Barnes & Noble Booksellers

Love the store but was getting a weird vibe from the employees. They must have been pretty bored cause they were following me every where. Either that or they thought I was a shop lifter. Couldn’t wait to get out of there.

Great anchor for the Westlake Promenade. With the shift in retail to online book-​buying, it’s important to support brick and mortar shops like B&N. We’ve been patronizing this location for many years and expect to continue.
As a place to go to browse books by actually touching them, examining the overviews of what’s inside, what can be better? Not to mention, instant gratification, versus ordering online and waiting several days for them to come. I do read some books on my laptop or smartphone with Nook or Kindle, but still prefer paper books.
Dear Hubby can easily spend an hour or more in the magazine section. Our grandson headed for the military history section. At 12, he’s been interested in WWII especially for many yeas already. He met several veterans in that aisle that made recommendations for him among the books he was considering. Nice!
I browsed through the bargain book aisles for casual reading. Found a couple of fun choices, including one by Fannie Flagg. She’s got a unique take on life!
Wish they would offer discounts on popular paperbacks as other retailers do. They certainly discount current hardcover bestsellers.
We also picked up Frappucinos in the Starbucks Café to top off the visit. We received very friendly service there, as well as at the checkout counter for buying books.

First off, let me say, I have been going to this barnes and noble since it opened. I have never had problems there, and I love the sale they have. Usually twice a year, they have this awesome 40% off movies sale. I collect movies, so this is like a gold mine to me.
Anyway, I went in a couple of days ago to buy a movie, not knowing that the sale was on right now. Went up to the register and the cashier, Michael, was just the nicest and most excited person. I feel like a fair amount of retail employees are not happy people, and they are not excited at all, specifically at Best Buy… review to come.
Michael was funny and nice and able to talk about movies he had and had not seen. It made the whole experience even better!

Barnes and Nobel is probably my favorite store — my favorite thing to do is read, and every time I walk into one it’s like heaven. Unfortunately, I live in Simi so the closest one (this location) is a good 30 minutes away, so I rarely go unless out in Westlake, but I haven’t had a bad trip yet.
The selection is huge, probably one of the better stores. Whether you’re looking for poetry, a good mystery, or a comic book, you’ll probably find it at this store, and if you don’t, the staff are more than willing to help. I’ve never once left empty handed.
The only reason I’m giving 4 stars instead of 5 is because of the staff — they don’t have enough people. Every single time I have gone, it’s been about a 10 – 15 minute wait in line; they usually only have one person working the resisters.
But besides that, excellent store, best place to buy a good book to keep you intrigued for a while. :)

This store is exactly the reason why people go online to go shopping! 10 people waiting in line with one old lady ring up customers, at snails pace asking them 20-​question about membership fees etc. Oh for $ 25 a year you can save 10% would you like us to check your number blah blah blah. Hurry up lady, there are 15 people waiting inline! I gave up, used the free wifi to check Amazon and bought the book online. Saved $ 12 too!!!

This is tough to write — comparatively speaking because we don’t have anything to compare it against anymore. The most likely competitor was Borders Books — but that chain is gone.
However I can remark on the experiences I’ve had here over the years. I visit frequently on a weekly basis for coffee or to get books for my kids — or to browse the magazines and yeah — I check out the clearance bins or seek out the odd ball sci fi or misc book for myself.
The staff have ALWAYS been courteous and knowledgeable. Stacks were reasonably plentiful and properly organized. Sigh — What can one say other then it’s a great place to go for your published paper materials? Other mass media and merchandise — well — it’s OK I guess. I bought a 2.0 Parrot Drone from them + all sort of gizmos and media over the years.
So — can I recommend them? Yes — with great certainty — they represent a great go to resource.
Gripes? Well — they won’t honor price matching with their own site? Oh well — so be it — eh?

Me and my son loves going to read books at this Book store. Big celection of books and very convenient location

Awesome bookstore, complete with a Starbucks and a great movie/​music section. I’d be so sad if this place ever went out of business. They have everything. including an awesome game area. Whenever I’m looking for a new board game I come here. Whenever I’m looking for a certain book, they have it. They also have great stationary and cards. Prices are reasonable and staff is always helpful.

I am so sad that these are going extinct. Please go to your bookstores and let’s keep them alive! There is a huge selection to pick from and some great deals. i recommend getting a membership that way you can enjoy extra savings (it pays for itself!).

Love coming to Barnes and Noble. Mostly come here and sit in the café to study. It is quiet and roomy. Only downside is they dont have outlets to plug in appliances.
Love the book selection and the scale of the store. Although the bathrooms need some attention. Otherwise great place!

I love this B & N! It’s always clean, inventory is well stocked, and the staff is always helpful and polite.

