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Barnes & Noble Booksellers
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Categories: Newspapers & Magazines, Bookstores [Edit]
Neighborhood: Southeast960 S Colorado Blvd
Glendale, CO 80246
(303) 691-2998
- Hours:
Mon-Sun. 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.
- Price Range:
-
$$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
6 reviews for Barnes & Noble Booksellers
Pretty OK place for me, though I feel the vibes I recieved at BORDERS are way better. Though I can find those "hidden treasure gems of books" still I feel, some of the books are over-priced. Even those discounted books, I can get them in other named chained stores or my "secret-book finds" for much cheaper.
Its a chain store I cant deny that. I come here sometimes purchasing something but it has been awhile eversince our move. Our recent trip were last Friday evening of January 30th 2009 since we were in the neighborhood. The only time when we came to this store, is when Hubs will be taking his time browsing the video games next door, while I take my time browsing the books or magazines I like.
The places to seat and read can be limited. I like to come during the "non-peak hours"... but so far its an OK experience either purchasing from this store or even when I want to browse for books or magazines.
If ONLY they are like BORDERS.... for that I can only give them 3 stars...
Oh B&N on Colorado, how I used to love you so. But then I realized I can do better. I pretty much hate you!
I hate your inadequate seating that people hog all day and, even when they get up to go to the bathroom or peruse for thirty minutes, leave their purse or jacket to stake their claim. I hate that most of all.
I hate that after so many years of knowing right where every book section was, you uprooted it all to put in a section for teachers. I think teachers are very important, and I know they need a place to get their teaching tools, but now I can't find any of the books I want!
I hate that there is never anyone around to help me when I can't find the books I need due to the fact that you reduced your regular inventory and crammed it even smaller to appease teachers and bring in another source of revenue. Guess what? By doing that, you just lost mine.
I will still come to you. You are crazy close to my apartment and I like getting a coffee to go with my book reading. Of course, there is never any place to sit (except the floor) with a good book and a coffee. I will go when I need something fast, but I'm sorry, I love the Tattered Cover soooo much more. I find a chair to sit EVERY time I go there!
Goodbye B&N. It was fun while it lasted :(
They didn't have the book I was looking for (Dangerous Laughter), because it is scheduled to be released in paperback on February 10th. I am stubborn and don't like asking for help, so I just stared at the shelf where it should have been for...5 minutes. Then circled around the store twice, came back, just in case, and then finally asked the customer service counter about the book's whereabouts. I don't know what it is about the air in this store that immediately turns me into a zombie, but it happens every single time I go here.
I had to ask for my gift card back from the cashier, because he was out of it and gave a confusing explanation for not handing it back to me, which I will paraphrase:
"Oh, thanks for asking for that back. I would have just thrown it away. There's $8 balance on it."
I experienced sensory overload from this place. You'd think being such a fan of words, it would make me happy just being around so many books. But such was not the case when I was here this afternoon. Sad.
Amazon is doing us all a favor by putting brain-dead places like this out of OUR misery.
Let me tell you a small story about yesterday...
My 25-month-old son looked at me and, out-of-the-blue, said " Go Book Store, Daddy. Get Airplane Book!"
I'd never heard him say anything like this before, but this is a type of request that I am eager to indulge. I was one proud papa!
We jumped right in the car.
Normally we would have gone to Tattered Cover. But we had a coupon for Barnes & Noble, and I thought "Hey, any bookstore will do for such a basic need, right?"
Silly me.
All the way to the store, he's going "AIRPLANE BOOK!!!" He's laughing and we're making airplane noises together.
We get to the store and I usher my eager son into the toddler section, only to immediately discover...
Wait for it...
A Thomas the Tank Engine train table.
If you have, or have had, or have even observed a two-year-old boy in the last decade or so, you know what happens when they encounter a Thomas train table.
Nothing else matters.
All thoughts of books evaporated instantly from his little head.
And to make matters worse, they had no airplane books for toddlers. They had many dozens of train titles, but zero airplane books.
They had a twit of a little teenage girl who was (nominally!) managing the toddler section. She couldn't even suggest an airplane book.
So who would think it's a good idea to put a Thomas table in the toddler section of a bookstore? I'll tell you who...a manager who figures he can make an extra $20 in revenue per customer if the kids are crying that they need the green train!
But I'll tell you this: now that I know my child won't be able to concentrate on books at B&N, I'll take him to bookstores where they actually think books are important.
And, come to think of it, my last several experiences with B&N have left me with a feeling that their management doesn't care much about books.
These guys don't get it. But that's ok. Let them dwindle. Let them derive more and more of their revenue from selling calenders, and video games and coffee.
I just hope they die quickly because what we really need in my neighborhood is a new Sams Club!
I frequent this chain bookseller location when I'm in need of a certain book and don't want to make the journey to Tattered Cover. Though a bit "sterile," the store itself is pretty nice: well laid-out and open. The various tables lining the center walkway are a nice touch. The atmosphere doesn't come close to those of the numerous independently owned bookshops around town, but it gets the job done if you aren't intending to stay for prolonged periods of time.
The staff is friendly and always willing to help, and the checkout line is surprisingly efficient. A music / movie section sits in the very back, though I rarely venture to it due to its rather meager selection. Also, a very nice children section is to the left, though as expected it does not top that of Tattered Cover's new location.
It's worth noting that a Starbucks is connected to the left, and a Gamestop to the right, the latter I usually wander through when I'm done with my book shopping. The Starbucks is apparently a hotspot in the summer months for teens and twentysomethings, a fact that fairly baffles me but rings true every night when it's warm at around 9:00 nonetheless.
Though it can never beat the homegrown shops, Barnes & Nobles is a fair place to pick up books, and sometimes has some great deals. Not the best play for the "just browsing" folks, but is robust enough for particular books to be located. If you want the full book store experience, spending an entire afternoon reading in a comfy chair, however, B&N probably isn't the place.
Well, it's a chain, so it's going to loose points right up front. It is walking distance from my place, which is nice on a Sunday morning. They have a Starbucks attached so I can get a latte while I read, now your gaining points. Once I've got my favorite magazine or cool new art book I can't find a seat. Dammit! They've got to put in more seating people. I guess they're thinking, it's not a library. If it were it would be more cozy, and I'd hang out here longer, and want to take the books home and never bring them back. That sounds like the perfect bookstore. oh yea, that's already been discovered, it's called Tattered Cover! Shucks, why don't I live closer to Tattered Cover?
