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Socratis '' bookstore  (ΣΩΚΡΑΤΗΣ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΠΩΛΕΙΟ) www.socratis.gr is a well established bookstore in  Thessaloniki,  Greece since 1969. Is one of the oldest in town, with over 40 years of continuous operation.

Founders were Socratis Spetsaridis and his wife Chrysoula.

Based next to French Institute of Thessaloniki www.ift.gr, Socratis bookstore was quickly became known for the variety of the available titles in many different languages, and its spesialization in French-language books.

By the year of 2007, the management of the shop passed on to their children Dimitris and Panos.

In 1999 the store was totaly renovated in the present form.

Since 1969, Socratis bookstore developed gradually the variety of titles with more well known foreign editions like   Taschen,   TeNeues, edizioni L' archivolto  http://www.archivolto.com/site/bookshop/en, Hachette https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachette_%28publisher%29   ,  Oxford_University_Press, Cambridge_University_Press,  etc.

Additional products found place on the shelves of the bookstore, with major toy companies like Lego,    Playmobil,  Ravensburger, Hasbro, Orchard toys  http://www.orchardtoys.com/  etc.

In the year 2000, Socratis bookstore awarded the second Panhellenic prize by Psichogios Publications www.psichogios.gr , for the thematic vitrine on "Harry Potter".http://socratis.gr/%CE%B2%CF%81%CE%B1%CE%B2%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BF_%CF%87%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%B9_%CF%80%CF%8C%CF%84%CE%B5%CF%81.el.aspx

In 2011, the EasyJet airlines www.easyJet.com magazine Traveller http://ink-live.com/emagazines/easyjet-inflight?page=3#wOvJmq1TFbVJd9x3.97, included Socratis  bookstore  http://ink-live.com/emagazines/easyjet-inflight/727/april-2011/ in the "must to visit" shops for those who travel to Thessaloniki.

In 2011 also, Socratis bookstore was the first retailer in Europe, that import "KALKITOS" http://socratis.gr/kalkitos.el.aspx from Singapore.

Kalkitos or Action_Transfers  was an extremely popular art-based game for children in the past.

In the present years, Socratis bookstore is also dealing with books and authors presentations.http://socratis.gr/%CF%84%CE%B1_%CE%BD%CE%AD%CE%B1_%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%82.el.aspx