Book Industry of Hyderabad
HINA’S PORTION
TOPICS:
1.
ISSUES
AND PROBLEMS OF BOOK INDUSTRY
2.
PROBLEMS
CREATED BY BOOK INDUSTRY
3.
CLOSED
BOOK DEPOTS
NAME OF DIFFERENT
BOOK DEPOTS IN HYDERABAD
Ø
Universal Book
Depot (Al-Rahim Road, Hyderabad, Pakistan)
Ø
Naseem Book
Depot Stationery Shop (Foujdari Rd)
Ø
Shiekh Book
Depot (Latifabad )
Ø
Niazi Book
Depot Book Store (Hospital Road, Hyderabad)
Ø
Al-Khair
Communication & Book Depot & Mobile Shop (Masan Rd, TandoWali Mohammad)
Ø
Rashid Book
Depot & Stationery Shop (T.M Khan Rd, SITE, Hyderabad)
Ø
Ismail
Stationers & Book Depot & Stationery Shop (Latifabad)
Ø
Pak Muslim
Book Depot & Stationery Shop (City Cloth Market)
Ø
Younas Book
Depot & Stationery Shop (City Cloth Market)
Ø Al-Farooq Book Depot( FOUJDARI ROAD)
Ø Karimi
Book House (4/A, Cantt: Shopping Centre, Saddar)
Ø Mehran Kitab Ghar Book
Seller (E
28-2358 SHAHI BAZAR HYDERABAD)
Ø National Book (COUNCIL
OF PAKISTAN, REGIONAL CENTRE)
Ø Niazi Book Depot (NEAR
NOOR MUHAMMAD HIGH SCHOOL)
Ø
Al-Kitab
(Latifabad)
Ø
Faran Book
Depot (Latifabad)
Ø
Dawn Book
Depot (Latifabad)
Ø
Shahbaz Book
depot (Latifabad)
Ø
Friends Book
Depot ( Latifabad)
Ø
Azam Book depot
Ø
Rahber Book
Depot
Ø
Ayaz Book
Depot
INTRODUCTION:
“If darkness of ignorance is dominating
any area, a candle of pure ethical and moral publication can spread the rays of
unprecedented knowledge”
From last few decades,
publishing industry has been steadily growing in Hyderabad despite many hurdles
like the low purchasing power of the public and the lack of facilities. If we
talk about overall Book industry in Pakistan then Lahore stands out with its
numerous publishing houses and has been the hub of the book industry. But
Hyderabad has its exclusive position in this industry.
ISSUES
AND PROBLEMS OF BOOK INDUSTRY
NEW
TREND: A new trend starts that
school courses are now being sold in schools which is one of their cause of
loss in business. So trend of purchasing courses from book depots is now
gradually going to vanish.
Along
with this there are some other factors which influence on their sale:
SOCIAL
FACTORS: sewage, parking, security, stricks and the
most awful is electricity. Because during survey, a countable number of
shopkeepers have complaints about such things that due to stricks delivery of
books and other item becomes late,due to parking and sewage problem on the
roads customers avoid to come on their shops, as it destroys the beautification
of shop.
PIRATED
BOOKS: Another problem which
generally people knows is “ pirated books”, which is very much common in our
society. Famous writers spend
their time and money for a perfect piece of writing and then some publishers copies it on low
quality paper and sells it at their own rates. Some publishers, who just recopy
material from some international author and make money by claiming it as their
own, as they have 100% profit on pirated books.
DECLINE IN READING HABBITS: There has been a
visible decline in reading habits from last 8 to 10 years. This can be
attributed to a number of factors like television, internet and other means of
entertainment. During survey shopkeepers
told us that before 8 years when our
education system was not corrupt we had large number of customers even
teenagers who purchase books on weekly and even sometimes on daily bases but
now our education is totally a black business and secondly emergence of
technology divert minds of our students towards other things which removes
reading habits from their life According to shopkeepers “we have much variety
of books but not readers”.
