Reviews of Vanderbilt Bookstore. (Book Store) in Nashville-Davidson (Tennessee).

Vanderbilt Bookstore

906 Reviews

365 Comments

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2501 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203, United States

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This place has a very good rate, they treat their customers well and you’ll feel welcome, super recommended

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Open hours of Vanderbilt Bookstore

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10 am–5 pm

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8:30 am–7 pm

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8:30 am–7 pm

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8:30 am–7 pm

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8:30 am–7 pm

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8:30 am–7 pm

Saturday

8:30 am–7 pm

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Reviews of Vanderbilt Bookstore

Sarah Gantenbein

I wasn't sure what to find here, as I recently moved back to the Nashville area after being gone 10 years, and this location was no longer a Barnes & Noble, which is what I was expecting. Was it full of university text books? No! It's a clothing and gift shop downstairs, and a great bookstore upstairs (or should I say up- or down-escalator)! They even have a good selection of children's books, in addition to the current best sellers, and a wide variety of new books. It was a nice place to spend time today, as I had a 3hr "layover" between Dr appointments. I bought a book to read, and also got one to take to my 1y.o. grandson.

Chris Clarke

Slowwwwwly getting better. I’ve been visiting since 2017, and saw the products inside decline, then improve, then decline again while they were part of Barnes and Noble. I’m glad to see that they are starting to bring back quality and fashionable gear, on par with other schools. It’s not quite there yet, but it’s getting better.

Adam Wilson

Great selection of apparel. Books and closeout shirts and stuff are on the 2nd floor. There is a convenient escalator between floors if you don't want to do stairs. Go on the campus tour to get a 20% off coupon for a single item in the store.

Ronda Bernstein

Great selection of Vanderbilt items. Friendly staff. Can't look up B&N Rewards number though; you must bring card.

Mark

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.

NeetarNeet

Great college bookstore. College gear of all types and prices. Nice selection of books and graphic novels. Comfortable shop to visit with Starbucks nearby.

Captain's Wife Log

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 children's books area. Great place to get a coffee, grab a good book and do some shopping.

Willie Stewart

It's a bookstore with plenty vandy merchandise. If anything it seems a little cluttered on the 1st floor. But the staff is quick and friendly. Everytime I'm back in town I always love to swing through.

Alexa White

This bookstore is well kept but there are almost never any sales and things are in general pretty expensive but that's to be expected for a college bookstore

Bill Tiemann

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

jaima chevalier

All the Vandy gear you could possibly want, and a good bookstore

Jeannie

Great selection but sadly no mags or newspapers. People were fantastic.

Aurelio Romero

Great service. Nice selection of Vanderbilt merch.

Brad Grabow

Neatly stocked and well organized. Reasonable prices on all Vandy merch.

Phuc Nguyen Hoang

[correction] this is a good place to buy textbooks for studying, for having Vanderbilt souvenir. I expect yo have more hat and cap patterns with lower price

Rebekah R

The bookstore is great, but be careful of the parking situation. If you step off the lot, there is a high likelihood that your car will be towed. It says "1 hour limit" on the signs, but does not specify that you cannot step off the lot (even to look around campus briefly). If you stay in the store, you will have a great experience! The staff is very helpful and friendly!

CJ Garner

Decent clothing and book sections, not much other than that. Parking was good and only a few other families in store but I went toward closing time. Cashiers were friendly. One and done for me.

E Schaefer

Many choices for Vandy swag for all ages and a fully stocked bookstore on the second floor with new releases, YA and seasonal choices. Organized and friendly staff.

Dominic Lahar

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.

Bell

Stopped by to buy some merch for an incoming vandy freshman. So many cute options here and a really good clearance section! Wish my undergrad had a thorough bookstore like this!

Sly Masters

Great bookstore! Friendly and helpful staff. 😊 …

Uju Oramah

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

Beverly boggess

Beautiful store, well organized and staffed

DFM 321

Awesome book store staff is super friendly

Beruze

Would liked it more if they sold bookmarks

The Corporate Explorer

Very nice what they’ve done after the rebrand!

