sonjica

Hello everyone,

sorry i had to post this here as well (also in General Tips)
but since it's European bookstores we're after, i figured it's also alright
to post it here..

Do you happen to have a favorite bookstore (with English books)
in Europe? (mostly Spain, Portugal and France but other Western European
countries as well)..

A friend of mine and I are making a list of cool independent bookstores in
Europe for all the book loving travelers on the road..

cheers

joe7f

Welcome to Travel Punk Don't worry about the double post, I'll take care of it.

Anyhow, there was a pretty good selection in the pedestrian mall in Vienna, I'll see if I can dig up the place.

My understanding is that the UK has a pretty good selection of English book stores

--Joey

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lauren313

Joe, I already did it man, sorry!! I've deleted the one in "general" because I thought it was best suited to Western Europe...

And welcome to the boards, of course! I'll try and think of some bookstores, but I tend not to buy books in other countries than the UK. And even then I buy them from the big chain stores, oops!

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joe7f

Haha it told me the thread wasn't valid but when I went back it was gone so I was like "Yeah! Take that technology!"

Whoops!

--Joey

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lauren313

Haha, we can be like the Mod Squad, but you know, every partnership has to have the head honcho... and it seems quite obvious to me that I'm the strongest link here, ha.

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lost in texas

I remember visiting a couple of cool little bookstores in Edinburgh, but I couldn't tell you the names or anything. Most of the time I went to one of the chain stores, just because they seem to have better selection and it's easier to find what you what.

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sonjica

wow, a big up for the speed of mods on this forum!
thanks for the welcome.. lovely forum..

i'm not a big fan of bookstore chains.. that's why we're looking for
some smaller, independent bookstores.. they tend to stand out from chain ones
and make you feel more welcome and cozy.. i also love second-hand bookshops

so, if any of you know such stores (and those stores are already not here)
please, recommend some.. i'm sure there are many travelers out there who
have a.. well, fetish isn't the right word but i'll use it here, for bookstores