PUBLISHERS: The business of book depots is badly
influenced due to publishers as their late delivery of books and due to
shortage of books it decreases the reputation of shop. If customer is time to
time coming on any book depot and having excuse from shopkeeper then next time
reader will avoid to visit that shop so this is basically the fault of
publishers but impacts on the reputation of shop. This practice is mostly done
by STB (Sindh Text Book Board). Many times it happens that by new year
publishers wrote new prices on book and not cut old one so due to double rates
customers thought that it’s written by sellers so they often parents fight on
such things.
Example: If a text book having price 200 rup in
2013 then in 2014 publishers increase the rate upto 220 rup. Both are written
on that book so customers thought that new rate is written by sellers not by
publisher, so this thing influence on the sale of shop.
Law breakers should be punished strictly at each level and
dealt with an iron hand. Every citizen of Pakistan irrespective of their age
and occupation starts to realize their own duties. It is possible when people
get consciousness and make a distinction between good and awful.
UNIQUENESS: A book depot in Latifabad name
“Shahbaz Book Depot” has donation system in their shops. Parents donate their
books here then those who can’t afford new books use these books.
α YADGAR BOOK DEPOT: The shop Yadgar was owned by Mohammad Yousif
Dehalavi. This shop was located near Urdu Bazar and inaugurated in1960s.
Initially they started from journals and copies, then published own guides,
stationary and later on converted into book depot.
NEWS: From survey we come to know that
about 20% students go to government schools and remaining 80% students go to
private schools, and only 5% book depots
having both government and private courses while remaining have only private
school cources.
Another
thing is that in the in the business of sailing and purchasing sellers normally
have 15% profit on each item and then due to black business they earn 20-30%
profit on general books, 50% on guides and 100% on pirated books.
ISSUES AND PROBLEMS CREATED BY
BOOK INDUSTRY
In
spite of providing with bundles of good, informative & inspiring books,
Book industry in Hyderabad also creating some problems which have direct impact
& influence on our young generations. We can say that latest technologies
tracking us on wrong path although this statement is correct but along with
this some statues of our society de_tracking our teenagers and BOOK INDUSTRY is
one of them.
Publishing and sailing of guides,
solved papers, reference books are the most powerful way to de trackteenagers.
Students know that if they don’t go to schools and colleges throughout the
year, they would have no loss because they can purchase solved papers, guides,
reference books and othersuch type of things at the end of session, in which
all solved material related to their course outline is available and by using
such things they can easily pass examination. Guides of Ali series are very common
in use. Students know that if they don’t study, do not attend lectures whole
year, they have no worries as they have such material in which all question are
available in solved pattern. These sort of things makes the mind of students
“worry free” and they often use of catch words like “don’t worry friends paper
hojaiga” , “boring lecture sabahtar ha ka hum paper saphlasolved papers la
lan”, “yar solved papers hnnatuparhnakekyazarorat ha” ………
According to survey most of the
corruption increases due to the funds given by World Bank and IMF because they
ply fund for publishing, and here situation is that publishers take funds by
showing their list of publishing books but after receiving they just have black
paper business. Another thing is that government give a particular amount of
subside on each printing paper.Again book sellers and publishers start up their
yellow business in this case also, suppose there is need of 1000 papers
publishers purchase 500 only and the remaining will purchase from market which
is of low quality in this way publishers are earning black money.
Another
problem face by our society is that shopkeepers increases their rates on their
own demand during the season like in the month of March and August which is the
season of purchasing courses and stationaries so public purchase a book of 200
rup in 300 rup because of their need and reputation in society. Just like a
Book depot named Ayaz Book Depot have their own rates.
CLOSED BOOKS DEPOTS OF HYDERABAD
α
AZAD BOOK
DEPOT: This was
situated in Saddar area. Honor of shop was Azad. Their business was come to its
end as there was no one to continue this family business. This was most ancient
among all book depots. Now they have started their own Travelling agency.
α
QUOMI
BOOK DEPOT:This was
positioned on Faujdari Road. The famous journalist of Hyderabad Sohail Sangi
was the founder of this shop in 1968 and owner was Abdul Sattar. They mostly
had general books and progressive literature. Intellectuals of that time often
that there are two universities in Hyderabad one is Sindh University and other
is Quomi Book Depot.