Nancy T

Good solid bookstore, with a wonderland of Vanderbilt gear

Eric Johnston

Not just textbooks at this excellent local bookstore. Vanderbilt branded items and textbooks yes… But also find your favorite new book here.

Jeanne Golden

Nice gift shop downstairs and nice bookstore upstairs

Daniel McDonnell

Great selection. Awesome staff.

Richard Davies

Friendly staff, loads of Vanderbilt merchandise.

J Woost

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

S. Rock

Nice facility w/many spirit wear options, but pricey!!!

Tyra Middleton

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.

Mark Burley

Large book store with plenty of swag.

Elaine Jay

Vanderbilt bookstore was about to close but helped me find what I wanted in record time!

Marie Trapp

I was pleasantly surprised by the selection. It's not just for Vandy students.

Eric

Helpful friendly staff. Big selection of items. Was on campus for the tour and stopped in.

Brandon White

Super nice help. College bookstores are unfortunately expensive.

JKV Wilson

Big and busy. Lol Too busy for me but it's nice store filled with lots of Vanderbilt merch.

3FFIN Awesome

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.

Mark Lewis

It’s a normal college bookstore, just about any merchandise you can think of with Vanderbilt logos. The upstairs was off limits when we visited.

Crazylonghair Underthestairs

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...

Great place with knowledge. I could get 3 books thanks to two buy get one free campaign.

sudhakar jinka

It's good store for Vanderbilt items. Some items seems costly some items are ok.

Dan Vardell

Decent place. More stuff than you want, less selection than you'd like, prices that will make you want to leave school and get a job.

Cason Coode

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!!!

Jarvis Carter

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.

Mark Sheffield

It's 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 it's 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.

Pam Runtas

Huge store great Commodores merchandise

Cierra Belsan

Over priced so I couldn't get a thing with out cringing. My brothers University is better anyway.

N H

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

Jean Tropical Shores

Nice bookstore with plenty of space and a great assortment of books.

Kevin Griffins

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.

Robert Shafer

What a great place. They have a large selection of titles and and rows of books for your choosing.

Griffin Han-Lalime

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

Spencer Goldade

We wish every bookstore was like this– coffee, books (of course), school text books, things you need for note-taking and work. We aren't 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.

Henry Lemley

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

Armah The Trainer

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.

Donna Kemp

Love to go in and browse for the newest tshirts and all apparel. Super friendly

EDavid LP

Very nice and useful place. They have a good variety of things.

Nicole TN

Very nice store. Clean and easy to find items.

Gladys Morales

Friendly staff! Great items to choose from!

Shelley Elebash

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

Jimmy Mendez

I'm glad me and my son we're able to pick up vandy gear

Roland Yarbrough

Love this B&N. Always get great help if needed and of course they have the latest book releases and a good magazine section.

Josh Moquin

Easy to find what you're looking for. Nice staff. Great Hours and location.

Timothy Fox

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

Chris Conquest

Very good selection!

Vicki Bilyeu

My favorite bookstore. You can find pretty much anything you want here as well as novelty items, games and puzzles.

Natasha Thomas-Payne

My son loves this place. Its also so much to do in the area. Great location!!❤

Judith Goodhart

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.

jess hudson

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

patsy kirk

Great store great slection of books very helpful staff

Edmundo Chaparro-Barriguete

Very impressed of the time and price for a book that they didn't have. 2 days and they even called me when they had it ready for me.

Richard Thornton

The outside looks unassuming but the inside is a nice 2 story store.

J Rose

Good selection of books and novelties. My 15 yr old loves coming here for books

Juris Matusevics

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.

Grayson Bellune

I found a few things I was looking for but was disappointed to find there wasn't a full selection of books at this location. If you're looking for Vandy apparel this is the place for you.

AskdrVictoria Hart

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.

Hector Mendoza

Large selection of books larger then a our normal place love it here

Michael Stone

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

Peyton

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

quick response

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.

