Kompas Gramedia core business is in media and publishing. They are therefore very well placed to shoulder the important social responsibility of leading and educating the Indonesian people so that the nation can progress and improve like the neighbouring countries. Gramedia hope that through its bookstores the people can have access to good quality books and magazines. By encouraging reading and the love for books, the Indonesians can escape the poverty trap and in time to come appreciate the finer things in life and also be better citizens of Indonesia and the world at large.