{"id":62672,"date":"2016-02-23T07:50:57","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T06:50:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=62672"},"modified":"2020-11-25T16:22:07","modified_gmt":"2020-11-25T15:22:07","slug":"english-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/english-book\/","title":{"rendered":"English Language Books in Barcelona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Living in a foreign country, absorbing the local culture, and communicating in a foreign language\u00a0are some of the great joys of being abroad. A lot of the English-speakers who come to Barcelona either already know how to speak Spanish or enroll in classes to learn as soon as they arrive. Reading in Spanish is a great way of enhancing one&#8217;s vocabulary, but that doesn&#8217;t mean that those who are learning should limit themselves to books written in the local languages. So where can you find English language books in Barcelona? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a> gives you a list of places for you to browse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bookstores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Specialty Bookstores in Barcelona<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/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.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/english-book\/#Hibernian_Books\" title=\"Hibernian Books\">Hibernian Books<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/english-book\/#Come_In_English_Bookstore\" title=\"Come In English Bookstore\">Come In English Bookstore<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/english-book\/#Re-Read\" title=\"Re-Read\">Re-Read<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/english-book\/#Sant_Antoni_Market\" title=\"Sant Antoni Market\">Sant Antoni Market<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/english-book\/#Fnac\" title=\"Fnac\">Fnac<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/english-book\/#BCN_Books\" title=\"BCN Books\">BCN Books<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hibernian_Books\"><\/span>Hibernian Books<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_85723\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85723\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85723\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/giulia-bertelli-146546-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85723\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Unsplash<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hibernianbooks.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Hibernian Books<\/strong><\/a> is possibly Barcelona&#8217;s most famous English language bookstore. They have over 40,000 titles of used, rare, and antique books in English and a handful of books in other languages like Portuguese, Finnish, and Russian. One of the great perks of dealing with Hibernian Books is that they offer you the possibility to declutter your house by bringing them books you no longer have an interest in and in return, they will give you store credit. You won&#8217;t win a fortune as they usually offer anything between 25 cents and 1 euro, but it starts piling up and soon enough you may have enough store credit to take a book home without having to pull out your wallet. They have an online catalog which is currently being updated so if you are looking for a particular book, do yourself a favor and go directly to the store.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Llibreria+Hibernian\/@41.401949,2.154654,15z\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xeb1ddc7b4e52ec9c?sa=X&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjahuD7x_vSAhXjCcAKHXhdBeMQ_BIIbzAK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Carrer de Montseny, 17<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Come_In_English_Bookstore\"><\/span>Come In English Bookstore<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.libreriainglesa.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Come In<\/strong><\/a> is another great venue\u00a0for some\u00a0English book shopping in Barcelona. They have a\u00a0wide selection of English literature, children\u2019s books and games, as well as an extensive range of language learning supplements for locals who want to learn English, or for English speakers who was to improve their <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/learn-catalan-free\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Catalan<\/a><\/strong>. At\u00a0Come In, you will find all of the latest releases and also the most famous classics.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Location:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Come+In+Llibreria+Anglesa\/@41.393077,2.1551628,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a291ac83b613:0x1131efaa523c992d!8m2!3d41.393077!4d2.1573515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Carrer de Balmes, 129-Bis<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Re-Read\"><\/span>Re-Read<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_85725\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-85725\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-85725\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/mariana-vusiatytska-174679-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-85725\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Unsplash<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A fantastic and unique second-hand bookstore with eight locations in Barcelona is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.re-read.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Re-Read<\/a><\/strong>. Not exclusively an English language store, they do however have a selection of books in English, Catalan, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/french-gastronomy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">French<\/a><\/strong> and some other languages. They also buy or swap your second-hand books, though the value they offer per book is really very low, with a set price of 20 cents. The great thing about\u00a0Re-read is that they also sell their used books at set prices, which are 3\u20ac for one book, 5\u20ac for two books, or 10\u20ac for five\u00a0books. At\u00a0Re-read, it pays to buy in bulk, since the prices per\u00a0book lower as the number of\u00a0books purchased grows.