Itunu Paul Taiwo

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

Rodjanae Cato

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

Master SHANGO

Great place to buy books, gift items, and a great place to chill.

sheila larson

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

Amber Price

Very good staff...very helpful and friendly! A lot to choose from..a bit pricey though!

Travis Tarpy

Great selection of books. Nice place.

Tokesha Warner

Really nice facilities, great products. Wonderful, helpful staff!

Bobby Boucher

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

Kaz Kazuhira

I guess it's an OK spot for when you need to get your hands on..books and pens; but being next to vanderbilt there's a lot of ..Vandy-related items.If it's what you're looking for then this location is for you. If you're looking for the other stuff that BnN has, go to a proper location.

David y

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.

Random Shopper

I enjoyed going there with my girlfriend buying vandy gear.

Will Long

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

Luc DELPORTE

Just a money spinner feeding off the university. They apparently do not offer any discounts to students at any time, even if you buy 3-4 things and ask nicely for a break. They sell overpriced stuff.

Patryk Wawrzynski

Nice bookstore with great collection of Vanderbilt University's souvenirs.

Maggie Brooks

I needed several items and upstairs, Nancy went above and beyond to help me. Great Experience!

ShaelynnMoody

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

Alex Trambley

The store itself is acceptable, but with so much space being taken up by Vanderbilt school stuff their isn't much variety. Parking is also often really terrible.

Frances Anne Calvert

This is my second home if I had one word to describe Barnes & Noble the personnel are very polite.💝📀🎤FrancesAnnecalvert. …

Joyce Gagnon

WAY better than any other bookstore anywhere

Padmapriya Devaraj

As always nice book shop and great varieties of books available. But all the other things for sale are very expensive even when on sale.

Keith Martin

Great bookstore in the heart of the vandy area

Joelle McIntosh

It is a 2 level university book store. Seemed a bit cluttered with too many options for my taste. They are the Vanderbilt University Commodores in black and gold. The clothing items weren't cute.

Wendy Chen

Very nice

Mitesh Bhalani

Overpriced items but great selection and very nice atmosphere

Jonathan Lewis

Three people came to help us find the book we were looking for. Great service.

Jenny Escamilla Howell

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

Stacy Reed

Nice place to hang out! Vanderbilt items.

Amy Latham

Staff was very helpful. Well organized store.

Tracy Ferguson-Rodriguez

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

Debra Sheridan

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!

Surprisingly Okay

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.

Kaye Howry

Such a good selection of books! I really enjoy this store.

Richard Montgomery

Tons of vanderbilt merchandise available. Decent book selection. Parking is terrible. Only a few spots available for several different stores at this location

Monique Jones

Love to read and they had a book I've been looking for

Brad L

Very neat store! They have about anything you could want for Vandy souvenirs!

Rob Richardson

Great selection. Great place to relax with books.

kelly ratcliff

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

Ren Jax

Relaxed atmosphere and a helpful. I was able to find the books I was looking for with ease and enjoyed a great cup of tea.

BigDaddyCaine

Barnes and nobles was amazing they make great drinks and have amazing book tht other stores don't have

Stan Smith

Best bookstore in Nashville. Reminds me of times before Amazon's onslaught

Lisa Jones

Friendly staff and so willing to help find items

Chiaro Foto

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

Kylie Dalziel Turner

Fair size selection with friendly staff and convenient parking.

M C

Awesome college bookstore with a great staff.

Caroline Wildfeuer

Great customer service. Fully stocked store with everything possible.

Shanen Scott

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

Chelsea Wilson

Really nice. Loads of clothing. A nice selection of science fiction books.

Keisha Pearson

A bit on the pricey side for Vandy merchandise but staff and have quick checkout

Rich Willis

Great mix of a college bookstore and a full service commercial bookstore.

Julia Bogdanovna (Jay Jay)

A very cool bookshop with a very nice book choice

Chris Beck

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

Amber Keatts - Dewalt

Always Love the Vandy Bookstore

Andrew Loizzo

Staff was helpful in finding books. Understandably a lot of Vandy gear here as it is a campus bookstore but the assortment of items is still impressive nonetheless.

