By Yang Yuan-ting / Staff reporterThe owner of a “self-service” bookstore in Taipei said she is interested in how readers interact with books in the absence of staff. Rare Books, which she has run with her father for many years, has become a popular tourist attraction, but Wu said she was nervous about opening a self-service bookstore. Out-of-print antique books were put in Rare Books’ stock, while the rest were kept in storage, she said. Since Rare Books has a good reputation for selecting books, many people bought boxes of books from the self-service store after it opened. At the beginning of the month, Wu launched another “experiment,” keeping the self-service store open all day and all night on Friday and Saturday.

Source: Taipei Times January 26, 2020 15:56 UTC