If you are looking for some really interesting world class books to improve your English, or your knowledge of history, science, economics, engineering, math or any subject for that matter, check out the Cambridge University Press (of Cambridge, United Kingdom) at Nerul.
It is the only outlet for west India and is situated at plot number 80 of Shirvane in sector 1, Nerul.
Besides offering easy-to-read books, there are also professionally developed books for those who wish to learn English or stock their school or college libraries with a good collection of academic books.
The Cambridge University Press is the printing and publishing house of the University of Cambridge. For centuries, the press has extended research and teaching activities of the University by making available world-wide, through its printing and publishing, a remarkable range of academic and educational books, journals, examination papers and Bibles. It is in fact the oldest printing and publishing house in the world. It was founded on a royal charter granted to the University by Henry VIII in 1534 and has been operating continuously as a printer and publisher since the first press book was printed in 1584.
In all, there are more than 20,000 titles in print, along with maps, wall-charts, slides, CD-ROMs, on-line publications. Their Language in Use is a series for beginners up to the intermediate level. Some of the titles available for improving language skills are the Cambridge Picture Dictionary, Playway to English, Join in, Cambridge Storybooks, resource materials for teachers, self-study series for English, pronunciation and many more.
Anil Kumar Pandey, regional manager for west India adds, “We offer the International General Certificate of Secondary Education (IGCSE) in 58 schools in Mumbai. We have also started offering management courses for students and working executives.�
About the publications, we don’t always convert the pound into rupees. We have the special low price editions scheme to make our best textbooks available to students in the developing world. Some of our titles are marked down by almost 80-90 per cent. These are the Indian reprints. For instance, you can get Mental Math for kids for Rs 40 only and our history series - the new Cambridge Indian History is one of the best.�
For those interested in checking out the titles, the Press has a showroom on its premises at Nerul that is open from 9.30 am to 6 pm for retail sales.
For more details, contact 2770 9172.