Indian Readers discussion

I get pretty excited whenever I buy new books. I feel like bragging to one and all. So thought of setting up this forum where we can show off our purchases and brag about the discounts (or lament the lack thereof)

In the past 7 days I bought all 5 books of Percy Jackson. The first one from Higgin Bothams, Manipal for a discount of 20% (Rs. 240), the rest ordered from flipkart with a total discount of 35-40% with each book costing around Rs. 190. And to my delight, I received the shipment in less than 24 hours of ordering.


My next quest would be Hobbit, as my son is already clamoring for it.

I recently purchased Sherlock Holmes Selected short stories from a the vendors at Connaught Place, Delhi. It's a genuine copy which I got for just Rs. 200. Pretty Cheap.

I just bought the Prodigal daughter by Jeffrey Archer for Rs399 and then knew that it is available at a cheaper price online..

I have purchased Quincunx.. Had to save for some months to buy it.. :D

Here goes the list of my recent indulgences! Bought a good few books on flipkart sale - got about 30-40% discount 
1. Mortality for beautiful girls : by alexander mcall smith
2. myth= mithiya : by devadutt patnaik
3. fooled by randomness : by nasim nicholas taleb
4. thinking fast and slow : by daniel kahneman

@smitha, i too found the flipkart service superb. Got these within couple of days of ordering.

Had already bought few graphic novels/comics at the comicon earlier last month (got 10% discount) but would have got a better deal online!

@Poornima, Flipkart services had deteriorated for a short while a few months ago, with higher prices and longer delivery time, but they are back on track.

I Got shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, from amazon.in last week... Books rate is 599... I got that for 330 with free shipping!! :-)

i love homeshop18 service. big fan

I acquired "A thousand splendid suns".....

I acquired "Wolf of the Plains" by Conn Iggulden, a historical fiction- part 1 of a series that depicts Genghis Khan's rise and fall.

And also bought "The Light of Other Days", a sci-fi jointly written by Arthur C Clarke and Stephen Baxter.

Acquired The Kite Runner, Serious Men and Firecrackers at one go.... Thanks again to the Landmark '3 for 2' offer.....

70% discount offer is going on in Reliance TimeOut, Mangalore. Purchased 4 books!

Got these three for Rs-25 each from Laxmi Nagar Market in Delhi :)

Anoop wrote: "70% discount offer is going on in Reliance TimeOut, Mangalore. Purchased 4 books!


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congrats. My colleague told me this, but I never did believe him

Kris wrote: "Got these three for Rs-25 each from Laxmi Nagar Market in Delhi :)

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HOW COME? AM SO ENVIOUS

Smitha wrote: "Kris wrote: "Got these three for Rs-25 each from Laxmi Nagar Market in Delhi :)

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HOW COME? AM SO ENV..."

:D
There are a couple of shops in Laxmi Nagar which have a huge pile of books being sold at a flat rate of Rs-25. Most of them are autobiographies of reality TV stars and old US republican leaders. But if you sift through them enough (for half an hour or so,) sometimes you can find some nice books. I checked Amazon.in and these books are still being sold for Rs 250 or more. Lucky me :)

Patience does pay.

Smitha, the discounts are for the non mainstream books.. The known ones are still at a high cost...

Yes, but I prefer owning non mainstream ones which catch my fancy.

My office gave me a 500 Rs Crossword gift voucher for my bday, with which I bought .
And my friend recently gifted me :D

Recently I bought , , , , all these from Flipkart. A few more books from a nearby lending library. Here they go, , , . In this library we can buy three novels/books for Rs 250. Then I bought , , and at Higginbothams. All these were not bought at one go.

Happy Birthday, Harsha. ( though I have a feeling that my wishes are awfully belated)

a book buying spree, Kalpavriksha?
liked 1984, am halfway through Yajnaseni, dumped !Q84 halfway through. Scared to attempt Lord of the Rings.

Smitha wrote: "Happy Birthday, Harsha. ( though I have a feeling that my wishes are awfully belated)"
Haha yes they are.. But I think you already wished me on Facebook :)

LOL, nothing more to be said about my short term memory (or lack thereof)

I bought Aghori(book 1),Aghori(book 2) and And the mountains Echoed by Khaled hosseini from Filpkart.....This is going to be my first Khaled hosseini....

his previous two books were quite powerful - not cheery ones, they left me depressed, but then the characters remained with me for many days

I'll give this one a go and then try to get my paws on the other ones...

