Barnes & Noble

This place is awesome. Always a wonderful selection and friendly staff. Love coming here when I have some free time to sit and read or browse for inspiration.

I consider this location to be the flagship; what the Central Library is to Queens Library. It is my absolute favorite B&N in the city. It’s 4 floors and it’s wide and spread out in a large space. It’s convenient to Union Square and all of it’s many yummy food and clothing offerings and there’s numerous trains that you can take to get here. The staff is mostly always helpful and they usually have what I’m looking for in stock. And the building it’s housed in looks charming. I can’t ask for more than that.

Impressionnant d’immensité, Barnes & Noble c’est quatre étages de papeterie et un stock dingue à en donner mal à la tête sans même avoir lu quoi que ce soit.
Un fan de baseball peut y trouver un tas de livres sur le sujet, presque inédit dans d’autres pays tant ce sport est avant tout une passion américaine.
Chaque niveau est entièrement consacré à une catégorie de lecteurs ou de sortes d’ouvrages. Au dernier c’est celui des enfants, et pour moins de huit dollars chacun, on a déniché de jolies bouquins.
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Impressive of unlimitedness, Barnes and Noble it’s four floors of stationery and a crazy stock to give headache without having read even anything.
A baseball fan can find a heap of books on subject there, almost unpublished in other countries so much this sport is over all an American passion.
Every level is completely dedicated to a category of readers or kind of works. To the last one it’s for children, and for less than eight dollars each, we found of attractive books.

This is one of the larger Barnes and nobles. They have been pretty good with assisting me in finding what I’m looking for but they are nicely organized so I don’t really even need much assistance. They have a wide variety in here I was even able to buy some good toys for my daughter here. Glad they have a large children’s area and story time I think on Tuesdays. Better than the one in Brooklyn on Court st.

Saw a mouse in B & N café this evening. Not a good sign.

Not every B&N has the sort of character to hang out at, but this one does. Whenever I’m in Union Square, I make a point to stop in, if for nothing else, then the atmosphere.

Everytime I come in here I feel so motivated to read. I don’t know if it’s their subliminal background music that’s playing that puts me in such a studious mood, but I love it! B&N should give me their playlist so I could be just as hardworking at home.
This B&N has everything you need. Everything is just so eyecatching. I don’t even cook, but I’m so tempted to grab a couple of cookbooks. They’ve got some adult therapeutic coloring books too. And they always have the books of movies currently in theaters. You can read and spoil the movie or watch the movir and spoil the book. Either way you’ve got a great way to compare the two.
It’s got big space to read unlike the other ones I’ve been to. Occassionally they will have guest speakers come over and you could get a chance to meet them and be featured in their videos.
The café inside is such a sucker. Who wouldn’t want coffee, cookies, and maybe some cake pops along with the wonderful book.

Historic Building houses this Barnes and Noble. Old escalators. Not one of my favorite for shopping. It is not open and airy. I feel closed in for some reason.
I’ve been to poetry readings on several occasions. They have a community space on the second floor. It holds quite a few people for free events. I’ve enjoyed attending AIDS Service Center poetry readings at this location.
This Barnes and Noble is easy to get to by subway. It’s close to shopping, restaurants and Union Square Park. The Green Market is across the street.
Naturally B&N is a nice place to use the bathroom facility if you’ve been out hiking around the city all day!
I recommend a visit!

The rating is not for the particular location BUT for the reviews lol
So if u r looking for a place to go study DO NOT go to this location.
The only floor that has tables is where the café is and there is a sign that states only for their customers and 30 minutes time limit.
The 4^th floor which many people bragged about in the reviews had a spot if u wanna sit on the floor.
So to sum it up not a place for long hours of board examination studying.
Glad I found the Manhattan Public Library that has long hours of operation even though it smells like weed and ughh but need to bear with it till the exam! (Or maybe not. After an hour or so had to leave the library due to extremely unbearable smell). Hate it when colleges hours change during holidays!