α ADBIYAT
BOOK DEPOT: The name of honor of shop was Saleem Memon. It was
positioned on Tilak Incline near American centre. He was the well-mannered, educated and respectable citizen of that time.
But unfortunately his business faced a disastrous moment of downfall
approximately 7 to 8 years ago as no one was there to continue family business.
α DEEN
AND DUNIYA BOOK DEPOT: This shop was situated near in
Shahi Bazar. Name of honor was( Jamal)Aijazi, one of the well-mannered and
respectable shopkeepers of that time. They have many famous and still
incomparable books like for Nursery “ Globe English Preimer” and soe others like “Zameerkaqaidi by
NisarAalia”, “Paak Qaida”, “Rangeen Qaida” etc.
α R.M. FATEH BROTHERS: It was
inaugurated in late 1950s or 1960s in Hirabad. During those days it was trend
that Director of information purchase books for school libraries. He published
such type of books which director often purchased.
α R.H Ahmed Brothers:The shop was owned
by Haji Rahmat-ullah and his brothers. It was their family business but later
on they face era of downfall because they were unable to hold stable their
business. Shop was located in Shahi Bazar. Pre partation
α Rama Pak Book Depot:It was the shop of pre-partation in market area. The
honor was hindu and become closed at the time of partition.
α Eductional Book Depot :This was the shop of 1950s near Piggot School.
By TOOBA:
Topic:
Back ground of book industry in Hyderabad & Contribution in society
economically:
v Background of Book Industry in
Hyderabad
Old
book depots of Hyderabad are:
Educational Book Depot, Aazad Book
Depot, Yusuf Book House, R.H.M.N located in Shahi Bazaar, Naseem Book Depot,
Universal Book Depot established in 1953 and old name of Universal Book Depot
was Royal Book Depot, Ajaib store, Qaumi Kitaab Ghar’s foundation established
by SohailSangiSahab.
Retired
Book sellers are:
Aijaz Baig, Haji Rehmatullah Ahmed,
Raheel Baig, MirzaRafiq Baig, Humayun and IftekharSahab.
Some
of 1980s books were:
Zameer k Qaidi wrote by Nisar Ahmed.
The owner of Abdiyat was Saleem. Nursery class books Globe English Primer and
Rangeen Qaida published by Jamal Aijazi. Inqilaab-e-Iran, Sabt-e-Hasan,
Jam-e-Saaqi these books are not published yet.
Shopkeeper
Hanif sahib said: Pirated books published by Yaadgaar publishers. Mostly
shopkeepers closed their book depots because of no one in their family to
continue the business of book depot. The owner of Yaadgaar was YousufDehelvi.
He further said that 30 to 40 years old books are remain same like High School English Grammar Book’s text
& color are remain same and now today those books are also sell at some of
the Book Depots. He further said that before 10 years ago the students knock
our home’s gate and said to us that please give me a guide for solving the
paper and the students were came to our home before 1 day of exam.
Pirated
Books:
In Rehbar Book Depot all books are
pirated except 2 shelfs. Pirated books are only for customers. The makers of
pirated books gain 30% profit on selling of 1 book. In pirated books they use
lower quality paper.
e.g
:The
original price of “Creative Writing”
book is UK Ł6.99 and when it
became pirated it is sell only in Rs 200/-
UK Ł10.99
is
equal to Pakistani Rs 1600/-
Subsidy:
They
purchase paper from Govt. & use lower quality paper in publishing material
like 100 ream or 1000 rim. Book sets are private. Rehbar publisher gives 30%
discount to the customers.
General
overview by retired shopkeepers:
The shopkeepers gain too much profit from all of these:
Ø On selling and printing of guides they gain 50% profit.
Ø On general books they gain 30% profit.
Ø Salesman got 15% profit
Ø On printing & selling of pirated books they gain 50%
profit.
