The best 5 places to shop for in HYDERABAD books are
Abids
This place is full of book shops, you have shops like
A.H.Wheeler who are dealing in books since very long
Even before formation of Andhra Pardesh.
Every SUNDAY Abids has a roadside display of books. The
People who erect these temprory stands are so helpful to you
They are selling well known pocket editions, hardcover editions
At very reduced prices, no book costs more than Rs.200, its
A Gem of a place for all those people who have large friends
Circle, you constantly take books on loans and never return.
I have a inner Library in my house which is not just a old Almirah
Where I keep my most priced possessions for the day my Kids
Will grow up and ask me for their inheritance. I am saving some
Books for that purpose.
Outer library I keep books purchased from the second hand stand
From Abids Circle. This place has People who cannot afford to open
a shop and who has purchased some closing down libraries bring their
wares to this Market place and, You can see the gatherings here
Crowds coming in Cars, Scootors, Motorcycles, Walking
In City Buses. Sometimes my elder brother tells me, what are you
Doing this Sunday if you are free. We will go to Abids for Books.
This place is like a books exhibition going on. You have all the
Books, you can imagine just tell the people who are dealing
in these old books what writer you want, they will either get it
From their collection or they will ask their friends spread around
To check their collections for the writer and the title.
Koti
This Place has 2 Medical Colleges, Womens College, Arts College
Many, Many private colleges and schools. Its like central area
For Schools and Colleges. If you dont find books here what will
You find there?
Here books are a little costlier compared to Abids, but their condition
Is better and their bindings are very good, here you can buy books
For your inner library and for the inheritance of your kids.
Koti has a permanent Books Exhibition Pavallion, in this place some
Organization or other is 12 months all year round sell books under
One discount scheme or another. The trouble is the people who
Hire this space from the Muncipal Corporation has a particular
Subject books to market, so they dont have variety as you can
Find in open market.
Anyway this is a place for books also they put adverts in local
Newspapers for what type of books you can find in this exhibition.
Nampally Railway Station
Apart from Railway Station bookstands you have many book stalls
Around here, where usually you find all sorts of magazines and
Newspapers, you name it, you have it here. There are few books
On general utility and general purpose self improvement books.
Troop Bazar
This Bazar has everything, for bangle stores, to Jewellery store to
Electronics stores to Book stores, This is the place with a lot of
Concentration of printing presses. So around printing press we dont
Find book shops, its not quiet proper.
So we have books, with lot of attractive covers and very big prices
Anyway, shopping can be done for many books and many local
Language materials also like Urdu Language, Telugu Language
English and other languages.
This is a publishers market and a few consumer shops for books.
Paradise Circle
This place is in the twin city of Hyderabad which is Secundrabad
This city was made to accomodate the British Regiment during
The times of Nizam of Hyderabad. So we have lots of Christians
Here and also some of the British people who fell in love with
India, did not go back to their countries because they have their
Good families here in India rather than go back to their Bad
Families in Britain. Anyway this place has lot of book shops and
Lot of libraries, where you can take books on rent. It is as low
As 50 Paisa per 24 hours, the rent. Same Libraries also sell
New books to anybody who desire to buy. So this place has
Books on demands also.
A book is a friend for life.