Aleksander Lucy

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

Cynthia Erickson

Employees helpful. Larger book selection

TERESA MOSS

Great to have a bookstore, the school bookstore, a restaurant, & the school store in the same building.

Laurencio Ronquillo

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.

Kristin Mahoney

Good to see there is still a book store with books in it! Also a great collection of games!

Sparkle Jay

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

Tim Rogers

So nice to visit a “real” bookstore!!

Randall “Randy” Brison

For a regular big chain bookstore, this is about as good as it gets. Proximity to Vanderbilt seems to have had good effect

Eric Nygren

It's the Vanderbilt campus bookstore. Good place to get your Vandy gear.

Marquis Williams

They have the book that I want. Mary Higgins Clark. The atmosphere is wonderful and the staff is wonderful.

Mohamed Rafi

Nice store... & some of the books for Vanderbilt students... "NO TAX"

Cherish Matthews

Prices are higher here due to location, service and book selection was good

kovymonster

A gentleman working here, named Roger, was so helpful, he asked me what i was looking for and i mentioned it and said i already saw they didnt have it, he took me to another section where it might be but it wasnt ther. He said if he found it he would come get me and he did and brought it right to me, he didnt have to go out of his way to look for it but he made it a point to. Excellent customer service!

Christian Lee

Beautiful location and structure. Great selection and is really peaceful.

Brad Miller

Doesnt have alot of what other locations do. More focused just on the school.

ashmaj17

Amazing place, staff was very helpful and very friendly.

Wendy Schuerlein

Very helpful staff and good variety of items for sale

Teri Rasey

Nice selection of books and college merchandise

Mary Newell

Good selection of Vanderbilt merchandise. Be sure to check upstairs!

Heath Jinkins

Great little bookstore, but has no CDs. I suppose that format is dying out though

Heath Hatcher

I guess I went there looking for a dinosaur, a well stocked chain bookstore with a broad variety of gift options. B&N Vanderbilt is not that. It looked to serve the students well but it was not what I was looking for. I should have spent my time somewhere else.

Lanette

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

Johan W.

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.

Darrell

Great business/bookstore validated our parking after visiting Vanderbilt university

Ulises Sirit

Amazing and beautiful items... Some at high prices

Brandon Patton

Wonderful place to visit if you enjoy reading!!!

Rusty Riddle

Good place for books and Vandy stuff

Tom Sheets

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.

Margot Fosnes

Can't go to a game at Vanderbilt without a trip to Barnes & Noble. Lots of great Vandy gear... oh, and we never leave without a book purchase or two!

Olivia A

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.

David Northrop

Nice bookstore. Good cafe.

Regina Lampley

So much for my upcoming Freshman.

Randy Leatherwood

Not a very good selection of books other than course books.

Pamela Watson

Nice bookstore. Good inventory.

Rohan Abeyesekera

Amazing selection of books and Vandy gear.

Billdoe

Great place for reasonably priced Vandy gear.

Betty Crater

Love this bookstore! 2 stories of love... And coffee

Heidi Young

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.

Zach K

Friendly staff.. good location across from Parthenon!!

Kevin Bullard

Overpriced like all Barnes and Noble school bookstores. Try and find a mom n Pop Vandy bookstore to Support. No dressing room if you want to try on a shirt or pants. Bush league management.

simon young

Love a good B&N and if you are after Vanderbilt merchandise, this where you need to be.

Jessica Brown

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.

tristan jones

Needed a Christmas present for a Vandy fan! This bookstore had that and more!!!

matt jackson

Smaller then most, strangely two story, but a nice escape in the middle of a crazy city. A small college book store is hidden in the back and around the beginning of the semester the place is over run with college students.

Kiley Crolius

Amazing selection of Vanderbilt gear! In all my born days, I have never seen so many hats!