I’ve been a regular at this Barnes & Nobel over many, many years. I usually stop here whenever I am in Union Square.
And what draws me here is no secret: FOUR FLOORS OF BOOKS!!! I can easily spend hours here.
And it’s not just books. You can get stationary, music, DVDs, etc. There is also a café that is decent. If you are lucky, you can get a spot by the window and look over Union Square.
The atmosphere here is casual. I often see people sitting along the aisles reading or scanning books. Nobody is rushing you.
The people who work here are nice and helpful. The cashiers are friendly and efficient. I usually don’t wait long to purchase items. Also, I don’t know how recent this is, but on my last visit I noticed cash registers on the top floor. I think that was a great idea.
The place can be crowded, especially around holiday times. However, this store has never felt overwhelming. Quite the contrary, I have always felt welcome here.

This should be the flagship B&N store! 4 floors with everything laid out in a way that makes sense. Their board game selection is amazing. Also they have a lot of interesting toys and statues any geek would love. I’m not into POP vinyls but their selection is pretty darn large.
Pro tip: if you wanna read a book here, go to the 4^th floor, they have a bunch of seats there that anyone can sit in and spend the day reading away. That is when events aren’t going on.

I had a creepy man follow me around as I read a book while standing up. It made me very uncomfortable. He was not an employee of B&N… I walked to the next aisle and he followed me there which I expected him to do.
I do love the selection of books here. I’ve shopped here about six months ago and I purchased about $ 150 worth of books. I love my Zane as well. There’s a great selection of fictional novels to choose from.

This branch has one of the biggest selections of books in the city and they have great events and signings. I usually come here to browse books, sit in the chairs on the top floor and use the free wifi. There’s not enough places in the city where you can just sit down without having to buy anything and just relax. Also the bathrooms are relatively clean as well.

I wish I could give this bookstore negative stars.
I went to Barnes and Nobles foolishly thinking that I would immediately be able to get a copy of a book I needed. The immediacy was exactly why I didn’t go through Amazon. They didn’t have the specific copy I wanted, but they said they could order it for me, which would take 3 – 4 business days. Although that wasn’t ideal, I decided to order it to be shipped anyway.
A week and a half later, I called for a status update. They said that they never actually ordered the book, but they could order it again for shipment in 3 – 4 business days. I was reassured that this was a fluke, that they had the book in their warehouse, and I would be able to definitely be able to get it soon.
Another week passes, and I call again. They say that it wasn’t ordered again until 5 days after I made my second phone call, but (again) it should be ready in 3 – 4 business days. I just received a voicemail from them saying that the order was cancelled and I wouldn’t be receiving my book. To be clear, this is three weeks after my initial order was supposed to have been placed.
Never once did any employee apologize for a complete lack of competence and follow through. Needless to say, I don’t recommend anyone to order books through this location.

Cette librairie est grande, bien approvisionnée, aérée, éclairée, bref très agréable.
Même lorsqu’il y a du monde cela reste très supportable.
On peut y rester des heures pour bouquiner sans se faire embêter et ça c’est chouette !
Le revers de la médaille de ce point positif c’est qu’il n’y a quasiment aucun livre qui a l’air neuf (c’est surtout vrai pour les romans), et moi quand j’achète un livre j’adore qu’il soit parfait ! Du coup je ressors les mains vides et je commande sur Amazon… C’est vraiment dommage !

I came to this Barnes And Noble to purchase a few textbooks with hopes of returning them before the 60 day return period being that I’m the cheap Asian that I am. This place is a haven for city dwellers as it provides air conditioning for those hot summer days, a reading area on the top floor so that one can just sit and chill there for the whole day without even purchasing any books.
What I like about this Barnes and Noble is that they provided complementary wifi (which is surprisingly fast) and there’s even a Starbucks on the second to top level. Kinda wished they would accept the loyalty cards for purchasing their drinks through.
Overall, you can find just about anything you need here. And you don’t have to worry about security, as there’s always a police officer standing guard at the front entrance. And if you need help with anything or simply just looking for a book, there are friendly employees that are all around the store that are more than welcome to help you.
Would I come back? I’ve already been here many times.

