Daekyo Opens 'The World's Largest Bookstore' Pop-up Store in Busan

Book Curation Exhibition and Conference on the Theme of Sasisachek (四時四?)

Daekyo announced on the 2nd that, as part of the 'The World's Largest Bookstore (Segabang)' project supporting the Daekyo Cultural Foundation and neighborhood bookstore operations, it will open a pop-up store in Busan in collaboration with the Busan Center for Creative Economy and Innovation. Photo by Daekyo

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] Daekyo announced on the 2nd that it will open the "World's Largest Bookstore (Segabang)" Busan pop-up store in collaboration with the Busan Creative Economy Innovation Center. The "Segabang" project is a business by the Daekyo Cultural Foundation that supports the sustainable operation of neighborhood bookstores.

According to Daekyo, the "Segabang" Busan pop-up store will be held for three days starting from the 3rd at P.ARK, a complex cultural platform located in Yeongdo-gu, Busan. It was planned to provide local citizens with opportunities to experience reading culture and neighborhood bookstores.

The "Segabang" Busan pop-up store is themed "Sasisachek (四時四?)". It consists of a book curation exhibition recommended by bookstore keepers nationwide and a conference so that people can always enjoy a daily life with books.

The book curation will be presented in the form of a book exhibition introducing the curation of 30 bookstores selected as "Segabang" partner bookstores. The online conference will be composed of stories about people's lives connecting "books-spaces-people" through books.

A Daekyo official said, "This 'Segabang' pop-up store was held to support the spread of reading culture and to ensure that the business ecosystem of neighborhood bookstores can be sustainable," adding, "We hope that local citizens will take an interest in reading and make it a daily habit through this pop-up store."

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