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24-hour Big Bad Wolf book sale to return this month
The Big Bad Wolf (BBW) (www.thejakartapost.com/community/2016/05/05/should-you-bring-your-kids-to-the-big-bad-wolf-book-sale.html) book sale is set to return to the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) in BSD, South Tangerang, from April 21 to May 2.
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The Big Bad Wolf (BBW) book sale is set to return to the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) in BSD, South Tangerang from Apr. 21 to May 2. (thejakartapost.com/Devina Heriyanto)
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a href="http://www.thejakartapost.com/community/2016/05/05/should-you-bring-your-kids-to-the-big-bad-wolf-book-sale.html" target="_blank">The Big Bad Wolf (BBW) book sale is set to return to the Indonesia Convention Exhibition (ICE) in BSD, South Tangerang, from April 21 to May 2.
Organizer PT Jaya Ritel Indonesia president director Uli Silalahi said the event would be open for 24 hours a day beginning on the opening day at 8 a.m.
Kompas.com reported that the book sale would occupy 19,000 square meters at the ICE and feature five million books, including one million books in Indonesian.
Uli said there would be 60 cashiers this year around to avoid long queues. There were only 32 cashiers at last year’s event. She also said the books would be sold at a minimum discount of 60 percent.
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The fair welcomed approximately 350,000 visitors last year. About two million books were sold during the occasion, with the most popular categories being children’s books, hobby books and novels.
Uli shared some tips for book hunters for the upcoming event, such as refraining from using high heels, bring their own big bags and using cashless transaction methods to avoid long queues. (mas/kes)
