ABOUT THE
WEBSITE
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The website is meant for
the traveller to India , the children of the Non-Resident Indian and
anyone interested in books about India. It aims to provide you with
the finest from India by way of books saving you the tedious
research of doing it yourself.
Each book listed here is a
masterpiece , a jewel .
This is the unique advantage to
using this website. If you follow it you read the finest from
India . The books are preselected saving you valuable time - perhaps
a few months of research.
The group
selecting the books is international Some are professors in
literature, others book reviewers , others columnists.
The
last part of the website takes a look at Indian music as a bonus.
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HOW TO USE THIS
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Take a
print out of the master list of books - if you wish to tick
the books you like . .
Go to the reviews
Section to see the reviews.
Go to the book stores list. Select a
bookstore of your choice.
Keep a printout of the
master list of books and musicians .This will always help you as you
browse in real life bookshops and music stores. Online ordering is not
well established in India.
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ORDERING ONLINE |
Online ordering is at its
infancy in India. So a cautious trial first. www.landmarkonthenet.com and
www.firstandsecond.com can be considered for a limited trial. If you
are satisfied then use them .
Amazon.com stocks all , if not most
of these books. This old faithful works. They deliver in India and
overseas.
Music can be ordered
online - see the sites in the music section.
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CATEGORIES OF BOOKS |
Reviews of the topics fiction
, literature , business , cooking have been put up . The rest follow soon.
However , the " books list " section contains titles covering all
topics. You can use amazon.com to read about them.
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REWARDS , RANTS AND RAVES
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Anyone attempting a similar task for their
country will appreciate why such a list will at best be suggestive and
iterative.
We aim to improve further with
your help.
FEEDBACK
Please mail your suggestions
and feedback to indianbooks@indiatimes.com
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