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Padhio

India's marketplace for second-hand books

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Pre-loved books.
Brand-new habits.

Buy, sell or donate books and build better reading habits with India's most loved reading ecosystem.

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Made in India.
Built for readers.

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Namaste!

  • 45,000+Books shared
  • 15,000+Happy readers
  • 500+Libraries helped
  • 120 TCO₂ saved

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How Padhio Works

Full journey
  1. 01 Buy

    Find affordable second-hand books in great condition.

  2. 02 Sell

    Sell your books easily and earn while you declutter.

  3. 03 Donate

    Donate books and help build a better tomorrow.

  4. 04 Track

    Log pages, build streaks and hit your reading goals.

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Featured second-hand books

Featured Books
Top picks · data from Open LibraryView all
🇮🇳 Made in India

Indian Picks

Narayan, Tagore, Ruskin Bond, Sudha Murty, Amish and more.

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All Books

17,63,251 titles and counting

Full catalogue
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Showing 24 · data from Open Library

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Track your reading.Build better habits.

Set goals, log pages, keep your streak alive and watch yourself become a better reader every day.

Open the tracker Free forever
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  • 12

    Books read

  • 287

    Pages this week

  • 45

    Day streak

  • 8,560

    Minutes read

Pages read · this weekBest: Sat
  • 32
  • 45
  • 28
  • 51
  • 38
  • 62
  • 31

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Our Guestbook

Notes left by readers across India.

Books shared

  • Entry #001
    “Padhio is more than a bookstore. It's a community that truly cares about readers and the planet.”

    Ananya Sharma

    Delhi University

  • Entry #002
    “I sold my old books and found amazing reads at half the price. Win-win!”

    Rohit Verma

    IIT Bombay

  • Entry #003
    “Donated books through Padhio and knowing they went to a rural library made my day.”

    Meera Nair

    Bangalore

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