Flipkart vendors, and vice versa, but these plans never actually came to fruit. In July 2017, Flipkart made an offer to acquire its main domestic competitor, Snapdeal, for around US$700–800 million. It was rejected by the company, which was seeking at least US$1 billion. Flipkart held a 51% share of all Indian smartphone shipments in 2017, overtaking Amazon India (33%). Flipkart sold 1.3 million phones in 20 hours on 21 September alone for its Big Billion Days promotion, doubling the number sold on the first day of the event in 2016 (where it sold a total of 2.5 million phones in
Books and publishing in Pakistan through new books at a store and discovering exciting new books. Popular online bookstores include Liberty Books and Readings. Liberty Books was established in 1961, and now has eight stores in the country. They deliver to 350 cities in Pakistan. Readings was established in 2006, and now claims to be the "largest ever and ever expanding e-bookshop in Pakistan." It also boasts "the largest distribution network of imported books in Pakistan." Both online bookstores offer Cash On Delivery for items purchased. Readings also offers same-day delivery (before 1PM) in Lahore, employing a method that has been popular with global e-commerce