The days of spending hours visiting a bookstore to select and browse books are long gone. In reality, in today’s busy lifestyle, setting aside a considerable amount of time to buy your favourite novel is unthinkable. Welcome to the world of online book delivery! Here, you can select your quota of books to enthral your literary thirst in a matter of minutes. Best of all, since the book you selected will be delivered to your home, it becomes double convenient.
Online book delivery in today’s digital lifestyle
In today’s digital era, people spend a significant amount of time online. Whether they are searching for entertainment, information, or to shop, smart devices and computers are a convenient “go-to” for the modern customer. Here, online book delivery falls easily into the equation. Correspondingly, in Sri Lanka, more and more people from across the island are fast embracing e-commerce and the digital lifestyle. Moreover, with the current COVID-19 situation, this trend is gathering even more momentum. As a matter of fact, we Sri Lankans are happy to do it in the comfort of our home!
Did Covid19 alter our habits?
Certainly, COVID lockdowns and resultant movement restrictions severely curtail our freedom of movement. In this scenario, we get used to a digital lifestyle wholeheartedly. In fact, some would argue that we are compelled to search for digital mediums to satisfy our cravings and essentials. Similarly, those already savvy with online media thrived. Likewise, the COVID pandemic is easily identified as the acceleration of digital adoption among the majority of the population in Sri Lanka and elsewhere.
Equally, those new to the game quickly adapted and learned to order products online digitally. In this situation, like other products and services, online book delivery has come to the forefront. And why not? Bookstores are no exception to this growing trend. Of course, brick-and-mortar bookshops like Sarasavi will always have their place. In a similar manner, online book delivery will help those who have adapted and thrived in this evolving market, especially for books.
What are the benefits of an online bookstore that does online book delivery?
The present-day digital landscape has created oodles of opportunities to shop online, deriving multiple benefits. Rather, these benefits are bound to accrue in your favour and we have listed a few below.
Customer Convenience
An online presence provides avid readers with a simple and easy option to make purchases. Through an online book store like Kapruka, they can browse preferred titles anytime and anywhere and simply click “buy” when they’re ready. Undoubtedly, the convenience and immediacy of this experience encourage more purchases, as customers won’t need to leave the safety and comfort of their homes.
Browsing capacity
When visiting a retail bookstore like Sarasavi, due to a lack of time, one cannot browse through all the titles available. Also, due to space constraints, certain books are displayed on shelves that are difficult to reach physically. In effect, this can restrict readers’ choices. However, having an online database allows you to choose from a wider range of titles and increase your exposure to all the stock you have.
Delivery
When looking for online book delivery, an online bookstore will give readers the benefit of having their precious books delivered to them directly to their homes. In reality, this reduces the difficulties of physically getting to and from your book store.
Enhanced customer experience
When visiting an online bookstore, you can get an enhanced buyer’s experience beyond just comfort and convenience. Comparatively, it also gives you the ability to check reviews, comments, suggestions, and feedback – helping the online bookstore to make more satisfying orders.
Exposure online
Searching for online book delivery at an online bookstore enables your books to be discoverable by search engines like Google. After all, this gives immense exposure to the titles of books available at an online book store. Due to search results, even if you search the name of a popular title you can find out the closest place to buy the book of choice.
Gifting ability
Due to the positive attributes of online book delivery, anyone can easily gift a book to a friend or a loved one. Moreover, even if one is living overseas, by visiting an online bookstore like Kapruka, one can select and get the book delivered to any address in Sri Lanka. How wonderful is this?
How do you select books online from Kapruka?
1) Search for www.kapruka.com
2) Look at our top categories scroll down and select books
3) Once you select books you will come into the below interface.
4) Once there, you can click to select the subject of your preference. For example Cookery/food/beverages.
5) Below is how what you selected looks like
6) Now, select the title you prefer and add that to the cart. The rest is the usual way you purchase online by filling in your personal details along with the address. Here, the system will calculate the delivery charge and inform you of the total cost.
A bookstore’s presence online can give that bookstore an edge to earn great results and meet the evolving needs of the modern customer. The future is digital and digital is the future. By have an online book delivery facility, helps bookstores adapt to the progress of technology and better serve customers.
