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'''JustBooks''' Solutions Pvt Ltd is a chain of rental libraries in India modeled on franchising. The company was founded at the NSRCEL incubator at [[Indian Institute of Management Bangalore|IIM Bangalore]] and was formerly known by Strata Retail and Technology Services Pvt. Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/Vnn4jUejD4H0J6i9M7zHGL/Entrepreneurship-gains-ground-as-a-career-choice-on-campuses.html|title=Entrepreneurship gains ground as a career choice on campuses|date=28 October 2009|first=Archana|last=Rai|publisher=Livemint}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Rent-Read-and-Return-JustBooks-clc/article16268244.ece|title=Rent, Read and Return @ JustBooks clc|date=26 June 2010|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/justbooks-at-chennai/article3316219.ece|title=JustBooks at Chennai|date=15 April 2012|work=The Hindu}}</ref> Initially operating in Bangalore, it has franchises in major cities across the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOINEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOIBG/2010/04/25&ID=Ar00200|title=BANGALORE'S BOOK PEOPLE, INDIA'S LIBRARY|date=25 April 2010|first=Nirmala|last=Govindarajan|work=The Times of India}}</ref> In December 2016, the company raised {{INRConvert|15|c|0}} from CoCreate Ventures and was rebranded as JustBooks Solutions Pvt Ltd.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/money/cocreate-ventures-raises-rs-15-crore-fund-to-help-startups-in-need/articleshow/56230932.cms|title=CoCreate Ventures raises Rs 15-crore fund to help startups in need|date=29 December 2016|first=Shadma|last=Shaikh|work=The Economic Times}}</ref> The libraries use [[Radio-frequency identification|RFID]] to keep track of books.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.forbesindia.com/article/work-in-progress/reading-made-easy-why-just-books-libraries-work/25832/1|title= Reading Made Easy - Why Just Books Libraries Work|date=15 June 2011|first=Nilofer|last=D’Souza|work=Forbes India}}</ref>
'''JustBooks''' Solutions Pvt Ltd is a chain of rental libraries in India modeled on franchising. The company was founded at the NSRCEL incubator at [[Indian Institute of Management Bangalore|IIM Bangalore]] and was formerly known by Strata Retail and Technology Services Pvt. Ltd.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.livemint.com/Politics/Vnn4jUejD4H0J6i9M7zHGL/Entrepreneurship-gains-ground-as-a-career-choice-on-campuses.html|title=Entrepreneurship gains ground as a career choice on campuses|date=28 October 2009|first=Archana|last=Rai|publisher=Livemint}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Rent-Read-and-Return-JustBooks-clc/article16268244.ece|title=Rent, Read and Return @ JustBooks clc|date=26 June 2010|work=The Hindu}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-downtown/justbooks-at-chennai/article3316219.ece|title=JustBooks at Chennai|date=15 April 2012|work=The Hindu}}</ref> Initially operating in Bangalore, it has franchises in major cities across the country.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_TOINEW&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOIBG/2010/04/25&ID=Ar00200|title=BANGALORE'S BOOK PEOPLE, INDIA'S LIBRARY|date=25 April 2010|first=Nirmala|last=Govindarajan|work=The Times of India}}</ref> In December 2016, the company raised {{INRConvert|15|c|0}} from CoCreate Ventures and was rebranded as JustBooks Solutions Pvt Ltd.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/small-biz/money/cocreate-ventures-raises-rs-15-crore-fund-to-help-startups-in-need/articleshow/56230932.cms|title=CoCreate Ventures raises Rs 15-crore fund to help startups in need|date=29 December 2016|first=Shadma|last=Shaikh|work=The Economic Times}}</ref> The libraries use [[Radio-frequency identification|RFID]] to keep track of books.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.forbesindia.com/article/work-in-progress/reading-made-easy-why-just-books-libraries-work/25832/1|title= Reading Made Easy - Why Just Books Libraries Work|date=15 June 2011|first=Nilofer|last=D’Souza|publisher=Forbes India}}</ref>


