While there’s less space than in the old shop and they have gotten rid of the fake Starbucks (there’s already one next door), they seem to be doing more with less space. they made the sensible decision to move the clothing and merchandise downstairs and have employed a better layout. While the top floor hasn’t quite been settled yet, you get the idea that you should still have essentially the same great selection of books as they did before.

Its very nice. Good layout and selection. Nice quality too. Associate Victoria was extremely sweet. Some are still wearing masks (which is totally okay yall!!) and she made concerted effort to speak clearly and enunciated clearly. Took care packing up our purchases too.

This is a unique Barnes and Noble store. It shares the space with Vanderbilt University products and textbooks, and Starbucks coffee. It is a two floors store. It has a nice and cozy childrens books area. Great place to get a coffee, grab a good book and do some shopping.

Lots of great items for the Vandy fans in the world. Prices are reasonable for a specialty store like this.

Great selection of Vanderbilt items. Friendly staff. Cant look up B&N Rewards number though; you must bring card.

Bring back barnes and noble!! The new bookstore is horrible, and the woman with short brown hair upstairs in the textbook area has the worst attitude towards students. So disappointed.

Clean and nice Barnes and Noble. Very nice, super friendly, and helpful staff. We were there to tour the University but stopped in to buy sweatshirts and get coffee at the in store Starbucks. Great app that saved me a ton of money.

This is no longer a Barnes and Noble at all. Some books that are not textbooks sure but it is the Vanderbilt Bookstore now and is almost exclusively for Vanderbilt merch. Save yourself the drive and traffic hassle and head to a local bookstore or the B&N at Cool Springs Galleria instead.

Great place that allows authors like myself to present work to reach the right audience. This time I presented my work, Meditative Thoughts For Empowerment - Thirty Days Of Spritual Reflection and Renewal It was a great experience. Many people enjoy the reading event

I love this store and frequent it often as a student at the university. However, I have recently run into several issues with the Bartleby company that the cashiers push us to sign up for. Essentially, all you have to do is provide your email to the company for 20% off your entire Barnes & Noble purchase, and then cancel your subscriptions so you dont get charged monthly. Seems great in theory, but it is unfortunately a scam that is taking a lot of money from a lot of university students/families. I was being charged for two separate accounts for four months without receiving any notice that I was being charged or had a subscription to this company. I tried to speak with their customer service in order get a full refund, but I am still out $80. I know that doesnt seem like a lot, but for a university student, getting scammed out of that kind of money is a big deal. Additionally, the customer service has been pretty shady about the whole situation.All in all, I love this bookstore. The Vandy gear is awesome and this is where I get the majority of my school books. I just wish the cashiers were aware that this is a scam so they wouldnt encourage customers to sign up for it. I know that the cashiers are just trying to help us save 20%, but it unfortunately cost me much, much more than that.

This is another great Barnes and Noble. I enjoyed the visit

Decent selection. Great products. Just wish it had more apparel to choose from. Otherwise it was a good visit.

Over priced so I couldnt get a thing with out cringing. My brothers University is better anyway.

Barnes and Noble is closing and a few weeks later a new improved bright n shiny new bookstore will open in its place... lost contract with the university

Great service. Nice selection of Vanderbilt merch.

Actually swung by here to see if they had any board games. Guess what they have a pretty good selection I was really impressed were not talking just the Monopoly type either were talking about good old Euro board games. The prices were reasonable as well so if you need something and youre in the area you can swing by just make really good sense for people that are college students there at Vanderbilt or even Belmont

It was closed even though it was suppose to be open according to the hours posted. I really wanted a Vanderbilt shirt, but never got one. Boo.

Big place to find a few rarely published/locally printed books

Not as much Vanderbilt gear as I expected. It was clean and well staffed, but I guess we caught them before they were restocking. Did not have a big selection.

DO NOT BUY TEXTBOOKS! I have used them twice, and both times were disasters and they did nothing to fix their errors. First, they listed all the wrong textbooks for my section, as a result of which I prepared for the wrong classes, wasnt able to get my books in time for classes (some took weeks to get materials), and I lost hundreds of dollars. I was never even given an apology from the store, but was rather told they dont make mistakes (the school administration apologized for the bookstores mistakes, but didnt actually help).Later, I ordered a used textbook, it took weeks to process, and I was then given a new one at a new price, at which point it was too late to pursue other options. The store gave no notice at sale that they were increasing the price.The website and phone number are also constantly broken.This store is a waste of time and energy. Buy your textbooks elsewhere.

