Duranno Bookmart

Supposedly, Duranno is a large company in Korea. I would have never known about it before visiting a Duranno bookstore, since books is just part of the goods/​services that the company provides.
The best way to find Korean bookstores in the Atlanta area has been a difficult search for me. Mostly because I rely on Unilocal to help me find places… and well, if it does not involve food, there is not much help. So, the only help with my ongoing search has been word of mouth from other businesses in the area. And, how I found Duranno— by driving past a sign in Hangul with some English that said «bookmart» on it. I made a somewhat-​dangerous U-​turn and pulled right up. A little weary that it may be only a Spiritual bookstore, which is what more than half my encounters have been so far. Duranno has all that and much much more.
Half of the store is a reading/​study area and the other half is all books. I arrived with my husband, and we tried to enter through the left door. A lady reading in there gave us a nasty look and tried to wave for us to leave. I guess she assumed that we arrived by mistake…
The manager opened the door for us, to make the save, and was very welcoming. She quickly learned that I speak a little Korean and we began to converse in the language like long-​lost friends. She did not believe that I could read at first, so she has me read a passage from a book— then after that I was able to find some excellent Korean language study books and they were even on sale. The manager was most helpful and even let me take a photo.
I highly recommend Duranno for any language studies, whether it be English to Korean or Korean to English. They have my favorite study books for both.
If you are looking for gifts and stationary, I recommend one of five Morning Glory locations in the area.
Again, just like Kyobo Bookstore, this place is strictly books. However, the atmosphere is more inviting with the way the book are merchandised. They have everything from rare trade paperback manhwas, the Harry Potter series, to Bibles.