Regal, sadder Karachi is most popular. It's populated by traditional bookmakers and people who want to make some earning out of their book collections.
The closets range of books from children fiction to Urdu literature, numerous of which were rare replicas hardly available in stores in a different place.
Royal Book Depot was originated on the road behind Regal Chowk, Saddar but many times ago it shifted to the basement in Rex Centre near Zainab Market.
The store itself is large compared to the others; it indeed has many services inside where editors were busy working. In the absence of any ventilation in the room, it has a deep-rooted smell of old books.
The owner says the company specializes in publishing educational books which secures a steady sluice of earnings.
The bookshop is in utmost of the high-class apartments. The books lay on the ground due to the lack of space.
He's not shy of striking up a discussion and giving his opinion on the changing geography of sadder market and declining reading habits of Karachi citizens.
One of the oldest book stores in the megacity, Thomas and Thomas near Regal. extensively popular among book lovers over the times. The store was innovated by a British man.
Although customers are occasionally seen at the store now, famous poets, philosophers and politicians were formerly seen surveying these same book shelves times ago.
Without any protocol. Former chairman Zia ul Haq came to visit. Told Mahmood, who has been associated with the bookshop early 90’s.
Before the current owner Muhammad Younus’s father bought it in 1948 at that time.
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https://www.facebook.com/FrereHall/
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https://www.dawn.com/news/1178911/bookless-in-saddar-an-adventure-through-time-and-traffic
https://www.facebook.com/Thomas-And-Thomas-Booksellers-995767170538162/
https://thekarachiwalla.com/2012/07/10/city-landmarks-thomas-thomas/
https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2015/oct/08/street-life-karachi-pakistan-in-pictures-instagram
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