Love to read and travel? Check out these 7 book streets around the world


Bosu-dong Book Street Cultural Centre in Busan has been around since the 1950s. — RAWKKIM/Unsplash

While the digital versions certainly offer more convenience in terms of storage and portability (really, one device is all you need to carry your whole library around with you), there is just something about books in their traditional, paper form that make it inherently more satisfying to peruse.

The advancement of technology has made ebooks and even audiobooks more accessible, altering the buying and reading habits of consumers. However, it’s also this shift towards digitalisation that made physical books – whether paperbacks or hard covers – suddenly a novelty.

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