Odd that this shop hasn't been reviewed yet…read more Schanzenbuchhandlung is the classic in the area, with a nice mix of fiction and nonfiction, periodicals and a small books-on-CD selection. What makes this place special is the service and the politics: it's a very tolerable, very decent place to shop at, and - I imagine - to work at. Still another small, owner-run shop that manages to hold its own against amazon and the big chains.

The best 1st hand bookshop in the area. They have an interesting sectioning with e.g. USA, South…read moreAmerica, Spain, Benelux authors. Due to their location (and history?), you will also find 'leftist' books here on the Spanish Civil War, the colonial period of Germany and even an occasional Marx or Lenin. There is also a small section with books in Englishd

I look at Amazon and get it at Ruthmann. The owner has my taste or knows what my kind likes…read more English books on display are mainly top sellers. German children books are also nicely sorted. Non book department not so hot. I never buy audio, but saw some at Ruthmann's. Maybe someone else can say something. Good shop.