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11/15/2014
Watermark Books promoted the Stephen King event last night in Wichita, KS. I can some up the organizing result in one word: Horrible. We were told, only after the event was sold out, that the first 1700 people in line at the event would receive a wrist band that would allow them to sit in the main auditorium to grace the presence of the almighty Stephen King. They also said anyone past the 1700 mark would be moved into an overload room. Although we barely made the 1700, I can only imagine how irritated the unlucky ones were who were forced into an entirely different room. How rude, money grubbing at it's worst. Why not just keep it to 1700 or rent a larger venue, it's not rocket science! Upon arrival at 4:00 pm, 2 hrs before the event started, there was no one to direct traffic and extremely difficult to find any "allowable" parking spaces. I actually had to cheat on that. The line wrapped completely around the building and we all were forced to stand outside in the freezing cold for 2+ hrs. No portable bathrooms. After we finally entered the building and was seated, we got to listen to King for one hour and picked up our book on the way out, which if you were lucky (we weren't), was randomly signed by King. So, although the King presentation was so so, what led up to it was horrible and this is why Watermark Books is receiving 1 star from us. Never again.
12/17/2007
Watermark has an amazing variety of events every month--music in the cafe, author visits and book signings, the Literary Feast dinner and book club, storytime for preschoolers--the list goes on and on. Owner, Sarah Bagby and her staff cater to their customers.
11/29/2007
Our neighborhood book store and cafe carries a small-town atmosphere where locals love to gather, eat, snack, and browse among the books, magazines and children's section.
Details
Phone: (316) 682-1181
Address: 4701 E Douglas Ave, Wichita, KS 67218
Website: http://www.watermarkbooks.com
More Info
- General Info
- Established in 1977, Watermark Books and Cafe is a book and food shop, based in Wichita, Kan. Apart from books, the cafe offers a variety of dishes on its menu, such as rolls, scones, cookies, muffins and a soup of the day. The customer can also place the order online for the books as well as for the food. Its book store has a range of books of national and local authors. Watermark Books and Cafe also organizes various events, club meetings, story time and many such activities. Its basement community room is available to customers for breakfast, lunch/ dinner meetings. The cafe is a member of the BookSite Network.
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Fax: (316) 682-1506
TollFree: (855) 755-7328
- Payment method
- amex, discover, master card, visa
- Price Range
- $
- Location
- Lincoln Heights VLG
- Neighborhood
- College Hill
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- Other Information
Price Range : Below Average
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