Nowadays, it is so hard to see people come to bookstores.
It seems to be dying faster than it takes because of the available of Internet.
People can easily seek any documents , books on the Internet but not all of
its. There is a lot of rare interesting
books in on bookstore.
In New York, Rizzoli Bookstore, a venerable retailer forced
to leave its grandiose West 57th Street premises in April. But it has reopened
once again after moving into new premises on Broadway bedecjked in a similarly
grand fashion.
If you are impressive of the glamorous of old premises with
elaborate ceilings bedecked with chandeliers,
iron-railed balconies and, of course, its well-stocked shelves, you will be not
disappointed with the new Rizzoli Bookstore features wallpaper exclusively
designed by Fornasetti Milano.
Rizzoli is proved as
one of the brick-and-mortar booking- selling survivors as well as brave
newcomers adapted to the Age of Amazon by renovated its infrastructure and not
selling their book for the online giant, Amazon.
Although all these bookstores is new or old, it has been
also served as historic sites, sanctuaries, salons of culture and must-visit
entries in any travel itinerary.
Here are some bookstores worth visiting in the world.
Shakespeare and Company (Paris)
This Paris Left Bank fixture looks like something coming
out of a Hemingway book. Opened in 1951,
it has been become a spiritual successor and namesake of the first
Shakespeare and Company, run by expat American bookseller Sylvia Beach and
immortalized in Hemingway's memoir, "A Moveable Feast."
Then it was closed in 1941 but reopened in another in 1958
under the name “Le Mistral”. At that time , it was owned but Sylvia Beach,
owner of the first Shakespeare and Company. Currently, Shakespeare and Company owner
Sylvia Whitman was named.
In addition, the second Shakespeare and Company has incorporated
writers' residencies.
Most of writers stay a week to a month while up to 4 of
them can spend the night in the store.
"My father always aspired to continue the same spirit
Sylvia Beach created in her bookstore -- welcoming and hosting writers and
sharing books through our reading room," Sylvia Whitman, daughter of
founder George Whitman, shared on CNN.
Eslite Dunnan Store (Taipei, Taiwan)
This bookstore opened in 1999 stays open 24 hours a day.
With 17,000 square meters, it is well-known by stocking an impressive
multi-language array of books and magazines. It is also delighted as one of the
country’s largest bookstore.
This small book city is also impressed with a commercial
arcade, a theater and a music performance space.
El
Ateneo (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
In 1929, this bookstore was used as a cinema. Then it
underwent its most recent rebirth into a bookstore in the early 2000s.
Though it was transformed from the majestic former theater,
it retains its century-old ornate architecture and decor.
Converted into the stage and theater boxes, many readers is
enchanted the reading space.
Librairie Avant-Garde (Nanjing, China)
Located inside a massive underground parking lot, it was
used as a bomb shelter. The 4,000-square-meter store is considered as the most
beautiful bookstore with large crosses, a copy of Rodin's "The
Thinker" and a checkout counter built out of thousands of old books.
It equips more than 300 reading chairs and functions as a
sort of public library. Many readers came to there to find many rare old books
of China and view its architecture.
According to CNN, owner Qian Xiaohua said "A good bookshop should provide space,
vision and nurture the city with its humanitarian spirit. It's a place for
people to have dreams in the city."
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