This national chain is represented throughout the city. B&N offers discounts on bestsellers and also comfy chairs to shoppers who like to read a bit before they buy. The Westwood branch is one of their largest stores and is conveniently attached to the vast Westside Pavilion shopping mall; there's plenty of free parking downstairs. Other branches: Santa Monica (1201 Third Street Promenade; tel. 310/260-9110) and Pasadena (111 W. Colorado Blvd.; tel. 626/585-0362).

Copyright: Excerpted from Frommer's Los Angeles 2009, (c) 2008, Wiley Publishing, Inc.

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