Eason

All in one shop, from books to stationary to art tools and gadgets. Prices are probably higher on average, but i suppose it is the fee to pay for having an Irish owned shop, good customer service and quality products. On the top floors there is Tower Records Music Store and Coffee Shop.
I go there now and then for a browse and checking promotions. A great Irish Icon that needs to stay alive

I ordered 2 books on the phone yesterday which were put away for me for collection today. I found customer service to be very slow and disinterested despite 4 people behind the desk but only 2 serving. I found it expensive also.

I always turn to Easons for my stationary and college supplies, birthday cards and magazines. They are probably the only bookstore in Dublin with the largest selection of magazines from every category, from gaming, photography and economy to cooking and fashion. I don’t think any other store sells all this. You can also just stand and read without worrying about being thrown out of the store, as you sometimes would in smaller news agents.
In terms of books, it has a large selection of books from almost every category as well as school books on the lower ground floor. Although it doesn’t house obscure books or books for third level, it does have a large selection of general books like fiction, sport, diet, beauty, travel, psychology, english etc…
However, I find the prices of books here to be higher than those online so I only really buy stationary and magazines. I prefer to just stand and read the books here for pure time pass.

A great store with amazing stock. I love that they get in so many different magazines like foreign Vogue.

There was a time in my life when I defined a civilized town in Ireland as bring one with an Easons in it. The O’Connell Street branch is pretty decent, a good selection of magazines, books, cards stationery and a little café… a bit overpriced perhaps but a very reliable source. I still pop in here to browse magazines I don’t necessarily intend to buy… but if I need magazines this is where I tend to come.

very very expensive for school books but i love this shop for browsing fiction and fact based books that shhhh, i may then go elsewhere to buy
they have a nice little café upstairs with specials such as soup and sandwich for € 7.50 which is not that cheap but if you like books its nice to come here.

Al igual que el resto de Eason’s en Irlanda, se trata de la librería por excelencia, la ‘librería central/​general’ que no puede faltar en ninguna ciudad, en este caso tratándose de una cadena de librerías irlandesas que están por toda Irlanda.
Tiene muchas secciones que se compenetran como prensa, librería educativa, material escolar, e incluso sección de juguetes para niños.
El precio es medio, pero ofrecen muchos servicios.
Mencionar que es la más grande de su cadena, y ésta tiene una cafetería dentro.

Was in Easons O Connell Street on Saturday and I have to give them 10 out of 10 for helpfulness. The shop was packed but still the assistant took the time to find everything on my school book list. Great service thank you.

Much bigger than the one in Limerick .
Always great bargains, friendly staff and lots of books for everyone.
Need a tour guide book for Dublin, here’s the place.

I never seem to find my office supplies here, or if I do they are very over priced.
I know that it’s an institution and it reminds me of my childhood. Other than the magazine selection there are other bookshops that surpass their selection and knowledge. But the staff does seem to be like a family, which is really nice to be honest — a closeness there amongst them.
I do love the landmark that is the outside clock where I arranged to meet many a friend before mobile phones polluted our lives and one had to be punctual — other than that there is no huge pull for me.

The stationery selection is second to none and they have a decent variety of language books for teachers and learners (mostly grammar and coursebooks), but my experience with the book order service has been pretty underwhelming. They special-​ordered a book for me on July 7^th, and I pre-​paid in full. Rang again on August 5^th to see what the story was. Turns out they’d just rung the publisher to ask, and the publisher was out of stock of the book. I was told the publisher will have it again around the 13^th. Eason say they will have it for me after that. Could they have called me to let me know after a month of waiting, when I left two phone numbers with them? Noooo.
Do yourself a favour and hike 10 more minutes to Chapters, whose order service is faster, cheaper, and you only have to leave a fiver for the deposit, not the full price. Also set aside at least an hour to browse through the awesome secondhand section at Chapters.
One thing going for Eason is they now have a bargain book box/​stack at the Abbey Street entrance, but it’s pretty miserable as compared to almost any other bookstore. Again, Chapters does it for me better than Eason ever could.

Reviewing rock solid Dublin mainstays is always a daunting task. I’m so used to the place that I hardly even register it as a business. Merely «that large building where I buy my magazines». Like working with a really hot girl, after about a week she’s just a person you work with.
In short it isn’t the best bookstore in Dublin. The best for magazines perhaps but there isn’t much in the way of competition there. They stock a fairly specialist computer magazine which I can’t find anywhere else but if I wasn’t so lazy I’d just have my local newsagent order it in. The Tower Records upstairs is always fun to browse but I guess that should be a different review.

I feel like for being the big chain bookstore in Dublin, Eason should be better. They should have more books and their prices should be lower. They don’t have nearly as many different kinds of books either. If you’re looking for something more obscure, or would like a wide range of reference, art and non-​fiction books, Eason isn’t the best. But it should be really good at these things? Shouldn’t it? Shouldn’t it?!
And on top of that, it is probably the only bookstore that has ever made me feel anxious. I felt like there were too many people in there and they were being too noisy. When did I become a crotchedly old man, is what I am not realizing I should be asking myself.
I like the magazine section though.

