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Czech company Knihobot sells millions of used books online — Level A1 — yellow and black car parked beside brown and white concrete building during daytime

Czech company Knihobot sells millions of used books onlineCEFR A1

19 Oct 2025

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Adapted from Filip Noubel, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0

Photo by Anni Karppinen, Unsplash

Level A1 – Beginner
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  • The Czech Republic reads many books.
  • A 2022 survey found 65 percent read.
  • Antikvariát shops sold banned books before.
  • People want used books after COVID-19.
  • Knihobot started in 2019 in Zlín.
  • The founder is Dominik Gazdoš.
  • Knihobot picks up and sells books.
  • It sold three million books so far.
  • Some media criticise labour conditions.

Difficult words

  • book — A set of written pages bound together.
    books
  • order — To request something to be delivered.
  • easy — Not difficult; simple to do.
  • home — A place where someone lives.
    homes
  • sell — To give something in exchange for money.
  • photo — A picture taken with a camera.
    photos
  • used — Previously owned or not new.

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Discussion questions

  • What do you think about buying used books?
  • Why do you think people like to read?
  • How important is it to have easy access to books?

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