Watermark Books & Cafe

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Watermark Books & Cafe is a homegrown, literary, independent bookstore and restaurant located in the College Hill neighborhood of Wichita, Kansas. We're in the Lincoln Heights shopping center on the southwest corner of Douglas & Oliver: 316-682-1181.

Address: 4701 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67218, USA

Phone: (316) 682-1181

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State: Kansas

Zip Code: 67218

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Watermark is a great local bookstore. There may be fewer books than a Barnes and Noble, but every one of them seems like one you'd want to read. The cafe is great, too; a good place for lunch.

 9 years ago (13-01-2017)

Very tranquil place to read, have lunch or breakfast at. Also, great layout and even greater book selection, though it is somewhat limited. Nevertheless, I love it and their place in the community. 

 9 years ago (13-01-2017)

Good coffee, good service, good choice of books that they have available on the shelves. Though it is still a little expensive. I just spent $20 bucks on a 400 page paper back, while the same book was available online for $15.00, and that's including shipping. 

I am also an independent author with a book on their shelves. There is a $50 stocking fee for three months, but that's not bad compared to two other books stores I've worked with. Also, not only did Watermark put my book in the consignment section, but also in the fantasy section with the cover out. Some bookstores charge you extra for that. Also, I love that they have a local author book fest were we can get some marketing for the book. However, their last local author festival that I was hoping to showcase my book was cancelled because I was the only local author that had been planning on going to the meeting, and the lady on the phone said they liked to at least have 3 local authors for the festival. I totally understood, and I even got an email a few weeks later saying that even though my 3 months were up, they were going to go ahead and keep my book on the shelves for another 3 months, and I would NOT have to pay the fee.

I haven't seen any of the rude service that has been mentioned in the other reviews.

 9 years ago (25-09-2016)

Quaint, local bookstore with good help. They are great at suggesting new things for my kids, and I like their rewards card. I regularly get $10 to spend using the card, and I am not spending huge $$ there today get those. The rewards $$ can even be used on items from their cafe. 

 9 years ago (08-10-2016)

Great books, and lots of book clubs meet on a monthly basis, based on genre (mostly). The café is great - and if you're anything like me, the literary names on the menu will make you grin.

 9 years ago (10-11-2016)

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