Okay, a bit of marketing for a service that really caught my eye, mind and now my hands :)

Friends of books is an online book rental service currently operating in Delhi/ NCR, and from what I have experienced, totally worth trying at least once if you are a fan of books, and they’ll make sure you’re hooked. Go through their marketing mailer below, or browse their site, if you don’t believe me that they have the coolest collection of books that I have seen till date in a library. A library, hell, I have not seen a library in the 3 years that I have been in Gurgaon :)

Here they go….

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Dear Friend,

We want to take a moment of your time to tell you about our cool book rental service called *FriendsOfBooks* (http://www.friendsofbooks.com)!

No matter what they say, getting a book to read is still not very easy. There is the cost of the books (often prohibitive). Then there is the problem of access. But even if you were to beat the traffic, heat, rain and crowds to get to the few and far between bookstores- how many books can you really browse within the close confines and narrow aisles of the well meaning but space deprived bookstores?…Seriously, reading should be easier than that!

This is where we step in. *Browse, click and you are done*!

You can browse through our current catalogue of over three thousand books (…and *new titles are being added every day*!). Create an online list of books (a.k.a “Your Bookshelf”) that you would like to read. Within the next two working days, two books from your Bookshelf will arrive at your doorstep. Keep them for as long as you like. *No late fees*! When you are done, click on the “Ready for Pickup” button and we will send you two more books and bring back the one’s you have already read. That’s how easy it is!

We offer a *variety of subscription plans* so you can pick one that fits your needs.

We are starting out with Delhi – NCR at the moment. So if you are in Delhi, Noida, Gurgaon, Faridabad or Ghaziabad (or anywhere in between!) hop on-board. If not, help spread the word among family and friends who live in the NCR.