Barnes & Noble Booksellers

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4300 Montgomery Rd
Ellicott City, MD 21043
Barnes & Noble is one of the largest book retailers in the United States that operates mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of bookstores. Headquartered in New York City, the company also operates the smaller bookstore chains, such as Bookstop, Bookstar and B. Dalton Booksellers mostly in outdoor strip malls and shopping malls. Barnes & Noble is known for large, upscale retail outlets, many of which contain a caf serving Starbucks Coffee. Most of its stores also sell magazines, newspapers, DVDs, graphic novels, gifts, games and music. Barnes & Noble s stores average 25,000 square feet and carry up to 200,000 titles, as well as feature lounge chairs and reading tables. The company also owns Sterling Publishing, which annually publishes and distributes more than 1,100 new titles. Barnes & Noble maintains a location in Ellicott City, Md.

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3.544 reviews
Kristen C.
8/6/2025

I take my son here for the summer kids camp and it's always such a pleasant experience. Ms. Shaun is so sweet and has such a warm, fun energy! The other staff who help her are always so nice too....

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Carroll N.
11/30/2022

11.28.22 My husband purchased two books for me for my birthday, which I returned. Apparently he's not very observant because one book I already had. The return was easy. He paid with a credit...

Sandy L.
11/14/2024

You can't even go on reddit or yelp without finding "what's the deal with the columbia Long Gate B&N Cafe? Bad service, prima donna wanna-be fake baristas, weird vibe and way too much...

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Courtney K.
5/8/2022

Bottom Line:  A large "bricks and mortar" bookstore with a big selection and cafe. I'm so thankful that bricks and mortar bookstores like Barnes & Noble still exist. There is just something so...

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Jason J.
3/5/2020

Sometimes you just want a paperback book to read on the bus. Other people might enjoy reading on their Kindle Fire or other device, but give me an actual book anyday. I hope Barnes and Noble's...

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