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robot

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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 7:40 pm Post subject: Largest bookstore in Seoul? |
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I'm getting conflicting info here.
What's the bookstore with the largest English selection?
I usually go to Kyobo in Gangnam, but it seems they never get anything new in. Is the Bandi & Luni's at COEX bigger? I've also heard of huge bookstores at Jongno and Jamsil. |
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maingman
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:45 pm Post subject: . |
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saw6436
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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Kyobo Bookstore in Jong-no is the best IMHO |
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Xuanzang

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Posted: Tue Feb 03, 2009 8:50 pm Post subject: |
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| COEX Bandi and Luni or Jongno's Kyobo. If you go to Gwanghwamun then you can check out both Kyobo and Bandi and Luni because they are pretty much across the street from each other. |
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maingman
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maingman
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Draz

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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:13 am Post subject: |
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| It's not the size of the bookstore.. it's the size of their English book collection. |
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Underwaterbob

Joined: 08 Jan 2005 Location: In Cognito
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:17 am Post subject: |
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| Jongno's Kyobo is definitely the biggest. Youngpoong is much more convenient for out of towners since it's in the bus terminal. |
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robot

Joined: 07 Mar 2006
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:49 am Post subject: |
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| Draz wrote: |
| It's not the size of the bookstore.. it's the size of their English book collection. |
And now we know who comments after reading just the subject, not the post.
Thanks for the recommendations. Spent the day tearing through chapters at COEX. Will check out Jongno and Youngpoong (wherever that is) in the near future. ^^ |
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dean_burrito

Joined: 12 Jun 2007
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 4:38 am Post subject: |
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Have you tried What the Book in Itaewon?
Big selection of English books and magazines. You can also trade in your used books. |
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Juregen
Joined: 30 May 2006
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Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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No matter where you go, the selection is always very limited.
For Language and other educational books, plenty. Finding good Novels on the other hand ... |
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sillylily
Joined: 28 Oct 2008 Location: Ilsan
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Posted: Fri Feb 06, 2009 11:01 am Post subject: |
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What the Book is great, though I was a bit disappointed with their used collection..then again I was spoiled back in the States with used bookstores all around  |
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