Dussmann das KulturKaufhaus

This is heaven for book and music fans. There's a great English section. The music department has a good selection of LPs and CDs.

We spent about 2 1/2 hours here today and this store is absolutely *extraordinary*! Not only does it have the largest selection of any bookstore we've ever been to (and that's saying a *lot*), but it also has a huge & incredibly comprehensive selection of CDs and - to a lesser extent - vinyl records. Another terrific aspect is that the store is open from 9 a.m. to *midnight* (it closes at 11:30 p.m. on Saturdays and it's closed all day on Sundays). The store is HUGE, but it doesn't feel anonymous; each section feels like its own little bookstore. There's even a good-sized section (on two floors) called The English Bookshop.

Other very positive aspects: There's a generous amount of seating throughout the store, there's a very attractive-looking cafe, and every employee with whom we came into contact was *very* pleasant. Near the end of our visit, we had a wonderful conversation with someone working at the information desk.

Colorful selections of books! It's like a playing ground, but for the book lovers!

Located centrally downtown, one must check this place out!

It's great!

This place is awesome! They have so many vinyls, cds, dvd/blurays, and books it will make your head spin! You could easily spend hours walking around this store and exploring all of the nooks and crannies it has to offer. My wife and I found it fun to look at dvd covers with titles that were clearly lost in translation lol. We will be back!

I can spend hours and hours checking books, DVDs and vinyl here. Dussmann is the biggest book store for German speaking folk, but if you go to the last floor, you can find a large section of foreign-languages (including Russian).

The English book section is at the back of the department store (you need to pass the moleskin section, and elevator on the ground floor and will see the entrance) and I would define it as a separate store. It has 2 floors, the first floor is occupied by historical, political books, and comics! The second floor has fantasy, science, philosophy and economics sections, and books for kids.

I would suggest to check German art books as well, as lot of them include English/French translation.

It is open till late, it is 7000 sq m over five floors, so be careful not to spend there all you free time and all your money. "All the media under one roof" indeed.

I cannot get enough of this place!
They have a ridiculous selection of books, calendars, music, and even their own little English bookstore! If you grow hungry from rummaging through the books all day, you can go downstairs to the cafe and grab a bite to eat.

This place is a godsend for English speakers in Berlin!

This is 'the' bookstore in Berlin. It's massive and wonderful. Huge selection of German and English books. Lots of seats to rest and browse books.

there is also a fabulous cafe/restaurant on the first floor with an incredible living vertical garden.

This is probably the biggest bookstore I have ever been to in my life! Of course, there are music, movies and other pop cultural merchandise, but nonetheless, this place is HUGE.

There is even a shop for just English books, which can be helpful for those abroad (or people like me who are not fluent in German) craving something new and exciting to read in English. It does not have all the classics that one would normally find at a Borders or a Barnes & Noble, but it is a good place to find a lot of novels, reference books, and even television series! Be careful when buying DVDs though because of the region difference!

Oh, and I really like that there are the German Monopoly games here (my favourite game ever!)! There are also other board games and stationery supplies too. I could just spend hours here. (:

Nothing in Berlin other than bars and clubs is open till midnight? Think again. This "Kulturkaufhaus" opens its doors until ... midnight! Every day but Sunday.

That's a big deal to me. I mean, Berlin's a big city, and we're not in the 1970's anymore. Shops should be open late. And this one is.

Plus, it's one of the dying breed of bookstores, although I think they do pretty well. Dussmann sells books (German and English), CD's, DVD's, time planners, calendars, newspapers, magazines... you get the idea.

Although the place is crazily busy you'll find some quiet corners if you go upstairs. Grab a book or two, sit down, and chill. You're guaranteed to get a break from the bustling Friedrichstrasse and the hip university area nearby pretty quick.

Fantastic place for books and music. I heard about this place from a musician and he highly recommended, however I am very disappointed by the staff at the cafe. We sat at our table for 10+ mins, no one came to check on us. One of us got up and asked the main cashier for a menu, she then told us to go back to wait at the table. After another 15-20 minutes of waiting (we also tried multiple times to signal to the staff), it was obvious that other tables were more important.