Books in Delhi !!

phantom · Jul 14th, 2006, 11:35

How to reach nayi sarak: There are two ways,
1) you can either go to old delhi railway station, in front of it there's town hall and behind that, the perpendicular road is called nayi sarak.

2) Or you can go to Red Fort, take the road in front of it, reach town-hall and then take a left turn

Nayi sarak is full of clothes/saaree shops, in between them there will be a couple of book stalls scattered around, so you will need to keep your eyes open. But the hassle is worth it. All the books are sold there with at least 20-25% discount on the printed price. Dont forget to get a copy of "five point someone".. its an awesome book... Happy reading

shilpaks · Jul 14th, 2006, 14:59

hey smart guy,
ty for asking, yup im settling in slowly.
lol i do walk into any book store id find, curiosity more than than anything else draws me to them.whether i pick up something or not is another matter entirely coz sometimes im just happy browsing

ur list is very helpful. will go to these places one by one.

Phantom ty for tht address. will go there next weekend.
i have heard even the one night at call center one is good but five point... is much better.

im reading lance armstrong "its not abt the bike" rite now. v inspiring book.

shilpa

hmm..whatcanthisbe · Jul 17th, 2006, 19:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by shilpaks

i did hear abt nai sarak. i heard thrs a "book street" , is this the place?

several places in delhi depending on what part you are in you will find several places close to home

chrlin · Aug 10th, 2006, 15:16

I love this tread! Just one question: Where is the best place to buy Comic books Delhi?

shilpaks · Aug 10th, 2006, 18:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by phantom

Dont forget to get a copy of "five point someone".. its an awesome book... Happy reading

i did read it , got very nostalgic coz it reminded me of the days when i did engineering

shilpaks · Sep 26th, 2006, 11:10

check out this site

http://www.bookcafe.co.in/

jyotirmoy · Sep 26th, 2006, 11:30

There is a very old second hand book shop next to the Plaza cinema in CP. They stock a wide variety of books & a very good collection of travel related books. If you are looking for something particular & they don't have this at the moment, leave your e-mail id, they will get in touch with you once they get a copy. After your purchase drop in at Nizam's for a Kathi Roll.

shilpaks · Sep 26th, 2006, 16:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by jyotirmoy

There is a very old second hand book shop next to the Plaza cinema in CP. They stock a wide variety of books & a very good collection of travel related books. If you are looking for something particular & they don't have this at the moment, leave your e-mail id, they will get in touch with you once they get a copy. After your purchase drop in at Nizam's for a Kathi Roll.

tht sounds like a puuuurfect sunday plan

will do tht soon jyoti ,thanks a million

unclelach · May 29th, 2008, 11:33

I was surfing Flickr just now and found a photo with linked story that the Connaught Place Bookworm book shop is about to shut. The Flickr entry was dated May 20.

I don't reach India often but when in Delhi I always visited Bookworm, mainly for the feeling of that quaint old shop.

carlaeb · Jul 2nd, 2008, 21:56

There is a good bookstore in Khan Market, but I can't remember what it is called now. The market is small, so you'll be able to find it. There are a few stationary-DVD-book shops as well- that is NOT what I'm referring to. And I think there is also a religious bookstore there, also NOT the one I'm referring to.

The book store I'm talking about is floor to ceiling books and usually quite crowded. They have lots of used popular books and paperbacks, and a much bigger section of fiction literature and nonfiction, especially travel writing, that is new. The opening of the store is facing the parking area, so you can just walk around the periphery of the market until you find it.

Khan Market is well-known and any taxi driver can get you there.

Sorry if someone else has responded with the same info or if you already knew about this and were looking for something better!

brownboy66 · Jul 3rd, 2008, 01:22

I think full circle is the book shop you're referring to. Nice cafe on the top floor as well.

dzibead · Jul 3rd, 2008, 02:58

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Originally Posted by brownboy66

I think full circle is the book shop you're referring to. Nice cafe on the top floor as well.

Here's a video about the cafe (Cafe Turtle). At the beginning there's a shot that shows the Full Circle bookstore on the ground floor
http://www.geobeats.com/videoclips/i...hi/cafe-turtle

ronsaik · Jul 3rd, 2008, 12:48

Madras is the only city in India for books.
Delhi - most bookstores stock pulp, coffee table, or ubiquitious 'management' books. Even then, some good ones are- Fact and Fiction in Basant Lok, Galgotia's in CP(if you can brave the Raj-era dust on the shelves there), and a bookshop in Khan Market (don't remember the name, but it used to be really good 10 years back). For comics, try Landmark in Gurgaon (one of the malls a little after Vatika Business Centre as you come in from IFFCO chowk on MG road). Not a patch on the one in Madras, but decent by Delhi standards. The bookshop in Spencer's daily in the adjacent mall is also decent. I found a decent collection of mountaineering books there, in itself a rarity.
Om used to be a good outlet in Basant Lok till its it grew big. Likewise, Teksons was a nice little shop in South Ex - a long time back. Now it's big and bad. The Oxford outlet in CP (Barakhamba road, i think) is the worst of them all, but like all Oxford bookstores, would have a cha bar (don't remember seeing one there the last time, but am sure it must be there).
Nai Sarak - that's the place we'd buy textbooks from. Not sure you'd get a lot of other books there.

