Using bookstores as libraries
AdvertisementToday’s quickie is from Research Panel’s Day Research, looking at going to the book store or convenience store and reading books on display, called 立ち読み, tachiyomi, literally “reading standing up”, as the photo below illustrates.
137,793 of the Research Panel monitors answered the question “Have you ever gone to a book store, convenience store, etc, read books standing up, then left without buying anything?” on the 2nd and 3rd of May 2013. 29.5% admitted to often leaving without buying, 41.8% to sometimes leaving without buying, 12.1% had never left without buying, 14.8% had never done reading standing up with or without buying, and finally 1.9% didn’t go to book stores or convenience stores.
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I guess this is very much common in Japan as bookstores don’t cover their books for sale, unlike here in our place, it is sealed .. xD Though, I guess it won’t be that bad after all, because not all people will just read and go without buying.. And selling books I guess doesn’t need that much of a maintenance in selling..