Science,
fiction, management, computers, philosophy, psychology,
comics, magazines, dictionaries - whatever be your
subject, you will get the required books here. That's
the speciality of The Book Point. All books under
one roof. Classified according to the subjets The
Bookpoint provides easy access for the buyers to
select their favourite books.
The Bookpoint has been catering to the book lovers
of Hyderabad from 1985. S.Thomas, the Manager of
The Bookpoint says, " The service offered
by us makes the customers happy. If we don't
have the book required by the customer, we deliver
it to him with in a short period after taking his
order". Perhaps this is the reason for
the popularity of this book store.
The
Bookpoint gets a book as soon as it is released
in the market. And it offers discounts on various
books. It also organises, three to four times a
year, exhibitions of books from specific publishing
houses wherein it also offers a 10 per cent discount.
Bookpoint also gives a special discount in the month
of August every year. The Bookpoint also has it
special occasions. Like the visit of a distinguished
visitor - Defence scientist APJ Abdul Kalaam who
signed copies of his latest release, "Wings
of Fire." Such special events help boosting
sales.
What kind of books do the Hyderabadis prefer? "They
like to read non-fiction and self improvement books,"
says Thomas of Book Point who is been observing
the reading habits of the people since 13 years
and adds, " Now a days people are not buying
books as they used to do earlier because of the
exorbitant prices and also easy access to information".The
Bookpoint is a retailng outlet of the Orient Longman
publishing house and it has its branches in Mumbai,
Chennai, and Bangalore.