Hualien WOW joins Organic Bookstore in inviting you to travel with a book

A book you have finished can find another reader

Organic Bookstore encourages people to exchange books they have read, putting them back into readers' hands. Bringing that idea into a hostel gives each book another chance to be discovered. A story you know might be just the one another traveller is looking for.

At Hualien WOW, we are making this reading initiative part of a visit to Hualien. Our approach starts with taking care of the books already on our shelves: there is no need to buy a new one just for a trip. Bring one you have been meaning to read and, when you feel ready to share it, let it travel on with someone else.

How to take part

Bring a book to a participating I See You partner hostel. Depending on that hostel’s activity rules, you may collect a stamp or receive 10% off its walk-in rate. Before coming to Hualien WOW, tell reception your stay dates and how you booked so they can confirm the eligible room types, dates and booking channels, and whether the stamp and discount can be combined.

Leaving, exchanging or taking a book is subject to the hostel’s on-site rules. Simply reading a book or leaving a bookmark does not by itself qualify for a stamp or accommodation discount.

1. Pack a book

   Choose a book you want to read or are willing to share; there is no need to buy a new one. If you plan to exchange it, ask reception about accepted books and the exchange process before you set off.

2. See reception, then browse the shelves

   Tell us you would like to join Bring a Book on Your Travels and show reception the book you brought. Reception will confirm how to take part. Whether you want to leave your book or take one from the shelves to your next stop, check the process with reception first.

3. Scan the hostel QR code and leave a reading note

   Scan Hualien WOW’s activity QR code; the hostel will be filled in automatically. Follow the page instructions to enter the book title and your reading note: a page you liked, why you recommend it, or where you plan to take it next. You decide whether to make it public; bookmarks approved for publication appear only after content review.

Let a book continue your journey

If you finish a book you love and would like to share it, follow the hostel’s exchange rules and leave it at Hualien WOW for the next traveller to open. If you find a book you want to keep reading, confirm that it can be taken before putting it in your backpack. Leave a recommendation, a thought from your reading or the name of your next stop on a bookmark, so the next reader knows that someone once brought this story to Hualien.

After leaving Hualien, visit Travellers’ Bookmarks to read notes about the same title left at different hostels. Public reading records are grouped by work or book title; the service does not currently track the route of one physical copy from stop to stop. What you will find are stories of different readers meeting the same work.

Browse Hualien WOW s bookshelves

Open the red container door in the second-floor lounge and you will find WOW BAR, a comfortable reading corner called The Corner where you can read or write without interruption. After a day out, take out the book you brought and read a few pages; let it become a travelling companion.

Organic Bookstore’s principle is: “We do not sell books; we promote reading through exchange.”

Bring a book you have read to Hualien WOW, then choose another to join you on the next part of your journey.