My Auntie was looking for a magazine in San Jose to place an ad for her new business & after…read morecalling a few places she found El Aguila. The lady over the phone seemed very patient & nice, at first I was like of course they want us to place an ad but once we visited the office I realized I was wrong. They went through the prices & different options with us, very sincere and got to the point. I like that they are not rude or pushy like other magazines. Even the owners seemed very humble & nice, that's a first since a lot of business owners especially from a popular magazine are not really that laid back. I felt comfortable & confident that my Auntie was going to place her ad in the magazine. After getting the magazine her ad looked great! Definitely doing business with them again.

From the owner: El Aguila Magazine is a weekly Spanish Magazine that not only offers advertisements for local…read morebusinesses, free classifieds, but also covers general topics for our community to read & seek.

The "Tri City Voice" is a free community newspaper that covers the South Eastbay. It's available at…read morevarious locations, but I usually grab a copy or read it at Peking Garden in San Lorenzo. With offices in Fremont, it has a huge coverage area from San Leandro to Milpitas. It seems to lack frontpage news stories, but has everything else. Content such as city events, obits, police and fire reports, horoscope, school sports, and classified ads. The paper seems to fit the gaps that those other "cookie cutter" newspapers don't cover. The Tri City Voice gets residents interested in their community, and generates involvement. A valuable asset to the Eastbay.

I found this community paper a couple of months ago and have been…read morepicking it up every week since then. It highlights local people and events. It has a kid's section and even a Sudoku puzzle. A variety of articles on health, cooking and gardening. This paper even has color photos. Very appreciative of the newspaper staff and the quality product they put out on a weekly basis.

Went to Barnes & Noble on a Saturday afternoon and was surprised (and happy) by how crowded it was…read more Nice to see people shopping and studying and drinking coffee at the last B&N in San Jose. Fortunately, it's a spacious store with room for everyone. It's also nice that there is a dedicated parking lot in the back, again with enough parking for everyone. I went there looking for a specific Miffy keychain, but the Miffy goods were picked over pretty good and they didn't have it. Ended up leaving with two books, a journal, two chocolate bars, a reusable shopping bag, and a Miffy blind box. It was a pretty good shopping spree.

Love bookstores and this one is huge. Probably the last one in the Bay Area. There's a huge area…read morejust for kids books. The store has 2 entrances. The back entrance is probably best because there's more parking in the back. There's cashiers at both doors too. Cafe is directly in the middle of the store with a few tables to work and hang out. They have a decent sized section for animes. I really hope they don't close this one down.

Metro has been one of the biggest catalysts for culture and entertainment in the San Jose/Silicon…read moreValley region. The San Jose Jazz Festival was started inside its office by its jazz columnist, and the San Jose Downtown Association began there as well. It was one of the original businesses of the SoFA District, which went from a red-light zone to Silicon Valley's coolest entertainment district. Metro covers news, politics, culture and arts and has been free since the beginning. It purchased four other alt-weeklies and is now the flagship of a five publication alternative newspaper group.

Has a rotating photo exhibit each month. Part of South…read moreFirst Street First Friday Art Walk. http://www.yelp.com/biz/south-first-fridays-san-jose#hrid:ZoR-UD81TFLJ3_IQNHSyVQ/src:search/query:south%20first%20friday

It's just a vehicle for advertisements. It's supposed to be "free", but it's more than that. It's…read moremore like ''forced". They won't stop littering my driveway with it. It's a waste of resources for them (and the planet) and a waste of time for me since I must dispose of it. Worse, they block the sidewalk in front of my (corner) house by dropping a stack of papers on the corner to use as a staging area (I'm not sure what else to call it) for deliveries. School kids use that sidewalk to walk to school and there are many cars on the roadway. It's wrong to block the sidewalk and make the kids walk in the street. I wish the students would go ahead and walk on my front garden area (not really a lawn), but they (unlike the Milpitas Post) respect people's property and do not do so.

