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More than forty years back I asked my uncle who was returning from London to bring a few books on science and he told me that he bought them from the 'Foyles' shop in London. I have stayed in London but have not been to that shop. I loved the old book shops near the British Museum.

Mr Pal ~ 'Foyles' bookshop is alive and well and living on Charing Cross Road, London .... http://www.foyles.co.uk/Public/Stores/Detail.aspx?storeid=1011

@Ranjit Try Maggs Brothers in Mayfair...............

... Re: Favourite British Bookshops In Britain more than 700 'independent'/ antiquarian or 'second-hand' bookshops have been obliged to close their doors for good since 1999. There was a time when even quite small English towns would have one or two good bookshops ~ alas, they are now becoming an endangered breed. There is more than one reason why this has happened but the most significant factor has been the rapid rise of the internet and of 'on-line' booksellers (Amazon.com being the most popular). For simple ease and convenience, buying books via a computer within the comfort of your own home, cannot be faulted ~ however ~ for those of us who enjoy poking about in the dark and dusty corners of old bookshops for hidden curiosities, these are sad times indeed... With this thought in mind I forward (below) a recent article concerning the future of the booksellers market in India: http://www.theindiasite.com/the-dot-com-bookstore-2/

Excellent article ! Thanks. And too by a 12 Std. student ! Browsing in those bookshops when we had all the time..were some of the best childhood memories for many of us. But the choice, simplicity and speed Flipkkart offers is quite simply unmatchable !...and thats coming from a loyal Flipkart customer.

I used to spend a lot of time in bookshops and libraries. Now that has changed due to the internet. I buy both from Amazon and Flipkart and at times from other vendors. I have fond memories of a day when I was searching for some books at the Oxford bookstore in Calcutta. I was pleased to find that a tall gentleman had joined me who hurriedly started looking at the stacks. After about ten minutes or so he left, after giving some instructions to the shop-owner. This was Satyajit Ray.

@ Julian Craig: Oxford Bookstore Calcutta used to stock good academic books once but now they offer only best-sellers and cook-books. Good bookshops are now all defunct. I remember a bookshop in Hull which used to have a wide mix of books but now, I am told, it offers only glossy pot-boilers. The only consolation is the internet which, despite many shortcomings, has made inroads into the scientific and cultural space in a big way.