New book shoppe says ‘screw you long-tail’
Posted on 05. Feb, 2007 by Jonathan Cherry in Uncategorized
Having a personal pet-angst for the sorry, pathetic state of most South African retail stores, our collective BP climbed a notch or two when we received an email [thanks Mike] about a new ‘creative’ book shoppe, which has just opened it’s doors on Cape Town’s Kloof Street.
Branded, Biblioteq – the shop specialises in ‘visually fantastic
photographic, design and decor reference books’.
On returning from
New York, South African Rotem Shachar found that hours of book browsing
was one of the things she missed most about the big city, so she decided
to start one here and her new book shop, Biblioteq, in Kloof Street
is the alluring result.Biblioteq’s location is right
in the heart of Cape Town’s coffee-culture strip and is sure to be
a prime destination for the design, advertising, media, film and fashion
industry set. It is also a natural honey pot to those needing the excitement
of global ideas and the visual stimulation of a world seen through creative
eyes. Biblioteq’s access to resource means that some of the world’s
most desirable books will soon be available just around the corner.
Highly collectable books include Goat and LaChapelle’s Artists
and Prostitutes.
Judging from the pictures we got sent, we’ll be planning a nosy ‘look-see’ sometime soon.
Even though this specialised book store concept is a direct counter-trend to Chris Anderson’s lovingly penned best seller, we can see how this very niche, sub-culture focussed business could easily take game in a city like Cape Town.
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Gridskipper
06. Feb, 2007
If A Painted Tree Falls In A Bookstore, Does Anyone Hear It?
Only the hipster cartoon girl smoking a cigarette on the wall. Koans such as these deserve recherché company so it’s a good thing the books at Biblioteq in Cape Town are the type of glossy photographic collections usually reserved for…
Trendman
08. Oct, 2007
Clue 5:
This ‘niched’ counter-trend is an interesting development in itself. Offering a very select product to a very select group of people – can make profitable business sense.
On another level, it makes me think of all the inspiration one can get from exposing yourself to ideas from other places…like Japan.
It’s not just the obvious things that can hold gems of innovation inspiring information.
Thanks for this honest ‘mystery shopper review’ of Biblioteq. Think I might just go check them out now…:-)
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Head out, open your eyes, and check out Biblioteq.
Using your cellphone’s in-built video camera shoot your own short, honest video review of Biblioteq. Make it a team effort and be creative with your script.
Show the clip that you’ve created to the manager at Biblioteq to get your next clue.
Be sure to bring your video to the end for us all to watch.