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4.4 (140 reviews)
Open 10:00 am - 8:00 pm

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Crissy T.

This is a store where you can just get lost for hours shopping and searching for books. It's a little confusing at times to find what you may be looking for, but the staff is eager to help. Everyone was lovely and I ended up returning a second time during my week in Bellingham. Great selection and I love that it's easy to spot the used, cheaper books.

Camille C.

Such a good bookstore. I love how they have three floors. There was a wide range and selection of books. It was APIDA month, and the bookstore was able to curate a fantastic selection of Asian authors. The service was good, the booksellers were very nice. I also like how they have little blurbs for staff picks. The price of the books are pretty standard. They do have a second used section and they actually have really good books on that shelf too. Would definitely visit again!

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Steve A.

While first time me was n this store I have been an on line customer for years. Three stores of books and gifts and a staff that knows their stuff. Clean labeled book selection. Price are list and discount on used. But shop here for selection

Megan A.

This is the best bookstore I have ever been to. It is three full stories in an old brick building with fun discoveries in every corner! And it has a great cafe, too. You could spend hours in here between all the books and gift items. They offer both new and used books and use a dot sticker system to identify used and bargain books. I was able to score a signed copy of Jodi Picoult's By Any Other Name!

Carolyn L.

I do love this bookstore. They have put in comfy chairs and even a rocking chair in various books and corners. Very inviting. There are 3 levels and they carry different genres. I feel the books are quite niche, so it is a good place if you are looking for gifts. There are also cute stuff stocked here, including items for kids. At the top floor, there is a coffee shop too. Fiction and classics books are here. My taste is more pedestrian, so I did not manage to find books for my reading pleasure. I like reading "fluff" to destress since I have to read more serious stuff for work. Don't bother looking for books which are more plebeian here. I guess this is to differentiate a smaller independent bookstore from the bigger chains. At the bottom level, it is also linked to a restaurant. There are also stickers to indicate if the books are used or bargain books. I do love second hand bookstore too and used to frequent those. Oh and dogs are welcomed here. They have doggie treats.

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Debra R.

A fun bookstore, three floors, and a cafe upstairs with an elevator. There were a couple of marked down tables and a good mystery section with the latest titles, including Richard Osman, our favorite.

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A great adventurous book store combined with paper dreams and two really excellent cafes one tiny one upstairs and one downstairs.

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Cute bookstore with a decent selection. Great location. Would recommend over larger, cookie cutter chains. Love the vibe.

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fun and lovely. wish they had better bathroom service. books and atmosphere are fabulous though

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What a delightful place, filled with all you could possibly want! I first went here year ago and…read moreever since I've been hooked on the books. There is a wide variety of books in each genre and they even have some special editions (sprayed edges, author sign, etc). It is a little on the pricey side but an average sized chapter book is 13-23 dollar depending on size and popularity. The cafe is perfect for doing homework or if you just need a place to get out and read! Anyone who works at this Barnes and Nobel is always helpful, kind, and quite knowledgeable when it comes to books. Overall a great place!

I love books and bookstores were my refuge growing up. I could stay in the bookstore for ages,…read morebrowsing and reading. When the cafe in bookstore culture caught on, I spent even more hours in the bookstore. Then e-books happened and the pandemic. Cafes closed in most bookstores and many bookstores also died a slow death. I was pleasantly surprised to see a cafe (x Starbucks) here. And besides books, B&N also stocks games, religious texts (eg bibles which I hardly see in most bookstores in Vancouver now), driving maps and atlas (also an unicorn in Vancouver). There are also some lifestyle products and something for the audiophiles. Records and turntables. No more CDs. While there are no comfy armchairs scattered around like in the old days, you can still buy a book and read it at the cafe. I got a $1 coupon to use at the cafe when I purchased stuff and promptly used it. Quite a good cross promotion. Big parking lot out front.

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2.3(3 reviews)
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I really wanted to like this book store as it was on the way to a show that my best friend and I…read moredrove across the border to see. Sometimes we like going to porn stores together, just to explore. We figured that it would be a great way to diversify our shopping experience. What was intended to be something fun really put a sour taste in my mouth (no pun intended). From what little my best friend and I did see, there was a slim selection of toys, nothing special but nothing that would be a good generic go to either. I heard that this store had books which I was looking forward to, however, before we got to the section, we were rudely greeted by what I assumed to be the shop owner. I wasn't interested in staying that long and almost made my way out the door due to the really aweful damp and mouldy smell of the place, however, the female elderly clerk initiated eye contact with me. Being socially polite, I greeted her politely in which she rudely asked for our ID's. I understand that for the type of store that it was that ID was required, however, give me a f-ing break. Both my best friend and I look well into our 30's. I had my passport on me, however, wasn't in the mood to fetch the ID in the bottom of my bag since we were on the way out anyway. It was less about the request and more about how she asked. She was rude from the moment we got in. I also felt a weird creepy sense when I walked in which made me also want to bolt before our contact with said lady. The way she was looking at me felt uncomfortable and dirty.

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Launching Success - Located east off Guide Meridian, one block north of Bakerview.

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4.3(13 reviews)
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So a friend gave me a coupon and told Me about this…read morestore...so I popped in (with my shiny new grandson /the holidays in mind). They have some wonderful educational play things for babies! Things that are hard to find elsewhere in town nowadays..it only took 5 minutes to find three different items to choose from! I was able To use my coupon which helped nicely! I will definitely go back! Don't tell my grandson but probably many of his gifts will come from here!

During these challenging covid times, and facing the daunting reality that my daughter would be…read morestarting her senior year of high school from home, I wanted to spice up our townhouse a little and help give her some inspiration as she dives into her academic year. So we headed to Launching Success and wow, did we have fun. I hadn't been to LS for several years - but was thrilled to find they still carry the same, high quality games, toys, books, supplies and other things to support homeschooling and home learning. Our first stop was at their fidget toy display, where my daughter picked out a couple of nice things to "play" with and help keep her focused during her days of Zoom classes. Next, we checked out some of their awesome art materials before heading to what I call the "teacher zone". This area of the store is FULL of all that cool stuff you see around your kid's classroom and you wonder where they got it. Well, they probably got it here! From posters to banners to you-name-it this room almost inspired me to return to college for my teaching certificate. (Hey, I said ALMOST.) While many of the items in this area are geared towards real classroom use (like signs about rules, or birthday lists) we found a couple of inspiring signs to put up around my teen's desk, as well as some organizational bins for pens and other supplies. Launching Success would also be an excellent place to buy high quality gifts for holidays or birthdays - they have a huge variety of games for all ages, and their prices are very competitive.

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Periodic Table.

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