So much for my upcoming Freshman.

After writing this and getting a response I will add this ... not a ..Typical Barnes & Noble . However, while the textbook section was of course there and available for students they seemed to have an awful lot of empty shelves.I suppose we shall see what it looks like upon reopening...

Lots of good vanderbilt gear, but overpriced and occasionally crowded.

Great option for those living in Nashville and not wanting to drive far to the outskirt B&Ns. I was looking for Leather Hard Cover Collectable edition books, and I found them.

Not a real Barnes & Noble Noble. Very limited book selection. UPDATE: Yes, of course I went upstairs--and the fact that your response /suggestion was written 8 months after my review only reinforces the accuracy of 1 star. Google Maps did not differentiate this as B&N Education, Inc. If it had, I would have known to drive all the way to Cool Springs. While this store does have smaller sections of some categories found in a full Barnes and Noble, it does not carry many categories expected in that store. Unless youre a student in need of textbooks and things with the school logo, youll be more likely to find what you want at a real, full-size Barnes and Noble.

Under some construction. Friendly folks.

Zero apparel due to transition to new owners- Timing is impeccably bad due to this being Vanderbilt graduation weekend.

Very nice place. However, bathroom hook had dried blood on it. Very disgusting.

So many great options! Staff was very helpful as well.

Always Love the Vandy Bookstore

Kind and professional staff. The store carries a ton of Vanderbilt merchandise. Comes highly recommended

This B&N is connected to Vanderbilt. You not only get a decent section of books but can purchase a nice Vandy shirt as well. They have a coffee shop downstairs with limited seating.The only downside is parking. The lot in front of the store can get filled up really fast with people going to the many other stores in the building. The garage isnt far but it charges you. The bookseller will scan your ticket for you so theres no charge.

Toured Vanderbilt for possible college for my son. Found our way to B&N and was impressed with the selection of Vandy gear. This B&N seemed more like a sports clothing store and than book store. Staff was super attentive and helpful and even showed me how to download a coupon to save 20%.

The staff was horribly rude!!!! When we finally decided to leave the manger said yeah glad y’all are leaving. Never have we been treated so rudely at a store!!!

I appreciated how the managers jumped in when they heard the cashier up front be so rude. I received some gift cards which paid for a beautiful bible I bought. It is 2 stories so I go often for time to myself.

Always a great bookstore experience once you realize you have to park on the third floor in the garage and go across the crosswalk. pick out a second floor book go to the first floor to validate parking. if you can find staff and manage eye contact with them they are knowledgeable and courteous. and then go back up stairs by two other registers to get back to the garage you are immensely grateful for. location in midtown is its best quality.

Good solid bookstore, with a wonderland of Vanderbilt gear

Typical Barnes and Noble. Democrat hangout. To bad the school uses them for their school bookstore. Had to suffer through it to buy Vandy logo merchandise.

Barnes and Noble is my favorite bookstore. I dont have one in my city, so I look forward to visiting when Im in Nashville. I normally go to the one in Cool Springs, but we were touring Vandy and stopped in at that location. All I can do is apologize to the clerk for making her have to check me out, and, then ask her to validate my parking pass, which someone else did. If you dont like your job, find something else, preferably where you dont have to interact with people. Ill stick to Cool Springs.

Barnes and Noble exhibited the most exquisite selection of novelties. These novelties included Vanderbilt attire (shirts, pants, shoes, accessories, etc.), a broad selection of general reading books for the non-Vanderbilt students, and a specific section set aside for textbooks and other classroom needs for the students. The Barnes and Noble was very clean, modern, and has lots of staff members willing to help you with any needs (whether it be finding a book or looking for a different size in a certain clothing item). The Barnes and Noble is also connected to a Starbucks, and it’s own Café/bakery.

We wish every bookstore was like this– coffee, books (of course), school text books, things you need for note-taking and work. We arent even in university and this made sense to us.Also nice that this location is in close proximity or connected to a couple of great restaurants.

Asked about a book at the check out and clerk had never heard of the subject. Its not super common but isnt rare either. He did look it up, and they didnt have in store. Thats understandable, but he didnt offer to point me where similar titles would be. In general, it wasnt a very friendly or helpful experience.

