Cutest bookstore ever! I had to stop by The Book Store when visiting Kaukauna…read more There are a variety of sections labeled with the best signage. The owner told me she made them from recycled cabinets- so creative! The store has a huge mystery, horror, and romance sections. There are some smaller self-help, history, sports, and biography sections. There is also a great clearance section with some blind reads near the front door. I also recommend you checkout the selections of bookmarks and stickers near the cashier. The bookmarks are made by local artists. The Book Store is a must visit for book lovers in the area and there are lots of cool eateries and pubs nearby too.

Huge selection for an independent book store. You don't see many of these around and done well…read moreanymore. Prices were good.

A great selection of books both new and used! There's a cafe at the back of the store with a big…read morekids section so there's truly something for everyone! Fun gifts too and very affordable. Kind staff as well and super clean and beautiful inside!!

I traveled across the state of Wisconsin to plug into a literary festival hosted by lions mouth. in…read moreaddition to meeting accomplished authors, Jordan helped me find books for young people that highlight big emotions and mental health like buffalo fluffalo and her muddy majesty of muck. I will travel across the state for lions mouth again. thank you

There is little to complain, besides the basic comments: "It didn't have what I was looking for."…read more"There should be more books and movies to choose from." "The prices are a little high for some items." As far as these things can be true, the store is great at finding generally what you want. You might not find exactly what you are looking for, but what store does. You don't get a lot for selling, but they are always buying books, movies, etc. Plus, you get cash for what you sell, never credit. You can find good deals on an array of media. The staff is also excellent; there might be times when they get short with you, but that is okay. They get all kinds of customers.

the woman working the register yawned loudly as she rang up the books I picked out. book store…read moresnobs are alive and well at this half price books location.

Exactly what I needed - was visiting Green Bay & needed a quiet spot to write my postcards. Upon…read moreentering, the first thing I noticed was the smell of books, which I love. Tiny bookshop, but plenty of seating and a nice coffee & tea selection. I had the chai, which was solid, as well as a door county cherry bagel. Both hit the spot. Friendly service, and they also have a chess/checkers table. Would come back again!

Cute place. Coffee was really really really hot and good. I had a plain back medium roast coffee…read moreand an everything bagel with cream cheese. Cafe is in an old bookstore which is pretty neat. Was pretty busy when I went so not a place to read quietly but if you go without those intentions, you will like it.

This place is the best! Such a charming bookstore. They have a wide selection and have neat…read morestickers at the counter. I love visiting there, they are such lovely people!

I could spend a whole day in this book store, it truly is the town's best kept secret! I love the…read moreVillage Booksmith! The variety of genres, the ambiance, the friendly book shop owner everything was great.

I loved how the bookstore's decore matched each section's nearby book genre. They had a good…read moreselection of used books. The cashier was very welcoming and clearly loved books from the conversations I overheard him having with customers. It took us a bit to figure out where the book's price was listed. They stamp it inside the book (usually within the first 5 pages) along with a date. I personally don't like when a bookstore writes the price using a permanent method. However, I know other people feel like it shows the book's life journey and appreciate seeing where a book came from.

Went to this store about two months ago with my wife who brought in a large bag of hardcover books…read more It had to have been 20 to 25 books in really good new condition. The older woman told us they normally don't do book purchasing on Wednesdays, but because it was our first time there, she would make an exception. She gave us instantly $10 credit and told us she would look over the books, and we would be getting more credit due to the quality and quantity of the books. We waited in the store which mind you was not busy at all. Just 2 other people checked out while we were there for over 2 hours. We had to get going and the woman (I believe she is the manager or owner,) said to just leave the books and we would get a decent amount of credit and it would be on her account when we returned. Fast forward to July 25th my wife called to see how much credit she had gotten since we had not been there since we dropped off the books. They claimed that she didn't have any credit left. They basically stole the rest of the books from us. I guess it was our mistake not insisting that they complete the credit before we left. I mean it shouldn't take 2+ hours to find out how much credit they would give her. Sure, if they had been busy, I would be more understanding. After they called her back and told her they overpaid her for her brand-new condition hard cover books, they hung up on her when she told them she was very displeased with the situation. Not only that but they had her contact information prior to today and she found out they simply donated the ones they didn't want instead of giving them back to her. This place is not trustworthy.

