Biggest bookstore in SG?
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as per title. pls advise name and location as i need it asap.
looking to buy some art tutorial books.
not Popular, pls.
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Have u been to KINOKUNIYA taka outlet located at orchard road?
Want me to bring u there?
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Originally posted by noahnoah:
Have u been to KINOKUNIYA taka outlet located at orchard road?
Want me to bring u there?
Kinokuniya don't seem to be very large leh.
how about Borders and Times?
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also, that Kinokuniya outlet at Orchard i believe is at Taka, the same building as ArtFriend?
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Originally posted by Nikar7:
Kinokuniya don't seem to be very large leh.
how about Borders and Times?
there u go..... k its solved!! -
art book can try Basheer Graphic Books at Bras Basah Complex.. but the book are exp
http://bras-basah-complex.com.sg/bbc/2_shops/en_level.asp?sel=04 -
POPCentral? It's at Bras Basah complex with a floor area of four floors. It's BIG i went there before...
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borders lah....
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Originally posted by Nikar7:
as per title. pls advise name and location as i need it asap.
looking to buy some art tutorial books.
not Popular, pls.
how does the size of an outlet correlate to what you're looking for? -
Big Bookshop at Clementi central very big. But I reckon, the fastest way is the way you're smartest with, ebay.
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what so good about sg book store sia cb? Genie zhuo diary is worth more than the all of the sg book
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Originally posted by cassie:
how does the size of an outlet correlate to what you're looking for?Agreed. Bigger book stores doesnt mean they have the book your lookin for.
Basheer @ Bras Basah la. -
Basheer graphic books, level 4 bras basah complex
Page One, vivo city
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ok, i went to kinokuniya yesterday.
actually, i went to kino at taka on friday's night, and had to switch several mrt lines just to get to orchard station (it's 6:00 PM+ and CROWDED like hell at MRT stations like 3rd world country). i took the lift at taka to go to kino at 3rd floor and when i came out, saw the entrance closed and a sign saying there's renovation.
Got a smaller sign next to it that says "Use the main entrance via escalator".
i didn't see that and assume kino closed for renovation long-term, so i got angry as hell and cursed the store.
then, on Sat, i went Borders at Wheellock place, but well........Borders really is crap.
the art and design books section is messy as hell and the books are anyhow chucked and dumped messily.
i can't find the farking book i wanted, so i decided to go back to that taka's Kino and try my luck in case miracle happens.
i took the lift again and this time read the smaller sign CAREFULLY and it says, "Use the main entrance via escalator".
WHOA!!!!!! i almost collapse on the floor after seeing that!!! i could have got the book on fri nite but due to my carelessness, i went thru all these trouble.
so, in the end, i managed to see the book at kino, and i'm SUPER impressed.
the titles are all neatly sorted, all neatly arrange, and the covers are all facing you, meaning u don't have to turn your head 90-degree to see the title on the book's spine.
Kino really rules and u can even check the book's availability on the website and then go get it. Faster than OpenTrolley.com too.
2 lessons i learnt:
1) NEVER RUSH, BE COOL and READ ALL THE SIGNS carefully
2) NEVER GO BORDERS IF YOU WANT BOOKS
thanks guys!
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Originally posted by cassie:
how does the size of an outlet correlate to what you're looking for?it's logical to think that the bigger a bookstore is, the more chances it has the s*** you're looking for. It's not a sure-guarantee, but the chances of possibility is higher.
i'm sure u learnt the theory of possiblity in primary 4.
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Another big bookshop to check out for arty stuff is Page One at vivocity.
VIVOCITY
1 Harbourfront Walk, #02-41/42 VivoCity,
Singapore 098585
Tel: (65) 6272 0822
Fax: (65) 6270 4868
Email: enquiries_vc [at] pageonegroup [dot] comBy the way, if you're looking for Daiso, its directly above.
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FYI, Taka is a dept store. Not a building, the building Taka is in is called Ngee Ann City.
And Kinokuniya sells their book at horribly high prices especially Japan imported ones, you can easily get one over at Japan for $30 while it's $50 here.
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Folks have been mentioning Basheer and Page One, but you've ignored them and gone with your own warped logic. Serves you right,
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You expected otherwise? When has he taken or followed advice? Or at least make a genuine attempt not to screw it.
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If everything he did was right, it'll be a parallel universe.
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no lah, i went to kino before i read the posts here. by the time i read here, too late liao.
the book i bought is quite cheap lah, not a problem.
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Originally posted by Kuali Baba:
Folks have been mentioning Basheer and Page One, but you've ignored them and gone with your own warped logic. Serves you right,
QFT
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Originally posted by Nikar7:
no lah, i went to kino before i read the posts here. by the time i read here, too late liao.
the book i bought is quite cheap lah, not a problem.
Hanor, you so rich, nothing less I expect from a guy who uses nipple tape.
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Originally posted by ditzy:
Hanor, you so rich, nothing less I expect from a guy who uses nipple tape.
Not nipple tape....
He placed masking tape over his nipples.
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And thinking of re-using it.