With the development of internet bookstores, it is hard to find bookstores around the house, as it is necessary to go to large bookstores to serve books. However, bookstores that can smell books and taste more than that are attracting people's attention little by little. Let's meet a unique bookstore that pursues a different direction than others.

Sangam-dong Media City Building With forest in front of the road, there is a bar, the alley where rice cakes boil together, and the old bookstore “Bukbaibook” is run by the sister and brother. Although it is bewildering to have a bookstore, it is always captivated by the charms of the Book By Book.

Book-bookers are usually regulars when they love books. You can feel it as a space filled with hearts for the owners' books. First of all, I applied vinyl full of analog sensibility to one book so that the book did not wear out like the textbooks wrapped in vinyl in elementary school.

Books on display are beautifully coated with the tails of customers or authors who leave a story or recommendation about the book. There is also a customer reading card that allows you to record the books you read, so you can't erase the feeling of space for me.

The reason for the popularity of this place is 'book mac'. Only the person who has experienced the comfort of reading typefaces with a glass of cold beer leans on the sofa on one side can know. Not only that. The owner's seal is also generous. Present free coffee coupons to customers in various ways, including writing a booktail, selling a book, and posting it on social media. Points that can be earned in a variety of ways can be used like cash, from buying coffee to purchasing books to special lectures.

Bookstores are often transformed into different clothes. First, there is a pop-up store on one side of the bookstore. 'SUNDAYJAM', famous for homemade jam, is now in the store with a cute phrase that 'people will buy bread to eat jam'.

In addition, small but well-known concerts and lectures are often held, including “writer lightning” where writers and readers meet and talk. If you're curious about the schedule, visit the host's sns. In addition to blogs, Kakao Story, Instagram, and other channels through a variety of information, such as news and schedule information.

If you're a bookworm, you might have heard the podcast ‘Red Bookstore’. In May 2012, Lee Dong-jin, a film critic, started as the main MC, and now has overwhelming No. 1 in the book category. Not only that. Thanks to its popularity, a cafe called 'red bookstore' was opened in front of the mecca of young people, Hongdae.

Unlike the nose, which responds to the scent of coffee when you open a large, thick door like a hardcover, your eyes respond to a large, red bookshelf. Bookstores are located in the cafe area where you can enjoy coffee and chat, or spend a quiet day reading books.

Most of the books in the bookshelves are new books and bestsellers recommended by critic Lee Dong-jin. In addition, there is a bookshelf full of books introduced in the podcast, and red bookstore enthusiasts are tempted to buy and read every book.

If you want to see the critic's recording of the red bookstore, you can visit the red bookstore. There is a recording booth on the 3rd floor for podcasts on open radio.

Put a story in the red mailbox labeled Dear.DJ on the 2nd and 3rd floors to win the luck read by Lee Dong-jin. The schedule can be found on the official Red Bookstore blog.

Independent Publishing. This may be unfamiliar but good for people who like writing and for those who are thirsty for new books. Independent publications are books that are held in someone's arms through the help of one person from content creation to publication and distribution. Most of them are published at their own expense and do not have many copies. Instead, the preciousness doubles because it is a hard-to-find book. There are some books that aren't released, so it's like a limited edition.

Your Mind is a bookstore that distributes these independent publications. Unlike other bookstores on the first floor, it is unique because it is easily accessible to people. Even without an elevator, you have to go through hard times. Instead, you will be lucky to meet a book full of author's devotion.

The height of the floor is quite high, but the interior, which is designed like an attic, a bookshelf, a small stand, and a desk, is warm like my library. It's warmer because there are cats sitting on the cushions in front of the bar, picking their hairs and nodding them. Independent bookstores are as different from their uniform counterparts as their production. From handbook-sized pamphlets to thin magazines that are published occasionally, their shapes, designs, and content vary. So the fun is more diverse.

The owner is a couple addicted to independent publications. Before becoming a bookstore owner, he is a veteran producer who publishes writing, photographs, and designs by himself, including the award-winning magazine "M". Various workshops are held to lower entry barriers for those who like to write their own books.

If you want to know more about independent publications, you can participate in the annual Unlimited Edition. You can meet independent publishers and producers who have a sense of distance from general promotion through the 'Direct Sales Booth'.

Book by Book
-Address: 26-2 World Cup Buk-ro 44-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
Inquiries: 02-308-0831

Red bookstore
-Address: 27, Dokmak-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
Inquiries: 02-332-1995

http://redbookcafe.blog.me/

Your mind
-Address: 7, Wausan-ro 35-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul
Contact: 070-8821-8990

http://www.your-mind.com/

Restaurants near
-Agly Stove: 19, Hongik-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul / Ricotta Cheese Salad, Steak, Pasta, Pilaf / 02-334-1110
-Tuk Tuk Noodle Thai: 37, Yeonhee-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul
http://blog.naver.com/tuktuknoodle

Simstapas: 48-14 Wausan-ro 29-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea / Tapas / 02-3141-2386

Rooms

Mary Gold Hotel: 112, Yanghwa-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea 02-332-5656

http://www.hotelmarigold.co.kr/

-24 Guesthouse Sinchon: 9 Sinchon-ro 18-gil, Mapo-gu, Seoul / 02-334-0900
http://sinchon.24guesthouse.co.kr/

Lotte City Hotel Mapo: 109, Mapo-daero, Mapo-gu, Seoul, Korea / 02-6009-1000

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