Nai Sarak is known for being one of India's biggest textbook markets. It is also the oldest bookselling and publishing hub in Delhi. It became a hub when publishers and booksellers from
Lahore moved to Delhi after the
partition of India, and subsequently set up shop here. Most shopkeepers did business by buying and selling old books. Apart from shops, the footpaths also have small makeshift stalls where second hand books are arranged on tables and stools. In the 1970s, many publishers moved their offices to
Daryaganj which became India's biggest publishing hub by the 1990s. Since then, shops in Nai Sarak have gradually closed down due to dwindling business. In 2017, it was reported that sales had decreased by as much as 60 to 70 percent and many shops had closed down in the past year alone. This was attributed to the increasing popularity of online book stores, a rise in book piracy, increase in photocopying as well as foreign publishers setting up shop in India making new textbooks available for cheap. ==See also==