I call myself a booklover. A lover of books? I always enjoys reading. I used to go to MPH. It was the largest bookstore 20 years ago. I always buy many books during the MPH Book Bang! Then there were 10% discount. Today, Times and Kinokuniya gives you 10% discount if you become their member. Competition is a wonderful thing.
Before Borders come to town, I love to go to Borders and Barnes & Noble in US. MPH in my younger days had the best selection until Borders arrived in Singapore. Then Kinokuniya decides SuperStore is best way to be competitive. Since then the book scene has changed. All smaller bookshops are gone. There was WordShop and other specialised bookstore that no longer exists today. Another place where the selection is broad and the books are free is the library. All hardcovers to boot. Even library today has modernise and has books that are "good bad books". That books that enjoys popularity but not considered literary works.
Times has changed. It is the best of times.
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