Wayne McGee

Best book store in Nashville. Good selection of greeting cards!

Kaylee Johnson

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 there's a regular Starbucks a few storefronts down from it, so I haven't gotten anything there.

Jason King

I wish it were better listed, but this isn't a full Barnes and Noble. This is a Barnes and Noble that serves as the Vanderbilt campus bookstore. As a result, they don't have the same selection that a full Barnes and Noble normally would. Unless you need textbooks (and honestly, even if you DO need textbooks) or a Vandy beanie, I would skip it.

Daniel Best

Love this place , perfect for gift ides ....

Sarah “GrubSnob”

Great selection. Need more in womens clothing.

hada samad

Dont like that they dont honor the barnes & noble awards etc

Steven Bruce

Great Barnes and Noble the only major drawback is the cafe doesn't have outlets to hook up your laptop 😳 …

Jo Anne Kikel

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

Ally Johnson

Under some construction. Friendly folks.

Jeff Patton

Had the Vanderbilt logo shirts my wife wanted. Easy to get in and out. Parking was a little crowded.

LeAngela

Nice selections

José Martinez

They don't have too many books. Second floor is half clothes and the other half books. The magazines section is very poor.

Haleigh G

Small B&N attached to Vanderbilt Bookstore - does not accept many B&N chain coupons. Friendly and helpful staff, two floors to get everything you need.

Atlantic City Soul Line Dancer

on my way to get A Voice By Angie Martinez....I'm so happy...love my east coast family

Dannie Costello

I love to get my Vanderbilt hoodies here!

Frances Lovelace

Everyone is quite Charming I have written a lot of good songs here Also a member of The Brew for three years Frances Anne Brown.🎵 …

Jennifer Ware

The selection of college gear wasn’t that great. We left empty handed.

A C

Nice bookstore for swags and books

Donnie Cardwell

They always have what I need, unfortunately there are more Vandy fans in here than the stadium...and I am a Vanderbilt fan

Amanda Mccarrell

Love the location and great customer service!

Paul King

Nice bookstore, helpful staff.

JK Hunter

Went there checking out the latest makeup and hair books.

e t

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.

Wolfgang Koester

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

Deena Clerveaux

Have variety types of books to read which is amazing

Christian Fisher

Best place to Anchor Down. Plenty of awesome swag.

Dora Robertson

I didn't buy anything here, but it was quiet and I enjoyed browsing.

Chris Y

Nice cafe and good book and stationary

Josh Winskie

When I can't find a book anywhere else, I typically order one here.

Brian Polk

Best place for vandy swag, but not cheap.

Chandler Miniat

Great bookstore with lots of Commodore fan gear

Alicean John Campbell

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

Tony Botros

Nice comfortable setting for coffee or tea while studying.

Kyle Shimp

Good clothing selection along with books

Marc Moshman

Bright, spacious and well stocked with lots of Vanderbilt Univ. Memorabilia, besides the normal books, etc.

R Flores

Never been two a Barnes and Noble serving a university. The store was clean, and they offered apparel and had fitting rooms. Some genres were under represented as far as book selection was concerned, but overall, the store was clean and staff were friendly and helpful.

Matt Wiseman

Clean and inviting, very easy to get lost and or loose time browsing.

John Brantley

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.

Laniel Tribble

Great school spirit cool environment ♻️

Alicia Spencer

Nice 3 level store.

frank butler

My favorite place for books

Anthony Ainsworth

They had the one book I was looking for. Score!

Christos Gatzimos

The staff is very nice and eager to help!

Joe Impello

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%.

Arjuna Nonya

Great place.... Parking sucks

Skylar Diana

selection is smaller than your average barnes and noble.

Amylane Duncan

Clean and organized. College bookstore.

aubrey smith

Great visit here while touring colleges

Heath Bailey

Pricey, but a nice store.

Gus Eiting

Great book store upstairs!

jeremy gourley

All the Vandy gear you could want, plus books.

