Thoseaccustomedtolookingthroughthousandsofbooksinbigbookstoresmayfind Japan'sMoriokaShotenalittlestrange.That'sbecausethistinybookstorethatislocatedin luxuryshoppingdistrictofGinza,inTokyooffersjustonetitletoitscustomers.
OpenedinMay2015,MoriokaShoten(Japaneseforbookstore)isthebrainchildofYoshiyukiMorioka.TheexperiencedbooksellerbeganhiscareerasabookstoreclerkinTokyo'sKandadistrictbeforebranchingouttoopenhisownstore.Itwasherewhileorganizingbookreadingsthatherealizedthatcustomersusuallycameintothestorewithonetitleinmind.Moriokabegantowonderifastorecouldexistbysellingmanycopiesofjustonesinglebook.InNovember2014,hepartneredwithhistwofriends,toestablishauniquebookstorewiththeidea‘ASingleRoom,ASingleBook.'
Likeitsoffering,thebookstoreissimple.TheselectionsthatarepickedbyMoriokachangeweeklyandvarywidelytoattractcustomerswithdifferentinterests.RecentchoicesincludeTheTrueDeceiver,allaward-winningSwedishnovelbyToveJansson,HansChristianAndersen'sFairyTales.andacollectionofartistKarlBlossfeldt'sphotographyofplants.MoriokahasalsodisplayedbookswrittenbyfamousJapaneseauthorsMimeiOgawaandAkitoAkagi.
Tohighlighthissingleoffering,Moriokaoftenusesclevermethods.Forexample,when sellingabookaboutflowers,hedecoratedhisshopwiththeonesthathadbeenmentionedinthebook.Healsoencouragesfeaturedauthorstoholdmultipletalksanddiscussionssotheycanconnectwithcustomers.Moriokasayshisultimategoalisforthecustomerstoexperiencebeinginsideabook,notjustabookstore!
Riskyastheideamightseem,thingsappeartobegoingwell.Moriokasayshehassoldover2,100bookssinceheopenedit.Thingscanonlygetbettergiventhathisbookstoreisbecomingincreasinglypopularnotjustamongthelocalsbutalsovisitorsfromothercountries•
28.WhatisunusualaboutMoriokaShoten?___
A.Itsellsonlyonekindofbookeachweek.
B.Itishugewithvariousbookstochoose.
C.Itislocatedinthebusyshoppingdistrict.
D.Itisopenedbyanexperiencedbookseller.
29.WhathelpedYoshiyukiMoriokacomeupwit