From the owner: Literatur, Kinderbücherread more

We visited the Berlin store (see my separate review) and loved it, so naturally we had to visit the…read moreCologne store. Once again, I could easily have spent many more hours browsing; the selection is *superb* and eclectic. Also, everyone working there was incredibly helpful and quite friendly.

This was just what I needed. I'd say this is a medium-sized bookstore chain, with a pretty nice…read morefeeling to it, though it is not as personal as a privately owned establishment. I was able to find German-language books on any subject, and there is a pretty good English-language section there, too. A nice selection of history, gardening, cooking, fiction, dictionaries like Langenscheidt, what must be the largest selection of Teubner cookbooks on earth, Dr Oetker cookbooks, and more. The employees were helpful and friendly and helped me hunt for a book title I wanted. The employees were kind of funny, actually. I was trying to speak German to them, but they gave me a blank look and immediately started speaking perfect English back to me. I must have been murdering their language and didn't know it, or have a horrble American accent, or both. Oh well. Spending some time in this place is a nice way to enjoy the evening, pouring over books, dreaming of things you'd like to do or places to see, learning about the larger world around you. This store is in Wiesbaden, Germany; I don't know why the address is shown in North Carolina. Enjoy.

From the owner: Wir sind eine kleine, gut sortierte und persönlich geführte Buchhandlung. Literatur erleben!read more

Wow this book store is huge it's three stories. With just…read moreabout every type of book you can possibly find they also have a whole floor of kids books and kids toys and other fun stuff. They have a coffee shop and all different places to sit and read if You like books this is a place to be right in the downtown area of Bonn Germany. Everything is in German so I can't read it but the staff was pretty friendly showing us around. Prices are reasonable.

A fabulous gigantic book shop right in the heart of Bonn. Looks small from the outside and the…read moremoment you step in you see the old building with high ornate ceilings and floors of books. I could spend a day here just browsing and reading. There is a whole kids section in the UG floor and a huge selection of topics and books to choose from. I will definitely be back next time I am in town :-))

If only I could read German I would spend here days. Unfortunately I can only read their English…read moreand French sections (the only original language sections they have). Both the English and the French sections are small but the selection is very nice. The English one has lots of current issues; the French one seems to be more dedicated to classics than to new books (but I would need to go back to confirm). The nice thing is that you're free to roam around for hours and no one bothers you (and there are sofas). The philosophy section is just fantastic (for German speakers). The owners (?) seem rather helpful, even if a bit brusque (might be a cultural difference) but I suspect they do not speak much English (or any other language beside German) (to confirm). (They also have Gallimard notebooks! (no more than a couple of euros more expensive than in France)).

This bookstore is located inside Cologne's main train station (Hbf) and we went there yesterday…read morewhile waiting for our train back to Frankfurt. The store is large and it has a terrific selection, with the exception of too few photography & art books. Also, everyone working there was very friendly and helpful.

Located inside the central station: good spot for killing time while waiting for a train (the…read moreDouglas on the other side is also a good spot for this but less intellectual). Good selection of international press (I found le monde diplo, charlie hebdo, le monde) and a very good selection of books in English (classics, fiction and non fiction, last time I visited they had several books by Chomsky). The selection in French is less good, though, mostly current 'navets' and translations.