Ø
All shop’s profit are their own.
v
Contribution
in society economically
1) Al-Kitaab Stationers
Faisal Karimi is the owner of Al-Kitab
stationers. He started their shop in 1994. They have different books in their
shop like Schools, Colleges, University and General books.
Most expensive book of their shop is
between Rs/=1800 to Rs/=5000
Less expensive book of their shop is
between Rs/=1800 to Rs/=3000
Problems/Issues:
Vendor said that if cost of any book is Rs/=200 in 2013 and
when the cost is increase Rs/=200 to Rs/=210 in 2014 then customers say that
this is your personal profit & this is not company rates. And customers
sometimes fight with us on increasing of rates.
Profit: 15%
Loss: 5%
2)
Faran Book Depot
M.Arif is the owner of Faran Book Depot. He started their
shop in 1962. Faran Book Depot is the 1st and oldest shop between
Al-Kitaab and Dawn Book Depot. They have different books in their shop like
Schools, Colleges and University books.
Maximum rates of books: Rs/=2200 to
Rs/=8000
Minimum rates of books: Rs/=25 to
Rs/=150
Profit: 10 to 15%
Loss: 10 to 15%
Behavior
of customers on increasing rates:
Vendor said that every person have a different behavior on
rates, some of them are fight with us on increasing rates.
Vendor’s
message:
People left the reading habits before 7 years ago, but now
again the reading habits increasing day by day and mostly university students
come in our shop and buy different novel books like Jannat k patty etc. Vendor
also said that book readers are mostly in Karachi not in Hyderabad.
3)
Dawn Book Depot
Asad Khan is the owner of Dawn Book Depot. He started their
shop in 2007. They have different books in their shop like Schools, Colleges
and University books.
Maximum rates of books: Rs/=1000 to
Rs/=2500
Minimum rates of books: Rs/=25 to
Rs/=500
Profit: 10%
Loss: 5%
Vendor’s
message:
In Hyderabad the readers are decreasing day by day. Our
shop’s speciality is we have a separate section of gift shop in our book depot.
4)
Shahbaz Book Depot
Syed Aaafaq is the owner of Shahbaz Book Depot. He started
their shop in 1999. They have all Schools & Colleges books in their shop.
Maximum rates of books: Rs 600/-
Minimum rates of books: Rs 16/-
Profit: 10%
Loss: 10,000 when book rates are
increase
Problems/Issues:
We face too much finance problem when
company increases the rates without informing us. If we are going to purchase
10 items and we have only Rs 10,000/- for it but at that time cause of
increasing in rates we can buy only 9 items in 11,000 rupees. Vendor also said
that when price of Oxford book is increase so the customers fight with us and
say that this is not company rates this is your personal profit and from this u
get extra charges by misguiding us. He also said that sometimes publishers sell
out the books in new rates and not mention the actual rates and after
purchasing we sell out those books in old rates to the customers and got
financial loss.
Vendor’s
message:
Shopkeepers should have unity about
rates and they must have to speak about increasing rates. When we say to
publishers to give concession on rates so, they say that u needs it or not?
Company should write new rates in a printing form not in hand written form.
Reader’s priority decreasing after 2004. Mobile & internet are the main
cause of it. I can’t slap on your face but I say that use your mobile &
internet in limits. Too much usage of mobile create disturbance in youth’s
life. Cost of Rs/=600 book will be only in Rs/=50 when MNA or MPA’s children
will give priority to Government schools and colleges.
Behavior
of customers on rates:
Vendor said: Customers fight with us on
rates and not understand the difference of company rates. Those customers come
on starting of month to purchase anything they have good behavior with us and
those customers come at the end of month so, they have rude behavior with us.
We give concession and also give gifts on buying of course set and try to make
their behavior good with us.
Specialty
of shop:
They have a Donation system in their
shop. Customers come and pick any book from shelf without our permission.
5)
Friends Book Depot
Tasawwursahab is the owner of Friends Book Depot. He started
their shop in 2006. They have different Schools & general books in their
shop.
