Gibert Joseph

The best.
Paradise of books. They have quite a big collection of books in English and other foreign languages.
Staff is very friendly and helpful.
Prices for all, if you're lucky you'll find many second hand books.

There are so many books to choose from. They also have books in so many languages. Their staff is also polite
I went there to buy a language book the staff was so polite and helped me genuinely. Nice place! Near 38 bus stop. Walking distance from metro and rer b.

Great variety of books

Huge selection of books for learning French. Most complete section I've seen so far in Paris. And another huge section of bilingual readers.

Always ready to help no matter now many books need to be arranged. I am happy with their service! Even the security guard was polite and friendly.

A very nice experience for a tourist to walk between all those pages.

The Fnac is good too, but for me, this remains the best bookstore in Paris. There are several buildings in a row with different collections and it's very rare for them not to have the book I'm looking for (and quite a few others I end up getting as well). The availability and shelving of used books alongside their new siblings is universal, making it so easy to find them. The shelving is as detailed as a library and staff are helpful if a book isn't where you think it will be.