Inthepastfewyears,morethanhalfofthebookstoresinChinahavecloseddown, 1 istheresultofthe 2 (compete)fromonlinebookstores.ButthesuccessofSisypheBookstore,oneofthe 3 (big)privately-ownedbookstorechainsinChina,mayserve 4 agreatexample.
5 (found)in1993,Sisyphestartedtotransformandupgradeitsbusinessin2009toseekitsprofitability.Now,itnotonlydevotesitselfto 6 (sell)books,butcombinesthefunctionsofbookstores,cafesandthesaleof 7 (create)culturalproducts.Sisypheopensitsbookstoresinshoppingmallsinordertotakeadvantageofthelargenumberofconsumersofshoppingmallstosellitsbooks,anditalso 8 (able)peopletoenjoyspendingtimereadinganddrinkingcoffee.Inreturn,bookstoreshaveimprovedtheculturalatmosphereofshoppingmalls,so 9 ismutuallybeneficialtohavesuchcooperation.
Sofar,thegovernment 10 (offer)taxreductionforbookstorestoencouragethedevelopmentofphysicalbookstores.Perhapsitisearlytosaytheboomofphysicalbookstoreshascome,butdefinitely,weseetheturningpointtothem.
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