City Lights Bookstore Puns

Or if this question is too specific, generally speaking, what was the book market like in the late 19th century in Europe? Would a literate person of modest means (e.g, a teacher or store clerk) be able to easily afford and shop for contemporary books? Or were books still a bit of a luxury at this time?

As title says. Past few days I've searched a few op-shops / used bookstores, no luck as yet. Just wondering if anyone's seen a stack of surf mags somewhere? Thanks!

Hello! Was just wondering some good recommendations for book shops around town. Also, which store would you say is the biggest?

Hello Reddit and fellow bibliophiles! Lawrence Ferlinghetti here. In September, I published Writing Across the Landscape: Travel Journals 1960-2013, which tells the story of my life through a lifetime of travel and, at 96 years of age, is the closest I’ll ever get to writing a memoir. With the help of my publisher, I’ll be answering questions for an hour or so starting at 2PM EST.

Proof: https://twitter.com/CityLightsBooks/status/675382001361281025'

Edit: Thanks for all the questions and for being so welcoming to a Reddit newbie.

Just as the title says I want to learn about a variety of places where people purchase light novels and books in general but not just the main stream places. I personally use amazon. I wont say whhhyyyyy I want to know but it is super interesting, I assure you.

I want to find used novels in Spanish. I live in Langley so really outside of Vancouver would be more convenient but I can travel

I have finally fulfilled a dream of mine and visited City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco! I went on a bit of a spending spree to celebrate. Usually I only buy one or two books at a bookstore at a time, but City Lights has a great selection of literature so I bought four books:

• San Francisco Poems by Lawrence Ferlinghetti
• Overtime by Philip Whalen (Zen poet)
• Seven Guitars by August Wilson (Pittsburgh playwright from my home state)
• One Hundred Poems From The Japanese by Kenneth Rexroth

The Kenneth Rexroth book was hard to find. It was shelved with the Asian Classics in the basement and not in the general poetry section upstairs. I read a biography of Rexroth before my trip and a book of his poetry which has been sitting on my bookshelf for years unread. I found the Kenneth Rexroth Alley in North Beach.

City Lights Bookstore Photo

I also visited the Beat Museum and had lunch at Caffe Trieste.

Hey everyone, Fresh from a rack in the beat poetry section, I have seven postcards that I got from City Lights bookstore in SF, featuring photos of famous writers. I suppose that place put me in a writerly mood or something; but in any case the first seven of you to respond get one! I'm going to bed now; will probably send these out today or tomorrow. Cheers!

I’m trying to collect some classic literature but I don’t want to just rely on Barnes and noble! Anywhere around is fine but bonus if it’s around downtown, midtown, or east sac!

I'm not sure if it's allowed to post but I think this might count as a mangadeal?

I'm opening up a small online bookstore, named MangaHubWA (since im a WA based store). If you're ever looking for something out of stock feel free to hit me up and let me see what I can do for you! I can get some information from my distributor for things like stock information (in stock/out of stock/out of print) and sometimes even estimated arrival dates! I'm super open to doing custom orders where I give you discounts based on how much you're ordering (10-25%) I can also (while still virtual) show you any products I have listed on my store. I can't be cheaper than rightstuf but I'm planning on having my products at least always 10% off MSRP.

I have confirmed trades on r/mangaswap and I have a decent amount of ebay sales (store name: mangahubwa) , so I'm hoping it's easier to trust my store. That said, I can also do paypal goods and services if you'd feel more comfortable buying anything from my site that way. Thanks for looking, heres the site link.

mangahubwa.net

Asking ‘cause there are a good amount of Indian Muslims at the city. Books that can teach you how to read Urdu.

As the title says, looking for some bookstores with Brazilian books. Any places you recommend for modern books specifically?

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From Lawrence:

>Hello Reddit and fellow bibliophiles! Lawrence Ferlinghetti here. In September, I published Writing Across the Landscape: Travel Journals 1960-2013, which tells the story of my life through a lifetime of travel and, at 96 years of age, is the closest I’ll ever get to writing a memoir. With the help of my publisher, I’ll be answering questions for an hour or so starting at 2PM EST.

#Click here to visit the AMA and ask a question

From Lawrence:

>Hello Reddit and fellow bibliophiles! Lawrence Ferlinghetti here. In September, I published Writing Across the Landscape: Travel Journals 1960-2013, which tells the story of my life through a lifetime of travel and, at 96 years of age, is the closest I’ll ever get to writing a memoir. With the help of my publisher, I’ll be answering questions for an hour or so starting at 2PM EST.