Passion, not profit

Some bookshops in town can best be described as a labour of love. What's On browses at these delightful marts of books old and newBlossom Book HouseIf it's a rare title you're looking for, you are most likely to find it at this three-floor bookstore on Church Street. Neat cataloguing makes your search quick and easy. The youngsters manning the store are helpful and knowledgeable. Blossom has reader friendly offers where you can return books that you have bought at the store and get a discount on your next purchase. The discounts on books range from 10 per cent to over 90 per cent. And best of all, this is a store that encourages you to browse.At: Blossom Book House, Church StreetOpen: 10.30am to 9pmCall: 2555 9733u00a0 I am lured by the smell of old books here! Blossom gives you the feeling of walking into a well-stocked libraryNeeti Mahesh, 26, StudentStrand Book StallThe Strand Book Stall is over 60 years old now and was started in Mumbai by TN Shanbag. They were among the first people in the business to offer discounts on books. In Bangalore, Strand is run by Shanbag's savvy daughter Vidya Virkar, who believes in keeping the store reader friendly. Their annual book fair has been a crowd puller for years.u00a0At: S 113 -114, Manipal Centre, Dickenson Road. Call: 2558 0000The discounts they offer are a huge attractionMonica Bakhle, 33, Software professionalTotal Kannada.comu00a0 Totalkannada.com started off as a web site and grew into a brick and mortar bookshop in Jayanagar 4th Block.u00a0They now have branches in Malleswaram and Balepet. According to Lakshmikanth, the proprietor, Demand led to the birth of totalkannada.com. We stock a variety of books, CDs and DVDs and merchandise like greeting cards and T-shirts with witty slogans in Kannada. We have 1,700 movie titles and film songs from the '50s. Laxmikanth points out that film stars like Sridhar, and poets like Y N Gundurao and Sumateendra Nadig are regular visitors to the store. Some malls have invited us to set up shop on their premises. We may open a store at Gopalan mall on Mysore Road, he added. For details, visit: www.totalkannada.com / http://shopping.totalkannada.comAnkita PrakashanaThis bookstore in Basavanagudi also sells only Kannada books. Proprietor Prakash Kambattalli says, We have more than 5000 books. Writers and poets like Jayanth Kaikini, Baraguru Ramachandrappa, G S Shivarudrappa, B R Lakshman Rao, H S Venkatesh Murthy and others frequent our bookshop. Our aim is to offer good Kannada books under one roof. The recession hasn't affected our sales. Almost 10 per cent of our customers are NRIs. It's encouraging to see that people have not lost interest in the language and the written word. At: No. 53, Shyam Singh Complex, Gandhi Bazaar Main RoadCall: 2699 2014The recession hasn't affected our sales. Almost 10 per cent of our customers are NRIs. It's encouraging to see that people have not lost interest in the language and the written word.Prakash Kambattalli, ProprietorOdysseyThis one is the new kid on the block. This premium leisure store chain has 31 stores in 13 cities, and stocks books, cards, stationery, gifts, toys and magazines. They offer discounts up to 50 per cent on books and other merchandise.u00a0u00a0 At: Outlets at RT Nagar, Jayanagar, Indiranagar and at Bangalore International Airport.

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