Liam, in charge of the nook section, was of great help! Go to him if you need anything regarding your nook, he is patient and will make sure your problem gets resolved. read more

1. free parking 2. you get to sit in the store and browse through real books for hours 3. It still exists. I appreciate the fact that they're still in business, unlike many other bookstores that have closed due to ipad, nook, kindle. If it wasn't for the fact that I'm pretty broke right now I'd totally buy books & support 4. pitcher of free ice water @ cafe 5. Large variety of books. 6. Alot of books on sale 7. ample seating @ cafe the bad: 1. bathrooms are not very clean 2. food @ cafe way overpriced and very small portions 3. the cafe pastries taste old 4. Some of the cafe staff not the friendliest but they're mostly ok. Still, despite its shortcomings, can't be mad @ them, cause I think most people come in here to read books in the store, but don't buy any. read more

This particular Barnes & Noble has some sentimental value to me. Years ago, I used to walk over here after high school and hang out for hours. The café area had ample seating and they served decent sandwiches. The overall charm of a bookstore made doing homework and studying much more enjoyable. Their extensive book and magazine selection made reading about new topics fun, and the organizational layout of the texts made finding books really easy. After being absent for nearly four years, I stopped by today to buy a book and study. The book that I found on their website was listed for $18.99, but the in-store price was $39.99... I'm not sure if the online and in-store prices for all stores vary that much, but it was pretty disappointing. I also found out that they removed all of the in-store outlets-- not very conducive to studying. I can definitely see how ample outlets would make Barnes a magnet for laptops, but the situation was nevertheless a letdown. read more

I must say, this is one of the well kept Barnes and Noble. Lots of books to choose from. I bought to books on sale for -$4.00. Plus, the staff was very professional and attentive to the customers questions and concerns. I will be patronize this establishment in the near future. read more

I was in Barnes & Noble Cafe we ordered 3 coffees, and cookies. I wanted to pay with Starbucks gift card, but they didn't accept that. The cashier said here is not Starbucks. I told her you have few Starbucks's signs and she wore Starbucks apron. I was so disappointed. After I paid with my credit card. The coffee was cold, and cup was half full. I will not comeback here. read more

Barnes & Noble - Bookstores Near Me - Burbank, California

Dont get tricked by the starbucks sign. They are not a real starbucks inside of barnes and nobles. They are a privatly owned coffee ships who brew and sell starbucks brand coffee. The advertisement is geniuss tho. Altho they have really fresh deserts. There lunch items kinda suks. But after u have chevys or cpk next door u can come by for coffee and desert read more

Barnes & Noble - Studying hard no matter the age. - Bookstores Near Me - Burbank, California

Staff if very helpful and friendly. Shop is very clean and organized. Had an issue with a card but they helped out with no problems. read more

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Went in here to pick up some dictionaries for a medical course. I reserved them ahead of time and they were able to hold them for me. As soon as I arrived I was helped immediately and handed over the dictionaries. I really don't know what to say to a book store since it sells itself, but the staff here is what gets the 5 stars. read more

I love bookstores and this Barnes and Noble. I can wander around here for hours. I always find the crew very helpful and knowledgeable. This is a great location. read more

I love going to bookstores. I love to just sit there and rifle through as many books and magazines as I can. Also I love to just sit in one spot and just read. Best part of this is, no obligation to buy! This can be said for any bookstore. I used to come to this Barnes & Noble like it was the last bookstore on Earth! I love to browse through the discounted sections and actually found great deals there. This store is not as big as other Barnes & Noble but that doesn't matter. I can sit and read for hours on end without anybody bugging me. The magazine section always looked like a tornado hit it with card inserts peppering the floor. Magazines are all over the place but surprisingly I can still find what I wanted. Believe it or not, one of the main reasons why I go here is for the Starbucks cafe in the store! I can get my cup of coffee, grab a favorite read, and I'll be happy. Aside from the disaster in the magazine section, the rest of the store is pretty orderly and clean. Great bargains can be found in the cheap-o sections so make sure you go through them. Pretty good older store with only one level (thank goodness!). read more

I work nearby and its super convenient to visit, before and after work to flip through magazines or check out the titles available. It has never been too crowded and they have a nice amount of books to choose from. After work i stop by the Starbucks to study and there are always enough seats available. I also like the large amount of board games! The last few times i visited the WiFi would not work... read more

Americana's Barns & Noble has more to offer. If you're looking for a quick book, this is the place you would get it from. If you're looking to explore the store and find some cool things, Americana's Barns & Noble is the place you need to be at. This was a really dead store, and really quiet. The Security Guard and the Cashier were babbling something in spanish, which made me feel uncomfortable. I was one of three in the store at the time, and for all I assumed, they could have been talking bad about me. read more