As already mentioned, Eason’s dates back to the days of yore, well, not quite but it’s fairly old, and in its old age it has grown into a bit of a book superstore.
Eason’s stocks a huge volume and a great selection of books. It’s quite commercial and yes, I do realise that all book shops are commercial in that the aim is to make some money, but Eason’s has a brightly-​lit, busy cash-​registers feeling that isn’t particularly conducive to book-​worming or browsing. That said, Eason’s scope is wide and it’s particularly likely to have what you’re after when it comes to travel writing (as Cathal already mentions). The magazine/​newspaper section is also very expansive and caters for specialist tastes.

I suppose if I’m reviewing other bookshops, I might as well go ahead and review Easons. Otherwise it would be just sitting there like an elephant in the room.
Easons is the most famous of Irish bookchains, because of the prominent location of its flagship store (O’Connell St), it has a number of outlets around the country, and the fact that it has a clock. Easons likes to whore out it’s venerability, with lots of black and white photos of its various incarnations throughout history, juxtaposed with images of Ireland’s many important literary and historical events. Just to let out Easons’ dirty little secret: Easons is NOT the oldest bookshop in the country; Easons was founded in 1886, a full century after Hodges Figgis first opened its doors in 1768. Hodges Figgis just doesn’t feel the need to flaunt its heritage around like some cheap tart.
But enough about all that. In terms of books, the Easons on O’Connell St is pretty damn good. I imagine that it’s a great place to buy books if you’re about to go on holiday — it has loads of practical books like maps and city guides, and also things like Jordan’s or Paul O’Grady’s biographies prominently displayed.
Easons is also very handy if there is some bestseller you want that has recently come out in paperback. Wait a couple of weeks after its release, and Easons will have it on sale for a tenner (this is practically a guarantee).
But if you consider yourself above the great unwashed with their James Patterson, Lee Child or whatever, maybe shop in Hodges Figgis. Easons are great for popular fiction and other bestsellers, but if you want genre fiction, psychology, biographies of dead people, histories, criticism and other type of «serious» books, Hodges Figgis is probably a better bet (though if Easons have the particular book, they’ll probably have it for slightly cheaper).
Easons also handle the more mundane stuff like schoolbooks and stationary pretty well (though Reads is probably cheaper still), and they can’t be beaten for things like specialist magazines and foreign newspapers.
Easons: a perfectly serviceable mid-​to-​large size bookshop. For bibliophiles though, go to Hodges Figgis, or the more nearby Chapters on Parnell St.
(Disclaimer: I am not now nor have I ever been a commercial representative of Hodges Figgis. They just give good book).

The Daddy of the Easons family, or at least the overgrown steroids pumped son. This place is huge, and seems to answer the eternal question: «what would Dunnes look like if they sold books?».
There are other features though, other than feeling like a Dunnes. Like the classics section in the basement, where you can track down pretty much anything. They also sell schoolbooks there… whoo!
Moving on swiftly, the ground floor is crammed with all the latest best sellers as well as any magazines you could possibly want. Even my own personal favorite «Air Rifle Monthly».

Excellent Irish owned business with a huge stock list. The magazine selection is outstanding with foreign as well as Irish titles!
They have great displays and really useful book lists and gift ideas.

The best of the stores in the Eason chain. Chapters is the place to go if you want something interesting or out of the norm. Eason is the place to go when you want something mainstream. Their travel section (a lot of great guide books and phrase books) and their magazine section (everything under the sun) are both great. They have a good range of stationery too — it’s the only place I’ve found that sells ring binders and plastic sleeves and stuff. Prices are about the usual but they do have good specials — check them on the website. TIP: If the main counter (O’Connell Street end) is busy, go to the one down the back (looks more like a newsagency counter). They have drinks and stuff too. You can pay by Laser and they will give you cashback. Good stuff.

Normally I prefer to shop in the small bookshops because I like helping the little guy out. However, there are times when I want to be dazzled by row upon row of glistening paperbacks. That’s when I go to the Eason on O’ Connell Street.
There are other Easons but the big one has the best selection and atmosphere.
There’s the ground floor where you can look at newspapers and magazines for free and where there’s the occasional book signing. The first floor sells stationary and the top floor has a Tower Records and a coffee shop. In the basement, they have language and school books. Basically all your intellectual needs are fulfilled in the Eason on O’Connell Street.

I love Eason’s it is a great book shop. I go here if I want to get the latest Dorothy Koomson novel or just to have a browse at the many other wonderful books.
Not only do they have books they have magasines, confectionary, cards and various other bits and bobs. If you are looking for a book you will always find it in Eason’s.