Ibhuku Elihle Kunazo Zonke Ezitolo Egcwele Abafundi
Ngezinye izinyathelo, i-Seattle yumuzi owaziwa kakhulu kunazo zonke e-America (ngokuxhumene nezinye izintambo eziningi ezifana noPortland, Minneapolis, neBoston). Emadolobheni anezinga eliphezulu lokuqeqesha ekolishi nasezinkathini ezide zonyaka ngezulu elimpunga, ungasitshela yini?
I-Seattle Library System iyisigaba somhlaba, kodwa ngezinye izikhathi ngisho neNew Westwesterner ehlukumezeka kakhulu inokwakheka nje ukuthi idinge ukufaka unomphela esihlalweni semibhalo.
Ngalezo zikhathi, nansi amanye amabala ahamba phambili ukuze wenze ukuthenga kwakho.
I-Elliott Bay Book Company
Bambalwa abadayisi bezinto zokuthengisa bangaphikisana nobukhulu buka-Elliott Bay eSattle. Akuyona into efana nePowwell's epic yasePortland, i-Elliott Bay inebubanzi, ubukhulu nokujula okungekho muntu ongasenyakatho komfula waseChanks ongafanelana. Isitolo sezincwadi siseCapitol Hill. Isitolo esivamile kodwa esivuthayo siyipharadesi lesiphequluli sencwadi, sigcwaliswe nge-cafe ngakwesokudla esitolo.
Indawo: 1521 10th Avenue, Seattle
Amathebula amabili athengisiwe
Lesi sitolo samabhuku esithandwa yikhathi yindawo engcono kakhulu yokubamba ibhuku lakho ozithandayo ngentengo esetshenzisiwe. Abasebenzi lapha bangabantu bangempela njengoba ungathola-bazokwazisa ngokucacile uma bengathandi incwadi ethile, noma ukuziphatha kwakho. Bahlala bethola izincwadi ezinkulu abazihlinzeka ngamanani angenakubekezeka. Hlola ngaphambi kokuthi uthenge lapho ihora elijabulisayo likhona futhi ungase uthole izincwadi zakho ngo-25%.
Indawo: I- Market Market ka-2001 (i-Ballard)
Magus Amabhuku
Ama-magus anikezela mhlawumbe ukukhethwa okungcono kakhulu kwezincwadi ezisetshenzisiwe kakhulu kunezingqikithi ezimbili ezithengisiwe. Ngaphesheya komgwaqo ovela eNyuvesi yaseWashington, akungabazeki ukuthi amaMagus athola izinkulungwane zezincwadi ezincane (noma ze-non-) ezifundela abafundi basekolishi. Isimo sokuphequlula esimangalisayo nesisindo sezinyawo zabo, i-Magus yincwadi yokugcina yokuzimela edala kunazo zonke edolobheni futhi engaphuthelwa.
Indawo: 1408 NE 42nd Street, Seattle
Izincwadi ZesiZulu
Amabhuku kaKhongolose ukukhetha okukhulu nokulandela okuzinikeleko kufakazela ukuthi i-Seattle ayinakunqotshwa ekuthengiseni amabhuku eWestern Washington. Abasebenzi bazincipha kakhulu kunabaningi babo baseStattle futhi ungakwazi ukuchitha isikhathi amahora amaningi kwesinye sezihlalo zabo eziningi. Kukhona amakati ahlala phansi esitolo, futhi!
Indawo: 218 St Helens Avenue, Tacoma
Izincwadi ZesiThathu
Isikhulu esincane sika-Seattle no-Noble, ishaneli esitolo esinezinto ezimbili ezikhetha ububanzi ngaphezu kokujula ne-quirkiness. Ayikho ihlazo kulokho, ngoba ngezinye izikhathi ungathanda ukuthole i-bestseller oyifunayo kunokuba ukhawule ngezinqolobane ezinothuli. Zombili izindawo zindawo ezimnandi ezigcwele izindawo zokudlela ezinhle ezinamakhemikhali amakhulu.
Izindawo:
- 17171 Bothell Way NE, iLake Forest Park
- 6504 20th Avenue NE, Seattle
I-Tacoma Book Centre
I-Tacoma Book Centre ayikho mayelana nezikhala ezifisayo noma ngisho nezikhala ezithola zifudumele futhi zithokozile. Kuphathelene nezincwadi. Eziningi zezincwadi! Ngamamitha angu-16,000 amamitha ayisheji namashalofu afinyelela phansi kuya edilini, cishe kunezincwadi ezingaphezu kwezindonga ze-Tacoma Book Centre kunanoma yiziphi ezinye izitolo. Amanani alungile futhi abasebenzi bayasiza uma unenkinga yokuthola ukuthi yini oyifunayo.
Indawo: 324 E. 26th Street, Tacoma
Ama-Half Price Books
Ngenkathi ingasungulwa eWashington, iHalf Price Books inomphumela oqhubekayo wabalandeli bokubhuka. Leli khadi le-bookstore elisetshenzisiwe linikeza zonke izincwadi ezinqunyelwe izintengo zabo zokumboza (ngaphandle kwezincwadi ezingavamile, lapho indawo ngayinye iqoqo elihloniphayo), kanye nama-movie, izincwadi zamakhadi, amakhadi, amahlaya kanye nezinye izinto ezingahleliwe. Abasebenzi bangabheka iqoqo eliguqukayo njalo kuwe, kodwa ukuphequlula kungxenyeni kumnandi!
Izindawo : Kukhona amaHholo Wezintengo Eziphansi ezitholakala kulo lonke elaseWestern Washington.
Ukuhlonishwa kusho: Amazon.com
I-Amazon yayisekelwe e-Seattle futhi, naphezu kokuvula izindawo eziningi zokugcina izimpahla emhlabeni wonke, igcine iningi lemisebenzi yalo edolobheni. Ama-Seattlites asesimweni esiyingqayizivele sokukwazi kokubili ukuthenga kusuka kumthengisi we-discount-volume isaphulelo se-inthanethi futhi ugcine leyo mali emphakathini, okungenani ngezinga.
Ukusekela umthengisi wendawo yokudayisa izitini nomdaka wakho kuyakulungela (futhi kujabulise kakhulu) kodwa icala lokuthenga i-Amazon lancipha kancane.
Kubuyekezwe nguKristin Kendle.