Reading is a lost art, is lament we’ve all heard and are guilty of contributing to. In the digital age of the Kindle and iPhone, when e-books are cheaper and doomscrolling gives us instant gratification, paperbacks might seem lacklustre. Luckily, for Mumbai’s bookworms, there’s a bookshop in the city that’s out to right this wrong with insanely low price tags on physical books – Bargain Book Hut.
Bargain Book Hut – 20 to 80% discounts across genres
The next time you’re tempted to do more than lose yourself amongst shelves stacked with tomes old and new and breathe in the scent of books, actually buy them, wander into one of this bookstore chain’s outlets in Mumbai. And you WILL walk out with a novel or two – there’s a minimum 20% discount guaranteed on all the titles they stock, thanks to year-long sales. Those cut-rate prices drop further, with some paperbacks selling at 80% markdowns.
They have a wide collection of genres catering to every age group and literary palette. Fiction, Non-Fiction, children’s books, Art, Health, Cooking, Philosophy, as well as obscure books on niche topics like Astronomy, Gardening, Fashion and Photography that you might not find elsewhere. Whether that’s bestsellers like The Palace of Illusions by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, and Sally Rooney’s Beautiful World Where Are You, to Nobel Prize-winning The Vegetarian and classics like Crime and Punishment.
Bargain Book Hut and its unmatched deals have been around since 2012, with a flagship old-world outlet in Kala Ghoda. And they continue fighting the good fight for Mumbai’s bibliophiles, backed by Wilco Publishing House, a 67-year-old heritage publishing organisation. So go on, make space on your bookshelves and geek out! You’ll leave with a full heart, heavy bags and a shockingly light bill.
📍Kala Ghoda, R City Mall – Ghatkopar, Nexus Seawoods Mall – Navi Mumbai, Viviana Mall Thane