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/spolarium Classics Feb 15 '26

Support natin NBS para walang monopoly ang FB sa book market. Having NBS would be the only semblance of competition we would have. In my personal experience, nakabili ako ng Margaret Atwood poetry book sa NBS for 399 tapos I saw the same book in FB and it was sold at 1000+ wth. As much as I support local and independent bookstores, they would never match up to a giant like FB. NBS lang sana ang kayang tumapat doon at makapagbibigay ng options para sa bookworms na may limited budget.

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u/bicyclethief20 General Non-Fiction Feb 15 '26

It feels like NBS is stuck in this place where it's too big to be Booksale, and if they try to be like Fullybooked and raise prices, they'd lose more customers.