Rules of Experience Density in Independent Bookstores: A Meta-Ethnography of Gangwon and Chungcheong, Korea

Younghee Noh (노영희)

doi:10.22685/jts.2025.9.3.165

Rules of Experience Density in Independent Bookstores: A Meta-Ethnography of Gangwon and Chungcheong, Korea

The Journal of Transdisciplinary Studies
Abbr : JTS
2025, 9(3), pp.165~174
DOI : 10.22685/jts.2025.9.3.165
Publisher : The Society for Transdisciplinary Studies
Research Area : Interdisciplinary Studies > Interdisciplinary Research
Received : October 10, 2025
Accepted : December 26, 2025
Published : December 31, 2025

Younghee Noh ¹

¹건국대학교

Accredited

ABSTRACT

Objectives: This study examines how “experience density” forms in independent bookstores through interactions among programs, space, and networks, using Noh & Lee (2024) as the sole corpus. Method: We applied meta-ethnography with documentary coding to synthe size cross-case patterns from Gangwon and Chungcheong. Results: Experience density followed a low-barrier → expansion → deepening sequence; servicescape affordances mod erated program impact; diffusion occurred via repeated, symmetric partnerships, with tourism-oriented alliances in Gangwon and learning-centered rhythms in Chungcheong. Conclusion: We propose desk-based design rules and indicators for comparative assessment without fieldwork, and suggest mixed-methods validation with additional datasets.

KEYWORDS

Experience density, Independent bookstores, Meta-ethnography, Network, embeddedness, Program rhythm, Servicescape, Third place

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.

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