What is the best bookstore in Malaysia?

Answer 1

Kinokuniya and Borders at Orchard provide the best physical bookstores.

However, if you are willing to wait for your books in exchange for cheaper prices, check these out:

http://opentrolley.com.sg - 1.5 million US books online priced very competitively, Singapore-based with quickest delivery time of 4-7 days. Customers can self-collect at Orchard Road to save on delivery fee.

For the budget conscious you could try an online secondhand book store, a good free example would be;

http://www.secondhandbooks.com.sg

Answer 2

Kinokuniya and Borders have appeared all over Kuala Lumpur, Penang in the last few years. They are definitely worth a visit to laze through the day and read a book if you are just browsing.

However, if you are one of the unforunate souls who live outside Klang Valley and Penang, and only have a limited selection from Popular and MPH, and if you are willing to wait for your books in exchange for cheaper prices, plus it gets delivered to your doorstep, check these out:

Acmamall.com - 1 million US books online, regional based, 110,000 orders fulfilled to date, MYR, heavy discounts and FREE shipping regardless of East or West Malaysia. Accepts Paypal, Visa/MasterCard/Amex, Cheque, Wang Pos, CIMB Clicks and Maybank2u.com IB.

Kinokuniya Malaysia - Quote in Ringgit. It offers many cheap business titles, but shipping is a killer for East Malaysians with RM40 per order!

MPH Online - A local favourite to get locally published titles, but overseas titles may be more expensive. Once again a major killer for East Malaysians who pay RM18 per order and RM3 per book.

Books Depository UK - 1 million UK books online, UK based, priced in GBP, Euro or USD. FREE shipping to 90 countries. Problem you face is that you may face cross border charges with your credit card. If you are using credit cards like SBB, you cannot buy unless you call SBB to allow you to buy overseas.