Barnes & Noble Book Stores

Like some people, I have a strong likeness to bookstores.
I am just fascinated by the smell of new print surrounding me when I walk in to a bookstore. I am not fond of reading a book on my tablet. I love my iPad for shopping and completing some work stuff, and that’s it! For me, when it’s high time to do some diehard reading, nothing beats going to a bookstore and getting lost in the many different sections.
Reading is reading, right? Well, you’ll still get your mind sharp by both reading from a device and an actual book. I do understand that we live in a technology-​driven world, and totally get that paper books have been replaced by electronic devices. Maybe the thought is a little ancient to millennials, but, there’s something special about reading a classic paper book.
Here comes Barnes & Noble, the Lone Ranger in all of Westchester. {White Plains, used to be home to a smaller branch close to where I live, but lack of success forced them to close its doors}. On the flip side, the flagship store has been a staple in Central Avenue, in the Yonkers area for some time. Other bookstore companies, have come and gone, but Barnes & Noble is still standing strong (thank goodness). The staff at Barnes & Noble is excellent and it’s such a breeze to get in and out. If you’re unable to find a book, customer service will gladly locate it for you.
Listen, I’m not here to argue with anybody about what’s right or wrong, and whether or not you’re going to get a bigger brain boost from picking up an actual book, except mention the fact that, Barnes & Noble has a very friendly atmosphere and it’s easy to get to from some nearby parts of Westchester.

Found a piece of plastic wrapper in my Chicken Tortilla Soup today
They typically have good food and service, but today i almost choked on a piece of wrapper
It looked like a piece of a cheese wrapper
MGR on duty was apologetic and gave me a refund
Next time you eat there be cautious !!!

Love book stores! B&N is like christmas.
Staff were helpful, also weren’t breathing on your neck asking if you need assistance, which is just how I like to shop.
I found several books and unfortunately had to pick one to read. Gosh I hate having to choose, it’s like shoe shopping you can’t just pick one pair.
I had the BN membership, but felt like is was a useless membership to pay for every year. I tend to get books from Amazon for the discounted prices which is awesome sauce! $ 25/​year isn’t much, but the prices of the books in store are a little ridic. Then again I may have been spoiled by the cheap prices for books via Amazon and local shops. :)
Anywho, this store location was clean, and was rather busy which was great to see for a change.
Definitely recommend coming here.

The book area is fine. The Starbucks café is a disaster !! Never anywhere to sit (on a Sunday) for me. The Starbucks café staff I dealt with are wacked out honestly. They had a sample drink out and I liked it & asked what it was and they had no idea. How do you not know what drink your sampling out !! They also had blank stares on their face when I was ordering lt was weird. I ordered broccoli cheddar quiche– they burnt the whole top and handed me it like it was nothing /​normal. Did I really pay for burnt food. Wow they’re horrible. Anyways I won’t come back to this café. If you want real Starbucks walk outside to the left there is a real Starbucks.

Love Barnes and Noble! I’ve been to a few others and have to admit that this location is not my favorite but it’s the closest to my home. The staff is helpful and knowledgable… but they are just as loud as the kids in the store! I know this is not a library but I don’t think it’s too much to ask to have at least a lower level of noise than you would encounter at the Party City next door.
The children’s section is bustling and though I don’t have children, when I bring my niece here, we always find more than what we’re looking for! Their kids events are great as well. There was a Frozen party there this summer that was so crowded! But my niece had a ball! Loved the singing princesses and the face painting was beautiful!
I’d love to see more adult events like on the UWS store, though.

B&N really needs to figure out the deal, are they new and reinvented or not? This store is cramped, the kids section is the old type and the toys are haphazardly thrown around the store — chaos. It works though, just not as nice as some other B&Ns.

A place were you would find people of varied ages who are lovers of books.
Massive books/​magazines that you can just read while sipping your favorite coffee at their café. Besides free Wifi you’ve got staff that will assist you.
The café staff are great and friendly. The place is neat and tidy. Also a place for kids. Since library are seldom seen around the neighborhood.
Love their hot veggie soup and varied desserts and coffee…
I would recommend this place to anyone.
4 star for the biggest B&N around.

I usually really enjoy B&N; but my experience with this particular location today was not entirely positive. I was hoping to get store credit for a book i received as a gift, and when i spoke to the cashier she indicated that their policy requires a receipt no matter what. Makes sense, so I didn’t argue at all (although i could argue that i worked in a bookstore years ago and know full well that if a book is brought in with no damage or evidence of use, as long as the store carries it– its really not a problem to issue credit) but then she offered to call the manager. Thinking her offer meant the manager would override the issue, I accepted her offer– but as soon as she called the manager she rolled her eyes and said «we are really strict about this. He’s really not going to do anything.» Then why would you offer to waste my time and call your manager when i expressed zero dissonance with your policy??? So the 98 year old manager comes over and is curt, short and to the point– he will not issue credit and tells me i should «regift» the ($ 7) book. Thanks for the consumerism consultation, pappi, but I’m fully capable of autonomous decision making. The whole experience was really baffling and a complete waste of time. B&N Yonkers: you blew it.

