Conventional wisdom says university libraries are paradise of books and cradle of knowledge. After a series of library renovation projects in Hong Kong, conventional wisdom has proven wrong.
It sets the publishing industry, both bookstores and publishers, on fire.
HK university libraries nowadays are keen to revitalize itself by installing new features and facilities to transform from huge book storages to learning and knowledge hubs attracting readers to relax in cosy armchairs and sofas to enjoy the pleasure of reading.
Ever since HKU's pioneering initiative a few years ago, leisure corners feature tens of bestsellers, mainly non-fictions and on New York Times bestseller list
Not only current issues of newspapers and recent issues of selected magazines are made available to readers, but bestselling fictions and non-fictions stand on shelf.
How many books/magazines/newspaper you might have bought less because of this? For me, perhaps hundreds.
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