The shopping malls here are very much larger than those in Singapore but true to what a friend told us, it is nearly impossible to experience under one roof shopping here. Here is my personal experience with book buying.
Before coming over, we were excited that Borders have a shop here but they are the biggest let down. Since we arrived in September, the shelf with the new non-fiction books still proudly display the same titles. The next time we are there, we should check how much dust have settled on them.
I finally found some of the latest titles e.g., "Snowball", "Outliers" and "The Ascent of Money" at various book shops. "The Ascent of Money", only one copy was available at Magrudy's branch in the newly opened Dubai Mall. "Snowball" and "Outliers" were discovered at City Centre Magrudy's but not at the larger Festival Centre outlet or the Ibn Batutta's branch.
Recently we collected our second order from Amazon.com. The three books I mentioned earlier, they are in my smart phone as ebooks.
As for Borders, why bother?
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