Please stay!!! We want to keep this book store. My family enjoys to look at, read and BUY real paper books. Nice coffee shop inside. People who work there have always been friendly and helpful

I’m so happy these still exist! Although I buy all of my books from my local $ 5 bookstore, it’s quite an untouchable & satisfying feeling to be in such a large space surrounded by thousand of books.
They always have a great selection of books on sale so I’ll buy one of those, sit down at the Starbucks café (which always has plenty of tables and seats open), transfixed in my own world for a few hours. I know all of the big chain bookstores have gone out of business, so I hope this one lasts!

This is a fine and good-​sized new book store in Westlake Village. I work in Thousand Oaks and there aren’t a lot of options for large-​variety book stores so I came here when I needed some information on international travel and some good street maps. The man at the information desk helped me right away and gave me good directions to where I needed to go in the store. I found lots of good book choices and left with 3 new books and a great street map.
Prices are standard for new books, which is more expensive than you usually find online, but you get what you need immediately and you can flip through the book before you buy. This was invaluable to me as I’d already bought a book and map just a few days before that turned out to be inadequate after I got them home.
I’d come here again and I’d recommend this location if you want books, calendars, maps, or even children’s activities/​educational toys in a local environment. The store is clean and well organized. Even the kid’s sections!

SAVE the book stores!
Technology is unfortunately phasing out the good old-​fashioned, paper print, book. Electronic media makes it difficult for book stores to exist, as I have to travel all the way to Calabasas for a clean book store (versus a public library. I occasionally check out public libraries for books I don’t want to purchase).
It’s all good! …Ample seating to peruse magazines and books, connected café area with seemingly adequate amount of outlets to plug one’s laptop (if I were to have a study sessions), no pressure from sales associates to purchase anything, comfy environment to sit and read. I love books and can spend hours here –Mon to Thurs, Sun close at 10 pm, Fri –Sat close at 11pm!

It’s always nice coming here and browsing their good selection of books. The computers are very helpful with a map to where your book should be located. Starbucks and restrooms on the first floor along with the children’s section near the back of the store. Upstairs is where I usually am; in the graphic novels, travel sections. Really nice layout in a nice plaza.

Okay, so first of all, I love reading and there’s not really a way to rate a bookstore because if you sell books you’re basically 5 stars.
HOWEVER, I’m rating it 4 stars (and it could probably be less due to one experience I had). There’s a reason behind that.
Some of the staff are super courteous and help add to a pleasant experience. But I’ve had some unfortunate run ins with one of the associates. Before fifty shades of grey was relevant (so a few years ago) I went to Barnes N’ Nobles in search of it. Call me stupid but I thought it was supposed to be WAY less graphic and raunchy because of reviews I had seen online. I asked the older woman working there where it was and got the nastiest reply to date. She basically told me she’s a feminist and part of the women’s movement back when which is fine (although she is an associate and associates are supposed to SELL books).
But then she went on to tell me that apparently I get off on that sort of thing and like to «do stuff» when I’m reading it. Let me repeat that. She said I like to DO STUFF. Let that sink in a little. I was shocked. I literally didn’t know what to say or why the hell she felt she could say that to me. What kind of associate can say that to a customer? None.
Needless to say, I still love going there and reading. But I can’t say I love the associate on the second floor near the Youth Adult section… I’ll keep it at that.

This is the only Barnes and Nobles in a predominately white affluent community in Southern California and I was appalled to see that their holiday section of books only included Hanukkah and Christmas and all the Christmas books had white people. There were NO Kwanzaa books and no holiday books that portrayed children of color. It is devastating to see this level of covert racism and exclusion of other races in a book store as large and widely known as this one. I will not be patronizing this store any longer.

I am happy that there is still one bookstore around here, even if it is a big chain. This place is well stocked and always well kept. I can always find what I want here and if not, they employees are good about helping me find it or order it.
Not only do they have a nice selection of books, but you can also find games and other gifts such as backpacks and pencil bags, journals, and puzzles. I like to look through these sections because I can always find something. Also, be sure to check section with the discounted books. You can find some interesting things there as well.
The employees are helpful. Sometimes the checkout line gets a little long and there may be a wait, but it usually moves quickly.
Parking is hit or miss. If it is a really busy time, you will have to park far away and walk over. The bathroom is usually fairly clean.
I hope that this place sticks around because I love to go to the bookstore and walk around. It will be a sad day when we can no longer do this.

I have been going here for over 10 years. Always clean and well kept. The staff are friendly for the most part (one grumpy older lady, but I don’t let her ruin my day).
The kids section is great. I bring my 17-​month-​old daughter here once a week to enjoy the Thomas the Tank Engine table, play with the stuffed animals, and obviously read some books.
They are helpful to find books you are looking for and ordering ones they don’t have on stock. They’ll even bring you right to the shelves to find your book. Also, ordering a book comes rather quick! It took less than a week for two books I placed an order for.
It’s also nice to have the Starbucks section. Enjoy a nice hot cocoa and meet a friend. (Cheesy)
Overall, this is a great place for people of all ages to enjoy.