Bookstores (Beyond Barnes & Noble)

Barnes & Noble and Borders are all over the place. They're are fun and cool and have almost everything you're looking for from books and magazines to CDs, DVDs and coffee. I enjoy them, but also enjoy smaller bookstores that focus, well, mostly on books.

Here's a list of some worth checking. I always go in if I'm in the neighborhood:

Strand Books (828 Broadway at 12th St.) [discounted books, general interest, and art books]
Shakespeare & Co. (716 Broadway, north of 4th St.) [general interest]
McNally Jackson Books (52 Prince St.) [general interest]
Printed Matter (195 Tenth Ave.) [art books in every shape or form]
192 Books (192 Tenth Ave. at 21st St.) [general interest]
St. Mark's Bookshop (31 Third Ave., near 9th St.) [general interest, sociology, philosophy, art, etc.]
Posman Books (Grand Central Terminal) [general interest]
Rizolli's (31 West 57th St., bet. 5th and 6th Aves.) [Italian books]
Librairie de France/Liberia Hispanica (610 5th Ave., Rockefeller Center) [French and Spanish books]
Urban Center Books (457 Madison, bet. 50th and 51st Sts.) [urban matters and architecture]