Book Stores in Chapel Hill, NC

“Cute, friendly book store. First time popping into this great store. The store is spacious and well laid out. I love all the comments on many of the books from readers about why they love the book and they have so many nice selections to choose from. They have a used book section where I picked up several books and they have lots of cute gift ideas and cards. They have a membership program that you can join and get a discount on future purchases and they had plenty of parking out front and the store is easy to find. I really enjoy my time in a nice book store.”

“Wisdom House Books is a serious, professional, on target ...lets set you apart from the other 1,000 authors out there publishing company. Ted and Clara are a no-nonsense, listen to us we know what we are doing kind of publishing team! You will not find anyone better or with more expertise out there. If you are serious about getting your book written, edited, published, marketed and popular this is the place and this is your team that can do it!”

“I can always find what I am looking for in this library and the staff is very helpful. There are periodicals and numerous newspapers - local and national - for a traveler to read.”

“Very helpful and friendly staff. And the selection of Carolina merch is vast. Really fun to peruse the racks and find exactly the gear or accessories that fit your style perfectly.”

“Matcha and lattes are quite watery. Fills up real tight on weekends. Book selection is very social-justice oriented, hard to find science, business or modern psych books. Even bestselling fiction books like "Lessons in Chemistry" don't make their shelves. Churos were stale last time I had them.”

“This is the place to come for all things Carolina. If you're a Tar Heel fan or know someone who is, you should be able to find everything you need here. This place is called "UNC Student Stores" plural because there are multiple stores inside. They include a mini mart with food and drink ("The Pit Stop"), a pharmacy, and a post office. The stores are intended for students (e.g., books, laptops, school supplies), alumni and fans (e.g., UNC apparel, gifts), employees (e.g., hospital scrubs, lab equipment), anyone really. My wife and I stopped by to pick up some temporary UNC logo face tattoos for a game. I haven't been in many college bookstores. I remember Wake Forest's store being very small, but that was decades ago. The one I'm most familiar with is Georgia Tech's (my alma mater). The two bookstores are similar in size (both large, two stories), inventory, and amenities. For example, there's a cafe on the second floor here, where we saw several students studying. Tech's is similar with a Starbucks. Tech's bookstore is much newer, the current one built in the mid-2000s. From the outside, Carolina's bookstore looks many decades old (I'm guessing it was built in the 60s). North Carolina is one of the top-selling and best-known brands in college athletics, so it wasn't surprising for me to see the vast selection of apparel and merchandise here, from niche books to cool collectibles. They even stock UNC logo lululemon clothing. I can't imagine many universities offer logo'd lululemon apparel, but UNC does. It's certainly a cool store if you're a UNC supporter. UNC Student Stores is located on-campus, across the street from the landmark Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower. We parked for free in the adjacent N8 - Undergraduate Library surface lot on a Saturday. UNC employee permit parking (N8) is required to park in this lot during business hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30am-5:00pm. I believe it's free and open to the public otherwise, except for probably game days. The lot is small. It has about 40 parking spaces and the spots are narrow.”