Pages is a great place to kill an hour and pick up some great reads you may not find in your 'standard' bookstore. Their magazine selection has some hard to come by titles and is worth the visit alone.
pages seems to carry only good, worthwhile books. browsing there is kind of addictive, especially around the small press and photography sections. they carry overstock books at clearance prices and you can usually find some treasures if you look a bit!
In the ages of chain bookstores, Pages is a gems in the rough. They have everything you could think of as well as helpful customer service. I like going in and browsing the vast array of independent authors. I'd support local business over chain stores any day.