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{{Short description|Taiwanese bookstore chain}}
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{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Eslite Bookstore<br>誠品書店
| name = Eslite Bookstore<br>誠品書店
| logo = EsliteLogo.svg
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| logo = [[File:Eslite Bookstore Xinyi Store 20091010.jpg|250px]]
| type =
| logo_size =
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| image = Eslite Bookstore Xinyi Store 20091010.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| type =
| genre = Various
| genre = Various
| foundation = 1989
| foundation = 1989
| founder = Robert Wu (吳清友)
| founder = Robert Wu (吳清友)
| location = [[Xinyi District]], [[Taipei]]
| location = [[Xinyi District, Taipei]], [[Taiwan]]
| locations = Taiwan 48 <br> Hong Kong 3 <br>Mainland China 3
| locations =
| area_served = Taiwan, Hong Kong, Mainland China
| area_served = Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia
| industry = [[Retailing]] and [[real estate]]
| industry = Retailing and real estate
| products =
| products =
| homepage = {{official|http://www.eslite.com/}}
| homepage = {{url|http://www.eslite.com/}}
}}
}}
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[[File:Eslite Spectrum Nanxi 07.23.jpg|thumb|250px|Eslite Spectrum Nanxi]]
[[File:ChungyoEslite fullsize.png|thumb|220px|An Eslite Bookstore in a Chung-yo [[Department store]], [[Taichung]].]]
[[File:ChungyoEslite fullsize.png|thumb|220px|An Eslite Bookstore in a Chung-yo [[Department store]], [[Taichung]].]]
[[File:Eslite Bookstore Kaohsiung Chiayi Store 2015.jpg|thumb|220px|An Eslite Bookstore in Chiayi Store, [[Kaohsiung]]]]
[[File:Hysan Place eslite Level 9 2012.jpg|thumb|220px|An Eslite Bookstore in [[Hysan Place]], Hong Kong]]
[[File:Eslite pier-2 Kaohsiung store 201507.JPG|thumb|220px|An Eslite Bookstore in pier-2 store, [[Kaohsiung]]]]
[[File:Eslite Suzhou Store-20160316.jpg|thumb|220px|Eslite Spectrum Suzhou Store in [[Suzhou Industrial Park]], China]]
[[File:Hysan Place eslite Level 9 2012.jpg|thumb|220px|An Eslite Bookstore in [[Hysan Place]], [[Hong Kong]]]]
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[[File:Eslite Spectrum Cityplaza Store (Hong Kong).jpg|thumb|220px|Eslite Spectrum Tai Koo Store in [[Cityplaza]], [[Hong Kong]]]]
[[File:Eslite Suzhou Store-20160316.jpg|thumb|220px|Eslite Spectrum Suzhou Store in [[Suzhou Industrial Park]], [[China]]]]
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'''Eslite Bookstore''' ({{zh|c=誠品書店|p=Chéngpǐn Shūdiàn}}) is one of the largest retail [[bookstore]] chains in [[Taiwan]]. It also provides one of the largest [[English language]] publications and translation materials in Taiwan. Its headquarters are in [[Xinyi District]], [[Taipei]].<ref>http://mops.tse.com.tw/server-java/t05st03?TYPEK=pub&colorchg=1&co_id=8958&off=1&{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


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'''Eslite Bookstore''' ({{zh|c=誠品書店|p=Chéngpǐn Shūdiàn}}) is one of the largest retail [[bookstore]] chains in [[Taiwan]]. It also offers one of the largest selections of [[English language|English-language]] publications and translation materials in Taiwan.
==Brief history==
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Eslite was established in 1989 by Robert Wu Ching-yu.<ref>{{Cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720151443/http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2103339/taiwanese-founder-eslite-book-chain-dies-66?utm_source=The+Sinocism+China+Newsletter&utm_campaign=d34d47c815-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_07_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171f237867-d34d47c815-29723437&mc_cid=d34d47c815&mc_eid=1f9d28130a |archivedate=July 20, 2017 |publisher=[[South China Morning Post]] |url=http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2103339/taiwanese-founder-eslite-book-chain-dies-66?mc_cid=d34d47c815&mc_eid=1f9d28130a |quote=Robert Wu Ching-yu, whose well-known chain Eslite brought the novelty of a 24-hour bookshop to the Taiwanese capital, has died from a heart condition at 66. |title=Taiwanese founder of Eslite book chain dies at 66 |date=July 19, 2017 |first=Lawrence |last=Chung |deadurl=no |accessdate=July 23, 2017}}</ref> The first shop was located in [[Dunhua Road|Dunhua South Road]], [[Da'an District, Taipei|Daan District]], [[Taipei]], with a focus and emphasis on [[art]] and [[humanities]]-related [[books]]. Since then, the company has expanded and set up more shops and increased its range of titles on offer. Eslite Bookstore was the first to set up a 24-hour bookstore in Taiwan at its Dunhua store, attracting night-time readers.


