Founded in 1873, Barnes & Noble is one of the largest booksellers in the United States and a publicly owned company. The company maintains more than 800 bookstores throughout the country and serves over 8 million customers per year. Its stores sell a variety of textbooks, academic titles, and medical and general trade books. The company s stores also offer a selection of videos, CDs, DVDs, games, biographies, magazines, and fiction and nonfiction books. Its stores are spread over an area of nearly 25,000 square feet and feature coffeehouses, lounge chairs and reading tables. The company s stores sell approximately 300 million books per year and attend more than 4,000 customer service requests per day. In addition, Barnes & Noble has publishing and distribution rights for over 10,000 titles. It provides shipping, delivery and online ordering services, as well as gift cards and discount and membership options. The company hosts nearly 100,000 community events, including fundraising activities, book fairs and reading programs. Barnes & Noble has been recognized as one of the leading brands in EquiTrend Brand Study by Harris Interactive. The company operates a subsidiary, BookStop, which maintains discount book superstores in Texas. Barnes & Noble serves individuals and the government, corporate and educational sectors.
Schools, librarians, and teachers throughout California have come to trust Russo's Books over the past 30+ years for our competitive pricing and superior service. If you need books (other than textbooks) for your classroom or library, you've come to the right place! Russo's Books has been "Bakersfield's bookstore" since 1989. Family-owned and operated, Russo's showroom is located between Olive Garden and Rosewood Retirement (1601 New Stine) where they sell current bestsellers, new releases, and local titles, as well as process telephone and online orders on any of over 2 million titles. All books are sold at a discount. Orders may be paid for and/or picked up at the showroom. Alternatively, books can be paid for online or by telephone and shipped for a nominal fee.
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