Guides Amsterdam
One is a big, well-stocked English-language shop. The other is a small, volunteer-run place with a point of view. Pick by what you're after.
The American Book Center English books, three floors
Independent and family-run since 1972, three floors just off the Spui. The best place in town for English-language books, with a deep magazine wall, games and a coffee corner upstairs. Easy to lose an hour here.
Find on Google MapsFort van Sjakoo the alternative one
A volunteer-run shop going since 1977, specialising in radical and political titles, zines and small-press stuff you won't find in a chain. Go for something off the beaten track rather than the latest bestseller.
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