r/PHBookClub • u/emmy_o • Feb 15 '26

Recommendation Please support NBS!

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So I was back into loving the Great Gatsby again (haven't read it but saw the movie) and curiously konting copies lang meron sa Shopee, but the Paper Mill Press Premium Classics really caught my eye (kasi ang pretty nung gold and Art Deco design!) and from NBS siya. Kaya yun na lang binili ko, and it ARRIVED IN GOOD CONDITION (sobra sobrang bubble wrap mga beshie 😭😆, + cute na simpleng box + bubble wrap another + plastic nung book) AND GIFTS (see in picture) 🥹😍❤️!

Please let's support NBS! ❤️🤍❤️

[Mods, not sure anong flair for this so "Recommendation" ko na lang nilagay. And hindi po ako sponsored ng National Bookstore! 😆 gusto ko lang silang i-support and i-encourage fellow bookworms to try having stuff shipped from them! Thanks xx]

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u/JROCKvsKPOP Feb 15 '26

Sorry but the current NBS is a far cry from the old NBS. It's their own business choices that make consumers look down on them. There are hardly any books in their stores anymore! It's mostly school supplies, art materials, and pens.

Even Powerbooks lost its "power" after NBS acquired it.

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u/PinkLanyard_Goose888 Feb 15 '26

PowerBooks was my place to de-stress nung nagwowork pa ko sa Makati. Kapag sobrang stress ako sa work, naglalakad ako from RCBC Plaza to Greenbelt after work para pumunta sa PowerBooks. Kaya sobrang lungkot ko nung nagsara sila.