World Book Day.
(utilitarian reaing; non-utilitairan reading)- cultivate the ability to empathize
World Book Day, also known as World Book and Copyright Day, or International Day of the Book, is an annual event organized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote reading, publishing, and . World Book Day was first celebrated on 23 April 1995, and continues to be celebrated annually. Today I may guide you to visit one of the top 20 bookstores in the world.
"Welcome to the last bookstore". "The last bookstore" is the name of a beautiful bookstore located in Los Angles. And lately it has become a very popular “hashtag spot” for the tourists to visit and spend sometime there. It is a good place to feel and take adventres in the world of books, and it also perfectly serves as a symbol to remind us that the physical bookstore is facing the danger of disappereance in the real world. To save a spot for the existence of bookstore, because it shelters us from the roaring outside world.
Do you prefer to read paperbooks or e-books? Why?
"With much more convenience and fairer prices, the online bookstores will replace the physical bookstores finally." Do you agree with this opinion? Do we still need physical bookstores anymore? And why?
当线下书店面临绝境，谁来保卫？
Avant-garde Books store is struggling for the survival, and there are more independent booksellers are in great need to survive this crisis. As a reader what we can do to save the bookstores?
在平时，经营一家线下书店都并非易事；遇上疫情，更是雪上加霜。目前，许多独立书店都面临永久关门的绝境。为此，世界图书从业者都在做哪些努力？一起来听今天的讲解。
The World of Books Braces for a Newly Ominous Future
By Alexandra Alter
In these isolated times, many people are inside reading, but the book business, like others, is bracing for catastrophe. As the severity of the coronavirus outbreak continues to intensify, authors, publishers and booksellers are struggling to confront and limit the financial fallout.
The potential long-term effects for book retailers are sobering. A growing number of independent booksellers have responded to the public health crisis by closing their stores and sending employees home. Other bookstores, which often serve as community hubs as well as businesses, are trying to offset falling foot traffic by offering customers free delivery or curbside pickup.
The American Booksellers Association said it has been lobbying publishers to support independent stores by offering discounts, free shipping to customers and a removal of the cap on returns of unsold titles, among other measures. Other groups have been raising money to donate to hard-hit independent stores.
Still, many in the industry worry that financial losses stemming from the outbreak will cripple a significant number of stores and cause them to close permanently. Others fear that the lockdowns and government guidelines mandating social distancing will give an even greater advantage to Amazon as more homebound customers turn to internet shopping.
