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Independent Bookstore Alliance
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2008-11-28 Digital Age
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Small Small Bookshop was created by a professor at Yonghe Community University who formely worked at ESLite Bookstore. The bookstore has now become a unique place that specializes in literary and second hand books.
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Link：http://www.bnext.com.tw/article/view/cid/0/id/1388 |
Independent Bookstore “The Collectors” Fight Capitalism
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2009-05-31 UDN News
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As the global financial crisis reaches it’s peak, eight independent bookstores from around the island formed an Independent Bookstore Alliance. The Taiwan book market in general is suffering, but with the huge discounts offered by chain bookstores and online retailers it is a very difficult time for independent bookstores.
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Link：http://mag.udn.com/mag/reading/storypage.jsp?f_ART_ID=196763 |
Indpendent Bookstore Alliance – Establishing a Platform for Creativity
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2008-11-11 Liberty Times
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Just like a real life version of the movie You’ve Got Mail, a small independent bookstore takes on the mighty chain store. Eight independent bookstores from all over Taiwan yesterday formally announced a partnership. Their plan is to give readers more choice than just the bestsellers list.
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Link：http://www.libertytimes.com.tw/2008/new/nov/11/today-art1.htm |
In a Grassroots Fight to Survive – Independent Bookstore Alliance Established
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2008-11-11 Citizen News
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For many independent bookstores, resources, manpower, ability and capital are all limited. Will there ever be a time that these bookstores get a chance to let the whole of Taiwan know of their existence?
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Link：http://www.peopo.org/news/23918 |
Fight Against Discounts – Fighting for the Survival of the Book Industry
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2010-07-22 Citizen News
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Since the inception of the Independent Bookstore Alliance and their fight against discounts, a few laws have been introduced to stop the major chain stores offering books at discount prices.
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Link：http://www.peopo.org/news/55987 |
Who Killed the Independent Bookstores? The Internet, ESLite and E-books
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2012-07-05 Yam Website
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The second cultural state forum was attended by many of the owners of the independent bookstores. They discussed the problems that indpendent bookstores face and what the government could do to help them.
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Link：http://history.n.yam.com/newtalk/society/20120705/20120705605515.html |
Independent Bookstores Fight to Survive – Ask for Deregulation
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2012-07-06 China Times
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There was a meeting between the director of the Department of Culture and a spokesperson on behalf of the independent bookstores. They discussed if policies like fixed-price books and venture subsidies could help independent bookstors survive in the face of E-books and chain stores.
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Link：http://news.chinatimes.com/reading/11051306/112012070600421.html |
Department of Culture Subsidies
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2012-07-06 China Times
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The Department of Culture announced this week that independent bookstores are an important part of Taiwan’s culture, and therefore should be subsidized.
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Link：http://news.chinatimes.com/reading/110513/112012070600415.html |
Is Knocking Down Prices Knocking Out Independent Bookstores？
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2012-12-06 Online China Times Magazine
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In the summer of 2010, the Independent Bookstore Alliance held a forum on fighting book discounts. They were hoping to promote the idea of fixed prices for books to prevent chain stores from discounting them out of the market.
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Link：http://mag.chinatimes.com/mag-cnt.aspx?artid=17185&page=2 |
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Independent Bookstore Alliance
