https://mphonline.com/pages/thank-you-for-2...valley-megamall


https://thesun.my/local_news/mph-mid-valley...tion-EC12015256



This post has been edited by St0rmFury: Jan 23 2024, 05:18 PM

Wow...25 years...

Salute.

Mph as in the book store?? Ermmm

I prefer kinokuniya

welcome the new era of Tsutaya

will always remember the branch in Bkt Bintang plaza while it was there...

Gila that bookstore. Selling soap & shampoo so expensive.

MPH 1 Utama also long gone...

Popular still around...

Malaysia where got read books? Seeing them sohai run the redlight smoking right under the no smoking sign, i reckon comprehension skills tak dak, read what book? Diu go there take photo to look sophisticated only

go fully online...?

It is what it is.

Last i remember those are public library, more ppl go there to read book than buy book.

owner that syed mokhtar billionaire?

This post has been edited by urnicksux2: Jan 23 2024, 05:28 PM

advancement of digital and death of physical.
now many use ebook and audio book also. pdf etc

New paradigm... I haven't buy any physical book for nearly 10 years now... All my books / reading material is in digital format and I do read a lot.

salahan siapa?

Shit... Good memories. the MPH in mid valley had a Starbucks in it in the 90s.

Mph in 3 Damansara shut down after opening less than half a year.

This bookstore business already beyond sunset industry.

Education level drop due to NEP, ppl dont read, 75% of SPM holders don't want to continue with uni, of course book business become bad lor.

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This post has been edited by GOPI56: Jan 23 2024, 05:39 PM

Fuck must go zerg rush and pao all those Janes books

Rip

I recall this mph branch very cosy, got one dedicated area for you to read + starbucks

physical books business have been slowly dying since like >10years edi.
surprise they can tahan for so long bcos a lot of pipu just go to store to read a bit but don't buy.
dolu2 i worked part time at Times bookstore i think most sale come from stationary saja.
oof.

maybe i should go see if they got discount on murakami books.

This post has been edited by bukankhadam: Jan 23 2024, 05:42 PM

Sadly nobody read books anymore nowadays.. The younger generations rather watch video / read news from TikTok and FB

That's why the English standard level in Malaysia is atrocious

salahan Msian kocek tak ada duit

Luckily still got mph in BTS

When is the clearance sales before they close down?

People will zurg rush to get deals.

Might be next to close down. Who knows.

Maybe they will focus on an online store. Less cost like hiring staff, etc is involved.

while Popular still ok, surviving je

As a reader, I'm really sad when I saw one by one bookstores in Malaysia are closing down.

Most of the Malaysians are not reading for pleasure.

It's different situation in western countries such as US and UK. Bookstores over there are thriving and a lot of people actually are reading for pleasure.

Same goes to their library. They have latest book collections and a lot of low income citizen over there makes full use of the library.

While in Malaysia, our library is like a dead place. Most people that come to the library just to do assignment or study instead of borrowing books. If you look at our local library collections, it's so outdated and lack of book collections.


This post has been edited by xpole: Jan 23 2024, 05:50 PM

Maybe soon will also close down

All because all new generations become tiktok retard

clearance sales start when ???.. wanna pickup some books,.. many years no buy books liao since internet so convenient,..

got few times go shopping with gf,.. i just lepak there at couch reading book,..

Lots of people take medical advice from tiktok nowadays. Many GPs at small towns masquerading like some big ass specialists with sohems asking noob medical questions. People are finished.

mid valley rental machiem yahudi. i heard before ground floor rental is 100k+ a month.

I heard also wtf.

msia book too expensives

So why it bukak a new one at TRx?

This post has been edited by kcchong2000: Jan 23 2024, 05:56 PM

Those paying 100k per month probably get 500k per month

Rental promo kot

nowadays ppl dont like to read especially the new gen
surat khabar pon sama.
i beli sebab mau buingkus nasi lemak jer.

reading isn't our culture + books are malaysian's kryptonite
which is why all these younger generation cannot think properly, they're exposed too much towards tiktok and XHS

we're so bad that even our public library can closed down

Most of the time my book in pdf format. Cant recall when was the last time i buy books. Really loonnggg..

ebook best.

