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AjarnErnes · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 71 Location: Mexico City, Mexico

The bookstore is on Gente St.

What Mexico City needs is a good large English language bookstore. With a population of 23 million people you'd think there were enough foreigners here to support a Barnes and Noble or a Border's Books!!!

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notamiss · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:11 am Post subject:

There's a combination bookstore & caf� in Polanco with a (relatively) large English section, and a large section of English-language magazines, too. I'm drawing a blank on the location, but it might be Masaryk near Temistocles or Galileo or thereabouts. Does that ring a bell with anyone? They have all the English books that are stocked at the airport stores, plus some more.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

hlamb · Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 431 Location: Canada

I was thinking specifically of the new Harry Potter book (in English) that is coming out in a few weeks. I'm pretty sure I can get it at the airport, but was wondering if there were other places as well.

MELEE · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:01 pm Post subject:

hlamb,

That's the kind of thing they'd have at Sanbourne's. Different locations have a different amount of English books. For example the one in Acapulco had quiet a large selection! I believe the Casa de los Azulejos Sanbourne's has one of the larger selections in Mexico City, and it is near a nice Ghandi and other bookshops as well if they don't have it.

Ernest, I remember us having this conversation when you first got here. I think a lot of the foriegners living in and around Mexico City learn to read in Spanish, or visit the US often enough to keep themselves in books.
If you think it'd be successfull, you could always have a go at it yourself. Wink

MELEE · Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2007 5:06 pm Post subject:

I was talking to some of the local high school teachers of English today about getting materials and I remembered that DELTI, who primarily distribute language teaching/learning books also handle a large amount of literature and nonfiction books in English. They have several bookshops around the city. I've been to the ones in San Antonio and Del Valle as well as their shop in Puebla. Not a bad selection. They also have an online store at www.delti.com.mx

geaaronson · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 948 Location: Mexico City

Hlamb
So you are looking for the Potter Book. I am looking for the second half paperback of B. Clinton`s autobiography. I bought the first half in Merida as the second half had not come out.

notamiss · Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2007 10:20 pm Post subject: Big HP7 launch party at Gandhi

notamiss · Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2007 11:42 pm Post subject: Deathly Hallows launch

We were at the M.A. de Quevedo Gandhi bookstore last night at midnight, lined up with some hundreds of other people and we bought our copy of Deathly Hallows. Were you? As expected, masses of costumed, noisy, enthusiastic fans were there. There is another similar festival at the Satelite Gandhi, apparently. Party goes on until Sunday; book is sold while supplies last.

Samantha · Joined: 25 Oct 2003 Posts: 2038 Location: Mexican Riviera

hlamb wrote:

notamiss · Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:48 pm Post subject:

MO39 · Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 2:41 am Post subject:

Since I'm still in the States, I can order a copy on-line from Barnes and Noble and pay around $20 US for my copy of HP#7. Maybe I'll bring it with me to Mexico this fall and loan it to anyone who's still not read it by then.

hlamb · Joined: 09 Dec 2003 Posts: 431 Location: Canada

Hey everyone, thanks for the info. I got mine at Sanborns here in Cuernavaca for 429 pesos. It may have been cheaper at Ghandi but I saved the bus fare so it works out.

I finished it Saturday nigth (yep, I'm addicted) and it was well worth it.

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

notamiss

Deathly Hallows seen at 235 pesos at CostCo.