Different from the dim and cluttered second-hand bookstore, the first impression of Fengyu bookstore is always clean, neat, small and warm. The bookstore is located in a small alley in the lower city, and the store with white letters on a blue background is unremarkable, but it has customers who come and go.
Although the area is only 30 square meters, Fengyu Bookstore is clearly divided into a cultural and creative area, a book area and a reading area. The bookstore has a small collection of books, mainly literature, social science, and art books, as well as a small number of picture books and comics. In addition, you can also catch some rare original books on the shelves, such as the global limited edition Nobuyoshi Araki's posthumous works and the Kawashima Bird Photo Book. There is often only one book in the store, and the circulation between books is very fast, so Fengyu Bookstore has a special membership system, bookstore members can not only borrow books for free, but also read the books to be put on the shelves in advance.
Fengyu Bookstore has always adhered to the concept of "resource reuse and circular reading", and most of the books come from paid recycling or redemption donations from local residents. The books are cleaned and disinfected and put on shelves again and sold at 6% off the original price (5% off for members). In the process of selecting books, Fengyu Bookstore also has its own set of strict standards: only books in the main categories are accepted; Make sure that the appearance of the book does not interfere with reading; No pirated books.
Fengyu Bookstore, which opened in October 2017, is still very young, but it has attracted the attention and love of many Hangzhou people in a short period of time. In today's deteriorating paper book market, it is worth looking forward to whether a second-hand bookstore operating in a "circular sharing" model can break through the predicament.