It's hard to give any bookstore 3 stars, but I'm going to have to. This location is pretty nice and convenient at Carolina Place Mall, but the location can also be a hassle since it's in the busiest part of the mall (near the food court). I always park at a different part of the mall, probably on the other side of REI and then just walk here since the parking lot is extremely crazy and I've seen a lot of "near misses" from crazy shoppers either rushing through or just frustrated in trying to find a parking spot for 10min.
Overall, it's a 2-story B&N, so it can provide hours of browse time. I noticed on the 2nd story there are big windows with deep ledges so you can hang out there [don't know if that was done on purpose or not].
There are a good selection of other items aside from books: movies, boardgames, novelty gifts...
Sometimes you can find a good price on their bargain priced books, but I tend to do my book shopping at another location... that involves my house and a computer, but it's still nice to browse around once in a while.