FAQ

Yes. Every book on Qalam and Kitab is free. Register for a free account, which takes about a minute, and every book opens, including the Premium Collection marked ⭐ Premium.

You need a free account to read books and to post a challenge or solution. Challenges and solutions can be read without one.

Short Stories, Interactive Books and Explore are made for Playgroup to Class 3. Online Reads are for older students, on study skills, exams, money, careers and technology.

Tap Register free, choose a username, and add your email and a password. It takes about a minute.

The Premium Collection is a set of original storybooks written in house, inspired by heritage qissas and village tales. They are free to read and open as soon as you register for a free account.

Online Reads are books for students on study skills, exams, money, careers and technology. Short Stories can be finished in one sitting. Interactive Books ask your child to count, point, guess or act on each page. Explore books introduce science topics such as animals, rain and the human body.

Yes. Tap any book card to open it in the reader. It works in any phone browser, with light, sepia and dark reading modes.

Yes. Tap the Urdu button in the header on any page that has an Urdu version, and it takes you to that page in Urdu. Book text is in English for now.

Pakistan’s well-known student competitions and exams, such as LUMUN, MUNIK, debate championships, MDCAT, ECAT, art and writing contests and board exams. Each challenge has a matching Solution: a free preparation guide.

From the organiser’s official notice, such as PMDC for MDCAT and UET Lahore for ECAT. Pages show a last checked date, and you should confirm again on the official site before you apply.

Yes. Use Create Challenge or Post Solution. We review every submission before it goes live.

The What’s New section on the home page lists upcoming competitions with their deadlines. Dates can change, so always confirm on the organiser’s official website before you apply.

Tell us what you need on the Print & Copy page. We confirm the quantity, paper size, binding and price with you on WhatsApp before anything is printed.

It depends on the number of pages and whether you want black-and-white or colour. You get an exact price before you confirm.

Print & Copy orders. Every book is read online for free, so there is nothing to buy.

Across Lahore for now. If you’re outside Lahore, message us and we’ll let you know when delivery reaches your city.

It depends on the order. You get a specific time estimate before you confirm.

Cash on delivery.

Tell us within 3 days of delivery and we’ll replace it.