I love the Milpitas Post!!!…read more There is always something juicy to read...although sometimes I don't think that the information is 100% accurate. I participated in their guess the "mystery spot" and I actually won! Their customer service could do a little better because I had to reach out to them instead of them contacting me if I had won or not. Still got a free certificate to Casa Azteca! :)

I have been a customer of the Fremont branch of Half Price Books for several years now. Because of…read moretheir extensive selection of books I have been able to read many hard to find books for a reasonable price. I have also ordered from them online with the same positive results. I have also sold many books and other items as well. They do not pay very high prices for the objects. I would check prices before selling there. However, the convenience (they take a very large range of items) can be worth it on its own. They can save you time by not having to try several places that may reject the items because they don't fit their exact customer preferences. Half Price Books is willing to take a lot of items because they are large enough to find a buyer. Finally, I have always found the staff to be friendly and helpful every time I have been there so far.

I wouldn't bother bringing books in to sell! Store selection is great, staff is very polite & nice!…read moreThe bathroom is clean. However I brought in 7 large grocery bags of books & novels... most in like-new condition. Many by very famous authors. They wanted all but about 10 of the books & offered me $18 for the ones they wanted to keep.... Had I left them 'all' of my books, I was told they would have gone on their shelves or to other stores. Crazy to donate products for them to sell. Makes more sense just to donate them & let a non profit sell them...or donate to Friends of the Library... I waited well over an hour to hear the $18 offer LOL.... CRAZY ME!! But it's a very nice place to shop!

San Jose Magazine is nothing more than a yuppified advertisement for real estate agents and home…read morelistings. It seems I always see it in doctor's offices, dentist offices and in the lobby of hotels but nowhere else. The articles are generally short, dull and uninteresting about people and things that I have no ability to care about. A glossy cover and shiny, expensive photographs hide a dust bowl of information. No more wasting of time reading this fancy-looking publication for me no matter how bored I get waiting for my appointment to come. It will probably go belly-up soon anyway as it is hard to keep any local magazine going that doesn't allow 20 pages of escort ads in the back a la metro. San Jose is a great place to live and should just have something better. Don't cha think?

I grew up reading magazines in offices of all types. I still spend far too much on magazines…read more(though less than Linda does for the September issues of all the fashion rags) and I read them all the time. When I was living in Boston, my Mom bought me a subscription to Boston Magazine (a great mag) and to San Jose Magazine. Sadly, it's never been anywhere near as compelling. The problem isn't that San Jose Magazine isn't readable, the articles are OK, the photos tend to be really nice, and they tend to give at least some coverage to all the events that I give a care about. On the other hand, it's also a crappy selection of articles that hardly covers the way we in SJ live and work. It's targeted to a more upscale crowd, but that's not SJ and it's not what's interesting about the city. The presentation is pretty, but the content is not what it should be.

Cute and bustling shop in downtown Mountain View. We stopped by on a Saturday evening, and it's fun…read moreto see literary being promoted. Staff are helpful and friendly, so ask away. Pretty good recommendations in the small manga section they have. Some series that have anime adaptations so it's a good balance for people who aren't super dipped into the otaku world yet, like Demon Slayer being recommended, and also some peak, like Kaiji. There's a children's section too with some plushies and lots of recommendations throughout. There's a wall at the front with events that they have, community resources, and much more. Not bad.

While I'm sad that Barnes & Noble had to buy Books Inc., I'm also glad that they saved them and…read moreBooks Inc was able to keep its name. I love the neighborhood bookshop atmosphere (including the warehouse sales that B&N doesn't have), and the staff are kind and helpful. Note that they don't necessarily have the same stock as B&N, which is special in its own way.

Huntford printing has been around for a long time. They do so much of everything from labels to…read morebrochures to business cards to letterhead to posters and flyers quality work quality printers. I would recommend this place for business or personal needs

Kathy is awesome. She helps me to put on the breeding rim around the artwork. She also help me to…read moreexpedite the order so that we can get the final brochure before the deadline.