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Headquartered in [[Xinyi District, Taipei|Xinyi District]], [[Taipei]], the chain has 38 branches in Taiwan—mostly in urban areas, such as Taipei, [[New Taipei City|New Taipei]], [[Keelung]], [[Yilan City|Yilan]], [[Zhongli District|Zhongli]], [[Hsinchu]], [[Taichung]], [[Chiayi]], [[Tainan City|Tainan]], [[Kaohsiung]], and [[Pingtung City|Pingtung]]—and several overseas branches.
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Eslite also expanded into retail, and opened up [[Eslite Mall]].


===Chronology===
==History==
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Eslite was established in 1989 by Robert Wu Ching-yu.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170720151443/http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2103339/taiwanese-founder-eslite-book-chain-dies-66?utm_source=The+Sinocism+China+Newsletter&utm_campaign=d34d47c815-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2017_07_19&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_171f237867-d34d47c815-29723437&mc_cid=d34d47c815&mc_eid=1f9d28130a |archive-date=20 July 2017 |publisher=[[South China Morning Post]] |url=http://www.scmp.com/news/china/policies-politics/article/2103339/taiwanese-founder-eslite-book-chain-dies-66?mc_cid=d34d47c815&mc_eid=1f9d28130a |quote=Robert Wu Ching-yu, whose well-known chain Eslite brought the novelty of a 24-hour bookshop to the Taiwanese capital, has died from a heart condition at 66. |title=Taiwanese founder of Eslite book chain dies at 66 |date=19 July 2017 |first=Lawrence |last=Chung |url-status=live |access-date=23 July 2017}}</ref> The first shop opened on 12 March 1989 on [[Dunhua Road|Dunhua South Road]], [[Da'an District, Taipei|Daan District]], [[Taipei]], with a focus and emphasis on art and [[humanities]]-related books. Since then, the company has expanded and set up more shops and increased its range of titles on offer.
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*1974: established '''Chen-Jian Corp''', importing whole set [[kitchenware]].
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*1989: established '''Eslite Corp''', first Eslite bookstore built at Taipei Dunhua South Road.
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*1996: established '''Eslite Retail Group'''.
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*2000: established '''Eslite Transportation Group''', expanded to food and drinks, appliances, and online sales, established '''Eslite Global Network Corp'''.
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*2001: established '''Eslite Logistics Corp''' at [[Luzhu District|Nankan]], [[Taoyuan City|Taoyuan]].
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*2002: Eslite Retail group and Transportation group combined into '''Life group''', introduced Eslite's operation motto as ''humanity, art, creativity, and life''.
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*At midnight on January 1, 2006, Eslite's new flagship bookstore, located in Taipei's [[Xinyi District]], opened for business. With about 8,000 m² of floor space, it became the largest bookstore in Taiwan.


On the store's tenth anniversary, the flagship Dunhua South Road store began operating 24 hours a day—Taiwan's first all-night bookstore.
==Branches==
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Eslite has a total of 48 branches, 1 children's bookstore, and 4 music stores in Taiwan. Most of its target market are in urban areas, such as [[Taipei]], [[Keelung]], [[Yonghe District|Yonghe]], [[Banqiao District|Banqiao]], [[Sanchong District|Sanchong]], [[Yilan City|Yilan]], [[Zhongli District|Zhongli]], [[Hsinchu]], [[Fengyuan District|Fengyuan]], downtown [[Taichung]], [[Chiayi]], [[Tainan City|Tainan]], [[Kaohsiung]], and [[Pingtung City|Pingtung]].


