thank goodness bookstores still exist!
As difficult to find nowadays as a piece of gold in a pile of lead, this is the nearest B & N to me and is still a good 12 minutes away.
I’m not sure if people still buy books, but this place is decently busy on a chilly Saturday afternoon. Read magazines, chill at the café, or browse and buy books. Some are still expensive enough at $ 15+ for hardback, but to compete in this tough market, they’ve marked down the prices and have many more sales on popular titles. Also, they sell Kindles there and some other random assortment of goods like cards, trinkets, electronics, and mugs.
Fun fact: They get their desserts at the café from outside vendors — Sugar Rush, Cheesecake Factory, and more… so they actually look pretty decent. That Reese’s cookie was calling my name.
Magazines and a sweet treat? Sounds like a perfect afternoon to me. Don’t leave us bookstores! There is nothing like reading a good olé’ PAPER book.

So glad book stores like Barnes and Noble still exists! This is probably one of my daughter’s favorite places to go. She LOVES reading — not from a tablet but an actual book. We come to this book store for a new book almost every week or twice a month at the least.
Starbucks on site keeps me occupied while my daughter goes book shopping.
I hope this place never closes. My daughter was devastated when Borders closed down. :(

Super happy there’s still a brick and mortar bookstore in the area, even if some of their items (like BluRays) are a little too rich for my blood.
The staff is pretty helpful and it’s fun to browse, of course, but I think I will just never understand why they don’t match website prices even if you reserve an item online — no matter how slow and loud someone might explain it to me as my eyes glaze over.

I miss bookstores. I do. I used to spend hours in the café and do work or read or do stuff outside of the house. Unfortunately actual bookstores are rare these days and kids will soon forget about these buildings where you can browse and buy books.
This Barnes & Noble always was curious to me as the layout of the parking was always weird. They have parking on the perimeter of the building and then huge lot behind so don’t fret if you can’t find it in the front, just make your way to the back.
The store itself is nicely laid out with all the kids books in the kiddies section. I always liked looking at the travel section for our book to use on our trips.
I do hope they don’t get rid of their stores… there’s just something about it that you can’t get with online shopping.

I love this location! The kids area is awesome and could probably use a little upgrading. I specifically love all the employees willing to help.
Never really too busy and always fast/​quick service.

Really bad experience overall.
Barnes and noble online is marked competitively with
and all other online market places. As a consumer you are punished for driving down and purchasing directly in one of their local stores. You are required to spend money on their membership to save locally.
At the register the explanation was «you pay for us in the store» that’s why we don’t match the price. I was in the store for 30 minutes and no one walked up and asked if I needed help. I researched on my own and drove down. What did I pay for? No one helped me. I paid extra for the person at the register… which is more than their hourly wage for sure
I then made an account online while still in the store and went on chat to see if that really was true and I pretty much got the same answer. After that I decided on the convenience level I’d purchase the books but this is my last purchase at these stores. I’ll use my Amazon account to make all future purchases and won’t bother driving to the book store anymore since it costs too much to keep them up and running and I’m not paying extra money when everything Barnes and noble tells me is to bring my business elsewhere online. I’ll happily wait for it in the mail with free shipping because I usually buy 2 – 3 books at a time.
Books I bought:
Beginning Algorithms: 39.99 but online 31.99
Think Like a Programmer: An Introduction 34.95 but online 26.21.
That’s approximately $ 16 cheaper if I chose to stay at home and not spend my time and gas driving down to pick it up and given that terrible mark up price excuse to why the business is doing that.
Here’s the receipt info for whoever reviews this:
STR: 1944 Reg: 010 Trn: 4686
Also even if I bought the membership in store the receipt states I’d only save $ 7.50…simple math

There should be more bookstores. Period.
Never caught onto the Kindle phase. I like holding an actual book in my hands. I love reading and I still read up to this day. There are only a few things I can do for hours on end w/​o needing or wanting food. Well, working out is one, reading is two, watching the game (football, baseball, and hockey) is three, and playing video games is four.
This is a huge location that I like to go every now and then and be completely off from my phone. I text, I check in, I take pictures, and I email… we are always connected one way or another but when I am at a bookstore, I tend to forget about everything and focus on the pages I am reading.
I love that they have a huge children’s area. Plenty of places to scour books and read to your kids and there is a little play area for those that do not care for literature.
Prices are high but when you want something right there and then, buying it and waiting for it to ship isn’t the business.
Reading is a lost art. I wish I can take a day off from work just to be in bed, reading. I have a smartphone but I do carry around an organizer (calendar/​agenda thingy). I have a tablet but I have never bought a digital book. I own a ton of books and I like to buy them even when I have plenty that I have not read.
My favorite: Fear Street by R.L. Stine!

I’m a big fan of this Barnes & Noble.
It certainly gets way more busy than the other locations just due to the proximity it is to large areas in the Santa Clara /​San Jose area. The staff I’ve found to be super friendly, and the books that I find online are ALWAYS available here.

This is where I find homage when I have a day off or two from work. I love this place! Tons of books and magazines waiting to be read, there is a Starbucks based coffee shop with seats where one can drown in coffee while reading books and/​or magazines! Why five stars? Well, for one, the place is very clean. Second, the staff is helpful and they know the store very well, as well as books! They also give good recommendation since they too are readers. Third, it is a great place to mingle with people or just people watch… sometimes you hear good gossips there lols! And finally, there is also good music… very soothing and relaxing! So do stop by the store and see what I am talking about. See you guys there!
Indulged on — books and coffee, what else!

This store is located like 5 mins away from valley fair mall, which is not very far, but I wish it was connected with the mall /​in the same area. Anyways, this Barnes and Noble has a lot of parking in the back — don’t even bother parking in the front. There’s a back entrance too! The store is clean, organized, bright, and full of books! I did a quick walk around the store and for some reason it was super busy or maybe it’s a popular location. I spent most of my time browsing in the children’s area and I love how they have a big area just for kids! Very spacious for kids with a place to read and there’s a play area aka fun learning where they can build blocks and stuff. Also, the restroom is located at the back of the children’s area! Overall, great store with a great selection of children’s books, toys, and more :) Yay for books!

The Barnes & Nobles that I’ve usually been to had always had two floors so this was a change for me. Trying to get here was kind of a pain and parking was hard to find since it was pretty small. The lack of shadows from trees in the parking lot will leave your car scorching hot if you come here from noon to afternoon.
I tried to find the books that I originally wanted to get here, unfortunately, they didn’t have any in stock and suggested that I order it online instead. I opted to do that because if that’s the case, I would just get it on eBay.
This B&N was just a good place to go if you want some quiet time.

As a society, we really need to keep brick and mortar bookstores open.
The one next to us closed down years ago, so now we have to drive a bit to get here, but it’s worth it. My six year old has loved bookstores since he was a toddler so we go about once a month. Their children’s area is awesome and HUGE. Joey always finds something he wants, and daddy always finds some science books too!
We’ll be back.