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Laughter-filled bookstore---
Located
in a peaceful street of Luchou, A-fu’s bookstore was so unremarkable for its
appearance that many customers had to call to find it. Various children books
were exhibited in a place of about 30 square meters, meeting the needs of
varied ages. It is remarkable that there was a bookshelf dedicated to painting
books in English and Japanese edition. The stock of more than one thousand
books could match Chengpin Bookstore.
What
impresses you the most when you visit A-fu’s Bookstore is not the giant volume,
but rather the happiness and joy you would feel. You will see mothers sitting
with their children and reading painting books, children sitting on the ground
and allowing their imagination to fly with the books.Some even eat snacks
while reading. It is more like a living room in a family house.
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The
bookstore is always filled with children’s laughter
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To promote reading and lower the cost
of reading, A-fu has been carrying out his 5% principle: purchase books at 30%
discount and sell them at 25% discount. The profit of 5% is barely enough to
pay for the rent, and part of electricity & water bills. However, out of
worry that the bookstore could not be maintained in that way for long term,
some people has demanded to establish a membership system, offering members 25%
discount and non-members 20% discount. Being forced by customers to raise
prices is a sound proof for the popularity of the bookstore among local people. |
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Big
volumes in a limited space
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Children
of the Book Club made the roof the land of fairy-tales
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Current situation---
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Address:
Fl. 1,
No. 16, Lane 31, Yungle St., Luchou City, Taipei County
TEL: (02)2847-2609
Business hours:
Monday to Friday AM9:00-PM8:30
Saturday 9:00
AM -6:00 PM Sunday closed
space: 30
square meters of business area, 10 square meters of reading room
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The
logo of the bookstore represents its entrepreneur spirit
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operation: managed by Hui-hsueh Yang and another aunt, currently the
bookstore sells children’s books and reference books. Those for adults are also
available by booking in advance.
Categories: In an area of 30 square meters, the books are arranged
by such categories as moral education, literature classics, nature and ecology,
classics, adventure, arts, Chinese composition, teachers’ training,
self-education for elementary school students, and children’s painting books
(which is the major collection of the bookstore, including above one thousand
painting books of English and Japanese edition).
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The
bookstore collects above one thousand painting books of English and Japanese
edition
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The
bulletin board by the door provides various information
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