There is a 24-hour bookstore on the second floor of Qingdao Book City with coffee and dessert WIFI

At 9 p.m. Monday, Mingyue Island, the first 24-hour bookstore in Shandong Province built by Xinhua Bookstore in Qingdao City, will start trial operation. Citizens can read all night for free, and when they are tired, they can have a cup of coffee and some dessert.

On the morning of 17 th, the reporter is located on the 24-hour bookstore "Mingyue Island" on the west side of the second floor of Hong Kong Middle Road Bookstore. This store covers an area of about 200 square meters and has toilets, bars, bookcases, reading areas, leisure areas and other areas. The reporter saw that the books on the bookshelf are very rich, covering different fields such as history, science popularization, and art. The decoration and decorations in the store are also very stylish, with porcelain, candlesticks and green plants on the shelves, historical and cultural pictures, corals and shells on the tables. At the bar, there is a barista who makes coffee and desserts on site.

Yuan Shuqin, chairman of Qingdao Xinhua Bookstore Co., Ltd., introduced that there are more than 10,000 books on display in the store, including fine books on Chinese and foreign literature, art appreciation, humanities history, etc. After the trial operation on the 18th,"Mingyue Island" not only provides 24-hour free reading service, but also provides electronic devices such as iPad for customers to read digitally. Citizens who want to surf the Internet can also use Wi-Fi.

Yuan Shuqin told reporters that the bookstore has been in preparation for two months and has invested more than 300,000 yuan. She has pressure and confidence for the future development of the 24-hour bookstore. According to introduction, through preliminary investigation, she found that in many cities rich in nightlife in the south, such as Shenzhen, 24-hour bookstores have not achieved profitability, the economic benefits of the enterprise itself are not good, but the social benefits are good, and many people agree. Yuan Shuqin said that in Qingdao, where nightlife is not rich, she did not consider profitability, but hoped to create new cultural landmarks and change everyone's life and reading habits by establishing a 24-hour bookstore. At present, the bookstore plans to attract more customers through characteristic personalized service and diversified service. For example, salons and lectures will be held, and the first night event will be held at 8 pm on the 19th.