Visiting the World’s Largest Bookstore! 📚

"Shelf space" isn't a "little thing" for a book store. It's literally where they put the books.

I've been to Powell's Bookstore in Portland. It's like being in heaven.

Give me a cramped over stuffed used bookstore anyday.

IIRC, Powell's is the world's largest independent bookstore. The soulless corporations can have their square footage; Powell's is an actual destination. (I also can't go there often, despite living about an hour from it, or I would be capital-b Broke. Happy, yes. But also happy in a van down by the river full of books. :D) (eta: those 'curated tables' are curated by corporate. So while there are a lot of them with this larger footprint, they're the same exact curations you'll find at any B&N in the country. :/ )

The best book store I went to was just a couple weeks ago, the selection wasn't too great, but they had a shoulder cat that scarfed across my shoulders while I browsed, so that was pretty cool.

I go every Saturday, then Petco, and finally Forbidden Planet. Might even catch a movie. All in the same neighborhood 😊.

Travel writing is easily one of my favourite genres of books, so I'm glad to hear you've discovered it 😆❤

I love Powells in Portland Oregon.

That is a Barnes & Noble Café (not owned or operated by Starbucks) that sells some Starbucks products. It’s an important distinction because they do not accept Starbucks gift cards only B&N gift cards. Also, they carry some items Starbucks doesn’t and vice versa. This applies to every B&N location with a café.

Woah! This place is huge. I think you may missed out on 'The Mysterious Bookstore' 🙂 Also, I watched a random video by Desi darling and it was her NYC vlog. She visited The Strand bookstore and that place was massive. Nowadays, I've been reading books from Reddit book recommendations.

It looks absolutely amazing! I adore book shops...we have one of the world's most beautiful book stores here in Portugal (in Oporto) which is very pretty. Apparently JK Rowling was inspired there! It's called Livraria Lello if you want to look it up! x

I didn't know Barnes and Noble still sold books between the games, Legos, plush toys and the coffee shop☹

Yes some Barnes & Nobles have music sections. In Hawaii, ours does. 🤙🌺

Hyperion is wonderful! Must read Fall of Hyperion as well.

I absolutely loved reading The Will of the Many! It's the first in a series, so I can't wait for the next book to come out.

Positively 'meh'. Looks like every single other Barnes and Noble. Not even the old architecrure can put it in the top spot. Powell's is superior in terms of charm and feeling like a genuine book store and not a big box capitalist wet dream.

This makes me want to make a bookstore bucket list.

Is beautiful, yes, very New York, at least for us, Europeans. I love the long dark shelves, with so many books, it compensates for so much unused empty space Thank you for this tour!♥♥♥

Whoa,, that place is mahoosive. ✨

I used to deliver to B&N here in Michigan. Sometimes they had returns and after the year turned over they had huge returns. I wonder, to keep that much shelf space filled how their return amount compares. And I mainly mean sending stuff back that sits there for too long.