Used books: in New York, they're selling by the meter, an idea worth importing to Italy.

BOOKS BY THE METER –

828 Broadway, Manhattan. A reader's paradise: this is where the Strand Library, a three-and-a-half-story shop known as the kingdom of used books. Where they are also sold entire thematic shelves of books second hand. And they are sold by the meter, at very low prices. A place to visit if you ever find yourself traveling to the Big Apple, definitely. a role model even within the "walls" of our home.

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The market of used book, which in Italy has the beautiful example of Bookshop (where we would one day like to be able to buy books by the meter), has a point of reference in the Strand bookshop. Founded in 1927 by Benjamin Bass (then 25 years old) on Fourth Avenue, in “Book Row”, where by 1890 there were 48 bookstores, was moved by his son Fred to its current location at the corner of East 12th Street and Broadway, in 1956.

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STRAND BOOKSTORE NEW YORK –

In his almost 90 years of history It has resisted the global crisis of bookshops with its myriads of used books and a very busy calendar of literary events: you will have understood, more than a shop it is a an icon in New York and around the world for book loversStrand is named after the London street where avant-garde writers such as Hackeray, Dickens and Mill met. Today Strand is still a family business (with 240 employees) and houses around two and a half million books arranged on almost 30 km of shelves.

Strand's motto is “Books for 18 miles”. In addition to the main office it has a kiosk in Central Park and sidewalk stalls outside the bookstore. Until 2008, it also had another building at Fulton and Gold Streets, which closed due to rising rents.

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BOOK PRICES –

You can buy them at Strand used books even for 1 or 2 dollars, while the “necklaces"they start at the meter from 10 dollarsAnd if you ever find yourself in this magical place, don't miss the interesting literary events every evening and a visit to the rare books room on the third floor. Even if it's just to admire Joyce's Ulysses illustrated by Matisse, a rarity worth $45.000, and then return to buying your cheap books by the meter.