When it comes to Paris, the Shakespeare and Company will always be one of the go-to places for tourists. But when it comes to New York, bookstores have never seemed to be the selling point as Times Square, Broadway, the Central Park, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art, anything but a representative bookstore. However, there are quite a few specialty bookshops in New York, an inclusive metropolis that has given birth to various art forms and cultures.
As for bookstores in New York, Strand will certainly eclipse any other. The Strand has been operating with distinctive features despite its nature as a bookstore chain. Apart from new releases, you can find myriad used books here which are priced as low as one dollar and well deserved an afternoon of treasure hunting. All kinds of precious out-of-print books can also be found here. The categories of books range extensively from literature, arts, and history to science, horticulture, and cookbooks.
Apart from books, the Strand has also launched a wide array of cultural gifts and goods, covering young culture buffs’ favorites such as canvas tote bags, notebooks, badges, assorted stationery, socks, mugs, and some funny small gadgets that make no sense.
The flagship store of Strand, located around the Union Square, hosts different art and cultural events apart from selling books. Book and culture lovers can definitely spend an entire day here and stuff their large shopping carts with used books before heading to the checkout counter. The Strand also has a strong presence throughout the major Manhattan attractions, but on a smaller scale.
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紐約 Strand 剪影
提到巴黎，莎士比亞書店永遠是旅人必去景點排行榜的前幾名，但提到紐約，書店好像從來不是城市的賣點——時代廣場、百老匯、中央公園、大都會博物館，唯獨少了間足具代表性的書店。然而作為一座包容、 孕育各式藝術與文化的大城，紐約的特色書店其實也不少。
談到紐約書店，Strand 絕對是第一名。Strand 儘管為連鎖書店，卻仍舊經營得相當有特色。
除了新書，在這裡還能找到各式一美元起跳、值得挖寶一下午的二手書，以及各種珍貴的絕版書，書籍類別也從文學、藝術、 歷史，一直延伸到科學、園藝和食譜。
書籍以外，Strand 還推出了一系列自家的文創商品——文青最愛的帆布包、筆記本、徽章、各式文具，還有襪子、馬克杯，以及一些不知所云的幽默生活小物。
位於 Union Square附近的 Strand 旗艦店，除了賣書還舉辦各式藝文活動，愛書、愛文化的人，絕對能在這裡耗上一整天，推著超市用的大型手推車推著一車的二手書去結帳;而 Strand 的據點也遍佈曼哈頓各大景點， 只是規模較小而已。
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