[1] The first shop opened on 12 March 1989 on Dunhua South Road, Daan District, Taipei, with a focus and emphasis on art and humanities-related books.

[2] It closed on 24 December 2023 after site landlord Uni-President Group did not renew the lease.

[3] The first Eslite Bookstore outside Taiwan opened in Hysan Place in Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, in 2012.

[4] In July 2014, Eslite Hong Kong pulled Tibet-related books off its shelves out of political concerns.

[5][6][7][8] On 29 November 2015, Eslite Bookstore opened its first branch in mainland China in the city of Suzhou, Jiangsu.