ABOUT THE BIG BOOK BOX

The Big Book Box is a New Delhi, India based monthly Book Subscription Service that sells Books and literary merchandise. Founded by Surabhi Sanjana Rai and Desh Deepak Singh in January 2017 in New Delhi, India , the Big Book Box started as an online brand for book box subscription. In January 2019, the brand ventured into the field of online retail bookstore under the name of ChapterOne Bookstores. One of India’s first curated bookstore. 

Why Readers Across The Country are Subscribing to The Big Book Box More and More?

The brand appeals to readers from all age groups, catering the best of international fiction in the four different category of boxes that they sell. Other genres like non fiction, mythologies and self help that are not sent as a part of their subscription service are made available to readers through their bookstore. 

The Big Book Box has worked with the major publishers in India to promote the growth of reading by bringing to the country extensive amount of international bestsellers. They currently provide their services only in India and its neighbouring countries like Sri Lanka, Thailand, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Singapore and Malaysia.

In January 2019, after venturing into bookstore business, The Big Book Box started with an online book club promoting people to read and discuss together as a community.

WHAT IS THE BIG BOOK BOX?

The concept of book subscription boxes has existed since the 1970s with Book of The Month starting the trend of sending a book each month to their subscribers. In India, the concept of subscription services started catching up after 2015 and The Big Book Box was the first of its kin in the country. Working on the basis of pre-booking, their first box was delivered in February 2017. The co-founder, Surabhi Rai mentions in her interview to Nishtha Kanal of The Asian Age “I came across a UK-based book subscription box, but there was nothing of this sort in India. Getting the box shipped here was very expensive but the books were great and new releases. So I decided to start something of this sort by myself for students like me.”

Concept

The Big Book Box- September 2018 Edition. The highlight of this box was the books which were chosen from Man Booker’s 2018 List.

The Concept of The Big Book Box is simple and is based on subscription model of e-commerce. Each month there is a theme around which Books are chosen and then bookish goodies such as funko, tote bags, coffee mugs etc… are included in the box.^[2] The bookings take place well in advance. For example Bookings for April Box is taken in March and the boxes are shipped in April. For More info See HOW IT WORKS?

Book Selection

A major asset of The Big Book Box is their Book Selection. Each month 4 best of international fictions are chosen after reading ARC (Advance Reader’s Copy) and then a theme is built around the books. Surabhi Sanjana Rai Said to Your Story in an interview that at The Big Book Box they want to provide readers with unique and amazing reading experience by choosing the best books for the boxes each month, which otherwise gets lost in crowded publishing schedule.^[3]

^REFRENCES

Kanal, Nishtha (2017-02-26). “For the (self) love of shopping”. The Asian Age. Retrieved 2019-02-23.

.Bains, Grace (2017-09-05). “Listen Up, Book Lovers! This Place Delivers Books, Author Notes & Goodies Right At Your Doorstep”. ScoopWhoop. Retrieved 2019-02-23

.Chaudhuri, Indrojit D. (2017-05-24). “There’s curated boxes for food & fashion, why not books, ask this enterprising duo”. YourStory.com. Retrieved 2019-02-23.