The Biggest Book Sale in the World

Believe me, the biggest book sale in the world is right here in Malaysia.

The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale is back! This time, 3.5 MILLION books are up for grabs.

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Big Bad Wolf Book Sale 2012 - Biggest book sale in the world

If you happen to be in Kuala Lumpur shopping for Christmas, books may be what you would want to add to your shopping list especially when there is the Big Bad Wolf Book Sale currently on.

They are having the last 60 hours (until 9pm Dec 23) of non-stop book sale touted as the biggest book sale in the world! All books come with a discount of between 75 - 95%!

Here are details of The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale 2012 - with information on how to get there included. Happy shopping!

Book Fair in Kuala Lumpur - Aug 18 to 26, KLCC

If you are a book-lover and are visiting Kuala Lumpur this week, here is an activity you will enjoy, visiting a Book Fair or officially known as BookFest @ Malaysia.

- Publishers from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, United Kingdom, USA, Canada, Singapore and Malaysia.
- Millions of books from the latest and best collection of Chinese, English and Malay titles.
- Many fun-filled and exciting activities organised throughout BookFest @ Malaysia.

BookFest @ Malaysia is open from 10am to 10pm daily from 18 - 26 August 2012. Admission is RM 2.50 per ticket. FREE admission is given for students 18 years & below and senior citizens 60 years & above.

For more information, visit Book Fair / BookFest @ Malaysia is back!

10 Foods to Try Before You Die

You've heard of 1,000 Places to See Before You Die or 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
.. and many others. Here is a list of 10 Foods to Try Before You Die as compiled by Viator Travel Blog.

Malaysian seafood curry laksa is one of 10 foods ‘to try before you die’ says Viator. This is what the dish looks like, image courtesy of Viator.

Hailed as Malaysia‘s king of soups, this laksa is a spicy, tangy, coconut-creamy soup packed full of noodles, seafood, fish sticks, puffed tofu, vegetables, a hard-boiled egg, coriander and chilli sambal.

The Chinese-Malay dish is a classic of Peranakan cuisine, merging elements from Malaysia and Singapore. There are heaps of regional variances, and some seafood laksas also include chicken. If you come across assam laksa, you’ll find it has a fish rather than coconut broth.

The general rule is the simpler the surroundings, the tastier the curry laksa, so pull up a stool at a streetside stall in a Penang backstreet or Singapore food court and tuck in. A curry laksa really is to die for! - Viator's 10 Foods to Try Before You Die

The other dishes that made the list include:

- Masala Dosa, the popular Indian crepe-like pancake with a filling made of potatoes, lentils and spices is also widely available in many restaurants in Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand.
- Peking duck from China
- BBQ ribs from the United States
- Teppanyaki from Japan
- France's escargots, which are actually snails served in shells and cooked in a delicious melange of garlicky parsley butter, before being served as appetisers.
- Moussaka finds a mention on the list - described as the Greek answer to the Italian lasagne. "The dish is made by smothering layers of ingredients in a cheese bechamel sauce, and baking until creamily melted and golden," the website describes.
- Zucchini flowers from Italy
- Thai dish Som tam or green papaya salad
- Pavlova from Australia-New Zealand.

Bon appetit!

Where to rent books

Almost 1.8 billion people across 135 countries just participated in the Earth Day event last Saturday by switching off their lights for one hour from 8:30 to 9:30pm. Malaysia is one of the countries which participates in this global energy-saving effort each year.

This is one the many initiatives around the world that are aligned to saving the environment and subsequently our planet, Earth. As world resources diminish in volume and conditions, perhaps some irreversible, it is imperative that every person makes the effort to conserve energy and resources any way he or she knows how.

Going green is generally the term used for initiatives to save the environment. One of the actions we can all take on a personal and easy-to-execute level is to not buy books but to rent books instead, including audiobooks. A library may be a good resource to borrow books but libraries may be too few and far between for easy access by all.

Booksfree.com is a site where you can rent books or rent audio books and read to your heart's content with their large selection of paperback (over 250,000 titles), children's books, and over 36,000 audio book titles. Imagine having the latest titles and the best classics delivered right to your door. Booksfree web site is open 24 hours a day and makes finding books simple and convenient.

Why Booksfree? They have numerous plans to fit your reading/listening needs. You choose the plan that you are most comfortable with. Shipping is absolutely free, both ways, and you get to enjoy the convenience of home delivery. Best of all, there are no due dates or late fees unlike borrowing from a library in which there is a late-return charge. Membership can be cancelled any time with Booksfree. Book-renting is environmentally-friendly. Did you know that it has been found that renting books or audiobooks can save you 60-80% over buying them?

How the system at Booksfree works is simple. After you have signed up for membership, you create your list of books and audiobooks online from their list of thousands upon thousands of titles. The books from your queue will be automatically mailed to you. Free shipping. Time is not a constraint. You can keep the books/audiobooks for as long as you want. There are no due dates or late fees. Whenever you are ready to return the books, just return them in the postage paid return mailer and get new books. It's that simple and convenient.

Ready to rent books? Perhaps you may want to join their Free Trial now available for a 2-book-at-a-time plan. This plan if for a limited time only, so hurry!

Renting books saves you time, money, shelf space, and the environment!

Big Bad Wolf Book Sale, Oct 7-16, MAEPS Serdang

Here is a chance for a great bargain on books with discounts from 75 to 95% off the retail price. Check out The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale. Book Sale will be on until Oct 16 at the Malaysian Agro Exposition Park Serdang (MAEPS).

The Big Bad Wolf Book Sale 2012 is back! Check it out!

