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fred flintstone
Joined: 10 Sep 2011
Location: ROK
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 Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 9:03 pm Post subject: Bookstores Busan |
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Hi,
I just started working in Busan. Where is a good English language bookstore (for teaching materials and reading) ?
Thanks |
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Setaro
Joined: 08 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:17 pm Post subject: |
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There is apparently a bookstore just for ESL stuff, I think it's near Seomyeon station, someone else will know for sure though. I've never seen it while wandering around.
As for reading, the 3 best book stores in Busan are Kyobo Books/YB books in Shinsegae and Nampo-dong's Lotte department store (I don't remember which is which.). The one in Nampo Lotte is the better of the 2 for English language stuff.
There's also Young Kwang bookstore at Seomyeon (it's signposted on the signs above your head when you get passed the turnstiles, I think it's exit 9). All 3 bookstores have excellent ESL sections. Young Kwang is particularly excellent for language books (ESL/JSL/CSL/everythingSL books galore). |
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mrcolin1
Joined: 21 May 2011
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2011 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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| are decent bookstores hard to find in Busan? |
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Setaro
Joined: 08 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 12:27 am Post subject: |
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| Not really, the 3 I mentioned are huge, excellent book stores. |
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Allthechildrenareinsane
Joined: 23 Jun 2011
Location: Lost in a Roman wilderness of pain
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| Posted: Mon Oct 03, 2011 2:46 am Post subject: |
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| Does anybody happen to know if there are any used book stores in Busan that sell non-Korean language books? Just curious. |
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busanmum
Joined: 29 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:30 am Post subject: |
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There's only one. It's called Fully Booked and just opened this summer.
Their Facebook page is here: http://www.facebook.com/fullybooked1 or you can google them and find their info on Koreabridge and in the BusanHaps. |
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Pa Jan Jo A Hamnida
Joined: 27 Oct 2006
Location: Not Korea
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 4:46 am Post subject: |
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| There might still be a Kyobo in Beomaegul. It was near a VIPs. But it's been 5 years so... |
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Tigerstyleone
Joined: 01 Feb 2009
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 5:44 am Post subject: |
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| Setaro wrote: |
There is apparently a bookstore just for ESL stuff, I think it's near Seomyeon station, someone else will know for sure though. I've never seen it while wandering around.
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He's never seen it and he's never been there, but he's an expert on it.
The bookstore you're searching for has many EFL materials, the name is
Kim & Johnson
Located at 614-021 부산진구 벙천1동 877-2 사학영금관리공단2호 |
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Setaro
Joined: 08 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:00 am Post subject: |
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| Tigerstyleone wrote: |
| Setaro wrote: |
There is apparently a bookstore just for ESL stuff, I think it's near Seomyeon station, someone else will know for sure though. I've never seen it while wandering around.
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He's never seen it and he's never been there, but he's an expert on it.
The bookstore you're searching for has many EFL materials, the name is
Kim & Johnson
Located at 614-021 부산진구 벙천1동 877-2 사학영금관리공단2호 |
What? I never said I anything about being an expert on anything. I said I'd heard an ESL book store existed near Seomyeon, but I wasn't sure. Someone else would know better, as you clearly do. Why do I deserve flaming?
Oh wait, this is Dave's. No reason needed. |
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karri
Joined: 14 Jan 2007
Location: south korea
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:11 am Post subject: |
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There is also one next to shinsaegae at centum city. Its called English plus. Go out exit 4 of centum city. Its on the second floor of the building right on the corner (Outback steakhouse/starbucks is in the same building). Just go up to the second floor and wander around.
Its full of esl material, with a small selection of reading books. |
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denverdeath
Joined: 21 May 2005
Location: Boo-sahn
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| Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2011 7:50 am Post subject: |
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| Setaro wrote: |
| Tigerstyleone wrote: |
| Setaro wrote: |
There is apparently a bookstore just for ESL stuff, I think it's near Seomyeon station, someone else will know for sure though. I've never seen it while wandering around.
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He's never seen it and he's never been there, but he's an expert on it.
The bookstore you're searching for has many EFL materials, the name is
Kim & Johnson
Located at 614-021 부산진구 벙천1동 877-2 사학영금관리공단2호 |
What? I never said I anything about being an expert on anything. I said I'd heard an ESL book store existed near Seomyeon, but I wasn't sure. Someone else would know better, as you clearly do. Why do I deserve flaming?
Oh wait, this is Dave's. No reason needed. |
Kim & Johnson's is a pretty good store. Second floor at the stated address. It is in the Beomnaegol area, just before Beomildong. That is, no one's info is bad. In Seomyeon, as already mentioned, across the street from Lotte, is Yeonggwang. Yongpoong(i think still open), is in Seomyeon, near Judie's Taehwa, as well. The aforementioned English Plus may also have a location in Nampodong(the original in busan?), but I'm not sure as I've not been in that area in ages, and it never seemed very busy 8-10 years ago. There R used book stores around, but you won't find much(except for the Kyungsung Uni one) in the ESL dept, from what I know. Kyobo, I would say, is, technically, in Seomyeon. Right beside VIPs...tell a cabbie, "Seo-myeon, Kyo-bo Moon-go Ga-joo-say-yoh"...that'll get u there. There's also the internet.... |
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