In 2006, Eslite opened a store in Taipei's [[Xinyi District]]. It became the chain's flagship and only 24-hour store after the Dunhua location closed on 31 May 2020.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cheung |first=Han |date=31 May 2020 |title=Taiwan in Time: Becoming Taiwan’s ‘sleepless’ bookstore |url=https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2020/05/31/2003737339 |access-date=28 January 2024 |work=The Taipei Times |pages=8}}</ref> It closed on 24 December 2023 after site landlord [[Uni-President|Uni-President Group]] did not renew the lease.
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The first Eslite Bookstore outside Taiwan opened in [[Hysan Place]] in [[Causeway Bay]], Hong Kong in 2012. It sold 706,000 books in 2014. The company opened a second Hong Kong location at [[Star House]] (Star Annex of [[Harbour City (Hong Kong)|Harbour City]]), [[Tsim Sha Tsui]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Cheng|first1=Kris|title=Taiwanese bookstore opening second branch as English-language stores disappear across city|url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/20/taiwanese-bookstore-opening-second-branch-as-english-language-stores-disappear-across-city/|work=[[Hong Kong Free Press]]|date=20 September 2015}}</ref>


On 20 January 2024, the Eslite branch at [[Songshan Cultural and Creative Park]], known as Eslite Spectrum Songyan, became the chain's 24-hour location.<ref>{{Cite web |date=25 December 2023 |title=Eslite Xinyi officially closes after 18 years – Radio Taiwan International |url=https://en.rti.org.tw/news/view/id/2010471 |access-date=28 January 2024 |website=en.rti.org.tw |language=en}}</ref>
On 29 November, Eslite Bookstore opened up its first branch in [[China]] in the city of [[Suzhou]], [[Jiangsu]] Province.<ref>http://focustaiwan.tw/news/aedu/201511290013.aspx</ref>

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The first Eslite Bookstore outside Taiwan opened in [[Hysan Place]] in [[Causeway Bay]], Hong Kong, in 2012. It sold 706,000 books in 2014. The company opened a second Hong Kong location at [[Star House]] (Star Annex of [[Harbour City (Hong Kong)|Harbour City]]), [[Tsim Sha Tsui]], in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Cheng |first1=Kris |date=20 September 2015 |title=Taiwanese bookstore opening second branch as English-language stores disappear across city |url=https://www.hongkongfp.com/2015/09/20/taiwanese-bookstore-opening-second-branch-as-english-language-stores-disappear-across-city/ |work=[[Hong Kong Free Press]]}}</ref>

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In July 2014, Eslite Hong Kong pulled Tibet-related books off its shelves out of political [[Censorship in China|concerns]]. Taiwanese media reported that Eslite Taiwan issued an in-company document prohibiting its workers from making comments about the company on social media without approval.<ref>[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/07/03/2003594221 Eslite under fire in HK censorship row]</ref><ref>[http://www.ettoday.net/news/20140703/374559.htm 誠品訂員工封嘴條款？網友批：文創界之恥]</ref><ref>[http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/paper/792809 誠品被爆料 訂員工封嘴條款]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=誠品限制員工言論 學者嘆讓人失望 |url=http://www.stormmediagroup.com/opencms/news/detail/042f8150-019e-11e4-8645-ef2804cba5a1/?uuid=042f8150-019e-11e4-8645-ef2804cba5a1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140705200025/http://www.stormmediagroup.com/opencms/news/detail/042f8150-019e-11e4-8645-ef2804cba5a1/?uuid=042f8150-019e-11e4-8645-ef2804cba5a1 |archive-date=5 July 2014 |access-date=3 July 2014}}</ref>

On 29 November 2015, Eslite Bookstore opened its first branch in mainland China in the city of [[Suzhou]], Jiangsu.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 November 2015 |title=Eslite opens first bookstore in mainland China – Focus Taiwan |url=https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/201511290013 |access-date=30 June 2020 |website=focustaiwan.tw |language=zh-Hant-TW}}</ref>

On 17 December 2022, Eslite opened its first bookstore in [[Southeast Asia]]: Eslite Spectrum in the heart of [[Kuala Lumpur]], [[Malaysia]].<ref name=":0" />