Maximum rates of books: Rs/=400
Minimum rates of books: Rs/=25
Profit:
7%
Loss:
3%
6) Universal Book Depot
MirzaAyaz Mughal is the owner of Universal Book Depot. He
started their shop in 1953. They have different books in their shop like
Schools, Colleges, Autobiography, University, General, O/A level, CSS &
Aptitude books. Universal Book Depot is located at Faujdari Road.
Maximum rates of books: Rs/= 8000
Minimum rates of books: Rs/=24
Profit: 15%
Loss:
5%
Specialty:
They have a separate section of books, stationary and gifts.
7)
Naseem Book Depot (Faujdari Road)
KhurramNaseem is the owner of Naseem Book Depot. He started
their shop in 1974. It is their family business. They have different books in
their shop like Schools, Colleges & University books.
Maximum rates of books: Rs/= 4000
Minimum rates of books: Rs/=21
Profit: 10%
Loss: 5%
Behavior
of customers on rates:
When any customer fight with us on rates then we show them
price list that is come from school or publishers.
8)
Azam Book House
M.Basit is the owner of Azam Book Depot. He started their
shop in 1970. They have different books in their shop like Schools, College and
University books & Quran Pak.
Maximum rates of books: Rs/=1200
Minimum rates of books: Rs/=30
Profit:
we got profit but all of our profits are expand in shop’s
expenses. We got 5% profit yearly.
Loss:
10% yearly
Problems/Issues:
When any customer fight with us on rates then we show price
list to the customer and also say to customer that you can also contact with
company.
Vendor’s
message:
M.Basit said: Your study is not too important but your
behavior is most important and it should always be good with everyone.
Subside:
GABA: 10%
Oxford: 10%
9)
Rehbar Book Depot
Naseem is the owner of Rehbar Book Depot. He started their
shop in 1999. They have different books in their shop like Schools, College,
University & O/A level books. They don’t have stationery in their shop.
Maximum rates of books: Rs/=250 of Link publishers
Minimum rates of books: Rs/=50 of Rehbar publishers
Profit:
They got 5% profit monthly
Loss: 2% loss
monthly
Customer’s
behavior:
Customers behavior is good all year.
Specialty: They have their own
publishers like
1. Rehbar
2. Reader
3. Link
4. Prime International
They have only these publisher’s books in their shop.
Vendor’s
message:
Youth’s reading habits decreasing day by day cause of too
much usage of mobile and internet.
10)Ayaz Book
Depot
Riyaz Ali is the owner of Ayaz Book Depot. He started their
shop in 1984. They have Schools & College books in their shop & guide
too. They have a separate section of photo state and general store too.
Maximum rates of books: Rs/=200 of LatifNiazi School
Minimum rates of books: Rs/=50 of S.T.B books
Profit:
They got 10% profit yearly
Loss:
No loss we gain
Private
books ratio: 90%
Govt.
books ratio: 5%
Shopkeeper’s message: Today’s youth
don’t take keen interest in their studies and prefer guides during exams. In
our shop guides sell out mostly because guides are main & cheap purpose of
cheating during exams.
Problems/Issues:
Shortage of S.T.B books from company, 10% price increase
from Oxford publishers. When customers fight with us on increasing rates then
we show them price list.
Taxes:
Every book must have a tax but the publishers know well, we
don’t know about taxes.
Subside:
Ø
STB gives 10%
Ø GABA gives 15%
Ø Oxford 15%
Ø Expensive set of book:
Rs/=700 to Rs/=800
Ø
Less
expensive set of book:Rs/=400 to Rs/=600
Guide’s
publishers:
Guides available at Al-Kitab
Stationers, Fine Book Depot, Deedar Book Depot, Nisar Book Depot, Al-Munawar
Book Depot, Shaikh Book Depot, ilmiKitaabGhar, Emran Book Depot &Majid Book
Depot.
Guide’s
maker: Ali publishers &Maktab-e-Faridi
Guide’s prices between Rs/=120 to Rs/=350
11)Naseem Book Depot (Unit # 11)
Naseem sahab is the owner of Naseem Book Depot. He started
their shop in 1978. They have Schools & Colleges books, guides & set
books are also available in their shop. They have Govt. & Private both books
in their shop.
