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Prices at Schoenhof's Leyenson maintains, are not higher than they are at other bookshops specializing in imported books, such as the Librairie Francaise in New York. And, if you don't like Schoenhof's for some reason, New York would actually be the closest place to get hold of foreign books. Schoenhof's definitely has a monopoly in the area. Students from Harvard, MIT, Tufts, and other nearby institutions invade the store at the beginning of each semester, looking for reading material that is unavailable elsewhere in the vicinity...
...there's more to this bookstore than reading material for classes. Schoenhof's sells grammar textbooks and dictionaries in 250 languages, comic books, current novels, mysteries, children's books, and books for specialists. It also functions as a wholesale retailer for institutions and bookstores throughout the country. This effort, according to Leyenson, is unparalled by any other bookstore in the country. "Others have tried but gone out of business," he says. "It's a tough...
Professor such as Reisinger Professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures and Professor of comparative Literatures, Jurij Striedter, have been ordering books from Schoenhof's for years. "Ordering books there is now better than ten years ago," Striedter commented. "They have improved their service...
Striedter prefers to buy the books I need in Europe." Nice, but not viable option for many students. Students, however, usually find all the foreign classics they need on Schoenhof's conspicuous tables, labelled by class. It is when looking for a highly specialized or more obscure book that one might run into trouble...
...Schoenhof's due to its pleasant atmosphere, interesting books, and frequent discounts, has a dedicated clientele outside of academia. The staff is friendly and helpful, always willing to turn a bookshelf inside-our to find that slim and elusive book which insists on hiding behind some heavy hardcover. As Cambridge resident Marco Calahonra, a native of Argentina, says, "It is the only place where I can find books in my language. They are more expensive than they would be in Buenos Aires, but the prices are not bad and the selection is very good...