Mr. Richard Murray

Richard Murray, a Canadian, founded Bookazine in the early 1990s and sold the chain to Asia Books in 2001.He said his new venture, Megabooksthailand.com, would sell foreign novels and magazines, the products he had specialised in when he ran the physical bookshop.

A company representative said the website would offer prices cheaper than those at bricks-and-mortar bookshops to attract customers.The strong baht is one factor that has made imported titles cheaper.

Mr Murray, the chairman of RAM Holdings, which runs the website, said that as the local currency strengthens, readers should benefit.
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The online bookshop will be the answer for them, Mr Murray said.