Ji'nan humanities Bookstore Zhi Yuan Bookstore
http://www.chinanews.com/cul/2012/12-24/4431339.shtml
23 days, the shutter door is closed at the remote bookstore, No. 102, Ji'nan Cultural East Road, which has lasted for five or six days. People familiar with the matter said that the bookstore has been closed, and the possibility of re opening is not large. As one of the few well-known private bookstores in the provincial capital, the closure of Zhiyuan bookstore has made many readers feel sorry.
"why did the Zhiyuan Bookstore not open for several days?" On the 23 day, Mr. Xu told reporters that the curtains of the bookstore had been closed for two days. "On the evening of the 18 night, I saw someone moving things away from the bookstore."
the morning of 23, the reporter saw in the No. 102 of the Cultural East Road. The "remote bookstore", which is written by kigong, appears to be particularly striking in the snow, but the shutter door under the sign is closed.
"shut down, just for a few days." A staff member of an art shop near the bookstore said.
a reporter once contacted a manager at Zhiyuan bookstore. He confirmed to reporters that "bookstores are closed and there is little possibility of reopening." For specific reasons, the person knows not much about it. Although there are some unexpected factors in the door, he confessed, "for a long time, the bookstore is losing money, it can be said to be a dismal operation, this is the root cause."
as a famous private entity bookstore in Ji'nan, in addition to the general store of the east culture Road, the remote bookstore has also set up a number of branches in supermarkets, hotels and hotels. At present, these branches are either closed or transferred.
the store on the first floor of the Shandong news building was still in, but there was no book in the store and turned into a warehouse; the branch of the underground shopping plaza in Ginza had already been withdrawn. The reporter dialed the telephone of the Nan Jiao Hotel branch of Zhiyuan bookstore. A woman said, "although this is a bookstore, it is no longer a distant bookstore."
reporters interviewed several citizens randomly, and most of them felt sorry when they heard the news of the closing of Zhiyuan bookstore. Ms. Lin, the white collar of the provincial capital, was both surprised and sad. She said she had been to the bookstore many times. She was able to drink coffee while reading in the store. It was a good place to go.
a well-known bookstore, why do we go to this stage?
"who else is reading now? Even if you look at it, you can buy books online." The bookstore has a turnover of 4000 yuan a day, but from this year's business, only a few hundred dollars a day, the person familiar with the matter said. "Don't mention the rent, even the wages of the staff are not coming out."
bookstore was founded in 1996. It mainly deals with foreign literature, literature and art theory, contemporary literature and inspirational literature and other books. It is one of the few humanities bookstores in Ji'nan. As a private entity bookstore, Zhiyuan Bookstore enjoys a high reputation among readers in Ji'nan. The signboard of
Zhi Yuan bookstore was inscribed by Mr. Qi Gong, a famous calligrapher. Zhang Wei, the chairman of the Shandong Provincial Association and a famous writer, had been invited to be the academic director of the bookstore. The books they operate on the basis of positive, high grade and academic, and adjacent to the Shandong Normal University, the academic atmosphere is rich, once attracted a number of high-level readers.