Hey there, my fellow bookworms! A new mall in our neighborhood just opened last weekend- the SM Jmall. I thought of visiting the new place a few weeks after the opening since I know thousands of people will flock into the mall during the opening.
This is the National Book Store located inside the mall. Finding this hidden gem was actually a coincidence since i wasn't really expecting this transformation form this seasoned bookstore. To give context, in our local city, National Book Store is one of the oldest book shop which also sells school and office supplies. Unfortunately, the trend of this store for the past few years is leaning towards school and office supplies and less on books. Thus, there are other emerging bookstores, such as Fully Booked, that have better book selections.
Upon seeing this part of the book store, I felt ecstatic, in an instant! This is a version 2.0 of the national Book Store with the biggest variety of selections- from non-fiction, sci-fi, romance, classics, teens and children's books, they have it all. Not to mention, they have this huge manga section too! The aesthetic of the book shop reminds me of Starfield Library, one of the biggest shopping malls in South Korea.
My favorite is their novels section as i found many books from famous authors such as Taylor Jenkins Reid, Rainbow Rowell, Mitch Albom, and Madeline Miller.
Although i noticed some people visited National Book Store to compare prices with that of Fully Booked, a book store also located inside the mall. They must be surprised of the transformation of the store too.
I wasn't able to stay long as the mall was about to close already. I will definitely come back in J-mall and visit this book store again, soon.
That's it for today's blog. See you in my next one!
Sending some love and light
love, Jane
Wow! Nice ang book display shelves nila. I can't visit the mall super layo namin, Carcar City.
Yes, maganda po sya. Nagulat din po ako kasi dati, halos wla nang books yung national book store. Haha.
Whoa, love the vibe inside, I'm surprised wala gaanong tao inside. I'm curious though, may pocketbook din kaya?
May tao naman. Hahaha. Tiniming ko lang na walang dumaan tsaka ako mag picture haha.
And for the pocket books, yes meron din sila. But hindi ko na napicture.an kasi mas na amazed ako sa Manga section nila.
Aww... This library looks really comfortable. It's hard to find libraries like these where I stay. Thanks for giving me one more reason to visit South Korea😉
Welcome :)
That's such a cool vibe and you're definitely meeting heaven! I would love to stay there haha and won't leave the place.
You should visit the place soon :)
Amazing! The single-book shelf got my attention. Liked the idea.
Me too! Very well thought of concept :)
It's great to see such a classic place get a makeover and offer an impressive variety of books. The manga section sounds amazing, I'm sure many will be delighted! I'm glad you found books by such talented authors.
I hope you could visit the place someday :)
Truly, that is paradise, it is a beautiful bookstore and it also has many books of different genres, that is something great, I hate when I get to a bookstore, ask for a book and they don't have it
These days, people can check the books online first and see if its available on stock. Or you can buy it online for less hastle
spacious place and looks very aesthetic. I even thought it was in Singapore. There is a library that is very similar..
Really? I havent been to Singapore yet.
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