The All-New BookXcess

Monday, March 22, 2010

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We opened the doors of our new store last Friday with much anticipation from our fans, local bookworms and of course from the BookXcess team. If you’ve seen previous pictures of the renovation and were excited, you’ll be ecstatic by these pictures of the up-and-running all-new BookXcess! Read more

The All-new BookXcess in the Making

Monday, March 8, 2010

Pictures of the renovation in progress at our new store! Come see…

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Amazing, Jaw-Dropping Bookstores

Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Gosh, imagine if BookXcess could set up shop looking like one of these bookstores below!

Shakespeare & Co, Paris Mmm, cosy! Shakespeare & Co, Paris

This is Shakespeare & Co. Antiquarian Books, Paris and supposedly the most photographed bookstore in the world. Doesn’t the second picture make you want to have a sleepover in the bookshop??

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In Porto, Portugal is one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world, Livraria Lello. Stunning, just stunning.

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And this is Selexyz Bookstore in Maastricht, Holland. This beautiful bookshop is set in an old church, which explains the breathtaking architecture. The store won the Lensvelt de Architect Interior Prize 2007.

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On the other side of the world, bookstore El Ateneo in Buenos Aires, Argentina is located in a building that was formerly a theatre and movie theatre. So is this what book heaven looks like? We are so in awe…

Pictures and info were taken from here. Here’s another interesting link about book shopping in Europe.