Barnes & Noble

...and I hardly ever shop here. The selection isn't anything special--in fact, the regular book selection pales in comparison to Borders; the bargain section is more extensive, but could learn something from Books-a-Million about organization (so could Borders).\r \r The audiobook section is nothing short of chaos. Fiction, non-fiction are mixed together, never mind worrying about alphabetizing. This is completely unacceptable.\r \r The manga section is laughable--they must think that only 14 year old boys read it, when that is DEFINITELY not the case.\r \r Authors known to be mystery writers aren't in mystery--B&N just randomly decides who is or isn't in a genre--and it varies by store! In fact, the mystery section is just plain pitiful.\r \r And if that's not enough, this store is the loudest bookstore in town, bar none. You can't think straight in here. I have never been to a store where so few customers even try to keep conversations low. Nope, they yell at each other, eat their food noisi more

durring a recent visit to this location, i was able to find somone that helped me find a book that i have been looking for for years. they ordered it from a store that had it and i got it within a week. more

This B&N has it all, a Starbucks, a music section, areas to sit & read, you are never given a hard time for browsing through books or magazines, they never say "this isn't a library buy it or put it back". They also offer storytimes on Weds & Sat. the young man reading is great and really captures the kids attention. more

When you walk through the doors you are greeted with the gentle voice of some great Jazz artist. You stroll through the aisles and you get lost in another world where reality meets art. Even thought the sales clerks are not helpful, it is low pressure and very calming. PROS: No pressure CONS: No service more