Before stepping in, the shop front with its cart of used books on sale outside looks like a simple and unassuming book cafe. Its like being a part of the worlds largest book club, with some geocaching elements thrown into the mix. Also a fantastic english language library on surawong road, neilson hays library. Support independent booksellers on our marketplace. We have over 18,000 books in stock in many fiction and nonfiction categories in english. Millions of cheap used books are offered for sale online by bookstores and booksellers on the abebooks marketplace. Dasa book cafe one of bangkoks most popular used bookstores. Although ive lived in bangkok for almost nine years, chiang mai in northern thailand is still my favorite thai town. From temples and museums to shopping malls and outdoor markets, bangkok has more. Now they are taking sandpaper to the books, very strange, but sells books.
One of thailands most popular tourist destinations, its beautiful, laidback and, surprisingly, has some of the best englishlanguage bookstores in thailand. Run by a small group of dedicated motorists with a passion for bringing these beautiful machines back to life, their garage is part museum and part repair shop, with a handful of vehicles for sale. Buy books online, new and used online bookstore from alibris. We ship express from nonthaburi on the following business day. Even if its just game of thrones itll take me forever to read so just 1 is fine. Many of you have asked what you can do to help us through thisto help keep our stores viable, our staff of 60 booksellers and bartenders paid, and to ensure another 46 years of changing hands bookstore. Their selection is average but their prices are good, and its been around for over 20 years so theyre not likely to go anywhere. Book cellar the ral durham airport raleigh, nc 27601 919 8400402 the book cellaris a used book store, nothing out the ordinary there. Book store at jatujak market, bangkok, thailand editorial. Introduction of used bookstore in bangkok 2016 youtube. Incredible book heaven with rare collectibles dasa book cafe accordingly, this is the biggest secondhand bookshop in bangkok with over 18,000 books. The bookshop bangkok 2020 all you need to know before. Inside bangkoks bustling used book stores, where english and.
Although individual stores are much smaller than kinokuniyas, asia books has a huge number of branches throughout bangkok and a similarly comprehensive stock. Best secondhand bookstores in bangkok you can buy cheap. If you like your books straight off the printing press from chain stores like kinokuniya and asia books, youll have to swallow their prohibitively high prices, or else face the disorganisation and hitandmiss selection from some of the secondhand stores. But, if youre a used book fanatic, then take the boat down to khao san road and just wander around. Used books for sale in bangkok thailand a good used book sells for onedollar u. It was called elite books in the past but changed owners and name probably but i cant remember it and now its a mix of japanese, english and other languages. If you could only go to one bookstore in the city and browse for a couple of hours where would you go. Bookstores hosts over 5000 of the finest online bookstores and booksellers worldwide, with more than 50 million books. I wish you had book stores either on sukhunmvit rd,near nana plaza or in prom pong. Asia books has branches in many shopping malls in bangkok including siam paragon, emporium and central ladprao, as well as a standalone store on sukhumvit road. Silom books is an online secondhand bookstore based in thailand.
All my used book stores in these places have disappeared during the last two years. Dasa books 7144 sukhumvit road between sois 26 and 28. Bangkok has a thriving secondhand book market popular with english and chinese readers who can find titles of all kinds, including old. I cannot find any books at markets, cannot find a book store. Thailand online bookstore in thailand showing 15 of 5. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Dasa book cafe easy to find on sukhumvit road, dasa is bangkok s best secondhand book shop. Use our bookseller search feature to find a brick and mortar or online bookstore by name, country, state or province. Also very organized and fair when you want to sell your used books. Or, use our book search to search through thousands of book stores all with one click.
I regularly pay 50100 baht for used books in bangkok thailand. They do not sell except at their twice yearly booksales, next one may 9. We have over 18,000 books in stock in many fiction and nonfiction categories in english and various european languages. Elite book house elite book house is one of the other popular used book stores in the sukhumvit area of bangkok. While not a physical store, the book fairies is an international movement that gained traction in bangkok in 2017. Youll find heaven at these 4 fantastical bookstores in bangkok with rare vintage books, used books.
The rise of independent bookstores buoyed this title, breaking the chainstore model by specialising in sourcing rare and antique books mixed in. Farmfunbook is the bookstore in dindaeng, bangkok, thailand. Over the years 20142016 i have been to all of them. This is the 3rd year ive run this business, so i think that i. Second hand books can be purchased in a pleasant environment at dasa. Welcome to dasa books, the best secondhand bookshop in bangkok. Well, its our birthday month, so we dont mind saying. Mbk shopping mall bangkok mbk store guide and information. Not even around mbk siam centre t21 but i dont wanna go back there so does anyone know a place close to khao san. Shopping in bangkok is a dayandnight activity that runs parallel with the best in the west, while also giving a flavor of the cultural uniqueness of the east. Thailand largest bookstore offering books, magazines, music, cd, manga and much more. There are two main bookstore chains in bangkok there are many more if one would. They also sell lifestyle products and e books online.
