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New Book World · Jodhpur · Since 1966

The Blue City
reads here.

Three generations of book lovers. New, pre-loved and rare books, a co-reading space and OG Book Café — now delivering across India.

1966Since10,000+Books in stock3rdGeneration of book lovers
Inside New Book World, Jodhpur
Near Shanichar ji ka Than, Jodhpur
Graded honestlyGrade A is new. B to E are pre-loved, checked by hand.
Well below MRPMRP shown on every book, so you see what you save.
Pickup or deliveryCollect in Jodhpur or ship anywhere in India.
Book lovers since 1966Three generations, one family, 10,000+ books.

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Pick your next read.

New and pre-loved books, graded by hand, priced well below MRP.

Gunda evam Anya Kahaniyan (Hindi Edition)by Jaishankar Prasad Rs. 140MRP Rs. 175Paperback
Traitors' Gateby Jeffrey Archer Rs. 349MRP Rs. 499
Love in the Time of Insurgencyby Birendra Kumar Bhattacharyya Rs. 162MRP Rs. 250PaperbackSold out
Siddharthaby Hermann Hesse Rs. 120MRP Rs. 150PaperbackSold out
Murder Milestoneby Salil Desai Rs. 175MRP Rs. 250PaperbackSold out
Goodness Killed Meby Ashish Dutt Sharma Rs. 70MRP Rs. 100PaperbackSold out
The Line of Mercyby Tarun J. Tejpal Rs. 629MRP Rs. 899HardcoverSold out
Best Indian Short Stories, Volumes 1-2by Khushwant Singh Rs. 559MRP Rs. 799Paperback
The Alice Networkby Kate Quinn Rs. 489MRP Rs. 699PaperbackSold out
The Afghanby Frederick Forsyth Rs. 630MRP Rs. 843HardcoverSold out
4491 books in Fiction See all →

The Top 25

What Jodhpur is reading.

Our most-loved books, straight off the shelf by the counter. Tap a spine to pull it out.

Ranked by sales · tap a spine

TOP 25 · BESTSELLERSSee all 1921 →

Inside the store

Come take a walk down the aisle.

Ten thousand books, one long aisle, and a café at the end of it.

Come take a walk down the aisle.

Gifting

Give a book.
Or a whole shelf.

Birthdays, Diwali, thank-yous. Pick a ready gift or tell us about them and we'll choose.

Co-reading space

Co-reading space

Come in. Read here.
Stay as long as you like.

Our co-reading space is open to everyone who walks in. Pick any book off our shelves, grab a table, order a chai. Koi jaldi nahi.

  1. 01 Pick any book off the shelfRead it right here, free. Buy it only if you can't put it down.
  2. 02 Order from OG Book CaféChai and coffee, brought to your table in the aisle.
  3. 03 Stay for the eveningQuiet tables, warm light, no hurry. Bring a friend or come alone.

9:00 AM TO 10:30 PM · OPEN 365 DAYS A YEAR

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Honest grading

Every book gets a grade.

Grade A is brand new. Grades B to E are pre-loved, checked by hand page by page, so you know exactly what arrives at your door.

Brand new A ★★★★★

Fresh copies, never owned or read. Straight from the publisher to you.

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Pre-loved · checked by hand

CGood

★★★★★

Well read. Some cover wear or creases, all pages intact and readable.

Shop 1298 grade C books →

DFair

★★★★★

Old but usable. Visible wear, possible marks or yellowing, complete text.

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EReading copy

★★★★★

Heavy wear, but the text is all there — at the lowest price.

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B E

Swipe or drag · the book gets more loved as you go

1966 The family sold its first books at Ghantaghar. We're the third generation behind the counter.
248 yrs The age of the Sanskrit manuscript in the Harwani family collection.
365 days Open every single day of the year, 9 AM to 10:30 PM.

Google reviews

Don't take our word for it.

4.9 from nearly 3,000 Google reviews

Reader's Wall

How books left our readers.

Not reviews, feelings. Sticky notes from book lovers to the next reader. Tap a note to see the book.

Changed how I think

Written in 1936 and it still works. The bit about remembering names is worth the whole book.

— Team NBW, Jodhpur

Got me through an exam

The ophthalmology book seniors keep recommending. Theory, logbook and practical in one set, so one order covers the posting.

— Team NBW, Jodhpur

Couldn't put it down

Ruskin Bond wrote this at seventeen. Read it on a slow Sunday and you'll want to run away to Dehradun.

— Team NBW, Jodhpur

The Room on the RoofRuskin BondRs. 175

Changed how I think

Karna ki kahani, Dinkar ki kalam. Zor se padhiye, har pankti mein aag hai.

— Team NBW, Jodhpur

RashmirathiRamdhari Singh DinkarRs. 200

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Community · In-store

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Woh ladki jo har Sunday 4 baje aati hai, usne pichhle mahine apni pehli book meetup host ki. Agli baar aap?

Book meetupsSwap sessionsClay & comic workshopsPodcast series
Baat Kitaab Ki community event at New Book World
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Baat Kitaab Ki community event at New Book World
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Grab a table, pick a book, order a chai.

Koi jaldi nahi. Read anything off our shelves while you sit — the co-reading space is open to everyone who walks in.

OG Book Café at New Book World, Jodhpur
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#Read & Return

Take a book home from our store, read it, bring it back — and get up to 80% of the MRP back.

Only at our Jodhpur store. Not available online.

Keep the book for You get back
  • One week 80%of MRP
  • One month 70%of MRP
  • Two months 60%of MRP
  • Up to six months 50%of MRP

MRP is paid as a deposit · Return in the same condition

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