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Re-Read+Llibreria+Lowcost+-+Rossell%C3%B3\/@41.391312,2.1526966,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a290009cf1c9:0x81ec5a6e48683fb4!8m2!3d41.391312!4d2.1548853\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Carrer Rossell\u00f3, 158<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Re-Read+Gran+Via\/@41.383861,2.1591448,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a28bb0d7b169:0x98c4334a88e76bb6!8m2!3d41.383861!4d2.1613335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes, 564<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Re-Read+Librer%C3%ADa+Lowcost+-+Sant+Joan\/@41.4021955,2.1641267,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2c047657b57:0x782ceedd60b54e97!8m2!3d41.4021955!4d2.1663154\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Passeig de Sant Joan, 152<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.re-read.com\/en\/bookshops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>five more<\/strong><\/a> locations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/language-bookstores\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Language Bookstores<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sant_Antoni_Market\"><\/span>Sant Antoni Market<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Whilst not exclusively a book market, on Sundays, this beautiful and historic building is host to extensive flea markets. There are dozens of book stalls at <a href=\"https:\/\/guia.barcelona.cat\/es\/detall\/mercat-dominical-de-sant-antoni_96058202955.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Sant Antoni Market<\/strong><\/a> to browse through, many of which include English language collections. Antique and rare titles are also to be found. This market is well worth a visit for the architecture, and the scrumptious traditional food stalls.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Sant+Antoni+Market\/@41.3786154,2.159873,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a261aaff4f5d:0xa3902b88efcf201a!8m2!3d41.3786154!4d2.1620617\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Carrer del Comte d&#8217;Urgell, 1<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fnac\"><\/span>Fnac<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_99025\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-99025\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-99025\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/reading-925589_1920-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-99025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fnac.es\/s5714\/Libros-en-ingles#bl=ACLibros-y-ebooksARBO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>Fnac<\/strong><\/a> is a French chain of culture-related items and electronic appliances store which now has branches in a variety of cities all around the world. They have a very large book section, with shelves dedicated to foreign languages. When\u00a0you visit\u00a0Fnac at El Triangle, right by Plaza Catalunya, you will be more than pleased to see all the large shelves they have dedicated to books in your language. There are now five Fnac Stores in Barcelona, so there&#8217;s always one near you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Location:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Fnac+El+Triangle\/@41.3862594,2.166801,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a2fdd397cbad:0x265de7400e9c1107!8m2!3d41.3862594!4d2.1689897\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">El Triangle Mall, Pla\u00e7a de Catalunya, 4<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/Fnac\/@41.3899362,2.1345941,17z\/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x12a498652d562a99:0xe20dec708ddb4d70!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4987acdddf6a1:0x210d6bc8a0ccaab5!8m2!3d41.3899362!4d2.1367828\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">L&#8217;Illa Diagonal Mall, Avinguda Diagonal, 549<\/a> and three more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fnac.es\/localiza-tiendas-fnac\/w-4?city=barcelona\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>locations<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"BCN_Books\"><\/span>BCN Books<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bcnbooks.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><strong>BCN Books<\/strong><\/a> is a well-stocked English language bookstore, offering new and older titles of English fiction and non-fiction. This venue may also interest <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/travel-bar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">foreign travelers<\/a><\/strong> since they have a section dedicated to\u00a0travel guides, maps, and other local resources.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Location:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.es\/maps\/place\/BCN+Books\/@41.397006,2.1621243,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x12a4a294ba17f98f:0x8252e721d7d24240!8m2!3d41.397006!4d2.164313\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Carrer de Roger de Ll\u00faria, 118<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What is your favourite bookstore and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"62672\"\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: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 0px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <span class=\"kksr-muted\">Rate us!<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Living in a foreign country, absorbing the local culture, and communicating in a foreign language\u00a0are some of the great joys of being abroad. 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