Hanoi’s old book festival attracts book lovers

The third old book festival of Hanoi opened at No.176 Thai Ha Street, Hanoi on August 29 with 20 booths of 12 publishing houses as well as scores of book collectors and old bookstores.

Book lovers can find rare and noteworthy books in different genres at the festival.
Book lovers can find rare and noteworthy books in different genres at the festival.

The two-day festival continues to be a cultural space for book lovers with many famous old bookstores present.

On this occasion, the Alpha Book Company, together with two other publishing houses, will display 2,000 books for sale for reading enthusiasts while connecting readers with old book collectors and businesses through collecting readers’ order forms at the event and sending them to publishing houses and book collectors. A channel is also expected to be estalished in order to help readers exchange information on exchanging and sharing old books.

Book lovers can find rare and noteworthy books in the genres of literature, foreign languages, history, geography, medical science, economics and education at attractive prices from VND10,000-15,000 each.

According to the event’s organising board, seminars similar to those at the previous festival are not taking place due to limited space and will instead be held in March 2016.