BUYING ENGLISH MAGAZINES IN THAILAND

An increasing number of bookshops in Thailand are stocking English language magazines.
With 54 stores nationwide Asia Books is the largest chain. Around two thirds of their stores are in Bangkok. The company purchased the Bookazine chain around a year ago, and while a small number of Bookazine outlets remain in Bangkok most have been re-branded as Asia Books outlets. B2S, which is part of the Central group, is number two in terms of outlets. These stores carry a good range of English and Thai magazines and can be found in all Central department stores.
Kinokuniya has three large stores in Bangkok that stock a good range of English, Thai, Japanese and Chinese magazines. For me, the Kinokuniya stores at Siam Paragon ranks as the best in Bangkok in terms of the sheer number and range of titles available.
The number one Thai language bookshop chain is Se-Ed, and in the past year they have started stocking a limited range of popular English magazines. Nai-In, which operates the stores at Suvarnabhumi Airport, also carries a small number of English publications.
The expat-focused Villa Supermarket chain also stocks a decent range of English magazines, and a range of popular titles can also be found at the checkouts at the Emporium and Siam Paragon supermarkets.
Bangkok has one discounted bookshop, The Book Lounge, which is operated by Asia Books and is located at Amarin Plaze. This shop stocks a reasonable range of English magazines. Regular readers of The Bangkok Bugle will know that a sizable number of English magazines also appear on sale at Chatuchak Weekend Market at substantially discounted prices.
Almost all of the imported English magazines are handled by Asia Books owned Distri Thai, so the range of titles does not vary much from store to store and chain to chain.