Buy Books - and more

Contemporary design solutions and retail concepts for the perfect book shopping experience.

While the book industry is experiencing astonishing growth in many countries, the physical book trade had to reinvent itself. Bookstores have successfully adopted innovative ways to remain relevant - and escape the clutches of the powerful online trade. In addition to essential basics such as a carefully curated product range, supplemented by intelligent non-book products, a sensible integration of digital elements and, of course, expert advice, the key to success today is to celebrate the book as a cultural asset and to stage a visit to a bookshop as an inspiring and amazing experience.

Accordingly, the focus needs to be on all aspects of book presentation, so that interior design plays an increasingly decisive role: from the floor plan, lighting and furniture to the use of colors and the choice of materials. In this volume, Chris van Uffelen brings together groundbreaking store concepts that show how the book trade has become a pioneer of offline shopping.