So normally when I’m reading… I would buy /​download the books onto my iPad. But my lovely six year old daughter made a bet w/​me I couldn’t resist. Of course I lost and she is now the new owner of my iPad…
Anyhoo, I am a weirdo. I don’t like it when people see what I am reading for some odd reason (hence the iPad). Now that I’ve lost to my daughter… I’ve been wandering into this Barnes & Noble bookstore! I look completely lost and I feel so weird looking for books but my gawd I love this store. Its ginormous and I feel like a kid in a candy store.
Best part about this location is that I work right in the area! I pop in more often that I thought I would. The only downside is what am I going to do with all of these paperback books after I’m done reading them.

By far the best B&N I’ve been to and I’ve been to many. Excellent atmosphere, layout and huge with 5 whole floors and the reason I come here to buy any book (s) is because Strands (a few blocks away) doesn’t have what I’m looking for and I have to have it that day but that is very seldom.
Of course the main reason I come here is because I want to read a few books/​magazines while drinking coffee and milk at the 5^th Floor. Most the time, however, not only is it packed but some people in the dining area also leave all the books they read (and garbage) behind and they refuse to pick up after themselves.
I’ve had friends who read entire collection of books namely «50 Shades» and they save lots of money. So B&N is a basically a library more than a book store. The CD business as well as nook is unfortunate as I was always a supporter but it is what it is.

This place is a haven of happiness. The team who works there is always friendly to customers and their four-​legged friends. And they get, hands down, some of the best special author events in NYC.

Guest services is on the right when you enter and is a great first stop to check where you can find if after anything specific. We wanted post cards and there were great folio books of 12 postcards right by the checkout counters. We got the postcard booklet as made more sense than spending 50 cents per individual postcard. And if you need post-​stamps, the souvenir shop to the left of the store near the Maoz, sells intl stamps and there are post office boxes located all around Union square.
Also love the author signing events — those just totally rock and you need to get there early to score a seat, most times its standing room only.

Spent a few hours here mostly walking and browsing or sitting on the floor and didn’t feel like any time had past at all. It feels more like a library than a bookstore, a very grand library. It’s huge! I think I got to 4 stories pun definitely intended.
Each time I got off the escalator onto a new floor I was blown away in awe. I felt Narnia-​esque. Felt like I was stepping into some sort of a mystical realm. But if a newsagent gives my goose pimples you can understand what this store did for me. Hahahaha. All these books, holding all this information and thoughts and stories and concepts and self-​help advice, oh yeah, rows and rows of self-​belp books.
They didn’t have the book I was looking for but I was happy I came. There’s a coffee shop and half of the top floor is dedicated to readings and book signings complete with mini stage and podium. An entire floor is decorated and stocked just for children and teenagers! Games, toys, videos, puzzles and I just pictured myself walking through here with my baby boy.
Ground level you’ll find gifts, greeting cards and an assortment of trinkets and books of course.
My gripes were the female toilet wasn’t up to par with its landlord (this glorious bookstore).
Also I had interactions with 4 separate sales associate who were all cold. Cold borderline rude as I was unceremoniously informed by the first lady in the nook area (nook samsung tablet where you can store all your books) that «I don’t deal with that go to customer service» *turns her back to me*
I had a fun time and I’ll be back for sure!
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Bliss to it’s entirety.
There is something special about going to the 4^th floor to read and spending endless hours indulging over books with the sight of Union Square in the tall windows. After zig zagging through the city it feels like a breath of fresh air to relax in a bookstore. There is nothing like the experience of holding a book and getting a peek at the context within it’s pages prior to purchasing. Kudos to this store for keeping up with being organized regardless that at times the store gets trampled by the masses. This particular location is amazing due to it’s location and therefore makes it worthy of being a redundant staple of a bookstore.