May 29th, 2008, 11:33	#24
unclelach Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: melbourne, australia Posts: 206	Books Wormfree in Delhi I was surfing Flickr just now and found a photo with linked story that the Connaught Place Bookworm book shop is about to shut. The Flickr entry was dated May 20. I don't reach India often but when in Delhi I always visited Bookworm, mainly for the feeling of that quaint old shop.

Jul 2nd, 2008, 21:56	#25
carlaeb Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: saligao Posts: 152	good on in Khan Market There is a good bookstore in Khan Market, but I can't remember what it is called now. The market is small, so you'll be able to find it. There are a few stationary-DVD-book shops as well- that is NOT what I'm referring to. And I think there is also a religious bookstore there, also NOT the one I'm referring to. The book store I'm talking about is floor to ceiling books and usually quite crowded. They have lots of used popular books and paperbacks, and a much bigger section of fiction literature and nonfiction, especially travel writing, that is new. The opening of the store is facing the parking area, so you can just walk around the periphery of the market until you find it. Khan Market is well-known and any taxi driver can get you there. Sorry if someone else has responded with the same info or if you already knew about this and were looking for something better!

Jul 3rd, 2008, 01:22	#26
brownboy66 Chicken 65 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,265	I think full circle is the book shop you're referring to. Nice cafe on the top floor as well. __________________ "the last meal is history - its the next one that's important" - Garfield (the cat) IndiaMike Mod Team.... just some plonker with access to the mod tools

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Jul 14th, 2006, 11:35	#16
phantom Maha Guru Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,214	How to reach nayi sarak: There are two ways, 1) you can either go to old delhi railway station, in front of it there's town hall and behind that, the perpendicular road is called nayi sarak. 2) Or you can go to Red Fort, take the road in front of it, reach town-hall and then take a left turn Nayi sarak is full of clothes/saaree shops, in between them there will be a couple of book stalls scattered around, so you will need to keep your eyes open. But the hassle is worth it. All the books are sold there with at least 20-25% discount on the printed price. Dont forget to get a copy of "five point someone".. its an awesome book... Happy reading

Jul 14th, 2006, 14:59	#17
shilpaks Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Basically from blore,now in Delhi Posts: 263	hey smart guy, ty for asking, yup im settling in slowly. lol i do walk into any book store id find, curiosity more than than anything else draws me to them.whether i pick up something or not is another matter entirely coz sometimes im just happy browsing ur list is very helpful. will go to these places one by one. Phantom ty for tht address. will go there next weekend. i have heard even the one night at call center one is good but five point... is much better. im reading lance armstrong "its not abt the bike" rite now. v inspiring book. shilpa

Aug 10th, 2006, 15:16	#19
chrlin Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 15	I love this tread! Just one question: Where is the best place to buy Comic books Delhi?

Sep 26th, 2006, 11:10	#21
shilpaks Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Basically from blore,now in Delhi Posts: 263	check out this site http://www.bookcafe.co.in/

Sep 26th, 2006, 11:30	#22
jyotirmoy Maha Guru Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: India Posts: 4,620	There is a very old second hand book shop next to the Plaza cinema in CP. They stock a wide variety of books & a very good collection of travel related books. If you are looking for something particular & they don't have this at the moment, leave your e-mail id, they will get in touch with you once they get a copy. After your purchase drop in at Nizam's for a Kathi Roll.

Jul 3rd, 2008, 12:48	#28
ronsaik Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 159	Madras is the only city in India for books. Delhi - most bookstores stock pulp, coffee table, or ubiquitious 'management' books. Even then, some good ones are- Fact and Fiction in Basant Lok, Galgotia's in CP(if you can brave the Raj-era dust on the shelves there), and a bookshop in Khan Market (don't remember the name, but it used to be really good 10 years back). For comics, try Landmark in Gurgaon (one of the malls a little after Vatika Business Centre as you come in from IFFCO chowk on MG road). Not a patch on the one in Madras, but decent by Delhi standards. The bookshop in Spencer's daily in the adjacent mall is also decent. I found a decent collection of mountaineering books there, in itself a rarity. Om used to be a good outlet in Basant Lok till its it grew big. Likewise, Teksons was a nice little shop in South Ex - a long time back. Now it's big and bad. The Oxford outlet in CP (Barakhamba road, i think) is the worst of them all, but like all Oxford bookstores, would have a cha bar (don't remember seeing one there the last time, but am sure it must be there). Nai Sarak - that's the place we'd buy textbooks from. Not sure you'd get a lot of other books there.

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