Some of their books are 'reject stock'. I noticed many misprinted covers the last time I was there. The content should be fine though, can't sell books missing a chapter or two without a huge outcry from the reading public.

There's actually a 2nd hand bookstore on the top most floor of One Utama btw. Its quite near MPH, hidden in a less traveled lane between shops. Quite a selection there. 2nd hand mags as well IIRC. Lots of National Geographic magazines.

Bumping this and requesting a sticky. Was googling for site of local bookstores until i remembered this list.

Last week, I trotted all over KL in an attempt to secure Gardens of the Moon. Almost every bookstore failed me. Both Borders at Gardens and MPH at One Utama listed the book as 'available' in their database, but the book is nowhere to be found in the store.

MPH's website is also very very inaccurate. Books I can find in their stores they list as 'unavailable'.

In the end, Kinokuniya wins. Their bookweb is updated daily, and they are definitely better stocked than MPH and Borders. They also provide a hassle free book ordering service. I placed an order for Memories of Ice and they didn't require a deposit. Also, their estimation of 2-3 weeks arrival date is much better than Borders, who told me it would take a minimum of 2 months to get what I wanted. 2 months!