Prof. Sankar Chakravorti

Good collection of many things with Vanderbilt logo. Visitors can collect mementos from here

Shawne Stauffer

Nothing different from any other school bookstore. Bathrooms not the cleanest.

Howard Romaine

LAST MAJOR FULL BOOKSTORE STANDING IN NASHVILLE, (Many smaller) and soon to evolve a senior reading project to electrify all those over 35 ..smle :)

Lauren Sheppard

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 isn't far but it charges you. The bookseller will scan your ticket for you so there's no charge.

daeyoung jo

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

Ed Fancher

Friendly, helpful staff, thanks Nancy!

Kenneth Walker (KDub)

A really nice bookstore on a really nice campus.

trakel lyas

I buy something every time I'm in there

Shannon W

What you expect plus text books. 📚😉 …

Sean M

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.

Tiffany Cox

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

Sheila Goode

Check out is usually long. Great selection.

Carolyn it's time!! for change. Savage

Lots of variety . Staff wonderful

Christopher Alexis

Large Barnes & Noble with plenty of seating in the front of the store next to the in house Starbucks.

Randall Knight

Nice place, pleasant atmoshere.

Steve & Lori Brockett

Visited Vanderbilt. Stopped in to get some swag. Lots of Vandy stuff to choose from.

Paul Mueller

Good selection of Vanderbilt clothing.

Crystal Case

They have good stuff 😊 …

Sheila DeBerry

Great children's books

Chris Cinquanto

Really cool. Lots of apparel.

J. Smilg

Slightly difficult to find the University of Vanderbilt section. Needs better signage by the doors. Picked up our (Alta Garcia) Vandy Shirt, used the 25% off coupon from the Vandy tour.

Dave Martin

Great book store

Abigail Cantrell

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.

Xavier Davis

Lee was very nice and helpful at the store!

Benjamin Phillips

Good for what it is. Just not a complete Barnes and noble.

Christopher Aubrey

Really friendly and helpful staff.

Kenneth Thomas

This Barnes & Noble's, with café, is now the Vanderbilt bookstore and thus has a great selection, including academic textbooks, as well as a frequent crowd of students, professors, and others associated with university. Staff and service are above par for the area, and for any area, for that matter.

Chris Saenger

Ambiance and coffee service were great

Rob Friedhoff

In and out . Simple eazy had a exchange

Lucy Hall Hartley

Lots of vandy gear but wish there was a real bookstore close to campus

Jason Wang

Clean, organized, friendly staff, no problems

theresa crosslin

Small store but it had what I was looking for

Len Novara

Great selection of Vanderbilt stuff!

Charles

Everything is nice except the prices

David Adams

It looked like they were doing renovations. The second floor is a little confusing. I believe this is a place set up mostly for Vanderbilt students; but they should try to make the environment a little more accommodating to customers of Barnes & Noble. Also, they need to invest in a duster. The shelving and railing were quite neglected in the dusting department. Overall not impressed, but could be worse.

Christine Boyce

Always a fan of a Barnes and Noble!

Carly Rondeau

Huge store!!! Awesome options

Ben Ferguson

Nice cool place to hang

Rosemary Melton

Love this place! My to go place!

William Kresse

Nice selection of Vanderbilt souvenirs.

Sharon Grove

Found what we were looking for so was in & out

Patricia Conder Green

Very nice bookstore

mark gilbertson

Great place for vandyboys gear

Thanida Rasouy

Starbuck over here opens untill 10 pm

Hope Jonathan Masvosve

Good place to study and meditate..

Joseph Coleman

I find this store exactly like a University book store, one must be observant and respectful to others, students working on important projects, etc. The staff was friendly and responsive when asked for anything. Although Nashville is a friendly southern city, it is not "Mayberry", it is a big city, many people doing, pressures, nevertheless I find that when anyone is addressed politely, the southern charm exudes freely gracious responsive, never solicitous...

Bradley Jutzi

I killed a cockroach at the bottom of the down escalator. Don't know if it is a big issue but I did not order any food at Starbucks.

Rosalind Haynes

good coffee and great service!

