Bookstores take a leaf out of food delivery app

BEIJING－A total of 72 brick-and-mortar bookstores in Beijing have joined up with the Meituan Dianping food delivery service to try to mitigate the effects of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

A Beijing resident among the first customers received his book from a deliveryman about 30 minutes after he placed the order on the Meituan app.

It was the first sale for the Rongke branch of Zhongshuge Bookstore since the chain bookstore brand closed all its stores on Feb 1.