The staff was incredibly helpful and knowledgeable as I tried to decide which Spanish novels (in…read moreEnglish translation) to buy. They didn't have the authors I was looking for but suggested others. The place is a bit hard to find (they recently moved and the online map I used has not been updated). But keep trying, you'll get there!

Great bookstore, desperate literature based in Madrid sponsor a prize in short story fiction and…read moreoffer broad visibility, limited publication. Advancing literature in multiple languages (french, Spanish, English). Definitely support them and stop by

Super fun bookstore. Fun surprises inside. Tiny but mighty! We definitely weighed down our…read moresuitcases!

I've been a reader and writer for, well, many years, and hands down this is the best book store I…read morehave ever been to, anywhere. They have the most unusual, worthwhile, amazing books--not only in the bindings and illustrations, but in the subject matter, rareity, etc. I picked up an illustrated guide to 19th century illnesses, it is gorgeous, three chapbook style poetry books of "micro poems" in Spanish that are hilarious and irreverent (probably my two favorite descriptors in life), and an amazing illustrated copy of Alessandro Baricco's "Silk" in Spanish (Seda). Incredible. It made my trip to Madrid completely worthwhile. Another worthwhile mention is the graphic novel style biography of Egon Schiele I spotted!

The wreckage of an ancient street market that was done in the neighborhood of Atocha, later gave…read morerise to this new market for old, second-hand and new books make up this unknown place of Madrid on Calle Claudio Moyano, more popularly known as "Cuesta Moyano" and that between the Botanical Garden and the elegant palace which now is the Ministry of Agriculture, communicates Atocha with El Retiro Park. Filled with wooden stores, you can spend hours searching and browsing books at great prices.

Gaudi bookstore is one of the best and most thorough, independent book store that I know, and I…read moremean worldwide. Their selection of books on arts, decorative arts, Botanica, gardens, fashion, photography is very well edited and they offer a staggering amount of pretty niche books too. Also special is their foreign language books...English, French, Italian etc A must visit and the best place to get a present for someone: buy a book.

It is the largest bookstore in Madrid. In particular shop here is the No. 1 big shops there are…read morethe second floor and the underground. There are affiliated stores throughout the city of Madrid. I have the interesting thing of how to acquire a second language, so I went to the section of teaching language. There were various kinds of books to acquire language, especially I was charmed by a book of how to teach English. Yeah, in Spain, it is the same method of how to teach English as Japan's method too. In short, Oxfords press books are very popular books

Pide libros por Internet en casa del libro porque la fecha de entrega fue la más rápida, y aunque…read moreel precio estaba más alto. La entrega estaba prevista en 3-5 días. Me lo confirmaron 2 veces. Espere semanas, nunca llegaron los libros . Nos engañan con fechas de entrega cortas que después no respectan. Comprar en Amazon!!!!!!

I stumbled across this charming bookstore by accident, as it was near my hotel in Puerto del Sol…read more It's right on the street with a somewhat large but eclectic selection of books on the bookshelves in the back or in boxes in front. Being that I don't know Spanish, I couldn't find anything I liked, but even just browsing quickly through the books was fun. If you're planning a stop at San Gines for some chocolate and churros, this is a nice spot to stop nearby.

¡ Muy Caliente ! many of the record shops I visit in Madrid didn·t match this one, for four years…read moreinstalled on the borders of Lavapiés... Much more than a record shop for spanish people, as he got too a strong selection of beautiful books written in spanish. The rest is huge with two floors for the new - all kind of music - and the old second hand albums downstairs... And we can ask for advices, and listen for a while. At last, but not least, this guy runs a very beutiful shop, so you must look after it...