I always enjoy checking out some books. This facility did seem a bit smaller to other B&N bookstores I've been to (mostly the one at the Santa Monica 3rd St Promenade and the one that was the West Side Pavilion Mall). In any case, the store did appeared to be well organized, and the staff was a very helpful in aiding me to find some books I've been looking for (though even I didn't ask I'm sure I could have found on my own as the Graphic Novels and Sci-fi section are pretty much right next to each other). read more

What I like: Location, customer service, and the fact they host the writing club I belong to. What could be improved: Perhaps tamper down on the PSA's, by making them slightly less often when they know there's a meeting going on. We do end up buying merchandise and coffee/pastries from their cafe so it's not like we're just mooching off precious store space. read more

I came here trying to look for a book to exchange the one I had recently bought but did not want. I'm looking around and I notice the security guard watching me carefully and following me around wherever I went, and so is one of the other employees there. I then noticed him talking to her and both of them start staring at me very intently. I had a Barnes and nobles bag in hand with the book I did not want. I'm assuming they thought I was trying to shoplift? Nonetheless, I felt very uncomfortable in this Barnes and nobles location, and I couldn't even pick out the book I really wanted to get without someone keeping an eye on me and following me around. Never coming back here again. Should've just drove to the Americana location which is only 10 more minutes away. It's bigger and the security guard and workers there are much more welcoming and helpful. read more

This store is probably fine, for books. Unfortunately, the Nooks they sell and have sold are badly designed and poorly programmed. -You can't turn them off, to save battery life. -If you change font size for easier reading, the contents are repaginated, which means you have to search, but you can't find the same page number. -There may be a good selection of ebooks,but the cost is so close to print retail that you might as well buy a book, to be able to give it away. There are reports B&N wants to hive off the Nook division. Caveat Emptor. read more

I've been buying books at the Burbank B&N for twenty years. Staff has always been helpful, the store is amazingly well-stocked given competition with online sources. A great place to get a book when you want it now. read more

I'd love to give a 2.5 stars, but due to the inability I cannot. Anyways, the two major(and one minor)problems I have with this particular Barnes and Noble are: -the fact that I can't enjoy perusing the books without sitting -the prices -the snobby employee I really fucking wish I could just enjoy looking through the graphic novels without an employee barking about how I can't sit on the floor. For the second problem, Borders used to have prices that were from a dollar to seven dollars, depending on what you're buying. Borders practically sold the same books and items, so I don't see why it should be overpriced. And for my third problem with the store, I stopped by to support my school by buying certain required books. My school's choir was also singing there. One pretentious employee made a loud remark to his co-worker about how awful it was that they were at the store, calling them 'dumb kids'. He didn't care to quiet down and openly criticized the choir. read more

Layout is cool, definitely smaller than the one at the Americana but still a nice location. Parking is easy, the best hours are either really early in the a.m. or late night because they have a crunch gym literally next door so parking could be a problem mid afternoon. read more

Very happy with this location. Great customer service and a large selection. They also have a nice children's play area that my kids always to love to play at. I prefer this location instead of the Americana branch because of the easier parking and my kid's don't get lost in the weird floor plan. read more

First, my boyfriend and I had the cafe workers stare at us while we were looking at the menu. This was for more than 5mins; they just stared at us and finally one of the workers told the other to just stare at us till we finally leave. We left and waited a while to come back. When we do come back; the store is obnoxiously loud and there's no where to sit. So we sit on the floor in an aisle. We then get told we can't sit on the floor and there's seating all over the store. We walked around for quite some time and no seating. Why was there no seating; you may wonder. There was no seating because people were sitting in chairs and at tables playing on their tablets and phones. Those people; being in a book store, weren't asked to give up theirs seats for those who were actually at the store to read. In my opinion; plain rude. There has yet to be a time when I've come to this barnes and noble and wasn't disappointed. read more

I don't know why I haven't reviewed for this place yet. Every single time I've gone in everyone who has helped me and everyone who has worked the checkout have been incredibly pleasant! I'm typically able to find the book I'm looking for pretty quickly. Unless I want to browse for anything else I'm usually in and out in no more than 5-10 minutes if I know exactly what I'm getting. read more

This location needs a security guard. Not only did my charger get stolen but you will be focusing on reading and ull be interrupted by someone asking for money. read more

