A new format for selling press and books – media kiosks – has appeared in Moscow. Currently, two such kiosks are operating in the city on a trial basis – on Krasnaya Presnya Street and on Shabolovka. In the future, city authorities plan to install several more kiosks in locations with “high traffic.”
The media kiosk is a pavilion where residents can buy books, newspapers, and magazines both offline and online. At the kiosk, Muscovites can also buy souvenirs, drinks, snacks, ice cream, pick up online orders, charge their phones, and have a coffee.
The book selection in the pavilions is specially curated by experts and recommended to customers by category – bestsellers, classics, publications about Moscow, and educational books for children and teenagers.
It is noted that the installation of media kiosks is an attempt by the authorities to “preserve the habit and culture of reading” and to make buying press and books in the city accessible.
