English language bookshops in France

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Aix-en-Provence

Book in Bar
Address: 4 rue Joseph Cabassol
New and second hand books / ELT materials.
Monday-Saturday 9am-7pm
04 42 26 60 07
bookinbar@orange.fr
www.bookinbar.com

Foix

Simply British
Address: Centre ville

Gencay

Christie's
Address: 17 Place du Marché 86160 Gençay Vienne
Thousands of used books, hundreds of new books and a book ordering service. Open Tue-Sat 1000-1200 and 1400-1800. Situated behind the mairie in the town centre.
www.chezchristies.com

Issigeac (Dordogne)

English Books
Address: The Market (Sunday)
Sells all types of books in English. Also takes orders for specific books.

La Tour de l'Octroi

Fontenay le comte 85
Address: Place de la Bascule
English and french secondhand books maps prints. jacksonfontenay@gmail.com, tel: 0251525041

Lille

Le Furet du nord
Address: 15 place du general de Gaulle
A large selection of books in english : fiction, crime, thrillers, children, young adult, non-fiction, academic...and many titles can be ordered if needed. Open every day from 9.30 to 19.30

Montpellier

Book in Bar
Address: 8 rue du Bras de Fer
New and second hand books / ELT materials.
Mondays 1pm-7pm
Tuesday-Saturday 10am-7pm
Tel: 04 67 66 22 90
bookinbarmontpellier@orange.fr
www.bookinbar.com

Most Cities

FNAC
Offers 5% on publishers' prices & generally have a section with English books in English. Bigger Fnacs have larger sections. Most Fnacs have a 'language learning' section with methods & dictionaries available & all Fnacs will order things for you.
Also has a very good online site.
www.fnac.com

Online books

English Bargain Books
Address: www.englishbargainbooks.com
A new company, basedn france, supplying expats with books for low prices.

Paris

Attica
Address: 106 bd Richard Lenoir
THE bookshop for teachers in Paris. Stocks complete methods - teacher's book, student book, workbook, tapes/cds, the lot + original version dvds & tapes. Handles all levels from nursery school up.
Has a website: www.attica.fr/ not quite so easy to use but handy if you can't get to the shop.
Shop switchboard: 01 49 29 27 28

Paris

Berkeley Books of Paris
Address: 8, rue Casimir Delavigne (Metro: Odéon)
English language second-hand bookshop
Tel: 01 46 34 85 73
Open Monday-Saturday 11am-9pm
www.berkeleybooksofparis.com
info@berkeleybooksofparis.com

Paris

Galignani
Address: 224, rue de Rivoli
Telephone number: 01 42 60 76 07
Fax number: 01 42 86 09 31
galignani@wanadoo.fr

Paris

San Francisco Book Co
Address: 17 rue Monsieur le Prince (Métro station : Odéon)
Open: Monday - Saturday 11h00 - 21h00 / Sunday 14h00 - 19h30
Tel. 01 43 29 15 70
www.sanfranciscobooksparis.com

Paris

Shakespeare & Company
Address: 37 Rue de la Bucherie
Open every day noon-midnight.

Paris

Tea and Tattered Pages
Address: 24, rue Mayet Métro station: Duroc Bus lines: 28, 39, 70, 82, 89, 92
Tea room and 15,000 second-hand books in English.
Telephone number: 01 40 65 94 35
mail@teaandtatteredpages.com
www.teaandtatteredpages.com
Open Monday - Saturday 11:00am-7:00pm / Sunday 12:00-6:00pm

Paris

The American Library in Paris
Address: 10 rue du Général Camou (Métro : Ecole Militaire / Alma Marceau / RER Pont d'Alma (near the Eiffel Tower)
Tél: 01 53 59 12 60
www.americanlibraryinparis.org
alparis@noos.fr

Paris

The Red Wheelbarrow Bookstore
Address: 22 rue Saint Paul (Métro: St Paul)
Open: Monday - Saturday 10am - 7pm & Sunday 2pm - 6pm
Tél: 01 48 04 75 08
www.thewheelbarrow.com

Paris

WH Smith
Address: 248 rue de Rivoli (nearest metro station: Rivoli)
Open: Monday to Saturday 9am - 7:30pm / Sunday 1 pm - 7:30pm.
All sorts of books (like Smiths in the UK), magazines, newspapers, video / dvd + teaching materials & materials for learners.
Only downside - perhaps a little pricey.
tel: 01 44 77 88 99
www.whsmith.fr

St Jean D'Angely

All local markets
Address: 25 Rue de Mairie Coivert 17330 Charente Maritime
From Shakespeare to Mills & Boone we are the biggest secondhand English book dealers in Western France.
Find us in St Jean, Aulnay and Lezay markets and Aigre English market on the 1st Saturday of the summer months.
We are always looking for quality books.

Strasbourg

The Bookworm
Address: 3 rue des Pâques
Books and films.
www.bookworm.fr

Toulouse

The Bookshop
Address: 17 Rue Lakanal
Excellent selection of English books. Tel: 05 61 22 99 92

Valbonne

English Book Centre
Address: 12 rue Alexis Julien 06560 Valbonne 0493 12 21 42
Newest releases, 2nd hand, children's section, language books, DVD rentals, book groups, quick order service, website: www.englishbookscentre.com
Open 9:30-1:00 & 3:00-6:30 Tues-Sat.

Villeneuve les Beziers

Linda's Livres
Address: 7 rue 14 Juillet
Hundreds of second hand English books. Open Sunday's 10h - 13h. Books are for sale, loan or exchange.

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