I can spend hours and hours here for months and months every day!!! The best university is the one your own curiosity seeks alone and on your own time and skills. Schools can be kinda slow and redundant. read more

Barnes & Noble - An Einstein-Curie in the making - Bookstores Near Me - Burbank, California

4 stars for their awesome merchandise selection, but deducting 2 for their unmotivated, low-morale employees, depressing atmosphere, and bait-and-switch pricing. I looked up a book on their website to make sure it was in stock, but when I got to the store I found that it was marked up 20%. The unenthusiastic clerk confirmed that the store prices were higher than the online prices. In general, the store employees seemed disengaged and aloof. The store also has a somber, oppressive vibe, complete with an intimidating security guard who unsmilingly tells you to have a "good afternoon" as you leave... at 10 PM at night. If I really need to buy a book from them, I'll take the online route next time. read more

I've been looking for a specific book for a while now, this young guy named Aaron helped me out and answered all my questions that I had, and was every respectful! Thank you so much!! read more

I enjoy this location as there is a lot of room to find a place to sit and read through a book or two before making my purchase. I love bookstores, as I can get lost in them and record stores for hours. Their selection is great, and finding help is never an issue here. I like their mystery and travel sections. They are always well stocked. Also, it is within walking distance from Macy's and the Burbank mall. Yes, there is a Starbucks here, however, I am not a coffee drinker, so I'll leave the java reviews to the java connoisseurs. What I like about B & N is that they have the locator on their website which one can have a book(s) held for them for purchase. Parking can be a bit crazy with the Ikea, Chuys, and folks from the gym upstairs, but worth a trip. read more

There's a book here called The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks that you should all give a try & here is my take on it: Henrietta Lacks was a woman whose cancer cells established the HeLa cell line. They were the first immortalized human cell line in the 50s. The HeLa cells were able to grow and divide endlessly which lead to their immortality. This enabled scientists and researchers to be able to use and study cells for as long as they needed to which lead to great discoveries in their research. It has been said that enough credit has not been given to Ms. Lacks due to the fact that her cells have become such a prominent figure in scientific research. It is truly important to get to know the woman behind the cells because her family history and her as an individual are vital in knowing where this all originated. Rebecca Skloot did a subpar job when it comes to honoring the family of Henrietta Lacks. It is very troubling because a woman who has done so much for mankind has not even been honored in an appropriate way because many wonder what kind of life she led, what happened to her children, and what shed think about cells from her cervix living on forever--bought, sold, packaged, and shipped by the trillions to laboratories around the world (Skloot, 2010). The book itself is mainly centered around the cells and what these did for mankind as we know it. One definitely has to be in agreeance with Christopher Lengauer and his notion stating that "Whenever we read books about science, it's always HeLa this and HeLa that. Some people know those are the initials of a person, but they don't know who that person is. That's important history." because must always remember that there is a person behind "HeLa" and getting to know who she was and why her cells are the way they are helps answer many questions. Although the book is written beautifully and does a great job of identifying medicine and bioethics, it lacks in showing us who Henrietta Lacks was which may not seem relevant to many, but it helps give a better understanding of why morals are relevant. In the book we are told that, "There's a photo on my wall of a woman I've never met, it's left corner torn and patched with tape." (Skloot, 2010) which clearly identifies that most people do not really know who Henrietta Lacks is, they just know HeLa. This troubles me dearly because "She's usually identified as Helen Lane, but often she has no name at all. She's simply called HeLa." (Skloot, 2010) There was a person behind those cells and a lot of skepticism about how and why those cells were retrieved. This story really helped me realize that even though we may be at the brink of a major discovery, something revolutionary, it is always important to keep in mind that there is a person and a family whose feelings need to be considered that one must be held accountable for. It helped me realize that even though I may be on the verge of discovering something that has never been done before I have to keep my morals in check and take all the right steps in order to avoid any sort of conflict and scrutiny from an individual or their family. You have to learn to be sensitive and understand. Compassion is very important in the field of medicine, and even though there are a set of rules given to you it is always important to make a good judgement call because some things in life may not seem so black and white all the time. read more

I use to love coming here but after the rude service at the cafe I was officially done with the cafe here. Barnes and Noble hire better staff for the cafe ASAP! read more

I loved coming here to study throughout my high-school years. I've always bought countless amounts of books and knew many of the staff that worked there. I have been away for college and returned back to Burbank a year ago. So today I decided to go to Barnes to study for my board exam. It was then when I realized that customers aren't very welcoming anymore. I sat down and asked if I may use the power outlet for my laptop. An employer greeted me and said of-course,so I did. It wasn't even five minutes that's gone by, before the manager of the store approached me and kindly asked me to leave. I was baffled, I asked why am I asked to leave and she replied back, "these outlets are for store use only! You may not use this to charge your laptop." I replied back by stating well it would be nice if you had big signs around the outlets saying not for customer use. I also didn't want to throw the employer who allowed me to use the outlet under the bus. Man who knew using a power outlet was such a big deal. I guess I'm sticking to panera bread and Starbucks from now on. They lost all my business with them! read more

I go here all the time to read books and write my scripts. The staff is very friendly, complimentary and knowledgeable!

