23.12.11. That's all for 2011 but I will be back on the 3rd of January. Happy Christmas and New Year. Add a comment
23.12.11. TheBookGuide turned ten in 2011 but for some reason I've found myself uncharacteristically lost for words. I feel I should say something but where to begin? The question I'm most frequently asked is 'why do you do it'? - So perhaps that's the place to start ... more Add a comment
21.12.11. Many thanks to Geoffrey Warner for his informative reviews of shops, mostly in Kent and Suffolk. Add a comment
21.12.11. Books for Free has opened on Southampton High Street ... more Add a comment
15.12.11. After just one year's trading, secondhand bookseller Nicola Garrett decided to close her business last month ... more Add a comment
15.12.11. Eclecta Books, which started out at the monthly vintage market in Stockport, have now opened on the second floor of the town's Produce Hall. Add a comment
6.12.11. Daniel Crouch Rare Books in St James's will be exhibiting 100 maps of London, ranging from the 'Earliest extant plan of London' by Braun and Hogenberg in 1572, the Booth poverty map of 1889, to the First Tube Map, by Beck, until December 23rd ... more Add a comment
3.12.11. The Huffington Post has chosen the UK's Book Barge as one of The World's Great Bookshops ... more Add a comment
3.12.11. A co-operative set up to save a popular secondhand book store from closure is well on the way to raising the cash needed for the enterprise ... more Add a comment
29.11.11. The recently opened Burlington Books in Bridlington stock antiquarian, collectable and quality used books on a wide range of subjects and genres. Take a look at their website for some pictures of the original Victorian chemist shop interior, which they have turned into a beautiful bookshop. Add a comment
28.11.11. I've just added Albamusick, a specialist secondhand and antiquarian music shop in Glasgow, and Highflight Books, aviation specialists in Dingwall, Ross-shire. Add a comment
22.11.11. Sadly, Mike Raferty who ran the book room at Whitemoors Antique Centre in Shenton, Leicestershire, died in August. The good news is that the business has been taken over by Roger Thomas & Jacquie Aucott, who have been trading on the internet as Aucott & Thomas for many years, and intend to maintain a secondhand book presence in Shenton for the foreseeable future. Add a comment
21.11.11. Anthony Harrison opened Ealing Books in South Ealing Road a month ago, fully aware that the trend is moving away from paperbacks on the shelves, towards e-readers and internet shopping. But the 55-year-old believes there is still plenty of support for traditional books and knowledgeable booksellers, especially among the residents of Ealing ... more Add a comment
17.11.11. The second-largest secondhand bookshop in England. Add a comment
11.11.11. The Booksellers Association is calling for the end of tax and business rate concessions for charity bookshops, saying that they represent "unfair competition" to high street booksellers ... more Add a comment
8.11.11. The ABA have added a new section to their website featuring members with shops open to the public. It's a work in progress, with further shops to be added over the coming weeks. Add a comment
8.11.11. Recently added: Keith Jones Bookshop in Bournmouth who sell Christian books, and St Paul's Bookshop in York who stock local history, music, architecture, and philosophy, as well as secondhand Christian books. Add a comment
2.11.11. Sarah Henshaw's Barge Bookshop has travelled 1,000 miles on the canals of England and Wales over the past six months. She recounts the trip to the BBC before reopening at her permanent mooring at Barton Marina on November 5th ... more Add a comment
31.10.11. More recently added shops: High Tor Books in Matlock who sell Antiquarian and rare books, Phoenix Books at the Riverside Market in Haverfordwest, and A Little Bookshop in Washington, Tyne & Wear. Add a comment
27.10.11. Something truly incredible has happened in a village near me. A new secondhand bookshop has opened ... more Add a comment If anyone can provide contact details I'd be delighted to add this shop to the guide - Ed 27.10.11.
24.10.11. Darlington Lions Club have opened a charity bookshop in Blackwellgate, Darlington, and the recently opened Temple Rare Books are selling books priced from £50.00 in Headington, Oxfordshire. Add a comment
20.10.11. The Loneliness of a Long Distance Book Runner is a new book by Bill Rees in which he recounts the trials, joys and tribulations of selling second hand books ... more Add a comment
20.10.11. Another branch of Kim's Bookshop has opened this month in Worthing, West Sussex, where they will offer their usual wide variety of secondhand and new books. Add a comment
6.10.11. Melvin Clark owner of the Winton Bookshop in Bournemouth talks to Steven Bailey about the future of secondhand bookselling ... more Add a comment
4.10.11. After more than twenty years trading in Ledbury, Keith Smith Books will close on October 22nd. Starting on October 8th there will be a 50% off sale of everything, and on the last day all hardbacks will be £1 and paperbacks 50p. Add a comment
3.10.11. Many thanks to Norman Davies for his fourteen reviews of shops in Bristol, Devon, and Cornwall. Add a comment
30.09.11. A group of book-lovers from Clevedon are looking for fellow enthusiasts to buy shares in a new community secondhand bookshop ... more Add a comment
29.09.11. London's independent bookshops have joined forces to publish a map of the city's bookshops. The London Bookshop Map features 87 indies from across the city including ones selling new, antiquarian, specialist and second-hand titles ... more Add a comment
26.09.11. Good to be able to add Garrett Books in Leamington Spa, the first independant secondhand bookshop in the town for some years. Add a comment
26.09.11. Enid Blyton’s stories about pixies and elves may sound uncontroversial, but for almost 30 years she was banned by the BBC. Along with Charles Dickens and Anne Frank, she now joins a collection of 80 ‘banned’ authors on display in an Oxfam bookshop in Thame ... more Add a comment
21.09.11. The makers of The Last Bookshop talk to Mark Richardson owner of MR Books about bookshops and the internet. Add a comment
17.09.11. One of Islington’s best-loved secondhand bookshops – with singer Pete Doherty, photographer David Bailey and Tate gallery director Sir Nicholas Serota among its customers – is closing at the end of the month. ... more Add a comment
12.09.11. I checked out a few of Dorset's bookshops while I was away and will post something about them when I have a moment. In the meantime this appreciation of Drif’s Guide sent in by Keith Simmonds should cause a nostalgia rush for many readers. Add a comment Odd that someone could go into such interesting detail regarding Driff's personality but overlook his amusing invention of acronyms (WAD, NSOC etc). "Drif went AWOL" - the only one used in the piece. - Chris K. 15.09.11.
