Barnes & Noble University of Rochester — Local services in City of Rochester

The University Bookstore has most of the books you will need but not all, and like any other university store is overpriced. However they will price match things on amazon. The shelves on the second floor where the textbooks are located may look somewhat sparse at times because of their fluctuating availability. Overall the bottom floor has improved a lot and now had a small cafe that comes off of it. There are some standing desks with outlets and chairs to do work on. The store sells a variety of clothing, stationary, cards, books, etc. as well. It also contains some med/nursing specific medical instruments on the second floor. It even sells university logo hot sauce? Overall a good place to grab something quick if you're in a jam, or want to get some school...

If you aren’t a UofR student don’t bother wasting your time to go here. It’s mostly filled with UofR merchandise. The book section is tiny and barely has any books which is personally annoying especially with all the other Barnes and nobles being a ways out. Location is nice but if you are a person that’s looking to get a book to pleasure read or you’re looking for books to pleasure read you won’t find much here. You are better off ordering a book from Amazon than going to this store. It sucks because with it being near two other colleges it would be nice for them to actually have a wider book selection for outside students or just...

As far as college bookstores go, it's pretty much like any other. It has a fantastic selection of extremely overpriced U of R logo merchandise, textbooks, and a variety of new fiction and non-fiction. I use this bookstore on a regular basis and the customer service is well below the bar set by a Barnes and Noble that is not a college bookstore. The staff have demonstrated lack of interest in their job at best and at worst, a disinterest in engaging the customer during a transaction. They act like they cannot wait for the customer to stop bothering them and leave the store. It's too bad that staff with helpful personalities...