Cover of Do You Read Me? Bookstores Around the World

Do You Read Me? Bookstores Around the World

by Marianne Julia Strauss

272 pages2020gestaltenISBN 9783899559941

About this book

Lose yourself in the pages of this showcase of some of the most beautiful, innovative, and successful bookshops around the world. 0Bookshops are powerful places with the -freedom to deep-dive into their niche, from -cooking to cartoons, architecture to anarchy. Do you read me? reconsiders the bookshop as a cornerstone of the community, where subcultures have the physical space to thrive.0Bookshops are universally recognized as marketplaces of knowledge, curiosity, inspiration, and entertainment. They also promote communication and tolerance across cultures and have become destinations for both local communities and travelers. Within a changing media environment their role has been shifting, leading their overseers to pursue different ways to engage with their customers and build local?and sometimes even regional?support for their businesses. Do you read me? seeks out the most innovative and beautiful bookshops achieving this, sharing their concepts and celebrating book culture in all its glorious forms

Publication Details

Publisher
gestalten
Published
2020
Pages
272
ISBN
9783899559941
Language
en

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