Until further notice the bookshop will be closed to walkin business. Here at book outlet, we know everyone loves a good bargain. Inside bangkoks bustling used book stores, where english. Im looking for the largest selection of english books, local press, art and design book and anything specializing in local interest. Located on sukhumvit road between sois 2628, dasa book cafe is the most wellorganized secondhand bookshop in bangkok with a cozy atmosphere. Quality bookseller with free shipping that donates a book for every book sold. Check out our guide to sukhumvits best book shops large book shops on sukhumvit.
Dasa book cafe one of bangkok s most popular used bookstores. You can see many of bangkok s iconic attractions in the space of a day, plus sample some great food and enjoy the nightlife too. Make exploring bangkok easy with these indepth itineraries and guides on where to go, what to see, what to eat and where to stay. Youll find any number of book shops so youre bound to find something you want to read. Online shopping for bangkok travel guides in the books store.
Dasa most of the books in the store are english, but you can also find other language books such as scandinavian, german, french and russian books too. Kinokuniya is a japanese chain known for its gigantic stores in siam paragon, centralworld and more recently, emquartier. Buying books can be expensive, especially if you like to read a lot. They usually have a book stand outside right at the entrance. Thai auto vintage for classic car lovers, this small garage on on nut road is worth the slight detour out of central bangkok. Contact them via email with a list of your titles and theyll get back to you on which ones theyre interested in looking at.
Canterbury tales guesthouse pattaya, home facebook. They boast more than 12,000 books, have a lovely website with great photos at dasa books, and a cool coffee corner with yummy cakes. Participants leave copies of books in public places for other literary lovers to discover, like bts stations, cafes, or tucked away in parks and plazas. There is a small second hand book store opposite emporium, as you get off the bts phrom phong and walk towards villa. Thats why we have made it our mission to offer you a huge selection of books at fantastic discounted prices of 5090% off the original list price.
The shop spans three levels and offers some 20,000 used titles in english as well as french and german. Here are the smaller stores putting a spell on book lovers. Bookstore with books in english in bkk bangkok forum. Dilok book, with its huge stockpile, is the main wholesaler of secondhand books in thailand, selling to shops in tourist destinations such as chiang mai, phuket, koh samui, phangnga. Work your way through these entirely different shopping experiences, and youll soon come to realize why bangkok is such a famous retail hub.
Explore bangkok just the way you want to on a private, totally customizable tour. Alternatively, you could take the bangkok sky train and get off at siam and then walk to mahboonkrong passing through other malls and department stores such as siam paragon, siam discovery and siam center. Jaujak market is the biggest weekend market in south east asia where everything is sold here. New and used english bookstores in bangkok i am wannee. In addition to books, dasa book cafe also sells a wide variety of secondhand cds. Find promotions or pre order book, ebook, magazine, emagazine, stationery and more. But there are over ten asia books stores, well over 18 bookazine distrithai stores, three kinokuniya stores, way over 100 b2s stores, and lots of used bookstores as well.
Its been difficult to get good, used books in bangkok right now. What makes it great is that its a used book store located in the rdu airport, so you can get a used book. Best bookstore in bangkok bangkok forum tripadvisor. The threestory townhouse is dedicated to book dasas a pali word for slaves of all genres. You set the pace and tell your personal guide what youd like to see, choosing from sights like the grand palace, wat pho, chatuchak market, and more. The used english bookstores that are famous for local and also foreigners who are living in bangkok are dasa, sun books, and book shops at chatuchak weekend market. Second hand bookshops in pattayathere are currently 5 second hand bookshops in pattaya that i know of. Book shops in bangkok touristbangkok best bangkok book. Dasa books has opened on sukhumvit, a good used bookstore, not far from the elite used book store. Changing hands bookstore new books, used books, author. They also play mellow music that adds to the generally nice ambience.
With creaky hardwood floors, narrow stairways, soft lighting and an intimate coffee shop, those who prefer a cosy browsing experience could lose themselves here for hours. Most books are in english, with some selections available in other languages such as italian, german and french. There is also an excellent second hand bookshop called dasa books on sukhumvit near to phrom phong bts. The biggest international online bookstore in thailand. Book stores used and outofprint booksellers and online. The best way to get to mbk bangkok is to catch the sky train and get off at national stadium. If you are looking for englishlanguage books, there are two chains that dominate bangkok.
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