Saturday Mornings: Why Kenny Chan believes that the Singapore book industry can still be saved

Published Mar 22, 2025, 4:29 AM

When Kinokuniya Singapore recently downsized its flagship store to make room for a café, the obituaries were already being written. Surely, it was the final nail in the coffin for the book industry in Singapore.  But Kenny Chan, the former senior director at Books Kinokuniya, does not agree. The man known as 'Mr Singapore Books' explains what the book business needs to do to remain relevant in the digital age.