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The
word
bookworm
refers,
of
course,
to
insects
that
feed
on
books
or,
in
the
sense
used
here,
to
people
who
love
books
and
reading.
"Bookworm"
was
created
for
just
such
people.
With
the
multimedia
era
now
upon
us,
the
boundaries
between
books,
CDs,
videos,
and
other
media
are
becoming
less
distinct.
Here
at
Shin'eido,
we
have
begun
to
sell
multimedia
products
in
our
stores
believing
that
each
has
its
own
distinctive
features
--
each
its
own
taste
or
flavor
--
that
sets
it
apart
from
all
the
others.
The
printed
word,
the
book,
also
has
something
that
makes
it
different.
In
fact,
books
can
be
said
to
form
the
foundation
upon
which
all
the
other
media
rest.
In
the
multimedia
era
to
come,
it
may
be
perfectly
acceptable
to
use
another
appellation,
but
given
the
fundamental
importance
of
books
to
human
thought
and
our
own
deep
attachment
to
them,
we
at
Shin'eido
will
continue
to
proudly
call
ourselves
"booksellers".
It
is
our
hope
that
through
"Bookworm"
we
can
better
serve
our
regional
customers
and
create
more
opportunities
for
readers
to
encounter
books
that
make
a
difference.
If
our
"Book
of
the
Day"
should
provide
food
for
thought
or
perhaps
a
bright
spot
of
entertainment,
we
would
have
happily
achieved
our
purpose.
Shin'eido
Book
Stores
Inc.
Headquaters
2-47-2,
Minami-Ikebukuro,
Toshima-ku,
Tokyo,
Japan,
171-0022
TEL
:
(81)3-5396-5151
FAX:
(81)3-3983-5646
Mail:
honsha@shineido.co.jp
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