Maximum rates of books: Rs/=1100 of Munawar Foundation
School
Minimum rates of books: Rs/=50 of Beenish Publishers
Profit:
They got 15% profit yearly
Loss:
They got 10% loss yearly
LatifNiazi school’s set book of class nursery in Rs/=800
LatifNiazi school’s set book of class 6th in Rs/=1300
Shopkeeper
said: In our shop
mostly books are sell out not guides & in our shop 80% books are private
& 20% books are Govt. Now a days solved papers are selling in large
quantity.
Subsidy:
Ø Rehbar gives 15%
Ø GABA gives 15%
Ø Paramount gives 10%
Ø Oxford gives 23%
Ø
STB gives 10%
Vendor’s
message: Guides and
reference books are the main cause of destruction of education in Pakistan.
FARZEEN’S PORTION:
AL-KITAB STATIONARIES
INTRODUCTION:-
It is new shop among all the present
shops.it start from 20 years beyond.Its owner name is M.FaisalKAREEMI.It is
wide shop among all the shops and have variety of books available here.
SALESMEN:-
This shop consist of five co-workers
as well as salesmen,who are highly educated themselves.One is Mehmoodbhai, he
has 40 years experience in working in different book depots.Second is
S.FaizanAli,he is basically a government teacher in Pak National School
situated in unit #11.He teaches in morning and then do part time job in book
depot in evening.Third is umair,he is not so much qualified but according to
the owner,he is very hardworking.Fourth is Muzammil,he is basically a setup
incharge.He does his best that all the workers can pickup the books at the
exact place where it has been found.Last but not the least is Nawab,he is a
sweeper and work with honesty.All the workers are satisfied with the owner and
live like brothers.
CATEGORIES OF BOOKS:-
There are so many books like school
books,collegebooks,university books included Medicine books, Pharmacology etc
are available here from one year.General books included different types of
guides,kitchenbooks,Magzines,Designer books, Poetry books of ParveenShakir,Amjad
Islam Amjad and Wasi Shah also available here in urdulanguage.Novels like PEER
E KAMIL by UMERA AHMED,JANNAT KE PATTE by NIMRAH AHMED,WO JO QARZ RAKHTE THE by
FARHAT ISHTIAQUE and plenty of different general books r available here.
The owner says that reading books as
habit is going weaker to weaker because we are living in 21 century and this
century is full of technologies. All the material of books now available on
internet so no one purchase from book depots.Due to internet,this negative
impact is turning on people.
BOOKS OF SCHOOLS:-
Al-kitab have books of many schools
like THE EDUCATIONAL WORLD, ANEES HASSAN INSTITUTE OF MODERN SCIENCES, PARAGON
PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL, MADINA FOUNDATION PUBLIC SCHOOL,CHAMBERS PUBLIC
SCHOOL,P.H.S SCHOOL,FOUNDATION PUBLIC SCHOOL and ROYAL PUBLIC SCHOOL.
PUBLISHERS:-
Its publishers are OXFORD for school
books publication and ALI SERIES for guides publication.
ITS UNIQUENESS:-
Its uniqueness is that this book
depot have DIGITAL QURAN,TAFSEER E QURAN PAK, BUKHARI SHAREEF and so on.
FARAN BOOK DEPOT
INTRODUCTION:-
Faran book depot is situated in
latifabad #8.It is the oldest shop among all.It started in 1962.Its first owner
was M.Shoukat and now its owner is Mr.Waheed and Mr.Arif. They are basically
brothers.
SALESMEN:-
Faran book depot have seven salesmen
who did their work with honesty.
BOOKS:-
All school courses are available
here.All book depots have courses according to their area wise
schools.otherwise fiction stories books,generalbooks,guides are available
here.There is no any books of universities.This shop also sell uniform six
years before.
CATEGORIES OF BOOKS:-
Novels like GHARMASTIAN by DR YOUNAS
BUTT, ZERO POINT by JAVED CHOUDHRY,also poetry books of PARVEEN SHAKIR,WASI
SHAH and AHMED FARAZ also available here.
