english bookstores, where?

by **honki** » Mon May 03, 2004 3:53 pm

i'm new to tokyo after living out in the rice fields and am seriously craving english books. i'd rather read second-hand because i don't really want to pay 1300 for a paperback. does anyone know any decent bookstores i should check out?

by **GomiGirl** » Mon May 03, 2004 4:15 pm

I hear you - am a book junkie and read about one novel a week.. would read the back of a cornflake packet if that is all that was available.

My fave second hand book haunts are:

Good Day Books at Ebisu

Caravan Books at Ikebukuro

Bondi Books at Kichijoji

All these places will buy back your books after you have finished with them.

New books can be found at Kinokuniya in Shinjuku. Or any of the large books stores have a foreign book section - usually on the upper floors.

You can always get good magazines etc at HMV and Tower but these will cost you a bundle. Don't forget your local library will have magazines you can borrow.

by **Big Booger** » Mon May 03, 2004 4:40 pm

http://www.amazon.com

direct to your door, and tons of used books in superb condition!

by **Ol Dirty Gaijin** » Mon May 03, 2004 6:52 pm

If you have time, pot around Jimbocho, good cheap books can be had. Even places that don't specialize in English books can have some cheapies out the front.

Going to drop a big bag of books at Blue Parrot tomorrow. Pain for me now they have moved to Ikebukuro

by **DJEB** » Tue May 04, 2004 2:22 pm

Big Booger wrote:http://www.amazon.com

direct to your door, and tons of used books in superb condition!

I always use http://www.skysoft.co.jp They order in new books at a discounted price and deliver them to the affiliated bookstore of your choice.

by **Big Booger** » Tue May 04, 2004 4:10 pm

DJEB wrote:
Big Booger wrote:http://www.amazon.com

direct to your door, and tons of used books in superb condition!

I always use http://www.skysoft.co.jp They order in new books at a discounted price and deliver them to the affiliated bookstore of your choice.

amazon is a fine choice. I'd also check barnesandnoble.com as well. Both ship abroad, both sell new and used books. ]http://www.skysoft.co.jp/englishN/GetTitleDetailE.asp?Userid=17858330&ISBN=043935806X[/url]

amazon
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/043935806X/ref=sr_aps_eb_2/249-3264627-3266746

Skysoft:
http://www.skysoft.co.jp/englishN/GetTitleDetailE.asp?Userid=17858330&ISBN=074325547X
Amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/074325547X/qid=1083654881/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_10_1/249-3264627-3266746

So indeed it is always good to look around.

by **DJEB** » Tue May 04, 2004 5:03 pm

Barnes and Noble? Thanks!

by **ichigo partygirl** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:17 pm

BUMP!!!!!!!!!!

Im looking for some resonable quality english books on japanese history ( history of royal family/emperors in particular) . Would prefer second hand but will be new if cheap. Id rather buy in Japan (yokohama area-tokyo if its good) because the exchange rate is better for me to buy in japan than in US dollars online.

Thanks guys

(BTW i got some sheets for 990yen)

by **Taro Toporific** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 8:20 pm

by **ichigo partygirl** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 8:54 pm

thanks taro. my kanji is not great so just want to check. is the book shop near the Sakuraji cho JR station??? Do you know where the train station is relative to the subway???

by **Greji** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:07 pm

GomiGirl wrote: Don't forget your local library will have magazines you can borrow.

How'd you find out about libraries? They didn't have those in Alice Springs when you were growing up, did they?

Hehehe
:lol:

by **Taro Toporific** » Fri Oct 14, 2005 11:38 pm

ichigo partygirl wrote:thanks taro. my kanji is not great so just want to check. is the book shop near the Sakuraji cho JR station??? Do you know where the train station is relative to the subway???

Just take the Yokohama Subway from your dorm to Sakuragicho Station. Yurindo Bookstore is on the 5th floor of Landmark Tower outside of Sakuragicho Station. Landmark Tower is Japan's tallest building so you cannot miss it even if you don't want to follow the crowds of people and zillion signs pointing to it. :P

by **ichigo partygirl** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 12:02 am

Taro Toporific wrote:
ichigo partygirl wrote:thanks taro. my kanji is not great so just want to check. is the book shop near the Sakuraji cho JR station??? Do you know where the train station is relative to the subway???

Just take the Yokohama Subway from your dorm to Sakuragicho Station. Yurindo Bookstore is on the 5th floor of Landmark Tower outside of Sakuragicho Station. Landmark Tower is Japan's tallest building so you cannot miss it even if you don't want to follow the crowds of people and zillion signs pointing to it. :P

thanks

by **ichigo partygirl** » Sat Oct 15, 2005 10:40 pm

thanks about the bookstore tip. didnt find history books i need however found a whole lot of good novels and stuff. The books here are cheaper than it home even though they are imported and the exchange rate isnt great.
I am very happy, and very broke. i shouldnt go there very often

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