Wer auf einem Kurztrip in NYC und hungrig auf Bücher ist, für den und die ist dies wohl die erste Adresse und durchaus zu empfehlen. Nett Kaffee trinken geht hier auch. Ich war hier auf der Suche nach Inspiration und neuen Denkanstößen, habe mir die Ecken für Philosophie, Mathematik und nicht so gängigen Fremdsprachen angeschaut, bin auch fündig geworden, aber nicht so sehr wie erwartet. Ein bisschen hab ich mich geärgert, weil die meisten der Fremdsprachenbücher mit Kassetten Dummys sind, die man nur an der Kasse kriegt. Das Stöbern wird so sehr erschwert.
Fazit: reiche Auswahl, aber für die Note «Riesig, Mächtig Gewaltig» reicht es dann doch nicht. Für Buchhandlungen dieser Größenordnung muss man schon nach Berlin kommen.

Ce magasin est le flagship de B&N et c’est une des mes adresses préferée à NY. 4 étages de livres et de papeterie ! Le bonheur dans une ville où malheureusement comme partout les livres sont plus rares qu’avant (la disparition de la chaîné des Borders est toujours une tragédie pour moi). Il y a surement un rayon de livres en français mais je n’ai jamais cherché. Le rayon magasines est très complet et possèdent des bancs pour la lecture.
J’ai déjà acheté quelques bouquins ici car on trouve vraiment de tout (même si ça peut valoir le coup de fouiner un peu chez Strand 4 blocs plus bas car ils sont toujours 3 ou 4 $ moins chers). Toutefois j’aime vraiment ce B&N car c’est ni plus ni moins qu’une immense librairie où on peut passer le temps qu’on veut et lire 2 livres dans la journée si ça nous chante sans que personne né vous fasse une remarque. J’ai du y venir des dizaines de fois et y passer des dizaines d’heures en ressortant les mains vides.

Le Barnes & Nobles a cet effet apaisant lorsqu’on y rentre. On se retrouve isolé de toute la frénésie des quartiers touristiques new yorkais.
Je recommande la section des livres en promo qui proposent souvent des trésors. Jetez également un oeil à la section des rééditions d’anciens ouvrages par Barnes et Nobles, de très beaux ouvrages à très bas prix.

des milliers de m2 pour quelques centaines de titres, si c’est le futur du livre et bien c’est l’horreur

Vielleicht der schönste Buchladen überhaupt. Man findet dort viele interessante Bücher, die man sonst noch nie gesehen hat, und kann leicht Stunden verbringen. Auch das Gebäude und der Union Square gefallen mir ausgezeichnet. Und wenn man Hunger bekommt, gibts im Union Square Café (ZAGAT rated) um die Ecke ein sagenhaftes Essen.

Toller Laden,
nostalgisch aber mit einer Riesenauswahl.
Vor allem die Computer, Software und Internetabteilung.
Fast wie bei Dussmann in Berlin.

Toller Bookstore. Riesige Auswahl, kompetente Mitarbeiter. Starbucks im Haus.
Fazit: sollte jeder der Bücher liebt in NY mal ansteuern

Liebe Qyper, macht keinen NYC Trip ohne laengeren Aufenthalt bei Barnes & Noble — zumindest wenn Ihr gerne lest. Das, was andere in NYC in Schuhe oder Klamotten investieren, steck’ ich lieber in Buecher und Bildbaende, (meine Airline fordert regelmaeßig eine fee wg. excess weight) die Stores sind ein Genuss; meistens ist ein Coffeeshop enthalten, so dass man auch da das NYC studieren kann; am meisten zieht mich die amerikanische Fachliteratur der Psychologie an; hochinteressante Buecher und Autoren. Aber auch das amerikansiche Lesefutter ist amuesant und unterhaltsam. Lyrics — taucht da ein, ein Genuss. Und es gibt 1001 Kleinigkeiten, die man gut nach Europe mitbringen kann — die Kreditkarte solltet Ihr allerdings dabei haben.

Fester Bestandteil meines NY Programms: Stundenlanges stöbern lesen und geniessen. Zwischendurch einen Kaffee beim Starbucks im Haus holen udn dann gehts zurück auf eine der tollen breiten Festerbänke zum lesen.
Riesenauswahl an Literatur und auch an Kunst udn Design-​Büchern. Toll!