How do you judge a bookstore?

[bif]

I go straight to the fiction section and se how many P.G.Wodehouse books they carry. The more, the better the bookstore. And you?

[TEB]

1. Several

Piers Anthony
Robert e Howard
Morgan Llewelyn
Robert Jordan
Frank Herbert

[Sherman A1]

2. Having worked Retail for years

I am fairly critical. I judge by layout, smell, lighting and cleanliness.

[left-of-center2012]

3. P.G.Wodehouse ?

I had to google that name:
“An English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._G._Wodehouse

As I have a variety of interests, I like a bookstore to offer a good selection of magazines and newpapers in addition to books.

A few authors I’m likely to look for would be:

Taitetsu Unno
David McCullough
Ken Follett
John Sandford
Elmer Kelton

[RainCaster]

4. By the people who shop there

Are they polite and well mannered?
Are they wearing masks? Nose too?

I was looking for one author yesterday - Barack Obama. I gladly paid full retail to a small local business instead of Amazon.

[Oldem]

8. Good for you!

[katmondoo]

5. Bookstores with large collection of History and other non-fiction books.

[northoftheborder]

6. By the customer service department! They often know if a book is out, and/or when it will be availa

...as well as help in finding things in the store.

[SWBTATTReg]

7. If they're still open?

[Oldem]

9. If they are still open?

made me laugh. I like the quiet nooks where I can settle down, get comfortable, and sample books I'm considering.