Creative merchandise display is a great way to showcase one’s wares and when done well could attract potential customers who would otherwise not be interested in the product.
In Japan, some bookstores have taken to stacking their goods into intricate and elaborate piles that sometimes tower over the heads of the shoppers—according to Kotaku, the trend apparently started after a Haruku Murakami book launch a few years ago.
While some of these “book towers” have the books stacked up in neat, straight columns, others feature carefully constructed spiral patterns where the books seem to be perched precariously one on top of another.
These amazing book sculptures have received mixed reviews from bookstore browsers—although some customers feel that these displays are silly and gimmicky, others found them to be pretty amazing feats.
You can view more images of such book towers over here.
[via Kotaku]