ABC American Book Center

Since the early 1970’s The American Book Center (ABC) has been a fiercely independent and family-owned bookshop with stores in Amsterdam, The Hague, Leidschendam and a pop-up store in Amstelveen. Their international team of booksellers makes great customer service their first priority.

With half a century of staff and experience, ABC has been a survivor amid a highly volatile financial environment (even before the covid pandemic started), the technical revolution which has changed the way literature is consumed (Kindle, Audible, etc.) and a tremendous rise in online shopping.

ABC were one of the first bookstores to go online in the nineties. More recently, they acquired “Betty” – an Espresso Book Machine (EBM) – which allows the centre to provide a print-on-demand service, giving the local community an easily accessible hub for self-publishing.

Community focus is of essential importance to ABC. They have lots of fantastic events across their shops: regular open-mic sessions, book talks, signings, trade-in days, and blogs to keep their customers engaged. Added to this is a focus on diversity, allowing ABC to also speak to a younger generation with pop-up stores at events like Comic Con, as well as offering an increasing selection of Young Adult (YA) literature, Manga and BookTok hits.

Check out what is happening in their shops and online!

You can find out more about ABC by visiting their website and social media:   

Website:  https://abc.nl/

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Thanks to the support of our Partners and their belief in our Mission & Vision we are able to serve the international community in the Netherlands.  You can read about how to become an ACCESS Partner here.