Opened 2000 | Type Bookstore | |
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Former names Created as a merger of the World Bank's bookstore and public information center Location 701 18th St. NW, Washington, D.C. Expanded | ||
The InfoShop was a non-profit bookstore in Washington, D.C. run by the World Bank "specializing in economics and international development ... current events, history, banking and finance, plus travel guides, reference books and international fiction," including "deeply discounted" and remainder books. The shop offers discounts to students, and to customers who work in government, NGOs, or the World Bank.
The InfoShop has been described as "wonky" by the Washington Post.
Since 2005, the InfoShop has featured public programs with "up-and-coming and internationally known authors."
In 2006, the InfoShop became home to the first installation of the beta version of the Espresso Book Machine.
As of 2010 World Bank Publications (the World Bank Group's publishing organization) was recovering roughly two-thirds of the costs of operating the store through sales—in part, because the publications of the World Bank are also made available free of charge online.
In October 2012, Occupy D.C. blockaded the doors of the InfoShop as a part of a protest against the World Bank, Verizon, Wells Fargo, and PNC Bank.
The shop also sold children's books, world music CDs, books and audio for learning languages, gifts, and stationery supplies with the World Bank logo.
The World Bank Infoshop closed in October 2016 after 20 years of operation.