I come here often and they usually have what I am looking for. The only complaint I have is that I can’t find what I am looking for unless someone helps me find it (the books are usually out of order). Other than that, the staff is friendly.

There were rumors of this book chain going under recently, but it appears to be doing better now that the results for its third quarter are out. They sell $ 7 billion worth of stuff a year!
CAUTION IF YOU ARE NOT FROM AROUND HERE
This place, in the Central Plaza Shopping Center, is on the east side of Central Avenue. This area of Central Avenue can get very congested, yet, people drive by at 60 miles per hour! The police, bless their hearts, are all over the place, especially on Thursday evenings, in unmarked cars, when the kids street race. ‘Don’t ask me how I know — just be careful!
HUGE
There are just aisles and aisles of books of all kinds at Barnes & Noble. There are also a ton of little knickknacks and gifts. «High Profit Items» or «Impulse Opportunities» I’m sure they call them back at the Home Office. If you are «a reader,» spending hours in here, and accidentally missing, say, a dentist appointment, is really EASY!
PROBLEMS & SOLUTIONS
Problem 1: most of the books here COST a small fortune! If you have ever been to a library sale where great books sell for pennies, shelling out $ 45 for some big celebrity’s latest ideas may not interest you. When I see a new, expensive book, I always think to myself, «In two ******* years, this book will sell for half a buck at some garage sale!» That’s worse than the depreciation on a new car!
The solution is to be a disciplined shopper. I have been going to «B & N» (that’s what the cool kids call it) for years, but I make a beeline for the BARGAIN BOOKS — and that’s where I stay. There are great values in there. NOTE: of course, they are «bargains» for a reason. The type may be small. The book may have an odd size, or subject. ‘Just make sure you check the product out before deciding to purchase.
B & N makes it easy to hang around. There are chairs scattered around, a magazine area, with places to sit, and, naturally, their infamous «Café.» Ate there a long time ago. It was okay.
Problem 2: If they get busy, and you wanna buy something, it will be awhile before you leave. They gotta ask everybody if they are «in the B & N Club or not» (ugh). Here’s a tip, but the last time I did this was years ago, so the policy may have changed: you can pay for the books *anywhere* — even in the café. So, if the cashiers are busy, it might be quicker checking out thru the café, even tho you don’t order a latte.
There is a huge new video section. I don’t go in there. It’s like foreign soil to one searching for a book.
Although it’s in a giant mall, and parking is usually no problem, with iHOP next door, and Uno Chicago nearby, close spots can be hard to get.
‘Go. ‘Have fun. ‘Buy a book and then eat nearby. Life is GREAT!

An extremely massive range of books & tomes located in neatly organized aisles are found in this B&N. You can find a classic novel like Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn or a trivial handbook titled «What to do when the S**t Hits the Fan» by Dave Black. There are cookbooks, political ideology phamplets recreated into books, books on how to cure ailments that you really don’t have, children’s books (there’s a whole giant portion dedicated to tikes’ readings), books on histories, SAT preparation books, comical books the size of a thumbnail, books for sale, and … magazines. There is an approximately thirty foot case for every magazine imaginable, where people who don’t intend to buy them simply dump them by convenient benches by the windows while they read even more. Better financial decisions can be decided at the local libraries rather than here, however.
Consumer mail is littered on the floor as a result of the rampant free readings and an ominous speaker exclaims «café» music to either add ambiance or simply subtract people out of the store, which is what a sensible store owner would do. It’s not loud, but I think there should never be music at all when there is reading involved. Those who do stay for the over head bleats will find themselves buying an espresso from the Starbucks within. Find a table quickly as they get occupied in no time, purchase a moderately priced café sipper and snap onto the store’s WiFi. Along with that, grab a novel for later purchase by the quickly working staff, whom are so friendly towards their customers. The one queue for purchases moves with grand alacrity, for your information — no worries about waiting too long to pick up that long awaited novel.
There is a public bathroom located to the right & behind of a rather expansive entertainment section with it’s own independent security system. In the entertainment dissement, there’s music you can purchase, and even sample through their wall mounted system of musical selection. There are films for sale as well in DVD — some indie flicks and a few mainstream movies.
Parking shouldn’t be a worry, because there is a lot that can fit a hundred automobiles directly in front of the bookstore, underneath a giant movie advertisement sign.

I went in to buy a gift the other day and they do free gift wrap!

This is actually a 3.5 review. It’s large enough for most of your trash novels, and lots of fun little games and what not. The café has small tables and limited outlets. I like how the music is low enough to be barely detectable, but I hate how busy it gets.