Knowledgeable, friendly and very helpful staff. They answered all of my questions, and assisted me with finding books in the field of topic I was referencing. read more

If I could leave negative stars... I would. A older white male ginger looking (the manager I assume from reading the other reviews) assisted me and REFUSED to take a 25% coupon that I had. AS IF HE OWNS THE STORE or he owes his life to it. It was online as well but I just so happen to have found on my own and it WAS a Barnes and noble coupon. On top of that, the online website also had 25% off. Overall, he was not welcoming and definitely not friendly at all. Very bad customer service. read more

Came here for some late night reading. It was almost closing when I arrived so I made my book/magazine choices quickly. Shaun checked me out and was extremely friendly and enthusiastic especially for it being 11pm! Great customer service skills. read more

If I could give this location zero stars, I would. The negative, unfriendly and uncaring attitude obviously has a trickle down effect and has landed on the employees. Robin (the Asst. Mgr.) presents an uppity, condescending disposition and lack of concern for customers. The only thing she seems to care about is peddling the Banes and Nobles membership. There is no concern for customer satisfaction or retention. Steer clear of this location! read more

DREADFUL! I went in to pick up a specific book that I had placed on hold and thought that while I was there I would see if they happened to have a few other hard-to-find titles I was looking for. I approached two female employees, chatting away about restaurants, and asked for help. One actually acted insulted that I interrupted them and the other turned away and busied herself straightening books. Miss Insulted, advised me that my request did not fall under the category of her job and pointed to the customer service kiosk. I found four customers waiting at the customer service area and no Barnes & Noble employee in sight. I wandered around the aisles, trying to find where the books I was searching for may be and spotted another employee finishing up a phone call, near the back side of the store. I waited, offered a smile and asked if he could help me. ...this guy just turned and walked away - not one word. That was enough for me, so I went up to the register to get the book I had on hold. There was one guy, no one in line, and I actually had to ask him if he was working! He got my book and asked if I found everything I was looking for. I told him that I was looking for more books, but I couldn't find anyone to help me. Amazingly - this guy then gave me some snotty attitude. Wow! Wouldn't the proper response have been to ask me how he could help?!?!?! This is not even horrible customer service, this is NO CUSTOMER SERVICE. Do these people think they are the only ones selling books?! There were maybe ten customers in that entire store at the time I was there... and the employees can't help the customers?! As a writer and researcher, I average about $4,000.00 a year on reading materials. Barnes and Noble will not see another penny of my money. Thank goodness for Amazon! read more

My second favorite book store (the one at the americano is my favorite). A lot of great books with good prices. Also there is Starbucks which is amazing! But the one thing they could've improve is the music section. There are barely any music sheets. But it's not a music store so it's okay. Anyways, I really enjoy buying books and reading there! read more

My fiancé and I love coming here whenever we just need a break and some quiet time. I always order a mocha frap or passion tea lemonade at their Starbucks and then grab a couple of fitness or fashion magazines to entertain myself before I start reading my books or getting to work. This location is pretty decent. It's not one of the biggest locations, but you can pretty much find what you need for the most part. Everyone here is pretty friendly as well. This Barnes and Noble is located right next to their Crunch Gym, across IKEA. Really easy to find. Parking is free in the garage, so it's very convenient and not a far walk at all. read more

This is an irritating Barnes&Noble. No privacy whatsoever!! And people sitting and reading on chairs, ALL DAY. And you look at the books they're reading, freaking court topics, okay, it's like angry reading. Didn't want to even try sitting at the cafe. Don't like this location. Even though Burbank has a lot of shops.... I'll just get a book and read SOMEWHERE ELSE. read more

Bookstores are closing everywhere because of online services such as Amazon. While I admit that I do like Amazon for some things, there is no substitute for going into a bookstore and browsing. just as i think there is no substitute for holding an actual book as opposed to a Kindle. Amazon is great if you know what you want, but if you want to look through the racks and make a discovery, there is no store netter then Barns & Noble. I hope this store stays open for many years to come. read more