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| Chapter
and Verse |
Conceived by book collector - late Arvind Gordhandas,
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bookstore has custom-designed shelves with loads
of serious reading material on a host of subjects
including literature, travel, history, philosophy,
religion and cookery. Fully air-conditioned, it
provides you with comfortable sofas to relax on
while browsing. Classical music sets the mood to
browse in peace. It has around 6000 books belonging
to different categories. At Chapter and Verse you
can get used as well as new books. It has also got
old editions of the National Geographic, Times Literary
Supplement, and the New York Times Book Review.
The bookshop is open on all days between 9 am and
7 pm.
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Manneys Booksellers |
Located on MG Road, it is the oldest bookstore in
Pune and has the perfect blend of books and magazines.
The shop has around 10,000 books that vary from
bestsellers to scientific books. Books on defence
to ones on specialised subjects like architecture,
philosophy, etc. The magazine section has the latest
Indian and international editions. Here you will
find the Time and the Newsweek along with the likes
of India Today, Outlook and The Week. Most of the
institutional libraries from Pune and its surrounding
areas order their consignments of books from Manneys.
The bookstore is open from 10 am to 1.30 pm and
from 4.30 pm to 8.00 pm and is closed on Sundays.
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| Crossword |
Located in Sohrab Hall behind the Pune Railway  station,
this bookstore has an area of about 3500 square
feet. It has books, magazines, CD Roms, music cassettes
and a special soft toy section for kids. The best
fiction collection in town is available here. The
books are catalogued on open shelves and listed
alphabetically. There are separate shelves for new
bestsellers, autobiographies and encyclopedias.
There are tables and chairs where you can sit and
browse through a book sipping hot coffee. Crossword
has the largest collection of both Indian and foreign
magazines. The magazines vary from the usual film
glossies to the ones that cover specialised topics
such as interiors. The store at all times keeps
a stack of about 50 different kinds of magazines.
The shop is open on all days between 10 am and 8
pm.
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Express Book Service |
It is a small bookshop located on East Street having
a good collection of music cassettes and CDs. Express
is popular as it organises a sale at least once
in two months, if not more. It is open on all days
between 10 am and 7 pm in the evening.
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| The
International Book Service |
Located in the Deccan Gymkhana area this store has
a good collection of both bestsellers and books
on subjects ranging from astronomy to physics. Where
this shop scores over the others is in the fact
that it is the only one in town where you will find
books in vernacular languages. It is open on all
days from 10 am to 1 pm and 4 pm to 7 pm.
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