I grew up reading books. Story books, comic books, history books which my dad happily supplied when…read moreI was a child. When I grew up, I was buying them myself and it didn't matter where. Local stores, garage sales, book fairs- I was always there. I never felt guilty for buying books; I could buy 20 at a time and feel no remorse. So imagine my happiness when Fully Booked finally opened its doors to the public. It felt like having access to something so grand and I knew there and then that finally, I could get the books I want anytime I please. Fully Booked always has the latest and the greatest literature around and it's been my constant source of supply ever since it opened. Tips: 1. Be ready to spend when you're here! 2. Check out the Tin Tin exhibition when you have time.

There is no bookstore in Metro Manila which for me rivals this particular Fully Booked. Sure there…read moreare other Fully Booked bookstores out there, but I don't any of them rival this one in terms of size, and even if they do, none of them can probably compare to the ambiance of this place. The fact that it's located in the south means that it doesn't draw as large of a crowd as the Fully Booked in BGC. It has around four floors if memory serves me right and each floor is full of the kind of books that can satisfy almost any person's needs. There are books on speculative fiction, different kinds of hobbies, history, and so much more. I love this place because they keep most of the book marks, posters, and other trinkets and baubles that they sell down stairs. Once you get to the second floor and beyond, it's all books from there. It's also very quiet. I actually have half the mind not to talk about this particular Fully Booked out of fear that more and more people might want to go here.

National Bookstore is synonymous with school supplies. I mean, this business has established itself…read moreas the go to place for anyone who needs school or office supplies. However, no National Bookstore can, for me at least, compare to this particular National Bookstore in Alabang Town Center. The reason why this is special is simply because of the fact that this is where I and my sisters used to buy our school supplies at the beginning of the year or when we needed something for our project. It's now located at the new wing, not the latest one though, and used to be a part of what is today the Metro Department Store. This is by far one of the biggest National Bookstores out there. Given the amount of traffic that it receives I don't think there's any reason why it's going away anytime soon. Go in and browse through their books or maybe buy whatever school or office supplies that you need.

Tyrion Lannister once had a conversation with John Snow who asked him why he read so many books, to…read morewhich Tyrion replies, "A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." Our country can use more of book stores like Books for Less. Books for Less has an earnest appeal to it. It doesn't make any pretension to be anything more than what it says on the tin. It has books for less. The books are all old or second hand, but in all honesty, does that even really matter? What matters is that you have a copy and that you can pass it on. What matters is that they're making books accessible to people. Were I a government official I would've given the person who came up with this business a medal for making books more accessible to the public.

Sip coffee while browsing your favorite inspirational books in My Father's Bookstore. They have a…read morewide collection of Christian, motivational and self-help books written by local and international authors. I found some titles here that are often out of stock in the more popular bookstores in the area. Another great thing about this place is that it's strategically located inside a restaurant. There are even high tables and chairs inside the bookstore so you can order a yummy snack or coffee from Neil's Kitchen while reading about Christianity or relationships. Talk about nourishment for the body and soul! I'm so thrilled to have found this shop here in Alabang. I'm looking forward to spending some quality time writing in this nook. Or I can bring my friends from my church group along too.

Found everything I needed within 10 minutes, everything you need and more is within walking…read moredistance of each other. Lots of non-bookstore items there too, so you'll be picking stuff up at the cashier too lol

The biggest and most popular bookstore in the metro (and nationwide) has been serving Filipino's…read moreyoung and old since the 1940's and is continuing to expand their empire throughout the Philippines even in the rural areas. I must finish at least one book per week or I'm incomplete, so when my options ran out (and read most of the books available), I dusted my parent's old bookshelf to reveal several of their book collection during their college days with price tags from National Bookstore.What I like about this bookstore is that they don't just sell all sorts of books, but also school supplies and office supplies, Home and Office essentials, gadget accessories, vaults, toys such as board games and chess; gift wrapping, party favors and art supplies.I also like when National Bookstore takes effort in enumerating the bestselling books for the month for fiction and nonfiction category. When you visit the store, share your blessings in life with this business with a heart, as they give chance to consumers to donate notebooks, pencils, eraser and sharpener for PHp25.00 and are given to children needing it.

