The bookshop with no boss

The shop sign for this bookshop is above a beverage outlet, quaintly reading, ‘Second Hand Bookshop’, opened by a young book aficionado, who recently retired from obligatory military service.  When the citizen journalist asked him whether he would make money, the young proprietor replied that rent is not cheap, and customers are few and far between. However he hopes that with the support of people he hopes that they can scrape by. Recently, the shop became a store with no boss and no shop assistants, where customers choose their own book and pay for books with their own discretion. One must ask, isn’t the boss afraid thieves will steal the money and the books? A sign within the shop reads, ‘The boss is out, please read the price for yourself’.  Inside the store, another sign reads that customers should treat the shop like home, and use a laid back and natural approach to enjoy the space. Those who want to get together with friends or just chat are welcome to do so. If you don’t feel like chatting then people are invited to take a book and read to their heart’s content – the whole afternoon if necessary.

One important thing is stressed however, if you do decide to take a book, you are reminded to leave some money so as the space can continue operating into the future. One book lover has touched the hearts of many likeminded book enthusiasts through the opening of this bookstore. To completely trust people to choose the book and pay for it all by themselves, as well as warmly welcome people into the space for chatting or hanging out it remarkable. The wall not surprisingly abounds with messages from customers who have visited and want to express their gratitude. When this kind of store begins to take off and multiply we can safely say that the inner quality of mankind is elevating to new heights, something that will give us all hope for the future.

The bookshop with no boss (by CJ hehe)

URL:http://www.peopo.org/news/75531

(以下為中文對照)

【超酷】沒有老闆的二手書店 (公民記者hehe )

這家書店的大招牌是在騎樓一家飲料店上面，店名就叫「二手書店」，是一位剛退伍喜歡書的年輕人開的。公民記者曾問他，開店會賺錢嗎？因為房租可不便宜，而且 根本沒甚麼客人，老闆他靦腆說，希望大家支持，還可以過得去。最近這家書店變成沒老闆、沒店員，客人自己取書，自己付錢投到錢筒，不怕小偷偷走錢跟書。櫃 檯上面立個牌子寫【老闆不在家，請自閱付款】，內文寫說：「把這裡當做自己的家，用最自然的一面來享受著個空間，朋友聚餐、聊天就約在這個家。無聊時，就 隨意拿本書，閱讀一整個下午。但有一件事非常重要，那就是拿書離開始，記得結帳。這是讓著個空間維持下去的唯一方法。一位愛書人，透過二手書來跟愛書人分 享與結緣。然後完全相信人，自行取書、自行付款，還可以同意來這邊聚餐、聊天，不收費用。牆壁上滿滿是客人的留言與祝福，當這樣的店越來越多，也代表這個 社會人的素質越來越高，未來會更有希望。

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