One of the things I'll miss when I move out is the Free Thinking Zone which is right opposite to where I live. Though it's been less than two years since its opening, I have the feeling that it's been in the basement of that 1950's building forever.
Free Thinking Zone's opening came as a surprise to the neighborhood since only a few take the risk to start a business now days how much less to open a bookstore!
Areti really took her chances when she decided to move on with her plans. As she says, she wanted to create not just another bookstore in town but mostly a warm living-room where readers could share ideas and thoughts as well. So she created this beautiful space !
Free Thinking Zone is a conceptual bookstore that works based on a concept similar to the one of museums. It hosts both permanent book collections and periodic ones which are created upon a hot topic. Though economic crisis and its different sides and side effects tend to dominate the interest, presently the topic presented for some free thinking is even hotter!
Nonetheless Greeks still don't read that much. In fact, according to the latest relevant research, Greeks read less than six books per year. Especially as recession goes deeper, book sales go lower. It is estimated that since the beginning of the recession, book sales reduced around 30%.
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