BOOKS OF SCHOOLS:-
The books of THE CITY SCHOOL,THE
EDUCATORS and PMA SCHOOL are available here in large quantity. Among all shops
in that line this shop have all books in short quantity because of inflation or
some schools have its own course shop so that parents prefer school shops then
book depots.
PUBLISHERS:-
Its publishers include
AHBAB,GABA,OXFORD,WIDE RANGE and GOHAR publishers.In addition QURAN PAK and
TAFSEER E QURAN PAK also available here..
DAWN BOOK DEPOT
INTRODUCTION:-
Dawn book depot is at third number.It
is basically established here from 20 years.In past 14 years,its real owner was
Waheed,they sell this shop and now from 7 year Mr.Asad khan is its owner.He is
basically graduated from MehranUniversity.This shop have three salesmen.
BOOKS:-
All school,colleges and universities
books are available here except o/a level books.General books like BAL-E-JIREEL
and ZARB-E-KALEEM by ALLAMA IQBAL,MAN-O-SALWA and AMARBAIL by UMERA AHMED and a
variety of magzines,kitchenbooks,palmistry books are available here.
ITS UNIQUENESS:-
Its uniqueness is it have BAHISHTI
ZEWAR and 1000 FAMOUS PEOPLE ENCYCLOPEDIA that we cant see on any other shop.
EXTRA ESTABLISHMENT:-
Its extra establishment is that the
shop has its own seprategft shop where variety of perfumes,toys,keychains are
available ....
SHAHBAZ BOOK DEPOT
INTRODUCTION:-
Shabaz book depot is situated in
latifabad #9.It started from 15 years.Its owner name is M.Afaaq.He is basically
inter pass.This shop is their own shop and distributed among brothers.
BOOKS:-
All school books and all kind of
stationaries are availlable here which is full of special discounts and special
gifting..There is minimun course of O/Alevel.Less quantity of general books
like englishnovels,fiction books and pirated books.It has also english to
english dictionaries, english to urdudictionaries,guides,refrencebooks,MCAT and
ECAT books are also available here in large quantity.
PUBLISHERS:-
This shop has a wide range of all
high schools.Itswell known publishers are OXFORD,GABA,PARAMOUNT,REHBAR, SINDH
TEXT BOOKS,AHBAB,PUNJAB and FEDERAL.According to owner oxford and paramount
publishers are comfortable.
ITS UNIQUENESS:-
One best thing about this shop is
that it has a shelf full of donation books in which any one can put old books
that is sell by free of cost. It is the unique thing that we hadn't see in any
other shop.
AYAZ BOOK DEPOT
INTRODUCTION:-
It is situated in latifabad #11.Its
owner is M.Riyaz.He done is B.A in 1974.This shop is here about 30 years.This
is their own shop.This shop have no any salesmen,the two brothers running this
shop.
BOOKS:-
Area wise school coures are available
here like The Gardenia School and The LatifNiazi High School.They sell single
book as well as set of books.There are book of no pakg.Second handed books are
also available here.Guides, solved papers,and reference books also
available.Allstationaries,novels,digests,general books are available
here.According to owner,guides are more expensive then solved papers.so
costumers prefer solved papers then guides.
PUBLISHERS:-
Government school books of sindh
text book board also available here.Otherwise GABA,OXFORD as well as school
publishers books are sell out here.
EXTRA EDITION:-
It has its own seprate general store
and photostate shop in extra edition.
NASEEM
BOOK DEPOT
INTRODUCTION:-
It is the most oldest shop here.It
is situated here from 36 years.Its owner is M.Naseem.It is their own shop and
basically it is running by father and his son.No any salesmen is working here.
