# Online source of books in French?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-source-of-books-in-french/269151
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [October 14, 2004, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-source-of-books-in-french/269151 "2004-10-14T03:43:56Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@Kiminy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiminy)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2004, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-source-of-books-in-french/269151/1 "2004-10-14T03:43:56Z")
This question is probably aimed more toward \*Canadiens \* than anyone else. However, anyone is welcome to answer…
I am fluent in French, having lived in France for several years when I was growing up. I hardly use it anymore–I live in Louisville KY, and don’t know anyone else who speaks it. I like to read books in French, though, to keep myself fluent. However, it is VERY hard to find books in French here (unless you want five million copies of _Le Petit prince_.)
When I look for books online, I inevitably end up on French bookseller websites. It costs way to much to order from them, mainly because of the shipping costs. Occasionally I can get an ISBN number that I can take to a local bookstore for special order, but even that doesn’t always work too well (which is how I ended up with the second volume of _Le Comte de Monte Christo_, but not the first volume.)
Are there any good Canadian bookstores online that sell books in French? That would at least cut down on shipping charges, I hope, but I can’t find anything via Google.
Any suggestions are welcome.
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### Author:  [@Peregrine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peregrine)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2004, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-source-of-books-in-french/269151/2 "2004-10-14T04:07:45Z")
See what you think of [Schoenhofs](http://schoenhofs.com/),
[amazon.ca boutiques francophones](http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/1036452/ref=cs_nav_bf_1/701-6265473-4954751), and
[abebooks.com advanced search](http://dogbert.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchEntry?cm_re=A*Search%20Box*Advanced%20Search).
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### Author:  [@MisterThyristor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MisterThyristor)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2004, 9:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-source-of-books-in-french/269151/3 "2004-10-14T09:20:20Z")
Not a _Canadian_ bookstore, but an American bookstore that carries French language books:
[Books Without Borders](http://www.bookswithoutborders.com)
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### Author:  [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2004, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-source-of-books-in-french/269151/4 "2004-10-14T12:56:03Z")
I was happy to see that [Librairie Champlain](http://www.librairiechamplain.com/) is online.
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### Author:  [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)
#### Post date: [October 14, 2004, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-source-of-books-in-french/269151/5 "2004-10-14T13:02:08Z")
Oh, [The Beguiling](http://www.beguiling.com/) in Toronto has an excellent selection of BD (bandes dessinées–French comics). Dunno how they are on ordering though.
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### Author:  [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2004, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-source-of-books-in-french/269151/6 "2004-10-15T02:15:55Z")
Ok, that’s it: we’re going to Toronto and Montreal next summer!
Vlad/Igor
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### Author:  [@Mooney252](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mooney252)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2004, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-source-of-books-in-french/269151/7 "2004-10-15T02:53:24Z")
We’ve ordered directly from Amazon France:
> **[Amazon.fr : livres, DVD, jeux vidéo, musique, high-tech, informatique, jouets,...](https://www.amazon.fr/)**
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> Achat et vente en ligne parmi des millions de produits en stock. Livraison gratuite à partir de 25€. Vos articles à petits prix : culture, high-tech, mode, jouets, sport, maison et bien plus !
Uncheck all of the boxes: they love e-mail spam more than most websites.
Best regards,
Mooney252
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### Author:  [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2004, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-source-of-books-in-french/269151/8 "2004-10-15T14:22:12Z")
**Vlad/Igor** , if you want an impromptu tour guide while visiting T.O., I’d be glad to show you around a bit. 🙂
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### Author:  [@Vlad\_Igor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vlad_Igor)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2004, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-source-of-books-in-french/269151/9 "2004-10-15T14:28:43Z")
> [@Sunspace](#):
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> **Vlad/Igor** , if you want an impromptu tour guide while visiting T.O., I’d be glad to show you around a bit. 🙂
Thank you. I’ve been there twice by myself, and twice with **Kiminy**. Now we want to bring the 13 and 10 yo little Igors (they really enjoyed Vancouver) to see the big T and experience a non-English environment (outside of Montreal). Off the top of my head, I can think of Chinatown, the Science Centre, Casa Loma, and the CN tower as things to do. Anything else?
Sorry for the hijack, dear.
Vlad/Igor
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### Author:  [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2004, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-source-of-books-in-french/269151/10 "2004-10-15T14:46:54Z")
Same for Toronto.
Try www.archambault.ca and [www.renaud-bray.com](http://www.renaud-bray.com) , two Quebec bookstore chains.
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### Author:  [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)
#### Post date: [October 15, 2004, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-source-of-books-in-french/269151/11 "2004-10-15T14:54:45Z")
[continuing the hijack] There were some threads on visiting TO a while back… I’ll see what I can dig up.
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Here we are…
[Toronto Dopers… where should I go?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=268432&highlight=visit+Toronto)
[Things to do in Toronto](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=154776&highlight=visit+Toronto)
[So, tell me about Toronto](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=157350&highlight=visit+Toronto)
🙂