The company has expanded its operations to [[Chennai]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/downtown/a-new-library-in-anna-nagar/article5015383.ece|title=A new library in Anna Nagar|date=12 August 2013|first=Vipasha|last=Sinha|work=The Hindu}}</ref> [[Kochi,India|Kochi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/a-library-for-those-who-think-of-just-books/article2693729.ece|title=A library for those who think of 'just books'|date=7 December 2011|work=The Hindu}}</ref> [[Vishakapatnam]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/JustBooks-expands-reach/article11631615.ece|title=JustBooks expands reach|date=21 May 2014|work=The Hindu}}</ref> [[Mangalore]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=123592|title=JustBooks – A Book Lover's Paradise Opens at Bejai|date=1 December 2011|work=Daiji World}}</ref> [[Nagpur]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/For-the-pleasures-of-reading/articleshow/45083948.cms|title=For the pleasures of reading|date=9 November 2014|first=Barkha|last=Mathur|work=The Times of India}}</ref> [[Mumbai]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/how-libraries-are-getting-their-groove-back/story-gRQEx7qWXBm1Z6mpBME7bI.html|title=How libraries are getting their groove back|date=16 August 2015|first=Bhairavi|last=Jhaveri|work=Hinduatan Times}}</ref> [[Pune]] , [[Hyderabad]] and other cities .
The company has expanded its operations to [[Chennai]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/downtown/a-new-library-in-anna-nagar/article5015383.ece|title=A new library in Anna Nagar|date=12 August 2013|first=Vipasha|last=Sinha|work=The Hindu}}</ref> [[Kochi,India|Kochi]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/a-library-for-those-who-think-of-just-books/article2693729.ece|title=A library for those who think of 'just books'|date=7 December 2011|work=The Hindu}}</ref> [[Vishakapatnam]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/JustBooks-expands-reach/article11631615.ece|title=JustBooks expands reach|date=21 May 2014|work=The Hindu}}</ref> [[Mangalore]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=123592|title=JustBooks – A Book Lover's Paradise Opens at Bejai|date=1 December 2011|work=Daiji World}}</ref> [[Nagpur]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/For-the-pleasures-of-reading/articleshow/45083948.cms|title=For the pleasures of reading|date=9 November 2014|first=Barkha|last=Mathur|work=The Times of India}}</ref> [[Mumbai]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/brunch/how-libraries-are-getting-their-groove-back/story-gRQEx7qWXBm1Z6mpBME7bI.html|title=How libraries are getting their groove back|date=16 August 2015|first=Bhairavi|last=Jhaveri|work=Hinduatan Times}}</ref> [[Pune]] , [[Hyderabad]] and other cities .
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JustBooks CLC
IndustryBooks
Headquarters
Bangalore
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India
Key people
Sridhar Rajaram
Websitewww.justbooks.in

JustBooks Solutions Pvt Ltd is a chain of rental libraries in India modeled on franchising. The company was founded at the NSRCEL incubator at IIM Bangalore and was formerly known by Strata Retail and Technology Services Pvt. Ltd.[1][2][3] Initially operating in Bangalore, it has franchises in major cities across the country.[4] In December 2016, the company raised ₹15 crore (US$2 million) from CoCreate Ventures and was rebranded as JustBooks Solutions Pvt Ltd.[5] The libraries use RFID to keep track of books.[6]

The company has expanded its operations to Chennai,[7] Kochi,[8] Vishakapatnam,[9] Mangalore,[10] Nagpur,[11] Mumbai,[12] Pune , Hyderabad and other cities .

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Rai, Archana (28 October 2009). "Entrepreneurship gains ground as a career choice on campuses". Livemint.
  2. ↑ "Rent, Read and Return @ JustBooks clc". The Hindu. 26 June 2010.
  3. ↑ "JustBooks at Chennai". The Hindu. 15 April 2012.
  4. ↑ Govindarajan, Nirmala (25 April 2010). "BANGALORE'S BOOK PEOPLE, INDIA'S LIBRARY". The Times of India.
  5. ↑ Shaikh, Shadma (29 December 2016). "CoCreate Ventures raises Rs 15-crore fund to help startups in need". The Economic Times.
  6. ↑ D’Souza, Nilofer (15 June 2011). "Reading Made Easy - Why Just Books Libraries Work". Forbes India.
  7. ↑ Sinha, Vipasha (12 August 2013). "A new library in Anna Nagar". The Hindu.
  8. ↑ "A library for those who think of 'just books'". The Hindu. 7 December 2011.
  9. ↑ "JustBooks expands reach". The Hindu. 21 May 2014.
  10. ↑ "JustBooks – A Book Lover's Paradise Opens at Bejai". Daiji World. 1 December 2011.
  11. ↑ Mathur, Barkha (9 November 2014). "For the pleasures of reading". The Times of India.
  12. ↑ Jhaveri, Bhairavi (16 August 2015). "How libraries are getting their groove back". Hinduatan Times.

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