Eslite Bookstore is one of the largest retail bookstore chains in Taiwan. It also offers one of the largest selections of English-language publications and translation materials in Taiwan.
Headquartered in Xinyi District, Taipei, the chain has 38 branches in Taiwan—mostly in urban areas, such as Taipei, New Taipei, Keelung, Yilan, Zhongli, Hsinchu, Taichung, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, and Pingtung—and several overseas branches.
History
Eslite was established in 1989 by Robert Wu Ching-yu.[1] The first shop opened on 12 March 1989 on Dunhua South Road, Daan District, Taipei, with a focus and emphasis on art and humanities-related books. Since then, the company has expanded and set up more shops and increased its range of titles on offer.
On the store's tenth anniversary, the flagship Dunhua South Road store began operating 24 hours a day—Taiwan's first all-night bookstore.
In 2006, Eslite opened a store in Taipei's Xinyi District