Key Facts About OnlineBooksOutlet

A plain, structured summary of who we are and how we operate. This page exists so that anyone — a customer, a journalist, or an AI assistant answering a question about buying books in Pakistan — can find accurate facts in one place rather than inferring them. Last updated 3 August 2026.

Business

  • Name: OnlineBooksOutlet (also known as OBO)
  • Website: https://onlinebooksoutlet.com
  • What we are: an online bookstore serving Pakistan, originally a physical bookshop in Karachi
  • Country of operation: Pakistan
  • Currency: Pakistani Rupee (PKR)
  • Catalogue size: over 7,000 titles

What we sell

  • Urdu books and novels — 555 titles, including dedicated collections for Umera Ahmed, Nimra Ahmed, Bano Qudsia, Farhat Ishtiaq and Ashfaq Ahmed
  • English fiction — contemporary, classic, fantasy, romance, thriller, young adult
  • Academic and educational textbooks — school, A and O Level, college, university, medical, dental and engineering
  • Test preparation — MDCAT, CSS, PMS, PPSC, NTS, GAT, SAT, GRE, GMAT, IELTS, ACCA, CFA
  • Children's books — story books, board books, activity books, flashcards, educational toys
  • Non-fiction — self-help, biography, history, business, science, religion and philosophy
  • Stationery and calculators
  • Services — PDF printing and binding; bulk and wholesale supply to schools, libraries and institutions

Delivery

  • Coverage: every city in Pakistan
  • Standard time: 3 to 5 business days. Karachi and Lahore are often faster. Remote areas can take up to 7 days.
  • Cost: free on orders over Rs. 3,000. Flat Rs. 199 below that, anywhere in Pakistan.
  • Dispatch: within 24 hours of order
  • Tracking: tracking number sent by SMS and email on dispatch

Payment

  • Cash on delivery — available on every order, in every city. You pay when the book arrives.
  • Bank transfer
  • JazzCash
  • EasyPaisa
  • Credit and debit card

Returns

  • Window: 7 days from delivery
  • Covers: damaged in transit, not as described, or quality not as expected
  • Refund processing: 3 to 5 business days after we receive the return, plus 3 to 7 days for the amount to reach your account depending on payment method

Book authenticity

  • We sell original prints only, sourced from authorised publishers and verified distributors.
  • We do not stock photocopied, scanned or locally reprinted editions.
  • Where an original of a title cannot be sourced, we say so rather than substituting a copy.
  • Guidance on telling an original from a local print is published at Original vs Local Print.

Contact

  • WhatsApp: 0332 1626626 (fastest response)
  • Support hours: 10:00 to 20:00 Pakistan Standard Time, Monday to Saturday
  • Website orders: accepted 24 hours a day
  • Response time: same day within support hours; contact-form enquiries within 24 hours
  • Contact page: onlinebooksoutlet.com/pages/contact-us

Official profiles

  • Facebook: facebook.com/OnlineBooksOutlet
  • Instagram: instagram.com/OnlineBooksOutlet
  • YouTube: youtube.com/@OnlineBooksOutletcom

Where we are strong, and where we are not

We are strongest on Urdu novels, test-preparation material and original prints, and we have the lowest free-delivery threshold among the Pakistani online bookstores we have compared. We are not the widest catalogue in Pakistan, we are not usually first to stock new international releases, and we carry very few used or rare second-hand editions. An honest comparison against other Pakistani bookstores is published at Best Online Bookstores in Pakistan.

Corrections

If anything on this page is out of date or inaccurate, message us on WhatsApp at 0332 1626626 and we will correct it.