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Barnes & Noble Booksellers

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1201 3rd Street Promenade
Santa Monica, CA 90401

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(310) 260-9110
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Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Santa Monica, CA
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Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Santa Monica, CA
Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Santa Monica, CA
Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Santa Monica, CA
Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Santa Monica, CA
Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Santa Monica, CA
Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Santa Monica, CA
Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Santa Monica, CA
Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Santa Monica, CA
Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Santa Monica, CA
Barnes & Noble Booksellers - Santa Monica, CA
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I went there to get a book the day it came out and it wasn't on the shelves. The man in that department searched the computer for it and then took the extra effort to go find it i...

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All reviews seem positive

borders is gone. good riddance. 6/12/2009

i've read lots of reviews for both and the opinions fluctuate for both. it's been pretty solid one way or the other for me. Borders used to be good but then basically ending up sucking pretty badly. they had this awesome floor dedicated to nothing but music with a huge selection and they took it away and put in a crumby music area full of crap like diddy and britney. service was generally bad, or at least apathetic, and the employees looked like bums or high school students and there was a new employee in there like every week... book selection was good. 'bout it. aside from the review that says "bookophiles" may prefer borders, every staff member i've talked to at barnes and noble has made excellent recommendations for a variety of subjects, particularly the head of the art department, music department, and the history department. they can be hard to find sometimes but when i do find them they're always helpful at the least and cheerful at best. great atmosphere. more educated staff than borders by far. anyway, borders is gone anyway. but i'd stopped going there awhile ago. more

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Books Galore and MORE 2/27/2006

Borders is interesting in that they often have musical or other performances in the lobby of their store. The staff seems to be in good ratio to the number of customers, and you can always find someone to help you. Located on the Third Street Promenade, this is a great spot to stop in for a look around. more

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Barnes & Noble or Borders 2/17/2006

In a comparison of their stores on the Third Street Promenade, there's no question that Barnes & Noble tops Borders in the sheer number of books shelved. But I'm not sure that bibliophiles, who can be persnickety, will always choose quantity. Borders, I find, is a a bit more comfortable place to lounge while you do your browsing. Because it's less trafficked -- not good news for its corporate owners -- Border's is easier to find a place to sit and read than B & N. But I also think the Borders staff is more book-minded and eager to help you in your quests. Both stores have computers that can pinpoint the location of what you want (if it's shelved). Any book lover will also want to indulge his/her passion at two close-by stores -- Arcana http://www.arcanabooks.com , just down the block from Barnes & Noble, which has a treasure trove of art books (using that phrase expansively), and, just down Wilshire Boulevard toward Ocean Avenue, the legendary Hennessy + Ingalls storehouse of books on art, architecture and photography http://www.hennesseyingalls.com/hennessey/about.asp?s_id=0& . H + I's window displays of featured architects, etc., are worth a visit all by themselves. more
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  • Founded in 1873, Barnes & Noble is one of the largest booksellers in the United States and a Fortune 500 company. The company maintains more than 800 bookstores in over 50 states. It operates an online channel that offers in-stock selection of in-print book titles. Barnes & Noble serves more than 8 million customers a year. In addition, the company attends over 4,000 customer service requests. It sells nearly 300 million books per year and is known to be one of the largest coffeehouses in the U.S. Barnes & Noble has publishing and distribution rights to more than 10,000 titles. In addition, the company hosts more than 100,000 community events in the U.S. Maintaining a location in Santa Monica, Calif., Barnes & Noble s stores also carry a collection of videos, DVDs, CDs and magazines.

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  • In Short
    Established in 1873 and still thriving, this mainstream bookseller boasts almost 600 locations and does brisk online business as well. Ubiquitous and well organized, Barnes &...

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  • Hours: Sun-Thu 9:00AM-10:00PM; Fri-Sat 9:00AM-11:00PM
  • Payments: American Express, Master Card, Visa, Discover
  • Neighborhoods: Downtown, West LA
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