Namerican book center spui 12 years old

It has moved only in 2006 to its present location in the three hundred years old building with a long tradition, where among others centuries ago metz company, amsterdam most luxurious department store has been located. All floors are accessible via the lift on the ground floor. On its bright new location, american book center has a less space, so the scale became more human and the choice is even more exciting. There is also a weekly art market on the spui, every sunday. Submit your manuscript to a publisher in book form, or have your dissertation, family cookbook, memoirs, blog or poems printed and bound now also in color. Abcs betty the book machine is not just for books that already exist. Every friday of the year, from 10 am to 6 pm on the spui square, in the city center of amsterdam, you can visit boekenmarkt op het spui, a book market where you can find old, rare, second hand and outofprint books. The american book center abc, an innovative and stubbornly independent. In honour of world book day on the 20th march, we sent katie, from the hostel girl to. The american book center amsterdam 2020 all you need to. The largest independent english language bookstore in the netherlands celebrated their 40th birthday on june 9th, 2012. The bookloving employees are given free rein, which makes this chain feel like an independent bookstore.

We are the american book center or abc, the largest independent seller of englishlanguage. From 12hour shifts on kalverstraat to surviving the digital revolution and. Since 2006, its been housed in a 160yearold building that was once a. The abc hosts many exciting book events every year. Today we are checking in with emmy, our 80 year old regular customer from. English book chain waterstones took up residence in the berlagedesigned building on the corner of kalverstraat and spui in 1998. The american book center, spui 12, 1012 xa amsterdam plan your route. Eleven years later the radical and libertarian store was officially legalised. The shop also organises numerous readings, book signings, workshops and other events. American book center in amsterdam is conveniently located at the spui 12.