The giant chain bookstore, which also sells music ...

The giant chain bookstore, which also sells music CD's, vinyl records, and DVD's. The periodical section of magazines & literary journals is huuuge!! That, to me, is one of the best parts of B & N!! They must stock over a hundred different poetry & literature journals! Plus the best of the music magazines, including sporadic copies of Maximum Rock-n-Roll! Excellent selection of all the mainstream publishers, plus a huge inventory of the Bear & Company, Inner Traditions, and Park Street Press pseudo-independent books. Lots of comfortable chairs and couches and a Starbucks Coffee shop downstairs. B & N is really good about allowing you to loiter for hours & hours while reading and meditating. My only real gripe is that there is absolutely NO discount on new releases or back titles! Ever since Border's (a local Ann Arbor company, btw) went out of business B & N seems to be thriving. I for one hope they stick around, they're needed!