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Andersons Bookshop
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Books
123 W Jefferson Ave
Naperville,
Illinois 60564
(630) 355-2665
This bookstore is one of my favorite places in naperville to get a signed copy of my favorite...
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This bookstore is one of my favorite places in naperville to get a signed copy of my favorite authors of books. I find hard to find books and good bargains often at this downtown bookstore. The staff friendly, and nice. Its located in downtown Naperville and I always love vistiing at Andersons Bookshop!
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Bookzeller
Category:
Books
202 S Main St
Naperville,
Illinois 60540
(630) 637-0200
Bookzeller was the first bookstore I located in Naperville, and one I visit with relative...
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Bookzeller was the first bookstore I located in Naperville, and one I visit with relative frequency when the Nichols Library just up the road doesn't have a treasured title, and Anderson's or Barnes & Noble is either out of stock or it's a book I'm not sure I want to pay full price for. A few notes about Bookzeller: if you can't find it, ask (the employees may now); expect to spend a while; and don't expect everything to be inexpensive. The fiction paperbacks here are pretty pricy at half cover price for new unless marked, and the majority of them will run you about $5. Maybe I'm naive but that was a surprise, as my local home city bookstore sold paperbacks between $2-4 for mass produced paperbacks. Hardcovers are usually a better bet. I find the nonfiction section more entertaining to peruse through, because hidden amongst all the requisite dusty, slightly mildewy-smelling content circulating from the 1970s and 1980s, you can find real gems on somewhat eclectic topics that won't run you more than $10. To get them, though, you will definitely require a great deal of patience and rummaging through musty piles that teeter precariously on the cramped shelves while you try very carefully to extract that single copy of Tacitus from betwixt a heavy tome of college poetry and the 1989 Best of Cooking hardcover that threatens to crunch your fingers. Parking outside Bookzeller isn't easy, as a warning, because it's right along the main strip of downtown Naperville. Park up a few blocks at the Nichol Library or in one of the free lots scattered behind Wolf Camera/Eddie Bauer or behind Anderson's. I encountered the same lack of service from the employees as other reviewers did on several recent visits. I swear, the lady didn't seem at all interested in ringing me up at the register, which seemed a bit odd.
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Contrary to what you may expect given the atmosphere and impression Naperville can leave, this...
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Contrary to what you may expect given the atmosphere and impression Naperville can leave, this Barnes & Noble is a quiet, laid back place where chairs and relaxing patrons just beckon you to flop down and peruse through a book. It never ceases to make me wonder, do they ever buy what they read or do they just finish it and move on to another book? This B&N has a very good selection but they can sell out fast of more popular titles, not surprising given it's the nearest B&N to two of Chicagoland's largest 'burbs. The two story setup is also very nice, since you can wander around the music section or flip through the newest offering from your favourite author and just watch the world go by. The situation is great too, the previous reviewer's statements of ending a walk here being oh so true.
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Barnes & Noble
Category:
Books
47 E Chicago Ave Ste 132
Naperville,
Illinois 60540
Perched in the heart of downtown Naperville on the corner of Chicago Ave, and Washington, just...
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Perched in the heart of downtown Naperville on the corner of Chicago Ave, and Washington, just footsteps from the river, this store is a comfortable place to go and browse, grab a quick snack, or (gasp) buy books, magazines, or music. Whenever I am in Naperville I always stop by; and its the favorite of my two daughters. The atmosphere is congenial, the clerks are always friendly, and the store sits across the street from one of my favorite restaurant, The Mongolian Barbeque.
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Parking is not an issue; the bookstore shares the block with free public parking garage with ample handicapped parking stalls.
PROS: Centrally located in downtown Naperville...
CONS: None
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Bargain Books
Category:
Books
518 S State Route 59
Naperville,
Illinois 60540
(630) 357-6423
Bargain Books is a place I thought I would frequent a great deal more, being the...
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Bargain Books is a place I thought I would frequent a great deal more, being the "libersaurus" that I am. Sometimes you'll come across a marked down gem, like the paperbook copy of a just released, popular fantasy novel, but more often than not I don't find a great deal to interest me. Prices tend to be unusually high for products that out of date or replaced by newer versions; this is especially true for "dated" non-fiction, like travel and history. I get the sense a lot of the stock sits on the tables for quite some time because turn over is rather low. Unfortunately this was a disappointment for me and I check it out every few weeks while visiting JoAnn's or Plato's Closet (in the same complex), but don't hold your breath for a favourite novel or cherished tabletop book to show up.
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