Books-A-Million

There is no way this business model can survive. The rent alone on the equivalent of four stores in this overpriced shopping plaza has got to be debilitating. Regardless of my sympathy, I will always have a special place in my heart for book stores. After a decade or so here, the décor is dated, the lighting has dimmed, but the selection and service remain strong. This store remains clean and organized, which, considering the inventory, is no small task. Their Joe Muggs café remains the only real coffee shop in the Avenue, and their coffee and hot chocolate is awesome. Spend some quality time and money here while you can, and savor your memories of one of the surviving book stores. You too are going to miss it when it’s gone. I’m still upset over Blockbuster. Sniff.

Books are so expensive, no wonder why everyone owns a nook and kindle now. I met Glenn Beck here so if you keep high profit people coming on and over charging me for a signed book I may just keep coming. There was a screaming child in the store, but they kept them by the bathroom. Right next to the no screaming children in store sign, people are reading. And the check out clerk drew a smiley face on my recipt.

I love BAM! The sales books are always a lot fun. I got some awesome low priced items for my kids and even found something that I was interested in. I did however ask for help locating something and the associate only looked on the computer and rattled off a couple of authors and led me on my search without further help. I used to work at a book store and would never just tell some one where to find something, but would actually lead them to where it is located. I dislike their strong attempts to sell more a membership card. I do not believe it is a good deal and would appreciate it if they would listen when I tell them no.
Overall my experience was a good one. The store was
All together the experience was good. The environment was clean, well organized and the staff was friendly.

This is another chain I didn’t know existed ;-). I quickly popped in and out so mostly just perused the sale books. The service rep was friendly in showing me where to find the book I came in looking for when I was visiting my sister. (I have a bad habit of reading all my book club books in the evenings when visiting her. Sometimes I have them shipped to her beforehand via Amazon and sometimes I forget to …) But I guess I may become more familiar with Books-​A-​Million as I have heard they have bought some Border’s stores in California. I also like to think I may become more familiar with this store in visiting my sister frequently.

I stopped in for a quick «look-​see» before I met my friends at the nearby Rave movie theater. I give this location the 1^st Star for amazing pumping COLD AC in this massive wide space. Was a GREAT cool of for a hot summer day (however see last note below). However, finding the sections were a bit difficult. The headings were in the middle of the row & hard to find. I think this needs to be reorganized.
I hate that the sale books, which were some of what I was looking for, were completely taken out of their normal section & put on a random sale aisle or table. So I had to make sure to check the section the book I was looking for should b e in PLUS the sale aisles & sale tables so I didn’t miss anything. You may MISS your specific book entirely, if it is on sale. It is extremely rare to find someone to help you, the customer service reps & staff here were all busy. So it seemed crowded to me.
I found one person to help me, she went to the aisle I had already looked at, «I don’t see it.» I didn’t either. I had already checked it. I figured she would naturally look it up on the computer to check stock or something — wouldn’t that be the most logical solution? I guess not.
I give it extra stars for the massive amount of books at GREAT prices & for having Hello Kitty items. I LOVE Hello Kitty. It’s rare to find Hello Kitty books PLUS dolls & toys in a booksture — this one had them. Typically most Books-​A-​Million do. I was happy to see some were on clearance. YAY! If you have kids, they have a great well priced kids section. But, it is kinda messy, of course — kids will be kids.
NOTE: I took off stars for the most odd thing about this place. I was shocked when I had to use the restroom in this nicely air conditioned space … Avoid Ladies Restroom!!! It was the Hottest I’ve ever been in in my entire life, I almost died of heat stroke upon entry. MINUS mega stars. Opening the doors to the Restroom alone could cause one serious gastrointestinal problems. Yikes!

I can spend hours upon hours in this book store… well any book store really. However, I love that they give a discount when you sign up for this card. A friend of mine gave me her card and I have been reaping the benefit all over Central Florida. I especially wanted to recommend this store because I found the best cook book for chinese food. I gotta get cracking and start making some of these recipes.

Standard Books-​A-​Million.