I Bought paulo coelhos alchemist, brida from flipkart, manuscript found in Accra from amazon and bought a few malayalam books too from DC books.... this is my launch into malayalam literature.BTW I got the secret letters of Monk who sold his Ferrari as Readers digest subscription gift.

Smitha wrote: "a book buying spree, Kalpavriksha?
liked 1984, am halfway through Yajnaseni, dumped !Q84 halfway through. Scared to attempt Lord of the Rings."

Yes:). I am disappointed with Yajnaseni. 1Q84 is good till now. And I bought two Tamil books today. I am going to read them first.

Lakshmi wrote: "I Bought paulo coelhos alchemist, brida from flipkart, manuscript found in Accra from amazon and bought a few malayalam books too from DC books.... this is my launch into malayalam literature.BTW I..."

Please let me know what you think about the book Manuscript Found in Accra

Bought A feast for crows and World War Z from flipkart

I bought from Amazon. The delivery was free even though it cost just 95 bucks.

Kalpavriksha wrote: "Lakshmi wrote: "I Bought paulo coelhos alchemist, brida from flipkart, manuscript found in Accra from amazon and bought a few malayalam books too from DC books.... this is my launch into malayalam ..."

Like all other PC books it doesn't have a story line(this one especially),but of course story is not that matters for his books.There aren't even characters... Its just a person preaching to an audience and the speech is just divided into chapters.But I liked it immensely...somehow it had a profound effect on me.This time I was able to derive the exact meaning of the lines because it is given in a simple and direct way and not in the form of a story.So I rated it 4/5.

Velu wrote: "I Got shantaram by Gregory David Roberts, from amazon.in last week... Books rate is 599... I got that for 330 with free shipping!! :-)"
and i bought this book for rs 110 from dariyaganz sunday street market. This is a second hand genuine copy but in excellent condition. No trace and marks on it

I got Shantaram for 250/- at a Big Bazar sales 3-4 years ago. Somehow couldn't finish it yet.

I bought shiva trilogy set for rs 250 from Dariyaganz Sunday Street market . Books range starts from rs 10. Cheap na?

Tilak wrote: "I bought shiva trilogy set for rs 250 from Dariyaganz Sunday Street market . Books range starts from rs 10. Cheap na?"

veryyyy

Tilak wrote: "I bought shiva trilogy set for rs 250 from Dariyaganz Sunday Street market . Books range starts from rs 10. Cheap na?"

Yeah, that market is so cheap...i used to buy from there when i was in delhi....

Tilak wrote: "I bought shiva trilogy set for rs 250 from Dariyaganz Sunday Street market . Books range starts from rs 10. Cheap na?"

I have to visit Daryaganj now. Used to buy cheap course books during my college days. Never looked at anything else there.

I usually purchase books from Homeshop18. They have books at the reasonable prices.

bought 4 books today: 1984, Ignited Minds, Winner of National Book Award, & The Noticer. Each for just Rs. 50.

Saima wrote: "I usually purchase books from Homeshop18. They have books at the reasonable prices."

ma'am These days flipkart is rolling the market

Tilak wrote: "Saima wrote: "I usually purchase books from Homeshop18. They have books at the reasonable prices."

ma'am These days flipkart is rolling the market"

yeah u r ryt...u do get books at reasonable prices and the delivery is quick too.

I bought Rich dad poor dad.

Tilak wrote: "I bought Rich dad poor dad."

The first time I read this book I liked it very much. It was a good book for a beginner.

Kalpavriksha wrote: "Tilak wrote: "I bought Rich dad poor dad."

The first time I read this book I liked it very much. It was a good book for a beginner."

okay. But i'm busy these days. Will put my hand on it later

Lakshmi wrote: "Kalpavriksha wrote: "Lakshmi wrote: "I Bought paulo coelhos alchemist, brida from flipkart, manuscript found in Accra from amazon and bought a few malayalam books too from DC books.... this is my l..."
Okay. I always have a mixed feelings when I read his books. To me they are either too good or intolerable.

Got these two for a combined price of Rs50 :)