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Barnes & Noble

310-260-9110
1201 3rd Street Promenade, Santa Monica, CA  90401
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Despite being known primarily as a great place to sit down all day and read magazines for free, this particular megastore is trying its absolute hardest to branch out. They've got a great children's book section, complete with a picnic bench, kid-sized Adirondak chairs and an inviting stage with a Velveteen Rabbit wall mural. There's adult stuff, too: an on-site Starbucks; couches, dark wood-stained chairs and black tables for work or play; and an exciting bit of interior architecture starring an entire ceiling as skylight and some potted palm trees as structural columns. You'll also find B&N book bags, B&N reading glasses and B&N staff members hard at work, a fair number of whom wear telemarketing-style headsets. And by the way, they sell books here, too.

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    Posted by Cecilie R. on Yelp_small
     

    As a former Barnes and Noble employee, I know how difficult being a clerk can be. The stores are expansive and often they only have one copy of each book or...

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    Posted by Margaret W. on Yelp_small
     

    I like the top floor of this bookstore. It is a little bit dark and quiet. I wish you could take magazines to the coffee shop part of this bookstore like...

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    Posted by Jessica S. on Yelp_small
     

    The borders on third closed but this Barnes and noble is still here, this store is huge with three levels of books and magazines. The staff is pretty...

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