District 18 News
Written by: Zeng Fengting
2020-10-01 19:02
Last update date: 2020-10-01 19:02
Opening a store in an epidemic city requires a lot of risks, and it takes courage to open an independent bookstore in an epidemic city.
An upstairs bookstore has recently appeared on Tai Nan Street in Sham Shui Po, named "One Boxing Library."
Those who pay attention to animation will inevitably think of a series of works of the same name "One Punch Man", and the owner Pang Yiming also named the bookstore because of this animation.
He believes that "One Punch Man" is a very inspiring animation. In the past, many bookstores only focused on culture and art. Therefore, he hopes to break this situation by opening a new bookstore to bring a diversified variety of books , To achieve "a punch to awaken scholars" at the same time, it can also contribute to the protection of the freedom of speech and press in Hong Kong.
At first glance, the book shelves of Yipui Bookstore are no different from mainstream bookstores. When you look closely, you can see that the classification is peculiar. There are "Hong Kong translation", "Latin America is here", and there are also "bar topics" and even "anarchism. Books have a powerful side. In addition to cultivating temperament and making people talk about topics, they can actually wake us up, see the world from a new perspective, and have the ability to act," says Pang Yiming.
"One Punch Library" started trial operation on the 18th of last month and officially opened today (1st).
The owner, Pang Yiming, is best known for launching the "One Year Don't Help Real Estate Developers Action" 10 years ago.
He said that he decided to open a bookstore at the beginning because he wanted to use this form to continue his concern for society.
In the social turmoil in recent years, he has become aware of the crisis of freedom of speech. Large chain bookstores have begun to remove some books due to different factors. Therefore, he hopes to provide a place to protect freedom of speech.
"I can sell any books here. You can read all the books without restriction."
Pang Yiming believes that the publishing industry is a more critical battlefield in the future, and hopes to work with other independent bookstores to protect freedom of speech and publication.
(Photo by Zeng Fengting)
Provide more reading space to facilitate "stapling"
As soon as you enter a bookstore, you can feel that this is different from a traditional bookstore.
In addition to the shelves and tables for books, there are more places for guests to sit down and read.
Pang Yiming pointed out that people living in cities are busy nowadays. Even if they buy a book and go home, they often just put the book aside instead of reading it carefully.
In view of this, Pang Yiming decided to add more reading space in the store, so that people who like to "snap nails" can slowly taste books in the store.
The new classification reminds readers of previously overlooked perspectives
In addition to having enough reading space, the book classification in the store is even different from that of ordinary bookstores. The classification board is written with "Anarchism", "Latin America is here", and even "Bar topic", "See you in the bottom" and other categories. People have a new feeling.
Pang Yiming believes that the book classification method used in bookstores has been used for many years. If you continue to follow it, people will be limited to a specific classification. "Although books will be found quickly, they will also ignore some previously ignored perspectives." He hopes that by breaking the traditional classification, guests will be exposed to more different types of books.
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Different types of books are dizzying. The reporter asked Pang Yiming to recommend a book. He chose "13·67" by Hong Kong writer Chen Haoji. The work has more than ten countries' translations, which can be read by people in different regions.
In addition to supporting the works of Hong Kong people, "13·67" is also a book that uses reasoning to explain the changes in Hong Kong society from 1967 to 2013. Pang believes that this is an introductory novel to understand Hong Kong. People will not feel dull.
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Refusing to push discounts to attract customers to buy books while supporting local agriculture
With the rapid development of technology, physical bookstores are declining.
Pang Yiming understands that it is relatively difficult to operate a bookstore, but he insists on operating in a manner that does not compromise on books.
Because he is dissatisfied with the current public's pursuit of discount culture, he hopes to use some feasible methods to try to change their consumption habits.
He understands that if you cancel the discount directly, you will feel at a loss, so he thought of a compromise method, "They gave up the discount, but they will get a better gift, that is, local agricultural products." At the same time as buying books, they can also support the local agriculture.
The guest Ms. Dai found on social media that the bookstore was opening today and was interested in the books in the store, so she visited during the holiday today.
Ms. Dai said that the atmosphere of the bookstore is relaxing, allowing her to sit aside and slowly savor the books. "Bookstores are relatively empty and the types of books are more special."
She believes that Yiquan Bookstore is different from mainstream bookstores, and it is very distinctive, which can also reflect the values of the owner.
Another guest, Ms. Tan, said that she hopes that there will be more independent bookstores of this kind in the future, because in large bookstores, books on special subjects are generally not complete.
Ms. Tan also appreciates the book classification in the shop. "If the book classification is too big, you can easily buy it in mainstream bookstores or even online." On the contrary, you can find some non-mainstream books here, which is a pleasant surprise.
Ms. Tan, who visits other independent bookstores on weekdays, thinks that the general chain bookstore environment is more crowded, and it feels more comfortable here, and it is a good place to "stab the book.
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