Beverley Jones

I have been a customer of not only this location of Barnes and Noble since 1992, before it consolidated with Borders Booksellers and it moved into this beautiful, han I am a retired educator from a 16 plus year career in the Nashville Public Schools District. I purchased single editions and continuing sequential book series such as the Harry Potter Series in pre-order and exciting book release events and class sets of books to use in my Readingand Language Arts classes. I bought from this location as well as the Cool Springs Galleria, aas well as Brentwood and Green Hills. The staff always were helpful in locating my n and location sesarches to assure my purchases. They ordered v and my Kindles and all of the necessary chargers. The special events for book released were crowded but such fun with great snacks and finger food with drinks and characters in costumes from the books and and DVDS too were entertaining and they provided fun actives in various areas for students and m as well, helped pass the wait time. Great inventory, helpful staff, and great experiences! location. As an educator in Nashville for over 16 years, I pre-ordered all of v

Martin B

Great place but very expensive

Tracy Smith

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.

Lauri Green

Pretty university grounds in the city.

Josh Zimmerman

Less of a bookstore and more apparel.

alvin yuen

price are higher. go online or other places if possible.

Kudo Jang

Quiet but pricy for dorm supplies

Giuliano Scarsi

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

Steve Miro

friendly and very helpful staff

Frank T

As a non-Vanderbilt customer there wasn't 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 I'm sticking to used/vintage book stores instead.

Schuronda Scott

Didn't have what I needed.

Debbie Jones

My favorite Vanderbilt venue for Vandy collegiate attire.

Brenda Specht

Who doesn't love a bookstore?

1 Man Show

Nice place to visit.

Peter Villanueva

Very cool place!

Jonathan Murnion

Very small and felt dirty was not inpret

Rexy Donner

All sorts of Vanderbilt and NO souvenirs. Starbucks doesn't do apps.

Earl

The employees are very knowledgeable about the University. Ask them a question and they'll find the answer. For example, why is Vandy called the Commodores when TN is landlocked? This acts as a bookstore textbooks plus a lot of Vanderbuilt memorabillia.

Trey Turner

Vanderbilt gift store pretending to be a Barns and Noble

Mohammed Kana'an

Nice journals, bad key chain quality

Abdurrahman Abdulhamid

Excellent

Blake Grady

Barnes and nobles is cool and so was this one

Gary Schnaper

Hats, shirts, sweatshirts and jackets! Oh, and books too!

rex chic

Read all about it

Todd Livingston

Has books, coffee, and Vanderbilt college clothing.

Brian N.

I'll go solid Four Stars if mostly for the conversation with the security guard about my schwag whip, the work-study service at the lunch counter, and watchin' them Nashvillains knockin' each other out to take my parking spots when I went to get Momma's tablet machine. As you'd expect, Nashville AND Uni Bookstore expensive. So, doubly. Pretty and quiet book joint inside, with a whole lotta merch from a middling 80s blue jeans brand for women (?). Terrific sammich and coffee-drink for forty shekels. Parking is Rated: GFL, or good luck! My Jacked HMMWV took two spots here, so I felt lucky. Doubly. I think they were all tryna get across the street to Centennial anyways.

Loïc

Nice choice but really expensive

Patricia Booher

Barnes and Noble is my favorite bookstore. I don't have one in my city, so I look forward to visiting when I'm 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 don't like your job, find something else, preferably where you don't have to interact with people. I'll stick to Cool Springs.

Newton Djin Mori

You can find almost everything

Carlos r

Great place to study

Pierre Lamoureux

excellent and friendly service.

C M

Very awesome staff!

Dana Feffer

Staff was friendly & helpful

Stephanie Covington

Great customer service

Travis Black

Great for the Vandy Fan

Chuck Lyons

Selections can be somewhat limited and, at times, difficult to find. Issues with some sections and finding specific Sun categories. In example, Travel and Language books are labeled for regional sub categories but the specific languages or countries are difficulty to find within. Unable to find books on transportation or model railroading.