Books Temple Nepal

Buy books online in Kathmandu

Books Temple Nepal is an online bookstore delivering across the Kathmandu Valley — Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur — typically within 1–2 days of dispatch. Browse over 3,000 English and Nepali titles, pay in NPR by cash on delivery, and the same shelves reach every district in Nepal. No online payment needed: order, then pay when the books are in your hands.

How delivery works in the Valley

Order before the day ends and your books are usually handed to the courier within a day. Inside the Valley's three districts — Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur — the parcel then typically reaches you in 1–2 days. You pay the courier in cash on handover: the book total you saw at checkout, plus the courier's own delivery fee for your area, which the courier sets and collects.

Every order gets a number that looks like PT-YYYYMMDD-XXXXX in your confirmation email — drop it into order tracking any time. Change your mind before dispatch and you can cancel free of charge from your account; once the parcel is with the courier, it's on its way.

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Everything below delivers anywhere in the Valley at the same 1–2 day pace.

Quick answers for Kathmandu readers

How fast is book delivery in Kathmandu?
Typically 1–2 days anywhere in the Kathmandu Valley once your order is dispatched. The courier runs the final leg, so those are typical times rather than guarantees — but inside the Valley the parcel usually arrives the next day.
What does delivery cost in Kathmandu?
Your order total covers the books only. The courier charges its own delivery fee when it hands the parcel over, set by where it is going — Books Temple Nepal does not set or collect it, which is why there is no shipping line at checkout.
Can I pay when the books arrive?
Yes — cash on delivery is currently the only way to pay. You order online and hand the courier cash at your door, so nothing leaves your account before the books are in your hands.
Do you deliver outside the Kathmandu Valley too?
Yes. The same shelves reach all seven provinces and all 77 districts, typically in 3–5 days outside the Valley.

The full detail on couriers, cancellations and replacements lives in questions and terms & returns. After a title we don't stock? Talk to a bookseller.