Incredible selection of books, Vanderbilt gear, and outdoor clothing and footware. Staff is cheerful, polite, and helpful. I was looking for some specific book titles as a gift for my grandson. The young lady at the information desk took me right to the various sections for me to make my choices. Very impressive!

Nice set up . Very calm environment and this place is great for buying Vanderbilt Attire.

Great bookstore including an amazing selection of Vanderbilt University gear. Loved the coffee shop as well.

Many good books and you can read there and if good you can buy them. A lot of college students but not loud, so you can sit and read.

Its sad to see the demise of bookstores in this country (I doubt many of the kids coming out of school these days can read) but its nice to be able to go into a brick and mortar store and browse the books before you buy them. The little coffee and snack shop located inside is also an added bonus.

Nice & clean building. Atmosphere peaceful & friendly. Price is appreciative. A rewards program would be great

My friend loves books so not stopping here was not an option. The store was well organized and we found some rare books on the sale rack along with a few craft kits and coloring books for our family. I would definitely revisit when in the area.

There are more Vandy shirts than books in this book store. Just like the college it is high in fashion and low on knowledge.

Great selection and convenient location. Free parking as a patron. Close to the university.

I love how this place is a bookstore,coffee shop,and vandy swag store all in one. (coffee was great) and there were elevators for handicapped people. Barnes & Noble is AWESOME!!!

As a non-Vanderbilt customer there wasnt much for me here. To be honest, if you go to school here this is a great place to pick up your textbooks, but otherwise They suffer from many problems: their periodicals section is too small, the sci-fi/ fantasy section was smashed down, the coffee shop is set aside in a confusing manner, and you can hardly find any specific book genres.When I visit Nashville from now on Im sticking to used/vintage book stores instead.

This Barnes and Noble was the WORST book store I have ever been to in my life. My friend and I were visiting Nashville for the first time and we saw that there was a Barnes and Noble in Nashville. One of the worst things that we ever did was go into this store.First, I know its associated with Vanderbilt University . However, does half the store really need to be all Vanderbilt University items that you can purchase?!?! Its a bookstore, so sell mostly books. However what really topped the whole thing was the rudeness of the staff. Not one time was I ever asked if I needed help finding anything or even just to say hi. Also, I asked a man about seeing if a book was in stock. This man was some type of manager there and he wasnt the friendliest.Also, there was a woman who was training a new employee there and I was right in front of them looking at books. They didnt even say hi or offer any customer service whatsoever. The place was just incredibly rude.Also, in this store, it seemed like the liberal viewpoint was very prevalent and was given preference. Please include conservative viewpoints also.Whoever said Nashville was one of the friendliest cities lied. Its a very rude place of which I will not be visiting again any time soon.

Out of this world spectacular bookstore due to selection and reading products like unique leather notebooks for inspired writing. Never been in such a intellectual-targeted bookstore. Superb. The best.

Best place to buy Vanderbilt gear, find great books, and they have the best greeting cards!

Friendly, helpful staff, thanks Nancy!

Not that many books. Mostly college stuff. Parking is small and tight.

Mostly just Vanderbilt merchandise. Less than half of the space is a bookstore and a good portion of that is toys and gifts.

No selection. Overpriced Vanderbilt merchandise and a bunch of rude employees.Rather buy online.

It’s a great bookstore with (usually) accessible parking. The staff there was somewhat hard to find due to the size, but easily answered any question I had. 10/10 will be back.

I love to get my Vanderbilt hoodies here!

Sunday 11/08/2020 around 2:10pm I was standing by the help desk, wanting to ask a question and the employee, a woman with brown hair, saw me and ignore me. I started to ask her if she could help me but she rudely interrupted me saying she was on her break and couldn’t help.It was her tone and delivery for me....

They have a great selection of leisure reading books as well as Vanderbilt apparel and gifts! Students can also pick up their textbooks there. It has a cafe inside, but theres a regular Starbucks a few storefronts down from it, so I havent gotten anything there.

Enormous store that is he mother-load of Everything Vandy! Go ‘Doors. They selection of books is average for a typical B&N and the staff are busy from helping busy customers. You might have to wait for service. The volume of school fan apparel and accessories is the most in the world for Vanderbilt schools. Fans you have to come to the homeland to find the goods and this location has them. Kids love the elevator.