Service was not very friendly or inviting. If you were a regular you were talked to and treated…read morewith respect. 1st time in and no hello no nothing. The selection was nice and the value was fantastic. Most likely will not go back due to feeling like I was disturbing the woman from her puzzle and audiobook.

My daughter and I were excited to try out this shop, but when we got there, it was closed even…read morethough it was during their normal business hours

I love bookstores and this one is a gem. I love shopping here for books and browsing all the other…read moredelights too... lots of great stocking stuffers...

This unique bookstore offers an incredible selection at excellent prices, and its friendly staff…read moreand charming atmosphere make shopping there an absolute delight. We could have easily spent all day hunting for books among the immaculate shelves of the renovated church building-- discovering your books is just as much of a treat as taking them home to enjoy. New releases, second-hand steals, first editions-- she has them all. If you are in the area, Reader's Realm is a must!

I love used bookstores, but this one is a sad one. Kind of a depressing atmosphere. No music. The…read moreperson working there was very friendly. There are both used and new books. There is a good selection of used standard fiction, but other genres are not well represented. New books are scattered about with books not well organized. There was a corner with stacks of unorganized used books. Things were overall haphazard. I thought used books were slightly overpriced.

Good selection of items, very helpful folks, great prices. Helping the community helps the world…read more Buy local.

Service at this store has always been excellent. I've never had a problem finding assistance from a…read moreteam member and everyone is pleasant. The cafe is a great place to take a break as well with quick and efficient service.

This review is for the Starbucks cafe inside of Barnes & Noble. While the young staff of the cafe…read morewas pleasant, I was met with a very condescending & rude employee that I can only describe as female, mid-50s, heavy set with glasses + salt & pepper hair. And this was after I had already spent nearly $14 in the cafe on a sandwich, dessert item, and triple expresso. The only reason why I stopped at B&N in the first place was that I didn't want the nearby KwikTrip coffee, nor did I want to drive a few miles into downtown Appleton on this day. I was fatigued, and needed a good caffeine burst right away. Enter Starbucks cafe inside of B&N, which was the nearest venue close to my hotel next to the Fox River Mall. After ordering my food items and required triple expresso (my gold standard) from an incredibly polite twenty-something college female barista, I get this sneer from Ms. Grumpy Dumpy from her table as she was apparently on her break. I smile, of which she never changes her expression. It was as if I had ran over her dog or something with the look she was giving me. I wanted to ask the friendly barista "WTF is wrong with Mount Rushmore over there?" I thought nothing of it at further, so I didn't make it an issue. A few minutes later, the second barista (twenty-something male) indicated that my food order as ready, I waited patiently as my drink order was being prepared by barista #1. Ms. Large Marge decides to end her break, walk over to the counter to assert her authority. Without even looking at me, she picks up my coffee, and says "Here you go", then proceeds to nearly throw it onto the counter. Sort of stunned, I'm thinking "What in thee hayle just happened?" I wasn't in the mood to make this an issue, since I was tired. In addition, the two younger baristas were in stark contrast to their manager, considering how pleasant they were to me. As I start walking away toward the exit of B&N while shaking my head in disgust, I overhear the rude manager say "Next time, don't give him so much expresso." I so wanted to tell her that I had a triple expresso, and that if she had paid attention in 3rd grade math class, the volume of three expresso shots would be a larger quantity than one traditional expresso shot. Altogether, this experience motivated me to seek out better coffee venues in Appleton, mainly downtown and close to Lawrence University. Thanks to the awful attitude that I experienced from the Starbucks cafe manager inside of this B&N, I'll certainly never return to the cafe again no matter how bad my caffeine urges are. This manager is definitely not management material. If you don't like your job, fine. Don't take out your job frustrations on the consumer.