Best Places To Buy Books:
As a book lover Im always hunting for good books for my kids which are reasonable as well as worth reading for their age group and also some collection for myself. In this technology era most people love reading online or on kindle but I prefer to have a book in my hand and also encourage kids to do so rather than online reading and that is why we have different sorts of book collection for all age groups in our house .I've come across some bookshops that try to arrange your requested titles which is great I guess .
Im sharing my list of shops or online pages from where you can get new as well as used books at good prices and make the most of it!!
Mr Old Books:
This is one of my favourite since my college days .I used to purchase books from them and also exchange my previous collection .Its located at Boat Basin as well as Khayaban e Shahbaz and now I take my kids there, to either get their course books or maybe their storybooks.you can also request the titles you are after and they can try to arrange it at a good price for you which is great.
Address: 32-C Khayaban-e-Shahbaz, D.H.A Phase 6 Shahbaz Commercial Area Phase 6 Defence Housing Authority, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh 75500
R2GG+762, Khayaban-e-Saadi, Boat Basin, Clifton, Karachi, Sindh, Clifton
Liberty Books:
Liberty Books is a popular bookstore with a wide variety of books.You can find new titles here .To be honest i find it bit expensive but when they have sales then you can find some good bargains.Recently i got to know about the Liberty books clearance outlet in phase 2 which has a good collection at discounted rates ,some of books are at more than 60 percent off these days but you have to hunt for them which means you should visit this place when you have ample time.
Address: 17c South Park Avenue, D.H.A. Phase 2 Phase 2 Commercial Area Defence Housing Authority, Karachi, Karachi City, Sindh 75500
image credits: Liberty Books Face Book page
Book Ocean:
Book Ocean Is again one of our favourites and I have been visiting this place since i was in school and now kids love going here to get their books or stationary items.They have some collection of story books, kids activity books, educational books and school or college course books too.Once kids wanted some series of Australian author which they couldnt find anywhere in karachi and they arranged it for us and even at good price.They also have some collection of books at discounted price.
Address: E, SHOP#3,PLOT#79, 9th Commercial St, Phase IV Phase 4 Defence Housing Authority, Karachi,
Frere Hall Sunday Book Fair:
Frere Hall is a popular tourist spot in Karachi and is a famous historical spot with great architecture. Book bazaar started in 1997 at Frere Hall and is a must visit spot for all the book lovers. Whenever you plan to visit this place its best to go in the morning so you can easily browse the collection. There are hundreds of books from cooking ,gardening, poetry, fiction, non fiction ,urdu adab ,flash cards etc.....Children as well as Adults can find good treasure for themselves and can spend a great Sunday morning there .Its opened from 9am-11pm Sundays.
Address :Fatima Jinnah Road ,Civil Lines. Karachi.
Image Credits:Frere Hall Face Book page
Image Credits: Frere Hall Face Book page
Decent Stationary:
Decent Stationary is a popular bookshop which has stationary items ,course material ,gift items craft stuff etc.....They have good collection of flash cards as well as some story books both in Urdu as well as English.They also stock up imported activity as well as story books which i find interesting for my kids.
Address:31-C, Street No.1, Shahbaz Commercial, Phase VI, DHA, Karachi.
Readings:
Readings is the largest online bookstore and has a n
outlet in D.H.A ,Lahore.You can easily order you book collection online and recieve them within a week or maybe 2-3 days if you have prepaid .Whenever you get a chance to visit Lahore dont forget to visit Readings.Im sure you'll fall in love with this book store.They have kids section where parents can sit and read to younger ones or kids can browse their books or also a dedicated area for public where one can enjoy a cuppa and a good book! When we visited Lahore we spent around 2-3 hours there and wanted to stay more but we ended up buying so many books which we were unable to fit in our luggage and had to carry the bag in our hands on our flight back to Karachi.
https://www.readings.com.pk/
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Tadabbur Books:
I also came across Tadabbur Books which is located at Ittehad Commercial.It has a good collection of Islamic books As well as Arabic book for kids as well as adults.You can find Ramadan related books,Seerah Books,Prophet Stories ,Dua Book etc all under one roof! You can also have a look at https://tadabburbooks.com/
Address: Shop No 1, 26th Residence Building, Plot 26C, Ittehad Lane 6, Ittehad Commercial Phase 6, DHA, In Lane Of Jardin Restaurant, opposite Memon Medical Lab, Ittehad Commercial Area Phase 6 Defence Housing Authority, Karachi
Bookaan By Shereen Khan:
Bookan is also an online book store which has books by Pakistani Canadian author Shareen Khan.She has written informative books for beginner as well as emergent readers both in English as well as urdu. Shereen has also introduced english grammar books for younger ones that explains the terms to them in a simple words as well as early readers on culture which is great for younger ones and must have for school libraries. So what are tou waiting for? Head on to their website and browse the complete collection which is https://bookaan.com/
SOME FACEBOOK PAGES FOR GOOD BOOK DEALS
Here are a couple of Facebook pages which you can follow that have good deals on books
- shakeel books
- Bookaan by Shereen Khan
- Z-Square
- Rainbow Collection.
- ITS ALL ABOUT BOOKS
- Pick a Book
