There's a yearly book fair, LéaLA (http://www.lea-la.com/ http://www.lea-la.com/). If you're willing to cross the border, Gandhi (http://gandhi.com.mx/index.cf

There's a yearly book fair, LéaLA (http://www.lea-la.com/ http://www.lea-la.com/). If you're willing to cross the border, Gandhi (http://gandhi.com.mx/index.cfm/id/f:corporativo-sucursales http://gandhi.com.mx/index.cfm/id/f:corporativo-sucursales; click where it says Tijuana) is the best bookstore chain in Mexico; although it is apparently prospering, I couldn't say with a straight face that it is actually good. Don't believe anything you read on either of those pages without double checking.