I spent way too much time here during undergrad. The atmosphere is so warm and welcoming and they sell all the Vandy gear you could ever want. It gets really crowded on game days, so try to come on an off hour.

This B&N has a great selection of books and magazines. And it has the best selection of Vanderbilt merchandise. But it is expensive. Also, they validate parking for the 2525 garage. So, remember to take your garage ticket to the counter.

The staff were not very friendly and quick with their answers. The store was nice and very equipped with books and Vanderbilt items every. But it was a nice place to visit again.

I like Barnes and Noble in general, but this store is especially great as it is easy walking distance from Centennial Park and the Vanderbilt campus, has the campus bookstore upstairs, and is fully stocked downstairs with a selection of fiction and non-fiction titles and even a mini version of their standard cafe. (The cafe is overpriced as usual.) No kids section set aside like you might find in bigger stores, but there are kids books upstairs next to the college books and Vanderbilt gear.

I know COVID 19 and everything but at least have one open bathroom

Nice vibe, clean & well kept store. Helpful staff.

Crummy service. Offer price match, but won’t match against their own online site for rentals. Not worth the trip over there—rent/buy online

Too much college merch, not enough books. Good books, just fewer than you would expect for a bookstore.

Best selection of high quality Vandy gear in the entire world.

Store was adequate for the purpose of game day items, lots of variety and items to choose from. Checkout was not well marked or easy to identify for first time visitors, although they were friendly and efficient on a hectic and crowded game day setting.

I enjoyed going there with my girlfriend buying vandy gear.

The bookstore is great but the next time I want Starbucks Ill just walk right up the street and have an official Starbucks! Mostly so I can use my points and earn points.

Very nicely organized, but the paraphernalia is quite expensive. Youd be better off looking on Amazon.

Very impressed of the time and price for a book that they didnt have. 2 days and they even called me when they had it ready for me.

It’s always a blessing to come in and see your face on a couple magazines here!

All the needs someone seeking collegiate merchandise could have are easily fulfilled.

The house of knowledge

I found a few things I was looking for but was disappointed to find there wasnt a full selection of books at this location. If youre looking for Vandy apparel this is the place for you.

Really cozy bookstore, books upstairs, school gear downstairs and on one end of the second floor

Has Vanderbilt stuff, Nashville stuff for tourists. Starbucks and little convenient food items Books store upstairs.

Miss the old set up. Coffee shops and clothes are not incompatible. Coffee shops and books are.

The parking lot closest to the building is tight but otherwise it was a good experience. Customer service was well done. I found what I was looking for.

Great store plenty of vanderbilt merchandise. And some Nashville merchandise. Excellent for quick souvenir or many other needs.Good location and parking walking distance from vanderbilt university.Next to restaurants and hotels.

Nice combo Vanderbilt University Bookstore/Barnes & Noble...emphasis on Vandy. Upscale, expansive with anything a Vabderbilt student, fan or family could want. Lots of Nashville-oriented gifts as well. Positioned near lots of great low-to-high end dining options if you wanted to make an outing out of it. Not enough parking though, may be circling or hiking a little.

Less than half of the space is used to stocking standard books and media. A large portion of the store is dedicated to Vanderbilt branded items and sports knick knacks. I was disappointed with how much focus there was on apparel and office supplies.

Great shop. Offline buying of books and gifts still beats the internet. If you want to be inspired or judge the quality of the present you want to give to someone you love, Barnes & Noble is the place to go.

Bathrooms needed cleaning, but I rather enjoyed the store more than the one in my city other than this

Well furnished library. Two levels with all kind of books. Starbucks is the franchise associated with the library. They should provide more outlets. It can be difficult charge your pc

Lots of variety and selection of clothing too, but quite expensive.

Family favorite, always great new products available and helpful, friendly staff

Coming here for work (Vanderbilt) things, people are trained well in knowing how to process everything we needed. We just bought a bunch of umbrellas for prospective graduate students and they even helped me load them into my car.

Barnes and nobles was amazing they make great drinks and have amazing book tht other stores dont have

Great!!

This place is nice as someone who lives in the area and can just ride my bike there. Plenty of Vandy merch haha

This is a great place to stack up a pile of books and thouroughly browse through them one by one while sitting at the cafe. The sales clerks were friendly and professional, in a relaxing ambience.