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Joined: 04 Sep 2006
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 Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:25 pm Post subject: good english bookstores in Seoul |
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Ive been in Seoul about 6 months now and ive plowed through everything at the english book exchange near my place (I live in Haebangchon). There is a used book store near my place, but im not keen on buying old, used books for the same price one would normally pay for something new.
im sure there are bookstores that stock new books in english...but where are they??
i appreciate the help. |
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anne and colin
Joined: 03 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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A good place for English books and magazines is what the book....it's in Itaewon....
they have a website...
www.whatthebook.com which show their inventory!
hope this helps! |
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-X-
Joined: 04 Sep 2006
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:34 pm Post subject: |
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| anne and colin wrote: |
A good place for English books and magazines is what the book....it's in Itaewon....
they have a website...
www.whatthebook.com which show their inventory!
hope this helps! |
thanks!  |
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ysl
Joined: 31 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 5:38 pm Post subject: |
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kyobo bookstore has a section dedicated to foreign books (at least the main branch does). their prices are decent i guess... they also have a special going on for penguin classics @ 5,900won.
http://www.kyobobook.co.kr/indexEng.laf?mallGb=ENG
you can get there by taking subway line 5 and getting off at gwanghuamoon station (광화문)
good luck |
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Bob O.
Joined: 20 Oct 2005
Location: The 'San
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:19 pm Post subject: |
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| The Kyobo bookstore at Gangnam station (in the basement of the big, red Kyobo Tower) has a decent selection. Also, Youngpoong bookstore in Central City (Express Bus Terminal) has a really good selection. |
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Dev
Joined: 18 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 6:39 pm Post subject: |
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| I was at Kyobo bookstore (downtown location) the day before yesterday and was impressed with both the selection and prices. They don't mark them up that much more than what you'd pay back home. maybe 15% ~ 20% more. Good considering the shipping costs. |
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Lizara
Joined: 14 Apr 2004
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Everything I've bought from Kyobo has been bloody expensive... twenty or thirty thousand won each. I guess paperbacks must be cheaper. What the Book is pretty cheap, and has an okay selection, and you can get a reasonable amount of credit for reselling books there after you're done reading them. I only use Kyobo now for things like Korean study books or specific books that I haven't been able to find at What the Book. |
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Troll_Bait
Joined: 04 Jan 2006
Location: [T]eaching experience doesn't matter much. -Lee Young-chan (pictured)
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