Ba Bookshop Capital Of The World...

[ajoknoblauch]

Well, some Americans definitely could use more time at the book store.

These folks are clearly the beneficiaries of conservative home-schooling. Imagine asking them about rising sea-levels or whether dinosaurs and humans ever co-existed.

 

[Ceviche]

One of the reason I like living here...

http://www.theguardi...kstores-reading

Johnnie, Does this book store has a large collection of English books? Where is it exactly located? thanks

 

[ajoknoblauch]

Johnnie, Does this book store has a large collection of English books? Where is it exactly located? thanks

Ceviche, you have never seen http://www.yenny-elateneo.com/local/? Ateneo Grand Splendid traditionally has English-language books, but I'm not sure what import restrictions have wrought - as we all know, non-Argentine books are dangerously toxic: http://www.romancing...ns-foreign.html. That applies even to books not written by a certain hack "philosophical" novelist whose works are more suitable for the inodoro.

 

[Ceviche]

Ceviche, you have never seen http://www.yenny-elateneo.com/local/?

I never thought that Argie book stores could be selling English books. I am a heavy kindle user but lately been missing paper books.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

I never thought that Argie book stores could be selling English books. I am a heavy kindle user but lately been missing paper books.

Many bookstores along Florida - the main Ateneo branch is there - used to carry English-language books, though the selection was always fairly limited. There are far fewer bookstores now, though.

 

[scotttswan]

The second hand book stores along corrientes tend to have some English books, Salvation army place too. Although the selection can be pretty random!

 

[Johnny]

Walrus never disappoints me.

 

[ajoknoblauch]

Walrus never disappoints me.

Walrus is really good. Great owner, delightful place to browse though a bit cramped for space.

 

[ElQueso]

There's a bookstore on Marcelo T de Alvear, I think it's between Talcahuano and Uruguay (within a block on Marcelo T in either direction anyway) called Books In English. They don't have much of a better selection, but they have a lot of them. Also books for studying English and a lot of other school-level books for history, economics and such as well as kids books.

 

[Johnny]

On reflection, the best expat bookshop city, per capita, could be Chang Mai, Thailand. Literally everywhere, and tons of books.