MetaFilter posts tagged with bookshop

"I started to worry you'd never come."

Toekneesan — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 06:44:48 -0800

One day, a small boy's holographic entertainment fails, so he heads out to explore the streets of abandoned shops outside. Down a forgotten alley he discovers the last ever bookshop. And inside, an ancient shopkeeper has been waiting over 25 years for a customer...The Last Bookshop

"His writing is not about something; it is that something itself."

the man of twists and turns — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 11:15:58 -0800

In theory: the unread and the unreadable - "We measure our lives with unread books – and 'difficult' works can induce the most guilt. How should we view this challenge?"

I need a book on how to actually breathe underwater.

davidjmcgee — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 20:57:34 -0800

Weird Things Customers Say In Bookshops.

Confessions of a Used Bookseller

reenum — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:20:22 -0800

Have you seen people at library book sales going over all the books with a barcode scanner? One of these folks reveals his methods and discusses his feelings about what he does.

Another one bites the dust?

Felicity Rilke — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:40:18 -0800

Beloved Toronto independent bookstore This Ain't the Rosedale Library is at risk of closing. A rallying of the community might stay the execution, but what happens next? As bookstore after bookstore closes down or struggles to survive, it becomes clear that a new model is needed if independents wish to remain sustainable in the age of Amazon. Many in the community are calling for a CSA-style subscription for patrons; others are calling for for tighter restrictions on discounts, following the regulations in France. Whatever happens, it will be a sad day indeed if Toronto loses an institution once named by the Guardian as one of the top 10 bookshops in the world.

Is this the most beautiful bookstore in the world?

MrMerlot — Sun, 30 Dec 2007 05:57:10 -0800

Is this the most beautiful bookstore in the world? The Boekhandel Selexyz Dominicanen, Maastricht opened its doors in November. Located in the city's old Dominican church - which for years had been used as a bicycle parking garage - the building has been extensively redesigned by Dutch architects Merkx + Girod. From the images you can find on the web you can see that it is a bookshop made in heaven. Many books in English too.

Reading rainbow?

O9scar — Tue, 16 Nov 2004 19:21:05 -0800

There is nothing wrong in this whole wide world. Artist Chris Cobb convinced Adobe Bookshop in San Francisco to allow him to reclassify 20,000 books based solely on their color. The result is like something out of a dream. Here are some pictures, and here's an interview with him.