{"id":3003,"date":"2015-04-05T19:45:48","date_gmt":"2015-04-05T17:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/?p=3003"},"modified":"2020-03-22T09:00:38","modified_gmt":"2020-03-22T08:00:38","slug":"second-handbook-shops-in-madrid-best-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/second-handbook-shops-in-madrid-best-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Second-hand Bookshops in Madrid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Besides the big bookstores such as FNAC, Casa de Libro and the newly fantastic bookstore La Central at plaza Callao, there are a few other places in Madrid where you can spend hours going through the bookshelves. Here are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShMadrid&#8217;s<\/strong><\/a> four favourite places.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:<\/em>\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/english-book\/\">English Language Books in Madrid<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Index<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/second-handbook-shops-in-madrid-best-selection\/#where-to-buy-second-hand-books\" title=\"Where to buy second-hand books\">Where to buy second-hand books<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/second-handbook-shops-in-madrid-best-selection\/#abaco-libros\" title=\"\u00c1baco Libros\">\u00c1baco Libros<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/second-handbook-shops-in-madrid-best-selection\/#la-cuesta-de-la-moyano\" title=\"La Cuesta de la Moyano\">La Cuesta de la Moyano<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/second-handbook-shops-in-madrid-best-selection\/#j-j-books-and-coffee\" title=\"J &amp; J Books and Coffee\">J &amp; J Books and Coffee<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/second-handbook-shops-in-madrid-best-selection\/#tuuulibreria\" title=\"TuuuLibrer\u00eda\">TuuuLibrer\u00eda<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"where-to-buy-second-hand-books\"><\/span>Where to buy second-hand books<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"abaco-libros\"><\/span>\u00c1baco Libros<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_3010\" style=\"width: 216px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3010\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3010 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/P\u00edo-Baroja-Spanish-writer-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"P\u00edo Baroja, illustrous Basque writer greatly admired by Hemingway\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/P\u00edo-Baroja-Spanish-writer-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/P\u00edo-Baroja-Spanish-writer-300x436.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/P\u00edo-Baroja-Spanish-writer.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is probably our favourite bookstore, they have stores on two different locations, both located in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/long-term-rental?order-by=availabilitylowestprice&amp;price-to=3000&amp;surface-to=240&amp;district=1003\"><strong>Chamber\u00ed neighbourhood<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The English section at <a href=\"https:\/\/es-es.facebook.com\/Abacolibros\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>\u00c1baco Libros<\/strong><\/a> is pretty extensive, but as always with second-hand bookstores, sometimes you find real gems and sometimes its just only bad novels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">They also have great art books and also old prints and pictures. You can really spend hours here, and you will almost never leave the shop empty handed.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"la-cuesta-de-la-moyano\"><\/span>La Cuesta de la Moyano<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although it&#8217;s harder to find good English books at the little &#8220;casetas&#8221; at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cuestamoyano.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Cuesta la Moyana<\/strong><\/a>, which is an open-air book market in the <strong>Paseo del Arte neighbourhood<\/strong>, you can occasionally find some great treasures here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">And walking along this side street next to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/royal-botanical-garden-madrid\/\"><strong>Botanic gardens<\/strong><\/a> and nearby the Retiro park is always a nice way to spend the afternoon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A statue of an illustrious Spanish writer, P\u00edo Baroja, crowns the hill where the book market ends.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/audiobook-platforms-for-relaxing-and-multitasking\/\">Audiobook Platforms For Relaxing and Multitasking<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"j-j-books-and-coffee\"><\/span>J &amp; J Books and Coffee<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_3009\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3009\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-3009 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/jj-books-and-coffee-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"exterior view of j&amp;j books and coffee\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/jj-books-and-coffee-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/jj-books-and-coffee.jpg 493w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jandjbooksandcoffee.es\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>J &amp; J<\/strong><\/a> is a great place to go for a coffee, beer and, of course, English-language books. Walk in and you will likely find lots of expats chatting away. The staff speaks English and they are always willing to help you find titles.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The bookstore itself is downstairs, and here you\u2019ll find the classics, contemporary fiction, travel guides, teaching materials, non-fiction, biography and more. Since it\u2019s a used bookstore, the prices surely beat the bigger chains.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can also bring them your used English books which they, although a small amount, do pay you for. J&amp;J is located in the <strong>Malasa\u00f1a district<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"tuuulibreria\"><\/span>TuuuLibrer\u00eda<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">At this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/blog\/en\/unique-bookshop\/\"><strong>library<\/strong><\/a> the books are for free, so you don&#8217;t have to pay anything for the books that you want to take home with you. There is a donation box if you feel like giving money anyway, and you can also become a member of the foundation for only 12 euros a year.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As this is a foundation, part of the revenue is being used to buy books for schools in Madrid and in South America. The English section at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuuulibreria.org\/#\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>TuuuLibrer\u00eda<\/strong><\/a> unfortunately is not very big, but every now and then you can find something interesting here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">TuuuLibrer\u00eda has two locations, one on Calle de Embajadores, 11, in the <strong>Embajadores neighbourhood<\/strong> and one on Calle de Padilla, 78, in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shmadrid.com\/long-term-rental?order-by=availabilitylowestprice&amp;price-to=3000&amp;surface-to=240&amp;district=1007\"><strong>Salamanca district<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Where do you go to look for second-hand books?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-center kksr-disabled\"\n    data-id=\"3003\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 114px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 20px; height: 20px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">4.7<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">3<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            votes        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Besides the big bookstores such as FNAC, Casa de Libro and the newly fantastic bookstore La Central at plaza Callao, there are a few other places in Madrid where you can spend hours going through the bookshelves. Here are ShMadrid&#8217;s four favourite places. 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