{"id":433,"date":"2009-03-17T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-17T08:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbicmsblog.reedbusiness.com\/elogic_660000266\/2009\/03\/17\/the-worlds-most-interesting-bookstores\/"},"modified":"2009-03-17T08:10:00","modified_gmt":"2009-03-17T08:10:00","slug":"the-worlds-most-interesting-bookstores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blogs.publishersweekly.com\/blogs\/shelftalker\/?p=433","title":{"rendered":"The World’s Most Interesting Bookstores"},"content":{"rendered":"

I stumbled across a website the other day that features photos of what it calls the "Most Interesting Bookstores of the World<\/a>" and thought, "Yep. Those are pretty interesting!" But ABSOLUTELY FREAKIN’ INCREDIBLE is actually more accurate. Take a look at the photos of "Most Interesting Libraries in the World<\/a>" too.<\/p>\n

I went digging on Flickr for more remarkable bookstores and found some other great examples. One is an underground manga shop<\/a> in Shibuya, Tokyo. Another is El Ateneo in Buenos Aires<\/a>, which is housed in a former theater. You can get a decent sense of its scale by watching this video:<\/p>\n

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My favorite, though, might be the Lello Bookshop<\/a> (Livraria Lello) in Porto, Portugal. (More photos here<\/a> and here<\/a>.) You can feel what it’s like to stroll down the Lello’s incredible staircase by watching the video below.<\/p>\n

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Funny, but I don’t get the same feeling walking up OR down the stairs in our store. (Sigh.)<\/p>\n

What some places lack in aesthetic virtures, though, they make up for in charm and sheer VOLUME. I was amazed to watch the video below, about an unbelievable book-filled farm in Princeton, Wisconsin. I think the only place I’ve seen more books might be at the Library of Congress.<\/p>\n

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What’s the most amazing bookstore you’ve ever visited?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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