Toko Buku Terpakai Seluruh Negara (Secondhand Bookstores Nationwide)

seribulan · Post time 30-6-2009 02:50 PM

Post Last Edit by attokz at 27-4-2012 02:15

Treasure off the shelves
By RENITA CHE WAN

  Bliss out on super bargains at second-hand bookstores, and more.

IF you are a bookworm, chances are when you see a shop or outlet, evenstalls at flea markets, selling books at reduced prices, you will makea beeline for the place.
With prices of books being generallyhigh at our regular book stores, it is no surprise that when there is abook sale, huge crowds will throng the event. One would have noticedthe jostling and pushing at the most recent book sale in Petaling Jaya,where books, including popular paperbacks, were sold for as low as RM5.And people were leaving the place not just with plastic bags but withboxes full of books.
Unfortunately, such events are periodical,and bookworms with tight budgets will then have to get their fix fromother sources, normally second-hand book and book rental stores. Atthese places, if they are really lucky they can get a coveted book fora fraction of the original price, albeit with the dog-ears and othermarks of the past owner(s).

In addition, they may even stumble upon rare or collectible books that may no longer be in print at these outlets.
Somebooks at these outlets are brought in from international sourcesincluding the Middle East, Scandinavia and Europe, and may not beavailable in a chain bookstore.
But most will normally stock awide array of titles, ranging from romance and thriller, business andmotivational to literature and religion.
Renting a book may notbe as cheap as purchasing a second-hand book, but one is given thechoice to keep or return the book after reading it.
The price for renting can range from RM3 to RM20, depending on the title of the books and demand for them.
Mostrental shops carry almost all the latest titles on the shelves of theregular book stores, and their books are wrapped in clear plastic toprotect them from dust and water.
Another venue to explore forsecond-hand books is the flea market, which can yield some exciting andextremely inexpensive finds. There is a drawback, though. At fleamarkets, the books are not arranged according to subject or author somake sure you have ample time to spare if you want to browse. If youare a true bookworm, you will know that browsing is half the fun of thebook-buying exercise.
Loh Chee Keong, an avid reader who lovesto scrounge for second-hand books, says one of the most importantaspects of buying such books is to know what you are looking for andhow much you are willing to spend.
“Knowing what you want will allow you to focus on retail and other sources that are likely to carry the type of book you desire.
“Atthe same time, knowing what you can reasonably afford to spend for thebook will also help you narrow your options, making it possible tospend more time with sources that are likely to have what you want.”
Lookingfor second-hand books is at the top of his to-do list list whenever hegoes overseas, Loh says. “The rustic atmosphere with all the books,” hesays with a deep breath. “The day can’t get any better than that.”
Thelocal library is also a potential source for good quality second-handbooks, he adds. “That’s another place I would visit whenever I am inanother country.”
Most people associate the library withborrowing books rather than buying them, but it is not unusual forlibraries to sell off books that see little or no activity, he explains.
Today,we are featuring some second-hand bookstores and book rental shopsaround the Klang Valley for you to check out. You may be pleasantlysurprised at how easy it is to find the books you want.
  The Junk Book Store, Jalan Tun H.S. Lee, Kuala Lumpur
Youcan get good second-hand, collectibles and out-of-print books here butthey are not cheap. The owner, Adelyn Koh, says h er customers aremainly expatriates who are interested in Asian history.

Shesays they also look for old comics and even romance paperbacks – Mills& Boons – of the 50s, 60s and 70s! She also has many copies of TheAsia Magazine, a Sunday pullout for an English paper from the 1960 s tothe early 80s.
A whole room is dedicated to com ics some of which are collectors’ items worth from RM10 to several hundreds of Ringgit.
There is also a room full of “priceless” books that are sold only upon prior agreement between the buyer and seller.
Thesebooks are kept under lock and key along with several boxes of oldrecords, including one of Sudirman’s first album and countless othersof Kamahl, P.Ramlee and o ther singers of that era. The books are sold,not rented.
  Chowrasta Bazaar, Penang
There are bookstores in Chowrasta Bazaar that sell novels, text books and even comic books.
Most of the books are second-hand, but there are some new titles too.There are earlier editions of Beano comics which are sold at RM2 perpiece. One of the shops has a “S hopaholic series”.
S. Jess, 39,a homemaker, says she goes to a shop that has all the Enid Blytonseries and she buys them for her daughter. “The books are tied in rafiastrings so you’ll see most of them stacked according to the series,”she says.
Pay Less Books, Amcorp Mall, Petaling Jaya

