With a large population of english speakers, the demand for english language books in amsterdam is a high one, and the city boasts a number of excellent resources for the travelling reader. Waterstones has an account service for organisations, universities, colleges and schools. Hence, while trying to gain competitive advantage in the ebook sector. Waterstones, formerly waterstones, is a british book retailer that operates 283 shops, mainly in the uk and also other nearby countries. The home of english books in the heart of amsterdam celebrating 30 years of book loving and book selling. Available in shop from just two hours, subject to availability.
Theres no denying that waterstones bookstore has one of the biggest inventories of uk books and textbooks available online, just take a look at just a few of the sections you can discover at the onlie waterstones bookstore. Discover our full range of books, gifts, toys, stationery and audiobooks at waterstones. Ordered online as couldnt get into town and book arrived promptly. Check out the collectors book editions, and sit by the widow to people watch. Brussels and amsterdam as well as on the isle of man, jersey and the isle of wight.
Visit your local bookshop in amsterdam today for a great selection of books and gifts. Waterstones is a uk chain that has some gorgeous locations abroad. The store is housed in a monumental building by the dutch architect h. Waterstones bookshop london 2020 all you need to know. If you need or want a book in english while in amsterdam, this is the place. Waterstones amsterdam has 1,189 posts on their instagram profile. Yeartodate sales are up 50% according to waterstones. Visit your local bookshop in banbury today for a great selection of books and gifts. To help prevent spread of the coronavirus, and to protect the wellbeing of our customers and staff, sadly waterstones will temporarily close its doors by the close of trade monday 23 march until further notice. Waterstones is an english bookshop chain operating in the uk, ireland, belgium and the netherlands created in 1982 by tim waterstone, the former marketing manager of another uk bookshop retailer w. Here are 5 of the best to suit any reader of any language. In the heart of amsterdam s book district in a stunning building, designed by renowned dutch architect h. Buy books, stationery and gifts, online and in store.
Sally rooneys normal people named waterstones book of the year scary new world. There are also recommendations for fantastic shops, restaurants, hotels, activities and. Please provide me with your latest book news, views and details of waterstones special offers. If you click the picture then you will be directed to the blog post connected with the bookstore. Waterstones buy books, stationery and gifts, online and. Waterstones hotel accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival. Waterstones book of the year 2019 it is our enormous pleasure to reveal charlie mackesys the boy, the mole, the fox and the horse as our book of the year 2019 and greta thunberg, author of the eradefining collection of speeches no one is too small to make a difference, as our author of the year 2019. Designed specifically for travelers with limited time in london, this tour allows you to check off a range of southern englands historical attractions in just one day by eliminating the hassle of traveling between each one independently. Best curated science fiction collection of every book shop i ever visited. As of february 2014, it employs around 3,500 staff in the uk and europe. Discover our full range of books, ebooks and kindles at. The store stocks all sorts of titles and genres and even books in languages other than english and dutch.
Under plans to invest in its bookshops, waterstones is undertaking a major refurbishment of its kalverstraat bookshop in amsterdam. An average sized waterstones bookshop merchandises a range of around 30, 000 individual books, with 200, 000 titles in the largest shop. Waterstones, the leading specialist high street book retailer, now has its own online retail website previously it was operating a site in conjunction with amazon uk offering a wealth of books and book knowledge and access to. Waterstones online shopping when it comes to books, games and quirky gifts, you cant beat waterstones. Waterstones amsterdam part of the wellknown british chain, waterstones opened in amsterdam as wh smith almost 30 years ago. The english bookshop is my favourite book shop in amsterdam. Writers can make and sell their own books in the shop with betty the book machine.
Spui 12 spui waterstones the home of english language books in the netherlands, specialised in english and dutch as a second language, childrens books, dutch fiction in english translation and books about. A unique english bookstore providing a large selection of books ranging from fiction to cookery and travel to childrens books. Since this is a smaller store, the selection and depth within each category of books is more limited. Follow their account to see all their photos and videos. Berlage, adjacent to book square het spui, with its weekly book market on fridays. Ha, i dont even know this shop looks great, i have to check it out next time im home i do always go to waterstones, and recently i discovered scheltema near the dam, but this one might not be as good for those not speaking dutch. Waterstones first opened in old brompton road, london, in 1982 and currently trades from nearly 300 shops, on high streets and in shopping centres, and through numerous university campuses in the uk, republic of ireland and continental europe brussels and amsterdam as well as on the isle of man, jersey and the isle of wight. Although there are nearly 300 waterstones bookshops around the uk, each one maintains its individuality, as each store manager has the freedom to stock and operate their store in a manner that they feel best suits their customers. The waterstones gift card is an ideal gift for almost any occasion. Our bookstore may be temporarily closed but you can still get a daily dose of poetry on our poetry page. Stepping into waterstones is like stepping into an atmospheric old library, with personal tips from employees snuck in between the books. Among the few big english book stores in the country, waterstones boasts of regulars and fans. Waterstones online shopping shop waterstones online with.
The abc store has a welcoming layout that encourages the curious to explore all kinds of titles, and is a great regular stop for the english book lover in amsterdam. Evenaar travel book store in amsterdam traveltorgeir. The amsterdam store is located on a street corner on the. Closing times when nearest shop is open and closed on weekdays, weekends, holidays, late night and sunday shopping. Waterstones unveils plans for bookshop refurbishments and. With over one million books in print, and around 120, 000 new consumer titles published every year compared with around 10, 000 in the 1950s, the expert recommendations and advice of the companys booksellers are key ingredients in its success. Its now one of my favourite places and i absolutely adored checking out these different book shops. The nearby english chain waterstones, on the corner of the kalverstraat and the spui, has an impressive selection of english language books over four attractive. A quiet place for all those who love poetry written in the english language.
Berlage, our shop has a relaxed ambience, with knowledgeable, bookloving staff. For every waterstones i visit and buy a book from i plan on ticking it off the list with a picture of the shop and the date i visited. Would always prefer to look in store but if i am after a specific title and cant find time to go into town, waterstones is my goto online bookshop. Opening hours for waterstones in westfield stratford city. These stalls are actually located right next to three of the biggest bookstores in amsterdam, namely atheneum, waterstones, and the american book centre. A four storeys bookshop from the large uk booksellers chain waterstones located at the busiest point in amsterdam. Unless you hire a car, visiting stonehenge, bath, and windsor castle in one day is next to impossible. Waterstones booksellers amsterdam, amsterdam, netherlands.
And on top of it all the waterstones plus loyalty system gives an extra financial incentive to go the physical store rather than be lazy with amazonbook depository online. Berlage, our shop has a relaxed ambience, with knowledgeable, book loving staff. This kind of distribution has helped it in getting the required advantage over its competitors. Theres a huge variety of rare, secondhand, and antique publications to dig through at the market and the sheer number of books on offer is always astounding. With some 270 shops across the uk and ireland, together with a presence in mainland europe, we present an unparalleled combination of. An averagesized waterstones shop sells a range of approximately 30,000 individual books, as well as stationery and other related products. Couples in particular like the location they rated it 8. In the heart of amsterdams book district in a stunning building, designed by renowned dutch architect h.
Waterstones bookstore, uk buy direct from waterstones. Other books are as expensive as in the waterstones. Let me know if youve been to amsterdam or are from there. I did enjoy my trip to this shop, and maybe its because i hyped it up so much, but i just wasnt really feeling it when i was there. The store is several stories with many flights of stairs which makes browsing around a little more difficult than some. Waterstones oxford william baker house, broad street, oxaf oxford, oxfordshire rated 4. Waterstones to open two new bookshops in sussex the.
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