Maneesh-Media

Dear Diary! They say books are your best friends. Perhaps that is why I have few human friends, because I love reading books. When I was a five-year-old, I remember papa gifted me a Barbie doll; along with it was a tiny book – with other Barbie dolls. That was my first book, the one I still have. From there began my friendship with dear books. My colleagues at school often tease me that though grown up I am so crazy about dolls and books on them. Hardly does anyone know I have a secret love for romance books too. The Fault in Our Stars is my favourite. I imagine myself as a 16-year-old Hazel and wonder if ever my Augustus will come. Neither at school nor at college is anyone who sees me that way. I feel sad and try to move on – same as the protagonists in my reads. I wish I could in fact write a book someday. If not in real, maybe how I imagine my Prince Charming can be a story. I have heard book publishing world has gone rather easy, though I wonder if I could only get

With time changes everything... sometimes life becomes better, at times difficult. What helps the book lovers are the new books. And with changing times and technological advancements, books too have changed. The challenge of finding copies of some books has been beautifully addressed by technology. Find and download free ebooks , or the paid versions, and read it on the go! While earlier, one went to the bookstores, browsed books, read a few pages and bought books with excitement to complete them, things have changed today. You go online, search for the book you want to read or gift, order it and get it delivered home. Cherry on the cake, you get discounts too. This all began some two decades ago in America but in India the credit goes to the Bansal brothers of Flipkart, who earlier worked for Amazon. After completing their studies, when they joined Amazon, who would know they would return to their country to rule the ecommerce market. And by the time Amazon entered India