BOOKS:-
Books of all schools of area like
GARDENIA GRAMMER SCHOOL,LATIF NIAZI HIGH SCHOOL,MUNAWWER FOUNDATION PUBLIC
SCHOOL,NASIR PUBLIC SCHOOL and so on.Most expensive course is of MUNAWWER
FOUNDATION SCHOOL and less expensive books are osahbabpublishers.Courses are
available here in sets.Govt and private books both are available here.Guides of
XI and XII are also available here.There is no any general books,university
books and colleges books.Newrefrence books are available here that are
published in 2014,Some of their names are (CHEMISTRY:Maktab-e-Faridi new edition
of 260rs and MATHS:Iqra Publishers of 320rs)
PUBLISHERS:-
Its publishers are
REHBAR,GABA,OXFORD,BABA FAIZ,WHITE RANGE and PARAMOUNT publishers.
UNIVERSAL BOOK
DEPOT
INTRODUCTION:-
It is situated in city and it is the
most oldest shop here.It spends 70 years here because it is started in 1953.Its
owner is MirzaAyazMughal.He is basically an engineer.He did his engineering
from dawood university karachi.This shop have 12 salesmen.
BOOKS:-
All school books are available here
except THE CITY SCHOOL and BEACON PUBLIC SCHOOL.In addition all university
books,colleges books and 0/A level books,MCAT and ECAT books,general books and
novels are also available here.
PUBLISHERS:-
Its has mostly all publishers.
ITS UNIQUENESS:-
Its uniqueness is that it has
variety of different encyclopedias of famous cities,famouspeople,milk
encyclopedia etcetc
EXTRA EDITION:-
It has its own seprate gift
shop,seprate office stationary portion at ground floor and seprate electrical
shop.
AZAM BOOK DEPOT
INTRODUCTION:-
This shop is on second number after
universal book depot.It is situated in 1910.Its owner name is M.Basit and he
did his B.Com from Sindh College of Commerce.
BOOKS:-
This shop has govt and private
books.Area wise school books are available here in full sllybus sets .Private
books of oxford publishers sell out mostly.Only school and colleges
books,Olevel books are available here.Alevel books and university books are not
available here.General books like poetry books, recepi books are also not
available here.Other books like scientific
dictionary,sindhicadictionary,medical dictionary, idioms dictionary,guides are
also available.
REHBAR PUBLISHERS
INTRODUCTION:-
This shop is situated on
risalahroad.It is established here from 15 years.It has only 3 salesamen.
BOOKS:-
There are variety of school
books,collegebooks,university books and O/Alevelbooks,generalbooks,poetry books
and english novels like THREE CUPS OF TEA by GREG MORTENSON,WHITE MUGHALS by
WILLIAM DALRYMPLE,AUTOBIOGRAPHY of JAWAHAR LAL NEHRU is also available here .
They sell only single books not sllybus sets or not govtbooks.There are also no
stationaries and registers or copies.One thing is that the shop has all books
in only englishlanguage.Urdu books are only included in school books.Books of
MODEL SCHOOL,ST MARRY SCHOOL,ST BONAVENCHOR are sell here.no any type of guides
r sell here.
PUBLISHERS:-
This shop has its own publishers
that are REHBAR,READER and LINK publishers.Most expensive books are of link
publishers that is started from 250 rupees and the less expensive books are of
rehbar publishers that is started from 50 rupees.
NASEEM BOOK DEPOT
INTRODUCTION:-
It is also the oldest shop situated
here from 1948.It is the family business of naseem brothers.Its owner name is
Khurram Naseem,he is graduated from C.M.H.This shop have 8 salesmen.
BOOKS:-
Only 50% to 60% school books are
available here of EXCELLENCE SCHOOL,MERITORIOUS SCHOOL,5STAR PUBLIC SCHOOL,ST
BONAVENCHOR and ST MARRY SCHOOL.All university books,JAVA2,MCAT,ECAT and
english language books are available here.No any general books,guides and
O/Alevel books are here. sindhi books are also available.Most expensive books
are of
ST.BONAVENCHOR,OXFORD and GABA and less expensive are od 5STAR and
MERITORIOUS SCHOOL.This shop contain no packge system.
PUBLISHERS:-
MAKER publishers,SILVER,OXFORD and
GABA publishers....
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