Living the very few stunning bookstores in India
According to a recent study: India appears on top of the list among the countries which reads the most.
On an average Indian citizens spends 10 hours 42 minutes of a week in reading different things. unfortunately, what we read isn’t mostly books.
This one is for the people who read. people who are avid book readers. They nurture their soul reading books. who spend hours in bookstores.
Bookstores are every bookworm’s nourishment. Book stores are mainly more than just the store. It is a magical place where most people lose themselves in the book world and travel while sitting on a chair. It is a place which converts a non-reader into the bibliophile.
Here’s a list of Five best book stores and what makes the best from others:
1.Oxford book store:
Oxford bookstore situated in the capital of the country Delhi. Out of the total population of Delhi 33%, population are youngsters. It has a large Reading audience. each and every genre book is available over here, one can read while simply enjoying a cup of coffee. It has a stack of books and an attached cafe. The book store conducts different workshops, stand up comedies and storytelling sessions. lately, the authorities are encouraging the audience to celebrate the Urdu language. Different famous speakers from all over India are joining to celebrate. There’s one upcoming event “Aadab” based on language celebration.
2.Crossword:
Crossword is India’s fastest growing chain of bookstores. The chain is spread out in 90 different cities across India and one of the largest crossword stores is in Pune Maharashtra with 20,000 ft.² in a three-storey building. Pune is well known for the best universities for graduation and post graduation. the youth audience is more along with that senior citizen’s are also enthusiastic about reading. The books are classified into a different genre, and the best part includes a different section for “Hindi and Marathi books” to encourage reading regional languages. The store has a special “children zone”.
The store also organises the workshops, personal interaction with renowned authors and other interesting activities.
Crossword has won “the book retailer of the year” in the prestigious Indian retail awards 2014 held in Gurugram, Delhi.
- Kitaab khana:
Every bibliophile is on a journey of finding the right place for reading the favourite books. if you are a Mumbaikar then Kitaab Khana is your place. Kitaab khana has attached cafe so that readers can live the best moments of their lives. It’s a perfect mixture of peace, tranquillity and knowledge. There are a variety of books available in Hindi Gujarati and Marathi and other regional language books. The store organises motivational sessions, workshops, book signings and apart from that store also celebrates the world book day and independent bookstore day.
- Higginbotham bookstore:
Higginbotham Is the oldest bookstore in Chennai India. It was started in 1844 as a small book store now it has outgrown as the biggest bookstores in India. if books are your gods then this place is your temple. It is a perfect spot to spend weekends, weekdays basically every day. Books in the store don’t make a good bookstore but good vibes from the bookshelves to make a bookstore perfect.
- Blossom Book House:
Blossom book house is in Bangalore, founded in 2001 by an ordinary engineer. From selling books on Street to starting selling it online, it has been a long road getting here. The store has a variety of books including Tamil, Telugu and Karnataka language. The Amalgamation of books is so convenient that one can spend an entire life there. the store celebrates different days, conducts workshops, book launches and also provide a discount on the books.
“ seeing someone reading a book that you love is like seeing a book recommending a person.
Today’s generation is not reading at all. If they want any information or any solution, then instead of reading the books they look out for the ways of an instant solution to the problem, which they get it on the Internet. according to the youth, the Internet is the perfect place to gain knowledge and learn everything. no doubt it is. but also it shows is that reading is important too. Internet chooses to show us the highlight reel and not behind the scenes, while the book has complete information on the subject.
Due to the evolution of the Internet, people have started skipping their reading time and now they spend more time on scrolling social networking sites. Internet is one of the major drawbacks of the Indian book market.
In a kindle dominated world, the book stores are now rarely seen. nowadays e-books are available for free within the few days of the book release. people are choosing e-books over hard copies because it’s free and Anyone can read any time anywhere without any additional means. the publication houses And the book stores are facing huge loss due to the easy availability of e-books.
Price is the other Dominating factor Of fewer book stores in India and Indian authors are excellently working in the Indian book market but the local bookstores are facing some difficulties of purchasing foreign authors books. Foreign authors have an unbelievable and amazing influence on Indian readers but due to high pricing, the costumers refuse to buy and hunt online books. In such situation bookstores are in a doubting position About investing in the foreign book market. They believe Those markets are more investing and less selling in the Indian book market.
Amazon was the first ever company which started selling books online and now 100 of other companies are selling books online. instead of going to book stores one can order them online. Online market one of the major factor of fewer bookstores in India. The stores can tie-up with the selling companies but it may happen that they earn a little less profit.
Tai Lopez has correctly penned the power of books:
You need to start looking at books as your mentors, not as entertainment or educational resources. Treat like just you would treat an in-person mentor.some of the greatest mentors are no longer alive. But there are right there in your local bookstores just for few dollars you’ve got a network of mentors at your fingertips.”