==Related businesses==
==Related businesses==
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Eslite also expanded into retail, and opened [[Eslite Mall]]. Other related businesses include:
*Eslite Musicstore
*Eslite Musicstore
*Eslite Coffeehouse
*Eslite Coffeehouse
*Eslite Winery
*Eslite Winery
*Eslite Teahouse
*Eslite Teahouse
*Eslite Gallery, founded in 1989. It is one of Taiwan's most prestigious [[Contemporary art gallery|contemporary art galleries]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Lyla |title=Taiwanese Eslite Gallery relocates after decades in Taipei |url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3940515 |website=www.taiwannews.com.tw |date=26 May 2020 |publisher=Taiwan News |access-date=26 May 2020}}</ref>


===Chronology of related businesses===
==Self-censorship controversy==
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*1974: established '''Chen-Jian Corp''', importing whole set [[kitchenware]].
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In July 2014, Eslite Hong Kong pulled Tibet-related books off its shelves out of political [[Censorship in China|concerns]]. Taiwanese media reported that Eslite Taiwan issued an in-company document prohibiting its workers to make comments about the company on [[social media]] without approval.<ref>[http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2014/07/03/2003594221 Eslite under fire in HK censorship row]</ref><ref>[http://www.ettoday.net/news/20140703/374559.htm 誠品訂員工封嘴條款？網友批：文創界之恥]</ref><ref>[http://news.ltn.com.tw/news/politics/paper/792809 誠品被爆料 訂員工封嘴條款]</ref><ref>[http://www.stormmediagroup.com/opencms/news/detail/042f8150-019e-11e4-8645-ef2804cba5a1/?uuid=042f8150-019e-11e4-8645-ef2804cba5a1 誠品限制員工言論 學者嘆讓人失望]</ref>
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*1989: established '''Eslite Corp''', first Eslite bookstore built at Taipei Dunhua South Road.
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*1996: established '''Eslite Retail Group'''.
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*2000: established '''Eslite Transportation Group''', expanded to food and drinks, appliances, and online sales, established '''Eslite Global Network Corp'''.
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*2001: established '''Eslite Logistics Corp''' at [[Luzhu District, Taoyuan|Nankan]], [[Taoyuan City|Taoyuan]].
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*2002: Eslite Retail group and Transportation group combined into '''Life group''', introduced Eslite's operation motto as ''humanity, art, creativity, and life''.
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*At midnight on 1 January 2006, Eslite's new flagship bookstore, located in Taipei's [[Xinyi District, Taipei|Xinyi District]], opened for business. With about 8,000 m² of floor space, it became the largest bookstore in Taiwan.


==See also==
==See also==
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{{Portal|Companies|Books}}
*[[List of companies in Taiwan]]
*[[List of companies of Taiwan]]
*[[Page One (bookstore)|Page One]]
*[[Page One (bookstore)|Page One]]
*[[Taiwanese art]]
*[[Yanchilou （bookstore）|Yanchilou]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{Commons category|Eslite Bookstore}}
*{{Commons category-inline|Eslite Bookstore}}
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*{{official|http://www.eslitebooks.com/}}
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{{Portal|Companies|Books}}
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*[http://www.eslitebooks.com/ Eslite Online Bookstore]
*[http://blog.eslite.com/ Official Eslite blog ]


{{Shopping malls in Taiwan}}
{{Supermarkets in Taiwan}}
{{Supermarkets in Taiwan}}
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[[Category:Bookstores of Malaysia]]

Latest revision as of 13:56, 1 October 2024

Eslite Bookstore
誠品書店
IndustryRetailing and real estate
GenreVarious
Founded1989
FounderRobert Wu (吳清友)
HeadquartersXinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan
Area served
Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, China, Malaysia
Websitewww.eslite.com
Eslite Spectrum Nanxi
An Eslite Bookstore in a Chung-yo Department store, Taichung.
An Eslite Bookstore in Hysan Place, Hong Kong
Eslite Spectrum Suzhou Store in Suzhou Industrial Park, China

Eslite Bookstore (Chinese: 誠品書店; pinyin: Chéngpǐn Shūdiàn) is one of the largest retail bookstore chains in Taiwan. It also offers one of the largest selections of English-language publications and translation materials in Taiwan.

