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1.000.000 Comix
This living archive could document the history of the comic book. Marvel and DC of course but also left-field titles like Crumb and Tom of Finland . It also does a sideline in toys, T-shirts and cards.
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Archambault
Behind the art deco portals you'll find Montréal's oldest and largest book and record shop. Spread over four floors, this emporium boasts a great selection of CDs and books, apart from assorted musical supplies such as pianos and sheet music. Some recordings sold here are hard to find outside Québec.
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Chapters Bookstore
Peruse three huge floors of English- and French-language books and a fantastic choice of travel-related items in the sunken floor in the back. There's a coffee bar and internet café on the 2nd floor (around C$2 per 20 minutes).
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Cheap Thrills
Montréal's oldest used CD and cassette shop is so full you can hardly swing a cat. The selection covers everything from electronica, noise and indie-rock to jazz, blues and R&B, including hard-to-find imports. Upstairs you can snap up new recordings usually several dollars below prices elsewhere, and there's a decent collection of paperbacks.
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Indigo
This sister store of Chapters is a three-floor emporium with comfy reading chairs that keep you browsing for hours. It has a great selection of Canadian and Montréal literature, a good CD section and Starbucks coffee bar. A wonderful travel and map section is on the 2nd floor at the back.
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Librairie Astro
Rollicking wit and helpful service are as ubiquitous as the collectible comics, books, cards and CDs stocked at this little family-run shop. They know their customers by name and will email you if they come across something you might like. A downtown institution - check out the owners' blogs on the website.
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Librairie Michel Fortin
A mecca for every foreign-language student and linguist freak in town, you can find books, cassettes or novels on just about every language in the world from Thai to Basque to Georgian.
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Librissime
They bill themselves as more than just a bookstore, and they are right, there really is no other place like this in the city. Gorgeous books here are imported from all over the world including Italy and India and white gloves are laid on the displays for you to put on before touching the tomes, including giant sized books that cost upwards of around C$1000 .
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Odyssey Books
Odyssey has soft- and hardcover books as well as a good classical and jazz CD selection. Strong in mystery, literature, jazz, philosophy, history, art and cookbooks, and recent arrivals have a special section so you can check out the latest gems.
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Priape
Montréal's biggest gay sex store has made a career out of parodying itself in great style. It's been on the scene for a quarter of a century so it's plugged into the mainstream erotic wares (videos and DVDs, mags and books) but has recently branched out into high-quality clothing with a titillating edge - shrink-wrapped jeans but also a vast choice of black leather gear in the basement studio.
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Renaud Bray
One of 14 branches in greater Montréal, this bright 'n' cheery bookstore specializes in French titles but has a decent choice of English bestsellers, travel and literature titles. A good portion of the store is dedicated to CDs in both languages, with a vibrant choice of local rock and pop.
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