Lmao😂

i really enjoy buying pokemon books archie comics and read match and auto trader without buying.

last time u do research need to go library,.. nowadays no need,.. online google jer,..

can deduct tax, wont lingkup wan la

popular got niche, school textbooks, singky publish books, IGSCE, chinese literature.

that is why they stand out from MPH and Times.

which is why our uni got plagiarism machines
but at the same time, public libraries is pretty much still a thing overseas....especially in angmohland
but not here anymore

... national service...

We know if you do the same thing, you'll likely getting similar results

thats fine the only news source i trust is tiktok

Disagree with US. Bookstores there been closing down for years. Peaked around 2004-2006. I remember my first trip there, and Borders and Barnes and Nobles were everywhere. I maxed out my luggage at 54kgs buying books that weren't in Malaysia at that time.

Library, I agree. Ours suck.

I think they want to compete With those premium bookstores Like kinokuniya and eslite…
So need to rebrand

Another library closing..

Tiu, should close it early 🫰🏾

actually nowadays fiction books are really shitty, even those famous/bestsellers--maciam other pipel write for them.

Kesalahan BookTok by shitty TikTokers who viral shitty books causing websites like Goodreads keep pushing another Colleen Hoover crapporomance tales onto my face 24/7.

Actually many complaints on Reddit till some said it just not worth to splurge on physical Paperback anymore and I'm 100% agree with them.

Yes, I do agree with you a lot of the bookstores in US are closing.

But when it comes to latest book that available in their bookstores, they are the best.

But in our country, if I want to buy latest books, I have to drive to KLCC Kinokuniya or alternatively ordered from Amazon Singapore.

Tsutaya bookstore, MPH, Populars are so lousy. I'm a big fan of fiction books.

Youtubers, booktok influencers are mostly from US, UK or other western countries. But Malaysia? KRIK KRIK KRIK KRIK.

🫡

Fiction I just get from Google play books nowadays. I read so fast that they pile up in my house.

Bought 136 books though Google play books last year.

Kena boikot? Yes kita sudah menang

Lucy Foley got new book coming this year. I might give it a try after finishing Jess Lourey Unspeakable Things.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1997437...-midnight-feast

I can't continue the book about giant butterfly attacks my phobia just stopped me lol. Now back to thriller and murder mystery.

Kinokuniya > all

I’ll be sad when even this kolos one day.

MPH put one adult section see what happen la, business rebound

Thank you MPH. I use to treat it as library, the books all free to read

Kito sudah mena- oh wait.

So many extremists, perhaps focusing on wrong books

Surprising they cant last this long actually.

But impact to ayam still not as big as when book depository closed down.

Booknest at Gardens wayyyyy better

Personally, I used to go MPH MV 20 years ago, every weekend sure will go there, sit there read FREE magazines.

Sad to hear this news. anyway now my favourite bookstore is Tsutaya Books Bukit Jalil.

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MPH Bookstores has recently announced the closure of its outlet in Mid Valley Megamall after 25 years of operation

The bookstore said it is having a clearance sale of up to 90% until the end of the month

The MPH Mid Valley Megamall outlet's last day of operation will be on 31 January.

With the close of a chapter, MPH added that the good news is it will be opening an exciting new flagship store at The Exchange TRX this year.

https://says.com/my/news/mph-closes-its-boo...-after-25-years

This is why they closed shop.

Ingat tak a duit tapi nampaknya bukan. Open kat TRX pulak...

I still remember when it was huge when it opened in Midvalley with a lot of books. That's the go to place to find rare books during university days. Sad to see it scaled down and now even closing that branch.

pls give link for the reddit complaints you mentioned, TQ
MPH book selection is the problem, all trash

which level, near any landmarks?

Seriously don't know how it managed to last till now.

Msia don't really have reading culture, so when smartphone and digital era came, it's really difficult to make money from book already.

Budayo membaca bukan budayo kito

Tiktok FTW

This post has been edited by johnnycp: Jan 24 2024, 08:51 AM

It is all down to cost
Rental is part of the operational cost.
TRX must has been give a very good deal rental contract to MPH

reading culture long gone, now all google pakar liao

just read some of the comments in /k/ when plane crash suddenly all aviation expert, when economy bad all turn to economist

either msian are multi-talented or just some fat geeks/kids behind the screen, real world talent i met dun even post here…..

Mega malls are charging rental sky high to tenants.

u must been new here recently i guess /k really is truly expert at everything not just aviation industry and economy even accident, love, surgeon u named it even they will die die twist the fact saying its true from their own made up sourse arse hole