Headquartered in Xinyi District, Taipei, the chain has 38 branches in Taiwan—mostly in urban areas, such as Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, Yilan, Zhongli, Hsinchu, Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung—and several overseas branches.

History

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Eslite was established in 1989 by Robert Wu Ching-yu.[1] The first shop opened on 12 March 1989 on Dunhua South Road, Daan District, Taipei, with a focus and emphasis on art and humanities-related books. Since then, the company has expanded and set up more shops and increased its range of titles on offer.

On the store's tenth anniversary, the flagship Dunhua South Road store began operating 24 hours a day—Taiwan's first all-night bookstore.

In 2006, Eslite opened a store in Taipei's Xinyi District. It became the chain's flagship and only 24-hour store after the Dunhua location closed on 31 May 2020.[2] It closed on 24 December 2023 after site landlord Uni-President Group did not renew the lease.

On 20 January 2024, the Eslite branch at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park, known as Eslite Spectrum Songyan, became the chain's 24-hour location.[3]

The first Eslite Bookstore outside Taiwan opened in Hysan Place in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, in 2012. It sold 706,000 books in 2014. The company opened a second Hong Kong location at Star House (Star Annex of Harbour City), Tsim Sha Tsui, in 2015.[4]

In July 2014, Eslite Hong Kong pulled Tibet-related books off its shelves out of political concerns. Taiwanese media reported that Eslite Taiwan issued an in-company document prohibiting its workers from making comments about the company on social media without approval.[5][6][7][8]

On 29 November 2015, Eslite Bookstore opened its first branch in mainland China in the city of Suzhou, Jiangsu.[9]

On 17 December 2022, Eslite opened its first bookstore in Southeast Asia: Eslite Spectrum in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.[1]

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Eslite also expanded into retail, and opened Eslite Mall. Other related businesses include:

  • Eslite Musicstore
  • Eslite Coffeehouse
  • Eslite Winery
  • Eslite Teahouse
  • Eslite Gallery, founded in 1989. It is one of Taiwan's most prestigious contemporary art galleries.[10]
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  • 1974: established Chen-Jian Corp, importing whole set kitchenware.
  • 1989: established Eslite Corp, first Eslite bookstore built at Taipei Dunhua South Road.
  • 1996: established Eslite Retail Group.
  • 2000: established Eslite Transportation Group, expanded to food and drinks, appliances, and online sales, established Eslite Global Network Corp.
  • 2001: established Eslite Logistics Corp at Nankan, Taoyuan.
  • 2002: Eslite Retail group and Transportation group combined into Life group, introduced Eslite's operation motto as humanity, art, creativity, and life.
  • At midnight on 1 January 2006, Eslite's new flagship bookstore, located in Taipei's Xinyi District, opened for business. With about 8,000 m² of floor space, it became the largest bookstore in Taiwan.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Chung, Lawrence (19 July 2017). "Taiwanese founder of Eslite book chain dies at 66". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 20 July 2017. Retrieved 23 July 2017. Robert Wu Ching-yu, whose well-known chain Eslite brought the novelty of a 24-hour bookshop to the Taiwanese capital, has died from a heart condition at 66.
  2. ^ Cheung, Han (31 May 2020). "Taiwan in Time: Becoming Taiwan's 'sleepless' bookstore". The Taipei Times. p. 8. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Eslite Xinyi officially closes after 18 years – Radio Taiwan International". en.rti.org.tw. 25 December 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  4. ^ Cheng, Kris (20 September 2015). "Taiwanese bookstore opening second branch as English-language stores disappear across city". Hong Kong Free Press.
  5. ^ Eslite under fire in HK censorship row
  6. ^ 誠品訂員工封嘴條款？網友批：文創界之恥
  7. ^ 誠品被爆料 訂員工封嘴條款
  8. ^ "誠品限制員工言論 學者嘆讓人失望". Archived from the original on 5 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Eslite opens first bookstore in mainland China – Focus Taiwan". focustaiwan.tw (in Chinese). 29 November 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  10. ^ Liu, Lyla (26 May 2020). "Taiwanese Eslite Gallery relocates after decades in Taipei". www.taiwannews.com.tw. Taiwan News. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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