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The room looks like an art gallery as others have commented. I can remember seeing displays of the catalogue for an exhibition in art galleries - a large array
by keithpeter 11y ago
The room looks like an art gallery as others have commented. I can remember seeing displays of the catalogue for an exhibition in art galleries - a large array of a single book. The arithmetic implies some form of subsidy, and that room looks lovely. There is a street view here...
http://www.takram.com/projects/a-single-room-with-a-single-book-morioka-shoten/ http://www.takram.com/projects/a-single-room-with-a-single-b...
...looks to be an exercise in branding/design.
I'm wondering if a community will form around the 50 or so titles stocked in a year. A book per week is a reasonable reading target for most educated people. If so, then a coffee shop model becomes possible: a coffee shop stocking one title per week and encouraging discussion while continuing to sell their coffee and food to pay the rent.
- usrusr 11y agoCoffee shop was also my primary idea of how it could work economically. An entirely new hell of "no spoilers" ;) Other than that, a carefully balanced mix of freely curated selection and occasional paid features might also be a way to monetize some of the attention generated.
- eginhard 11y agoIt's also open between 1-8pm and, according to that link, events are organised every night, so building such a community seems to be a main part of the concept.