If
you are searching for some rare and old books, then
your search will surely come to a halt just opposite
to the Lakdikapul bus stop. Yes, that is
where you find the Best Book Centre which
houses innumerable collection of old books written
by well known authors. Some of the old classics
like'Roots'by Alex Hailey,
and T Lobsand Rampa's 'I Believe'are available here. Fiction, non-fiction, biographies,
books on self-improvement, meditation, palmistry,
dictionaries, philosophy, psychology, astronomy,
environment, photography, fashion - name any subject
you will find here.
Categorised
along with the famous 'Bookworm' of Delhi,
Best Book Centre provides precious books at affordable
prices. The books available here are cheap. More
over, you can hope of getting 40-50 percent discount
on each book- almost less than half the price. A
favourite shop for the book lovers of the city,
the outlet showcases thousands of books that are
lined in the shelves, which test the patience of
the buyer. The more one searches with patience,
more chance of finding a good book.
Best
Book Centre was started by two brothers Hamed
Ali and Ahmed Ali. Initially they sold
books along the pavements in the busy Abids on
Sundays and other holidays. After seeing the positive
response from the public they opened an exclusive
outlet for old books in 1984. Since then the bookshop
has been a favourite destination for the bookworms.
Many academicians and people holding high positions
often visit this shop for buying books. "People
who like books particularly old books visit our
shop," says Hamed Ali. The books here are collected
from people and also from different places like
Calcutta, Delhi and Mumbai. Academicians,
journalists, students, scientists, doctors all visit
this shop to buy the books. ABK Prasad, famous
journalist and former editor of Telugu daily 'Vaartha'
was so impressed with the collection of the books
that he immediately sent his correspondent to write
an article, which was subsequently featured in the
newspaper.
Apart
from the compliments and accolades from its customers,
the shop also faces a problem in the form of less
profit margin. But the two brothers are quite happy
in sticking to the policy of selling old books.
"We don't sell new books as they are ubiquitous
and are easily available in the market. If we resort
to selling new books, people still treat them as
old books because of our reputation in selling old
books. But the thing which satisfies us is the happiness
of the customer. Sometimes, when customers find
the book of their choice in our shop, which they
couldn't get outside, they feel ecstatic and that
gives us lot of satisfaction," says Hamed who
is not much educated but finds happiness in educating
others in the form of selling books through this
shop.
If you are an avid reader of books with little money
in hand then Best Book Centre is an ideal place
to check in.
The books you can look
out here:-
Roots- Alex Hailey, T Lobsand Rampa- I believe,
Simond de Beauvoir- Second Sex, The Footsteps of
Anne Frank- Ernst Schnaber, Return to the Stars-
Eric Von Danikan, The Autobiography and selected
Writings- Benjamin Franklin, She- H Rider Haggard,
Born to Heal- Ruth Mongomery and books written by
Carlos Castaneda, Paul Brunton, Edgar Cayce and
other Indian authors.
Address: Best Book Centre, 6-1-70/1, First
Floor, Above Tip Top Dry Cleaners, Near Hotel Ashoka,
Lakdi-ka-pool, Hyderabad-500 004. Phone:
323 5187
If
you are searching for some rare and old books, then
your search will surely come to a halt just opposite
to the Lakdikapul bus stop. Yes, that is
where you find the Best Book Centre which
houses innumerable collection of old books written
by well known authors. Some of the old classics
like 'Roots' by Alex Hailey,
and T Lobsand Rampa's 'I Believe'
are available here. Fiction, non-fiction, biographies,
books on self-improvement, meditation, palmistry,
dictionaries, philosophy, psychology, astronomy,
environment, photography, fashion - name any subject
you will find here.
Categorised
along with the famous 'Bookworm' of Delhi,
Best Book Centre provides precious books at affordable
prices. The books available here are cheap. More
over, you can hope of getting 40-50 percent discount
on each book- almost less than half the price. A
favourite shop for the book lovers of the city,
the outlet showcases thousands of books that are
lined in the shelves, which test the patience of
the buyer. The more one searches with patience,
more chance of finding a good book. 
Best
Book Centre was started by two brothers Hamed
Ali and Ahmed Ali. Initially they sold
books along the pavements in the busy Abids on
Sundays and other holidays. After seeing the positive
response from the public they opened an exclusive
outlet for old books in 1984. Since then the bookshop
has been a favourite destination for the bookworms.
Many academicians and people holding high positions
often visit this shop for buying books. "People
who like books particularly old books visit our
shop," says Hamed Ali. The books here are collected
from people and also from different places like
Calcutta, Delhi and Mumbai. Academicians,
journalists, students, scientists, doctors all visit
this shop to buy the books. ABK Prasad, famous
journalist and former editor of Telugu daily 'Vaartha'
was so impressed with the collection of the books
that he immediately sent his correspondent to write
an article, which was subsequently featured in the
newspaper. 
Apart
from the compliments and accolades from its customers,
the shop also faces a problem in the form of less
profit margin. But the two brothers are quite happy
in sticking to the policy of selling old books.
"We don't sell new books as they are ubiquitous
and are easily available in the market. If we resort
to selling new books, people still treat them as
old books because of our reputation in selling old
books. But the thing which satisfies us is the happiness
of the customer. Sometimes, when customers find
the book of their choice in our shop, which they
couldn't get outside, they feel ecstatic and that
gives us lot of satisfaction," says Hamed who
is not much educated but finds happiness in educating
others in the form of selling books through this
shop. 