Thissecond-hand bookstore has been around since 2001 and stocks a long listof titles from romance and thriller to business and motivational. Itmay not b e as tidy and systematic as other book stores, but most ofthe books are in good condition and, most importantly, at a fraction ofthe original price.
“Most of the books were bought in the UK andI try my best to get my hands on ti tles that are not sold here. I alsoget my customers to sell me their boo ks,” says owner Michael Moey.
PayLess Books also has a large selection of Japanese mangas. Some of thetitles are The Price Of Tennis, Tenshi No Tattoo (Tattoo Angel) andCandy-Candy. The books are priced at between RM5 and RM10.
  MPH Bookstore

Topromote the reading habit, and to make books more affordable, MPHBookstore has lined up a series of activities for the following monthsthat bookworms should make a note of.
These include markdownsfor thousands of titles under various programmes, the three-for-twopromotions (where you buy three books for the price of two) and the“You Got To Have It Corner (most of the titles go at discounts ofbetween 30% an d 50%),” says its chief operating officer, Donald Kee(pic).
“We are also concentrating on children and trying to inculca te a love for reading through the kids’ club,” he adds.
Thisyear, says Kee, MPH has embarked on the Jimat campaign, where severalwarehouse sales and promotions with discounts of up to 25% are offered.
Therewill be a Jimat sale at The Curve early next month and from Augustonwards, more than 1,000 titles bearing the code M014 will be sold at a15% discount on Wednesdays (the store’s “Jimat Wednesdays”).
Keeis optimistic that reading will once again be a hobby for mostMalaysians, especially children, as “the right mode to inculcatereading is to ensure the topic introduced must be something that theperson likes.”
“At the kids’ club,” he says, “we also do outingswith the members and from their response to particular trips, we willdirect their attention to books along the lines of the event.”
  Book Centre,Central Market,Kuala Lumpur

The owner, who declined to be named or photographed,says he buys new books from distributors and puts them up for rent.
“Ireally don’t have to worry about the dog-eared copies as those thathave been rented out about five or six times are usually cheaper andsometimes they are not returned, ” he says.
He also sellsmagazines and cards but his main business is renting out b ooks. Hestocks a few copies each of some 30,000 titles, the bulk of which isfiction covering historical romances and suspense novels. Thenon-fiction s election covers only a few hundre d titles.
Rental amo unt varies between RM3 and R M4 a month.
Oflate, the bookshop has seen a drop in business. “There are fewer peoplewalking in to rent but my regulars still come in although they, too,rent fewer books,” says the owner.
  City Book Rental, Bangsar,Kuala Lumpur

Thisbook rental store has been catering to the Bangsar bookworms since1992. It carries the latest titles as well and they are in mintcondition.
The books are wrapped in clear plastic covers and youcan rent them for about a month. The price varies according to thetitles. You can order the books you want and the store manager, SweeLan, will try to get them for you. She seems to know almost every bookin the store. Pick one, be it a romance novel or a thriller, andchances are she has read it and can share her opinion about it. Thestore also has Archie comics dating back to the 60s. “I also have allthe latest Archie comics and you shou ld read them. They’re differentnow; the humour caters to the current gener ation,”Swee Lan says.

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mongoose_kidz · Post time 30-6-2009 04:44 PM

oh...aku dok kat perak selalu g novelhut jer.
dulu ader 2 cwgn,sebelah jusco ngan kat ipoh parade
pas tu kat sebelah jusco tutup n buka kat giant
n skarg ni kat ipoh parade jer yg tinggal coz yg kat giant pun tutup gak.

tp bagus gak coz buku semakin bertambah.

novelhut ni mmg tmpat wajib if aku g ipoh
suker cari buku agatha christie n komik2 yg ter'miss'
harga pun ok
siap boleh mintak kurg lg waktu nak byr tu

br jer g ari ahad lps
nnt kalau g lg aku snap gambar ek..

baby_pingu · Post time 1-7-2009 12:36 AM

ah...my dream

watachiwa · Post time 1-7-2009 04:38 PM

x sempat lg nak carik book store payless tu

baby_pingu · Post time 2-7-2009 09:44 AM

tak tau plak kat MPH ada jual second hand..
slalu dok nmpak yg discounted ja..tuh pun jarang buku yg bestseller... {:3_81:}

mimiekiut · Post time 6-7-2009 12:37 PM

saya masa zaman study dulu rajin sgt gi Book Centre kt Central Market tu..w/pun kedai nye kecik sgt tapi saya boleh dok berjam2 kat situ....sewa buku banyak2...bila time hujung bulan dan poket dah nak kering , start ler saya pulang balik semua buku2 tu..dpt balik cash buat belanja...

thamrong · Post time 6-7-2009 04:41 PM

Boy! The best second hand bookstore is still in Penang Chowrasta Market at first floor. Nothing like I ever seen in this part of the world. The shop is really topsy turvey but you need to be a little bit patient while scrounging the titles....the guy who run the shop looks very unassuming but hell he probably know all the titles you need. I bought two titles last Friday.

