Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore

I love books; I love to read. I like to linger in this store, no rush and peruse the shelves; this makes me very happy, not to be rushed. The staff at Paragraphe always strive to get for me the book that I want to read and I so appreciate their knowledge, their efforts, and their efficiency!

Terrific bookstore, well stocked, many English titles, and the best customer service. An excellent local alternative to Indigo.

This book shop is a sweet established Montreal Enterprise. It is as good as many of the bigger stores and better than most. I've enjoyed coming here for a long time. I don't usually give a review for any place that I wouldn't give five stars to. In this case, my four-star review has to do with something that most might consider insignificant. With the fact that Amazon has taken over as the biggest book distributor in the world, it seems odd that a small independent bookstore would not compete on a relatively inconsequential matter - offering a bag of some sort with which to carry one's purchases out onto the street, especially when the weather is inclement. The cost of the books that I bought was significantly more than I would have paid had I chosen to order online and those books would have come well packaged. I suspect that many people will still enjoy browsing in book shops like I do but, when they find something that they'd like to own, they may just take note of the book and order through Amazon. If I had planned to come to the bookstore, I would have brought a bag for my purchases. This was an impromptu visit. So, if I hadn't been miffed at not being offered a bag, this review would definitely have been five stars. Visit the store and bring your own bag.