If you need English books in Dortmund, this is the first place you should try. They have a nice…read moresection with English fiction and even some non-fiction. The rest of the store is really nice as well, service is excellent. If you need to order books you can do so online and pick it up or have it delivered.

We visited the Berlin store (see my separate review) and loved it, so naturally we had to visit the…read moreCologne store. Once again, I could easily have spent many more hours browsing; the selection is *superb* and eclectic. Also, everyone working there was incredibly helpful and quite friendly.

Very good bookstore, many different categories+English books. I Can only recommend it.read more

An American style book store, now also in Düsseldorf. The interior is lovely, but the presentation…read morein the main areas is focused on selling you merchandising rather than actual books - Scottish cookies, blank books, Düsseldorf souvenirs, etc. (very much like any Barnes & Noble or Borders). There's a small corner dedicated to English books, but the Stern-Verlag's selection is far superior. The staff was very nice and helpful the one time I was there. This is a bookstore to walk in if you're in the area. If you're looking for books, you should go to the Stern-Verlag.

If only I could read German I would spend here days. Unfortunately I can only read their English…read moreand French sections (the only original language sections they have). Both the English and the French sections are small but the selection is very nice. The English one has lots of current issues; the French one seems to be more dedicated to classics than to new books (but I would need to go back to confirm). The nice thing is that you're free to roam around for hours and no one bothers you (and there are sofas). The philosophy section is just fantastic (for German speakers). The owners (?) seem rather helpful, even if a bit brusque (might be a cultural difference) but I suspect they do not speak much English (or any other language beside German) (to confirm). (They also have Gallimard notebooks! (no more than a couple of euros more expensive than in France)).

This bookstore is located inside Cologne's main train station (Hbf) and we went there yesterday…read morewhile waiting for our train back to Frankfurt. The store is large and it has a terrific selection, with the exception of too few photography & art books. Also, everyone working there was very friendly and helpful.

Located inside the central station: good spot for killing time while waiting for a train (the…read moreDouglas on the other side is also a good spot for this but less intellectual). Good selection of international press (I found le monde diplo, charlie hebdo, le monde) and a very good selection of books in English (classics, fiction and non fiction, last time I visited they had several books by Chomsky). The selection in French is less good, though, mostly current 'navets' and translations.