The Kingdom: Arabia & The House of Sa'ud by Robert Lacey

The author had privileged access to the House of Saud and thus unprecedented entree, for a Western reporter, to Saudi Arabia: the kingdom they created and named after themselves and, with its unexpected, overwhelming wealth, totally control - as a militantly Muslim state. At 656 pages, Lacey's book is scaled to the occasion; and it is neither evasive nor sensational. (Consequently or nonetheless, it has been banned - "on the basis of eighty-two objections" - in Saudi Arabia.) You will understand, by the close, why the Al Saud are not apt to go the way of the Pahlavis; why they are unperturbed by the "hypocrisy" of official prohibition and private imbibing; and other curious matters. In some respects, however, there is less here than meets the eye.

Down Under by Bill Bryson.

After tales from the USA and Britain, Bill Bryson turns his roving eye to Australia, the only island that is also a continent and the only continent that is also a country. It is the driest, flattest, most desiccated, infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents. It has more things that can kill you in a very nasty way that anywhere else. Yet when Bill Bryson travelled to Australia he promptly fell in love with the country. And who can blame him? The people are cheerful, the cities safe and clean, the food is excellent, the beer is cold and the sun nearly always shines. He tries to find out why Aussies are so cool, digging up a past that reveals convicts, explorers, gold diggers and outlaws.

gorgonz · Post time 7-7-2009 12:49 PM

aaaa...sedis nya....takde kat tmpt kita....

hmm pernah pegi payless yg kat ampang..
dan kat centre market

watachiwa · Post time 7-7-2009 02:33 PM

patut pengusaha second hand book ni buat road tour seluruh mesia..barus yiok

gorgonz · Post time 8-7-2009 11:24 AM

wata...
tak pun...franchise...

hmmm gorg pernah tnya...staff kat payless.(ampang)..dr mana dpt buku2 ni...?
jwbnya... sampai bundle mcm baju2 bundle tu...
dia suggest...klu nak byk dan murah lagi...pegi laaa ke gudangnya...kat puchong...

tp gorg tak tnya laaa kat mana...
kan nnti nak beli...kena sewa treler pulak bawa balik...susah kan...

baby_pingu · Post time 8-7-2009 02:34 PM

10# gorgonz

baby pun terpikir benda yg sama..
kalo pegi gudang misti kena sewa treler...

buahcinta · Post time 9-7-2009 08:17 AM

2# mongoose_kidz

tak tau pulak yg kat giant dah tutup..last pegi thn lepas.
yg ipoh parade punya baru pegi 2 minggu lepas.

pavlova · Post time 9-7-2009 09:13 AM

kite selalu pegi yg kt CM & Lucky Garden Bangsar tu

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mimiekiut · Post time 9-7-2009 10:46 AM

10# gorgonz

itu hari saya nampak advertisement pay less ni buat clearance kt gudang dorang kt puchong tu...
dorang jual buku RM1 satu....saya pun tak brani tak pegi....takut pegi karang tak balik2 plak...hahahaha

mongoose_kidz · Post time 11-7-2009 06:58 AM

12# buahcinta

lama gak dah tutup..
aku pun tau coz tokey dier bgtau aku nnt kalu nak beli xyah dtg situ dah..
g yg kat ipoh parade jer..
tokey dier pun dah cam aku coz aku selalu minta kurg kalu nak byr

buahcinta · Post time 11-7-2009 08:18 PM

15# mongoose_kidz
kedai kat tepi jusco dulu, sebelum depa pindah sy gi sana depa kata nak pindah ke giant.
skrg dh tutup lak yg giant tu ...

thamrong · Post time 12-7-2009 11:24 PM

I heard there is an excellent second hand book market in Chennai but never have the opportunities to visit...it has a reputation for good old and classic book well preserved by the operator. Price is Rupees and I guess we can get some good topics at a song.