World Book Market
On Sunday 18 May a fifteen-kilometre book trail zigzags through Amsterdam from Geldersekade to the Amstel river. The streets are lined with bookstalls and thousands of books: old books, new books and almost new books, books to buy and books to leaf through, books to hate and books to love.
The World Book Market is from 10.00 - 17.00
The route is as follows: Geldersekade, Nieuwmarkt, Kloveniersburgwal, St Antoniebreestraat, Zuiderkerkhof, Jodenbreestraat, Zwanenburgwal, Waterlooplein and Amstel.
Geldersekade: second-hand and antiquarian books. Stands 82 and 83 English literature. Stands 76, 77, 78 Amsterdam books and English literature.
Nieuwmarkt: second-hand and antiquarian. Stands 50, 52 American Book Center
St Antoniebreestand: publishers. Stands 29, 30 Boekvertalers, specialists in translated fiction and non-fiction.
Zuiderkerkhof: Book auctions. At stand 21 find out what your antique books are worth.
And there is more, lots more. Have a look at the website http://www.kantien.nl/index.html and you are sure to find the exact book you have been looking for for ages.
If you miss this Book Market, don't despair.
15 June: Book on the Amstel. Books, CD's and records
13 July: Books at the Dam. Humour.
17 August: Books on the Amstel. Judaica.
7 September: Books in the Pijp. Suriname.