BOOK Fairs

[Pen88n]

The consumers must also have reading culture and support buying books at regular prices If most people waiting for 50% -70% discount before grabbing a lot of books, how can bookstores survive? :rotflmao:


Actually it is not only happening in Singapore, the brick and mortar bookstores in China are also suffering with consumers buying more from online stores which are offering more discount and free delivery to home / office.

[sunny]

Popular fair is coming soon. Can anyone share which publisher and author’s assessment books are worth buying for K2 and P1, for chinese, english and maths?

[Michelle Shen]

sunny:

Popular fair is coming soon. Can anyone share which publisher and author's assessment books are worth buying for K2 and P1, for chinese, english and maths?

Oh.. when is popular fair? only saw this from Popular website (free $5 voucher for $80 spent) 2-18 Mar 2012 https://www.popular.com.sg/jsp/index.jsp

hmm actually when buying assessment books, im no fan of any particular publisher and will get from various publishers like marshall cavendish, longman and eph. Prefer marshall cavendish more though since they publish most textbooks in schools, so should be more aligned to MOE curriculum & eph is my next preferred.

[hquek]

Pen88n:

The consumers must also have reading culture and support buying books at regular prices If most people waiting for 50% -70% discount before grabbing a lot of books, how can bookstores survive? :rotflmao:


Actually it is not only happening in Singapore, the brick and mortar bookstores in China are also suffering with consumers buying more from online stores which are offering more discount and free delivery to home / office.

Quite true. But if you know that you can get a book at list price in a bookshop vs 50% off via online, a bit hard to say I will support bookshop? And it's made worse by the fact that the online merchant probably has a more dazzling array of books available.

[hquek]

Back from Popular. Good prices overall.


English storybooks are going about buy 3 get 1 free. I got some chinese books (adult and non-fiction) at 90% off - those who are interested in the 好妈妈胜过好老师 for only $1.30 ($12.60 less 90%). There were a few more but one has to look through many shelves of books to find those.

Other chinese storybooks may be 30% off or up to 90% off (that is for card members; non members 70% off). Fans of Hayao Miyazaki can find his movie comic books (each story is in a set) - sorry again never see prize. Geronimo Stilton Chinese books at $2.50 per book (even the comic series). Plenty of stationery items. Assessment books about 20% off or so (didn’t look indepth).

I’m still holding out for bookfest at year end.

[happyheart]

Hi hquek,

Where is the Fair? Did you see "First Science Comic" survival series? It is a Korean comic on Science. My boys love this series:)
Thanks!

[Imami]

happyheart:

Hi hquek,

Where is the Fair? Did you see \"First Science Comic\" survival series? It is a Korean comic on Science. My boys love this series:)
Thanks!

It's at expo

[hquek]

happyheart:

Hi hquek,

Where is the Fair? Did you see \"First Science Comic\" survival series? It is a Korean comic on Science. My boys love this series:)
Thanks!

Didn't notice it. But I didn't walk the whole place though.

[bbc]

happyheart:

Hi hquek,

Where is the Fair? Did you see \"First Science Comic\" survival series? It is a Korean comic on Science. My boys love this series:)
Thanks!

Do you mean this series of 'Survival' comics in Eng?
http://www.gempakstarz.com/products_novel.php
If yes, they are on sale at the Fair. $7.50 each.

[bbc]

Times Bookstore Warehouse Sale

date: 9 March 2012 - 18 March 2012
Time: 10am to 8pm
Venue: 438 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 JCS Building level 2
See: http://www.timesbookstores.com.sg/events.aspx