Bookstore

A bookstore is a store in The Sims 3 that allows Sims to buy and sell books and other forms of literature. These include cooking recipes, fishing books, music sheets, and skill books. All general and skill books are also available in the library, although Sims are not able to take books out of the library as they can with bookstores.

Sims can get a part-time job in the bookstore as a Bookstore Clerk.

This is one of the properties Sims can partner with and own in The Sims 3.

Generally, a bookstore is often combined with a spa in a multi-purpose rabbit hole.

All the general books and skill books are available also in the local library, although Sims cannot take library books home as they do not own them.

Bookstore rabbit holes generate the following red map tag in-game:



Cook books
Read cook book to learn new recipes for cooking.

Once finished reading, it disappears from inventory.

Fishing books
Read fishing book to learn baits for various fish.

Skill books
All skill books are available also in community public library.

Sheet music
Read sheet music to learn new song repertoire for instruments.

Once finished reading, it disappears from inventory.

Warning: A bug report says that putting away a sheet music into bookcase renders sim

unable to learn the song.

Childhood development
These books are read by parents to toddlers, or read by the toddlers themselves. They are supposed to help the child later

in life when learning new skills.

General books
All general books are available also in community public library.

The Sims 3 World Adventures
In The Sims 3: World Adventures a new non-rabbit hole bookstore was introduced on market lots in certain sub-neighborhoods. In World Adventures, books can be bought at the market bookstore. There are no lots assigned as libraries in World Adventures' foreign countries, but plenty of bookshelves. To buy these books Sims must talk to the Sim at the book register in the respective market.

The following markets sell exclusive books:
 * Al Simahara Market in Al Simhara
 * Circle of Knowledge Bookstore in Champs Les Sims
 * Shang Simla Market in Shang Simla

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