The University of Minnesota Bookstore, located in Minneapolis, is one of the largest public college bookstores in Minnesota and one of the largest independent college bookstores in the nation. The bookstore serves university students, faculty and staff with a one-stop access to all undergraduate, graduate, professional, independent and distance learning course materials. Its text department features access to customer service and more than 40 check out lanes to keep wait times to a minimum. In addition it offers a fully integrated online textbook ordering option for students through its GopherBooks Online service. Its general book department delivers an extensive selection of general interest, academic, scientific, reference and technical titles. It carries more than 200,000 titles from over 3,500 publishers from around the world, including many from small, independent publishers and university presses. Its general and reference book department offers magazines, international newspapers and children's books.