Barnes & Noble Bookstore

I am a fan of most bookstores. I prefer the large independently owned variety, but they are becoming increasingly rare in this area. You will find some in old school towns (Princeton and NewHope come to mind) but frankly the ones I’m thinking of are too small to offer a selection like B&N does.
Like other reviewers, I preferred the previous location of this store. But it appears that it is just as large if not larger. They have the space to promote new releases and those are always cool to see. They are organized in a way that you can browse your interests you easily. I always make a point in coming here near the holidays, you will see many gift ideas you may not have considered.
But I must make a confession, when I see something I would like to purchase I get it on Amazon. But if you have the funds and do not read many paper based books in a year, this may be a good place to purchase them. 4 love the smell of new book Unilocal

This is one of the best Barnes and Noble. The place is spacious, with comfy chairs. The café area is open and equipped with lots of outlets.

Large selection of interesting books, including language methods, software and business books with great customer service at this clean location with ample free parking… They also had a small section of vinyl records. The place was kid-​friendly.

It’s a beautiful facility and the staff is friendly, but they have a woefully paltry sci-​FI/​fantasy section. They’ve yet to carry a book I was looking for.

It’s unfortunate what the new Barnes & Noble became here after the move and remodeling :(it used to be cozy, and now it looks like a sell out store. It still offers the same general benefits and quality of any typical Barnes & Noble, but it really is not what it used to be to provide the comforts of sitting and reading and drinking coffee.

Excellent customer service! I love going into B&N and can get lost in their for hours. It is refreshing to have employees that really care about answering your questions. Love this place, but the café workers are kind of rude!

The best Barnes &Noble around — excellent customer service… Super friendly staff. Lots of familiar faces and the café is always clean and inviting. Highly recommend iced pumpkin latte!

This is probably the best B$N for storytime! Today for 1pm storytime they have free choclate chip cookies and starbucks sample size vanilla machiato what!!! I was blown away. Hopefully they do this all the time. If not dont worry staff is extra wonderful and starbucks is located inside for your convinience. And its a part of marketfair which is a wonderful place for your kids to run around and expense their energy!

It’s a mega bookstore, coffee bar and all, that has an impressive on-​shelf collection. In a recent trip, I found all three books that I wanted (only one of which is «new») available for purchase. However, finding things is tough. There are terminals where you can search; it will tell you if the inventory is there and what section it’s in – IF you can find the section. But wandering around looking for stuff is fun. I always see someone I know in there. Don’t go often, but it’s just plain fun when I do.
They could use a few more benches for sitting, browsing and thinking about whether to purchase.

I don’t see the negativity people have towards the new barnes. or «updated» barnes. I personally love it (even though i do miss the old one for nostalgia sake). But this one really is new and improved.
1– More seating room near café.
2– Outlets at almost every table — which is such a bonus and much needed upgrade from old barnes. (remember, hunger game style fighting over outlets near the art section? yup, no more)
3– Staff have been super pleasant– its nice to see the same olé faces in a new joint. Staff has come by to ask me if i needed anything, if they could move some of the books off my table. Its great.
4– Bathrooms were clean
5– They have more medical books, yay!
6– Childrens section is in the back and its bigger
7– More random leather seating throughout the store
8– If you dont like starbucks, theres a new corner store bakery located right beside barnes with yummy things to eat.
9– Its not as cold inside as the old barnes.
Overall, its a much needed improvement to a nice bookstore. Im glad its still around. btw, obviously this review was about the physical location itself. I stil think their prices are way too marked up and i would probably rather shop for a book at amazon.

The worst café management. I do not know what happened ever since their reconstruction but the women who «run» this place should really learn how to treat their customers. I am not at all talking about their regular employees, they’re great. Literally, their managers. How obnoxious can these ladies get?
B&N please look into what type of people you are hiring to set an example for the rest of your employees. And the fact that I have been a loyal B&N customer for many years, it is extremely insulting.
Before the construction this B&N was a warm and friendly place, now i suppose they thought they can be pretentious and rude because they upgraded. GET OVER YOURSELVES LADIES!!!

