sierra01 Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Are there any second hand bookshops in Surin/Buriram/Prasat? English language books, thrillers, sci fi, horror, that sort of thing. Buy and return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaibah Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 (edited) Corner Cafe in Surin has one. https://www.facebook.com/cornercafesurin and Starbeam Restaurant in Surin https://www.facebook.com/STARBEAM.RESTAURANT Both have seconhand books. Take one leave one. Edited January 19, 2015 by khwaibah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierra01 Posted January 19, 2015 Author Share Posted January 19, 2015 Thanks khwaibah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happynthailand Posted January 19, 2015 Share Posted January 19, 2015 I have about 115 paper back books,I will give to you for free if you want them action,sci fi and more all like new only read twice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlyAnimal Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 That's weird, so they do have second hand bookstores etc. As I've never seen one, and had been under the impression, based on something I read ages ago but which my wife confirmed, that selling second hand books etc was illegal in Thailand, as apparently they believe it breaches the copyright or something. Although the context might have been a little different, I'm not sure, as I can only vaguely remember the conversation (Primarily because I thought it sounded really weird, and I was pretty dubious about whether this was actually the case or not). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khwaibah Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 That's weird, so they do have second hand bookstores etc. As I've never seen one, and had been under the impression, based on something I read ages ago but which my wife confirmed, that selling second hand books etc was illegal in Thailand, as apparently they believe it breaches the copyright or something. Although the context might have been a little different, I'm not sure, as I can only vaguely remember the conversation (Primarily because I thought it sounded really weird, and I was pretty dubious about whether this was actually the case or not). If you get to Chiang Mai check out https://www.facebook.com/GeckoBooksChiangMai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DILLIGAD Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 Not too far from the cities mentioned is Frank"s Livin" in the Past.Sisaket. He also has 100+ English books that he wants to get rid off. He has a FB page of that name if you want to make contact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isanbirder Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 For real secondhand bookshops you have to go to the big cities where there is a large enough farang population (+ tourists) to keep them going. In Chiangmai, the main ones are Gecko and Backstreet (next door to each other) and their branches. I used to make a trip there every six months, and stock up, but now I depend largely on Kindle. In Bangkok, probably the best is Dasa (which I found cheaper than Chiangmai). But there you also have Kunokiniya and Asiabooks.... if you're prepared to spend a little more. All three have websites, and Gecko at least will mail books to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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