Small, school and office supplies stores such as Little Town are lifesavers. For when you have no…read moretime to head to a mall to go to those popular office supplies stores and bookstores, these stores will most likely have what you need to alleviate your Oh-noes-I-ran-out-of-bond-paper-while-printing type of emergencies. You might even get sidetracked by all the OMG CUTE THINGS they also have such as erasers disguised as food, sparkly stickers, hair accessories of all colors, and their marker sets in all these fancy types of ink. If you suffer from an addiction with cute stationery items/office supplies (and I'm sure they're part of a collection that's never to be touched, ever!), consider yourself warned.

Little Town is full of stuff that you're likely to need for your paperwork, be it for school,…read moreoffice or hobby purposes. While the selection is nowhere near that of large chain stores, it is surprisingly sufficient for most needs. Ribbons, cards and various writing implements abound in Little Town's shelves, among others. The "others" category is actually pretty well populated, and can keep fans of cute stationery accessories and other little knick-knacks happily poking around for many minutes. Serious fans of writing implements (in other words, pen collectors whose collections carry a daunting value) should be looking elsewhere. People who just want attractive little additions to their pencil cases, on the other hand, are more than likely to find worthy additions to their stuff in Little Town. The price of items here is pretty reasonable.

Books & Mags is a huge help in building our son's mini-library. It is like a hidden gem for book…read morelovers and one must weave through the strip of kiosks situated near the foodcourt of the Festival Supermall in Alabang. Books & Mags is where we get to buy pre-loved books that are still in good condition with prices that range from Php35 to Php45. Most of my son's board books under the Sesame Street series came from here. We were able to discover books that have beautiful stories written specifically for toddlers and have creative illustrations to go with them. We were glad to have found such books and our toddler appreciates them a lot that he would have us read those stories to him several times a day. Also, the books that we have purchased at Books & Mags are good visual aids for our toddler homeschool. We make it a point to drop by their kiosk each time we are at the mall.

I love reading; I grew up with my father buying me more books than toys. Now that I'm a mom, I…read morewant to share my love for reading to my daughters. I put up a mini library for my girls on their area of our room and I'm constantly trying to grow that, but children's books, especially the more popular titles are quite pricey. I know books are investments, but my two-year old daughter is in the stage where she's not yet careful in flipping the pages so I'd rather not buy expensive books at this moment (my heart jumps every time she accidentally tears a page and I salvage it as best as I can). Good thing there's Booksale where we can get nice books at a quarter of the original price. I got most of my daughter's board books there for less than a hundred pesos. Her Dr. Seuss hard-cover books we got for 150. Most of the books are still in good condition. There are also a lot of good titles for adults. Booksale really is the best bargain place for books. You just need the patience to stand the faint smell of old books and to leaf through the hundreds of books available for sale.

Unpopular opinion, but...I love e-books! They're so handy! You can bring your entire library with…read moreyou everywhere and read on your phone or on your laptop or on your tablet, and you can highlight and make notes without completely ruining your book! After I discovered the wonderful world of e-reading, I rarely ventured into PowerBooks or Fully Booked for the latest novels, because who needs to go to those places when you can just search for books on the internet? Though my love for those bookstores have waned, inexplicably, my love for Booksale has not. I love the smell of books - especially the smell of pre-loved books, and Booksale smells exactly like that. Also, there are some great finds in there! My friend isn't much of an e-book lover, and I remember finding a Daniel Handler book he really wanted in Booksale for P150, when it was still relatively new and cost around P550 in Fully Booked. What a great steal! I also love Booksale because, as much as I love e-reading, there are some obscure books out there that you just can't find on the internet. I remember finding Susan Sontag's collection of essays in Booksale for P100! Definitely the best thing I ever found in there. They also have a variety of dictionaries available for cheap, and all of my Spanish - English dictionaries from there have been a huge help to my goal of achieving my Spanish minor! It might not seem like the greatest bookstore at first, but Booksale definitely has some hidden treasures in its shelves - all it takes is a bit of looking!