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21. I'm a spoiled Brat. I kind of look down on Barnes and Nobel and have the luxury of having better...

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Wed Oct 1, 2025, 03:18 PM

Oct 1

...bookstores around.

It breaks my heart though that University bookstores were all subcontracted to Barnes and Nobel.

That was one of the lost treasures of my life, browsing in University Bookstores.

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I went shopping yesterday at our new local Barnes & Noble bookstore. [View all] Aristus Sep 30 OP

Before Covid, Barnes and Noble had cushy leather chairs and round tables Polly Hennessey Sep 30 #1

Our Barnes & Noble lost the coffee shop Tree Lady Sep 30 #11

We are getting one in Strongsville, Ohio PittBlue Sep 30 #2

There's been one in the next town for decades nuxvomica Sep 30 #3

Love it! 👍 anciano Sep 30 #4

Nice BlueWaveNeverEnd Sep 30 #5

I'm at my library once a week JoseBalow Sep 30 #6

Libraries are such welcoming places. So are small independent bookstores. erronis Sep 30 #7

I rarely buy books anymore, simply because I'm out of shelf space for my 3,000 or so books. Aristus Oct 1 #19

Same, which is the reason I broke down and bought a Kindle. yellowdogintexas Oct 2 #27

E books definitely during Covid! Still do. But will get to my not too far away Central Bx library soon electric_blue68 Oct 2 #24

I just went to a smallish-town bookstore yesterday! FireUpChips10 Sep 30 #8

Small-ish towns (Luray, VA for example) have very cozy and welcoming used book stores. QueerDuck Sep 30 #9

My home of Puyallup, Washington is supposed to be getting a second-hand book store soon. Aristus Oct 1 #20

I love bookstores. Americanme Sep 30 #10

Bookstore are great . . . . SarcasticSatyr Sep 30 #12

I am fortunate that I have both very close to me. OldBaldy1701E Oct 2 #23

Hooray!!! OddMom20 Sep 30 #13

I love walking into my local Barnes & Noble, I share your joy! chia Sep 30 #14

Agreed leftieNanner Sep 30 #15

You've never struck me as a shrinking violet True Dough Sep 30 #16

OK, 'fess up now. When you buy books as gifts, do you read them before wrapping them? Totally Tunsie Oct 1 #17

It's sad, though, that the only place you can peruse and buy books like that is a national chain. In Charlottesville we Martin68 Oct 1 #18

I'm a spoiled Brat. I kind of look down on Barnes and Nobel and have the luxury of having better... NNadir Oct 1 #21

I preferred Borders Books & Music myself. Aristus Oct 2 #22

Our biggest B&N is just north of Union Sq Park north end of The Village... electric_blue68 Oct 2 #25

Love my local bookstore! 4TheArts Oct 2 #26

For me, going to the library Diamond_Dog Oct 2 #28