‘Lock The Box Reloaded’ Book Fair attracts buyers
Best books for children available at the book fair, students get 5% discount
Chandigarh, November 23, 2022: The ‘Lock The Box Reloaded’ book fair by Bookchor, is gaining popularity in City Beautiful and attracting a large number of book lovers, especially children, and their parents. The book fair at Lajpat Rai Bhawan, Sector 15B, will continue till December 4.
According to Vidyut Sharma, Founder of Bookchor, the online bookstore for pre-owned books, “We have been getting a roaring response from the book lovers in Chandigarh. We replenish the books on a daily basis and have added the best children's books to the inventory. We offer a 5% discount for students on showing their valid ID cards.”
He said that similar book sales and exhibitions have been held in Bangalore, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Pune, and Indore before coming to Chandigarh. More than a million books are on display at the fair, a one-of-a-kind place where books are provided in a box, where customers can fit as many books as they wish.
The books are available from across genres such as fiction, non-fiction, crime, romance, young adults, children, adventure, science fiction, and much more. Book lovers can choose from three different sizes of boxes named after Greek mythology heroes- The Odysseus box, the Perseus Box, and the Hercules box. Readers can add as many books as possible of their choice in the box with only the condition that the box should close flat.
Bookchor.com is a 6-year-old startup founded with an aim of inculcating reading habits among Indian youth by providing books at the most affordable prices. LockTheBox was started in 2018 in Delhi, and this is 3rd edition of LockTheBox in Chandigarh.