Located in Forum, Koramangala, this is a bookstore with one of the best collection of books I have come across. Going there is an experience in itself. You get educated on the latest arrivals, various genres and the range of books in each category. The bookstore is extensively categorized and that makes it easy to find books and also browse subjects. The Indian writers section is one of the largest I have come across in any of the other stores. The categories range from Cookery, Commercial Interiors to Cinema and of course an entire aisle on literature and fiction.
As soon as you enter the store, you come across a range of latest arrivals, talked about/reviewed/prize winning books. There are also displays of award winning authors. Recently the flavor was Doris Lessing, with an entire display of all her works. I have listed out the categories here in case you are looking for something in particular: Cookery, Sports, Gardening, Photography, Wildlife, Encyclopedia, VB, Networking, Java, SQL, Art, Craft, Interiors, Fashion, Windows, Cinema, Finance, Trading, Certifications, Communication, net, Commercial Interiors, Health and Fitness, Marketing, Puzzles, English Reference and a lot many more. I came across a section called book CDs, which is basically books along with their movie versions – really liked this concept. They have a separate children’s section with a good collection of favorite authors. You would also find Kannada books here.
My one grouse with this bookstore is that it does not have a place to sit. There are stools at selected locations and you wonder why they are piled high with books. If a free one comes by, you would notice that it has ‘books only’ printed on top. So these stools are hallowed ground unavailable for occupation. So you come across people perched at the foot of a pillar. Though you are spoilt for choice here, you get exhausted standing around after a while. We had to break our sojourn among the aisles for a coffee break.
Landmark also has a collection of CDs, perfume, cutlery, toys and other items on the third floor. The book store is on the 2nd floor but the billing happens only on the 3rd, so you pass through all the goodies on that floor as well and probably end up spending a bit more on things other than books.
We wanted to bring you a few photographs of the place but the first one we took, of the entrance clearly says ‘no photography allowed inside’. So you will have to make do with a snapshot of just the entrance.
As soon as you enter the store, you come across a range of latest arrivals, talked about/reviewed/prize winning books. There are also displays of award winning authors. Recently the flavor was Doris Lessing, with an entire display of all her works. I have listed out the categories here in case you are looking for something in particular: Cookery, Sports, Gardening, Photography, Wildlife, Encyclopedia, VB, Networking, Java, SQL, Art, Craft, Interiors, Fashion, Windows, Cinema, Finance, Trading, Certifications, Communication, net, Commercial Interiors, Health and Fitness, Marketing, Puzzles, English Reference and a lot many more. I came across a section called book CDs, which is basically books along with their movie versions – really liked this concept. They have a separate children’s section with a good collection of favorite authors. You would also find Kannada books here.
My one grouse with this bookstore is that it does not have a place to sit. There are stools at selected locations and you wonder why they are piled high with books. If a free one comes by, you would notice that it has ‘books only’ printed on top. So these stools are hallowed ground unavailable for occupation. So you come across people perched at the foot of a pillar. Though you are spoilt for choice here, you get exhausted standing around after a while. We had to break our sojourn among the aisles for a coffee break.
Landmark also has a collection of CDs, perfume, cutlery, toys and other items on the third floor. The book store is on the 2nd floor but the billing happens only on the 3rd, so you pass through all the goodies on that floor as well and probably end up spending a bit more on things other than books.
We wanted to bring you a few photographs of the place but the first one we took, of the entrance clearly says ‘no photography allowed inside’. So you will have to make do with a snapshot of just the entrance.
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