Why India’s bookshops can thrive despite online giants only if publishers support them

There’s no difference of opinion between publishers and booksellers on this. But the gap remains.

Venkatesh M Swamy

· Mar 06, 2022 · 12:30 pm

Five reasons why Australians love independent bookshops

In the age of e-books, the country’s stores have withstood many 21st century-threats.

Katya Johanson, The Conversation

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Bronwyn Reddan, The Conversation

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Leonie Rutherford, The Conversation

· Nov 06, 2021 · 05:30 pm

Delhi’s Daryaganj book bazaar has a new, sanitised home, which has benefits as well as drawbacks

Relocated to the organised Mahila Haat, the Sunday book market is trying to work out if it has gained or lost.

Kanupriya Dhingra

· Sep 28, 2019 · 12:30 pm

Delhi’s Daryaganj second hand books market: Going, going... but not quite gone yet?

Confusion and chaos persist at the Daryaganj Sunday Patri Kitab Bazaar despite a court order for it to be relocated.

Kanupriya Dhingra

· Aug 24, 2019 · 07:30 am

Will Delhi soon have a Daryaganj-used-books-market-shaped hole?

Vendors at the Daryaganj ‘patri kitaab bazaar’ are facing yet another attempt by the municipal authorities to evict them from the pavements.

Kanupriya Dhingra

· Aug 03, 2019 · 07:30 am

Twice told: A pop-up event puts the spotlight on Mumbai’s second-hand booksellers

The event aims to give a safe haven to roadside sellers during the monsoons.

Soumya Rao

· Jul 28, 2019 · 08:30 am

In this hub of second-hand bookstores in Kolkata, the booksellers are running out of stories to tell

A walk down Gariahat Road reveals a once-cherished home for books is dwindling away.

Chandni Doulatramani

· Dec 02, 2018 · 08:30 am

Pune’s Sophia Book Store: The bookshop with heart that could (so it did) become successful

Surekha Sharma started her bookshop against all odds, with just 10 used books.

Damini Kulkarni

· Jun 10, 2018 · 12:30 pm

The Strand Book Stall is closing but it leaves behind thousands of readers connected by its books

A writer says goodbye to the bookshop that marked the passage of his life, as it shuts down today, February 28, 2018.

Imran Ali Khan

· Feb 28, 2018 · 08:30 am

In a bookshop in Gurgaon, a Rs 13,500-copy of ‘Don Quixote’ sets the tone for what to expect

Chapter 101 is a space where collectors of rare books can spend their entire lives.

Amish Raj Mulmi

· Sep 28, 2017 · 08:30 am

‘It’s not just Church Street’: In Bengaluru, these three Kannada bookshops have their own identities

Because Kannada writers are stars in their own right, with a wide readership.

Satyavrat KK

· Sep 23, 2017 · 12:30 pm

What three second-hand bookshops on the same street say about Bengaluru’s reading culture

Blossoms, Bookworm, Select. All within a stone’s throw of one another. How does the city nurture them?

Satyavrat KK

· Sep 16, 2017 · 12:30 pm