I don’t understand why they felt like the old building wasn’t good enough any longer. I liked the old store it was open and there was room to read and have talks from authors. It was at the far end of the mall so there was always a spot to park.
But someone, in their infinite wisdom, thought it would be better to move the whole darn thing to the other end of the mall. Right next to the PF Changs where there was never any parking to begin with. So now even at 11am on a Tuesday parking is an issue.
They took what worked well, and messed it all up, for the sake of newness. Great job, Barnes and Nobles.

Other than smelly and dirty restroom… Its a good place.
I really hope they do some remodelings on the restrooms… always smelly and dirty

Probably the best B&N i’ve ever been to, and I’ve frequented quite a few.
Multiple entrences entice you with best-​selling books while all leading towards the center of the store, housing a Starbucks coffee with plenty of chairs and tables. People are always doing work or meeting up for a drink, creating a really nice atmosphere to browse through books, DVD’s, magazines, and more.
Physical bookstores are dissipating, making it much easier to appreciate what Market Fair still has, a legitimate book store.
**Pro Tip: They do a GREAT job at stocking the books that students in the area have listed on their Summer Reading lists. So if your child needs an obscure book for summer reading, chances are this Barnes and Noble has it in stock.

It’s rare for me to go to a physical book store nowadays. This Barnes and Noble is large, easy to get in and out of, has a decent café and is attached to the mall.

Of course buying books at Barnes at Noble is a bad idea given online bookstores, but I like this store in particular because of the layout. There are a few outlets here and there, and more often than not I’ve been able to hook myself up to one. This is unlike other B&Ns which may have only one outlet (and that one happens to be by a window that deflects a glare on your monitor). This particular B&N also has a few armchairs-​which is considerate because somethings are better read while you’re curled up into a ball. Café is located in the middle of the store, so food is equally accessible to all-​with deference to reading genre. It’s also attached to a shopping strip (Victoria’s Secret, Banana Republic, Gap, Eastern Mountains, Anthropoogie, to name a few), so if one gets tired of reading he/​she can shop. The bathrooms also have hooks on the doors to place jacket/​handbag, very important if you’re downing copious amounts of tea.

I love this store! The atmosphere is cozy, the book selection is plentiful, and everything is easy to navigate. The café seems like a popular meeting spot for anyone from tutor and student to friends hanging out; I always see at least one person I know when I come here. I also like this store because it feels more homey than some other B&Ns I’ve been to, maybe because it has a lot of carpeting and wood instead of a modern style.
Another bonus is that you can always walk into the rest of Marketfair to go to the movies, explore clothing stores, or simply stretch your legs.
I do wish there were more sofas to sit on while reading, but I don’t consider this a big issue; you can always find a comfortable spot at the café tables or, if you need silence, the floor.

I like the store. I enjoy browsing there, and I do occasionally buy books there, although more often I’ll try to get the books at a discount from online booksellers. It’s also a good place to buy calendars and holiday cards.
However, the real truth is that I miss the smaller non-​chain bookstores that used to exist in this area a few decades ago, and I think the entry of the big chains had a lot to do with these small businesses declining and eventually closing.

In terms of selection and location, it’s good. They carry a more extensive selection than many other locations, probably because of their proximity to the university.
My problem is the staff, who often seem overwhelmed and unable to help me when I need it. For example, today I called to ask if a book was in stock and I was bounced between various staff members and put on hold for SEVEN MINUTES *before* I could even get someone to look the book up on the computer! Completely unacceptable (and this was NOT during a busy time).
I usually try to save myself the aggravation of dealing with these people and either order online or go to Borders (whose rewards program is free, by the way).

Markfair’s B&N has to be one of the better B&N locations I’ve been to… the layout of the store actually makes sense and unlike most other locations they have not one, not two, not three, but four «New in Paperback» tables, which I think it totally cool…
Won’t give them five stars as the Starbucks here sucks…