Not enough natural light, or false natural light. Since this is located in Marina Pacifica, the clientele are a little upscale, but there is a large customer base from CSULB. Im not being snobby, but thats just the way it is. Its better to do do my relaxing browsing at a bookstore because libraries are always full of homeless people. I like to come here to browse, get a coffee and relax. Large bookstore full of everything you need! Great cafe as well. I swung by here the other day to pick up a book with a friend, then picked up a random toy and Harney &Sons tea. From the classics to the current and up to date NYT best sellers. This 2 story building houses thousands of books. Situated between a random fish restaurant and a starbucks and buffalo wild wings. Has all the books, magazines, geek toys and potential gifts you may need. I like B&N and bookstores, but this one fails standards. The setup of this Barnes and Noble also seems less about the books as good genres are stuffed in odd corners and instead the good space is occupied by toys and gifts items.

There are almost never seats in there, if you can bare to have your personal space intruded. They do have a Starbucks attached next door but its miniscule and squished like a storage room converted as an afterthought. They advertise that thy have free WiFi but fail to have tables to place notebook computers and no power outputs. The issue with this Barnes and Noble compared to others are its limited seating. As far as selection goes, this Barnes and Noble is pretty standard.

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