Book Fair on board MV Logos Hope at Port Klang

Here is a chance to visit a floating book fair on board a ship.

MV Logos Hope will be docking in Port Klang on Sept 28. Members of the public can go on board and visit the book fair, the international cafe as well as interact with the international crew. It is open from Tuesdays to Saturdays from 10am to 10pm and Sundays from 1pm to 10 pm.

Logos Hope can hold up to 800 visitors at any time, with capacity to host an additional 700 in the Hope Theatre and Logos Lounge. This publicly accessible deck offers visitors an introduction to the vessel and the organization, a book fair featuring around 7,000 different titles, a visual presentation called the Journey of Life and the International Cafe.

MV Logos Hope is operated by the German non-profit organization GBA Ships e.V. All crew members are volunteers.

How to get there? To get there without hassle and not having to drive there yourself, Plusliner Travel & Tours is providing bus services to visit the floating library. There are two departure points, one at Terminal Bersepadu Selatan-Bandar Tasik Selatan (TBS-BTS) and the other Port Klang KTM commuter station.

The service costs between RM8 and RM21. For more information, you can call 1-300-888-KTB (528).

Following is a schedule of upcoming ports MV Logos Hope will be visiting or is now docked at:

* Penang, Malaysia – August 18th, 2011 – September 27th, 2011
* Port Klang, Malaysia – September 28th, 2011 – October 24th, 2011
* Kuching, Malaysia – October 27th, 2011 – November 15th, 2011
* Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia - November 17th, 2011 - December 13th, 2011
* Singapore, Singapore - December 16th, 2011 - December 28th, 2011
* Cebu, Philippines - January 13th, 2012 - February 14th, 2012
* Manila, Philippines - February 16th, 2012 - March 14th, 2012
(Source)

Update: Sep 30
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Biggest floating book fair in town - The Star

Ticket cost is only RM1 each and admission is free for children under 12 who are accompanied by an adult.

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International Book Fair - Kuala Lumpur - Mar 22 to 28 - Putra World Trade Centre

If you are in Kuala Lumpur between now until March 28 and if you enjoy reading, head on over to PWTC (Putra World Trade Centre) where there is an International Book Fair going on.

Pllenty of good bargains on all kinds of books and educational tools from both local and foreign publishers. Occupying five halls, the book fair features 856 booths, out of which 128 are taken up by foreign publishers.

The book fair, going into its 29th year, is the biggest ever held in South-East Asia, and is endorsed by the Malaysia Book of Records.  It is expected to attract about two million visitors this year.

According to United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) standards, Malaysia is not yet listed as a reading nation even though the reading trend among Malaysians is improving.

The target requires a nation to have 1% publication of its total population. Currently Malaysia has about 15,000 publications, while the total population is about 27 million, according to The Star though I think the number stands at 28.5 million now.

Admission to the fair is free.


Source: The Star..Bigger international book fair

A Floating Bookshop Comes to Johor Bahru

If you are somewhere in the south of Peninsula Malaysia, Johor Bahru, to be exact, you may want to visit this floating bookshop that is currently docked at the Pasir Gudang ferry terminal.


The Doulos is no ordinary ship — it has a bookshop onboard, giving it the nickname “the floating bookshop”. Built in 1914, the MV Doulos is the world’s oldest passenger liner.

The vessel has sailed to 600 ports in more than 100 countries over the past 31 years, bringing books all over the world. It has a crew of 320 people from 50 countries.

During its stop in Johor, this is its sixth time, the MV Doulos will be open to the public until Oct 6.

Opening times are from 10.30am-10pm (Tuesday-Saturday) and 2pm-10pm (Sunday and Monday). Admission is RM1.

“Discover Doulos” open day exhibitions will be held on Sept 27 and Oct 4 from 3pm to 6pm.

Book Fest 2009

If you are a book-lover, you've got to visit the Book Fest at the KL Convention Centre. It's on now until August 31.



There are 509 booths showcasing products from 275 publishing houses, book and stationery distributors from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, the United States, Britain, Singapore and Malaysia.

In view of the H1N1 flu, visitors are required to have their temperature checked at the entrance before entering the event hall, which is a good move, of course, making sure that the environment is H1N1-free.

There are many activities in store such as autograph sessions, cookout demonstrations and various contests. Authors, novelists, cartoonists, artistes, chefs and other personalities are slated to make special appearances as well.

Entrance fee is a mere RM2.

Floating Library to dock in Kota Kinabalu

Check out latest update: Book Fair on board MV Logos Hope at Port Klang (Sep 22, 2011)


If you are in Kota Kinabalu or visiting from Aug 29, you may want to visit this floating library, mv Doulos, which will be docking at the Sabah state capital for three weeks from Aug 29.

There are about 6,000 titles on board covering books on cookery, health, education, marriage, family, gardening and music, as well as children’s books, novels and encyclopaedia.

While the ship is docked in Kota Kinabalu, a painting competition sponsored by Murobond Paints will be held on Aug 31 for Malaysians aged 13 years and above.

The contest is divided into three categories from 13-15 years, 16-18 years and above 19 years.

The closing date for entries is Aug 22.

The ship will be open to the public from 10am to 10pm (Tuesday-Saturday) and 2pm to 10pm (Sunday and Monday) with the exception of Aug 29 when it will open from 6pm to 10pm. On Aug 31, it will open from 10am to 10pm.

Entry forms and details of the painting competition are available at the Murobond Paints showroom, Lot 2, First Floor, Block B, Kolombong Industrial Develop-ment Complex, or by calling 088-436 339.


Source: The Star..Floating library to dock in KK for three weeks