12.09.11. The Last Bookshop is an expanding chain of remainder bookshops which started in Oxford and seems to be bucking the trend. I've just added shops in Bristol, Oxford, and Salisbury. Add a comment
2.09.11. I'm out of the office next week, so no news or updates until September 12th. Add a comment
31.08.11. Thanks once again to Chris Harte for adding an interesting sounding book stall in Newtown Market Hall, and Serendipity in Chepstow, where you can buy six books for a quid. Add a comment
30.08.11. Peter Betts writes: "It's a hassle having to click on 'Comments' for each shop. It was often entertaining scrolling down to each shop's comments, if any. Unless you've had a large increase in the number of shops you list, I urge you to return to the old way of displaying the information. There is no way now of telling whether any new comments have been added, and clicking on each shop's 'Comments' can be wasteful of time. PLEASE return to the old system." ... more Add a comment
26.08.11. A bookseller banned from trading on a barge in Bristol has been offered a market stall in the city ... more Add a comment
26.08.11. Many thanks to PaulP of his fourteen reviews of shops all over the country, and to Chris K for her Edinburgh updates. Add a comment
25.08.11. From 8vo:"In a stroke of sheer gift-giving genius I was taken to Hay-on-Wye for my birthday, a little village in Wales with forty-odd secondhand bookshops, roughly translating to a bookshop per 36 residents, hundreds of thousands of books and hours of intensive rummaging" ... more Add a comment
23.08.11. The last second-hand bookshop in Bedfordshire will celebrate 20 years of
trading next weekend (September 3-4), when the Eagle Bookshop holds a
two-day event. ... more Add a comment
23.08.11. A bookshop owner who has been travelling around England and selling
books from a narrowboat has been banned from trading in Bristol. ... more Add a comment
16.08.11. Thanks to Keith Simmonds for this video; an affectionate reminder of more than a few of the bookshops and their owners who I've visited over the years. Add a comment Unusually for a secondhand bookseller, he seemed perfectly rational to me! - Allan Campbell 18.08.11.
11.08.11. TheBookGuide was hacked for a second time over the weekend and the feelings of outrage and helplessness in the face of this invasion; have to be experienced to be fully appreciated ... more Add a comment
10.08.11. Many thanks to Herne for his reviews of seven Dorset bookshops, and to Normans Davies for his reviews of twelve shop in Cumbria and elsewhere. Add a comment
10.08.11. Shrewsbury's recently renovated Market Hall is now home to no less than four booksellers. Add a comment
9.08.11. We had to take the site down on Monday because it kept being hacked. Following this and the appalling level of technical support offered by Webfusion, we will be moving to a new hosting company over the next few days. Thank you for your patience. Add a comment
5.08.11. I've just added two recently opened bookshops. Hoolet's Books in Scottish Borders town of Peebles opened in February and is about to expand, and Once Read in Crediton, Devon, who are big on OP English literature. Add a comment
3.08.11. Two readers have reported the abrupt closure of Words Etcetera in Dorchester on 25th July. Brian Basden also reports that Castle Books in Poole, Dorset, is due to close at the end of August, and is currently discounting stock by 50%. Add a comment
2.08.11. Sarah Henshaw's bookshop is is a 57ft narrowboat in which she is touring Britain’s waterways at a grand speed of four miles per hour for six months, flogging her stock to canalside customers and kick-starting her flagging book business in the process ... more Add a comment
1.08.11. Treadwell's Bookshop has recently moved from 34 Tavistock Street in Covent Garden to 33 Store Street, Bloomsbury, where their phone number is now 0207 419 8507 Add a comment
30.07.11. Ann Newman is now opening Imagine Books in Weymouth from 9.00 - 6.00 during the summer, and says she has a growing stock of of antiquarian books and Dorset history. Add a comment
26.07.11. Is this the future for secondhand bookshops in the UK? Many thanks to Keith Simmonds and R&R Books for introducing us to Brazenhead Books, the secret bookshop in New York ... more Add a comment
25.07.11. Many thanks to Jake Kirkwood for pointing out that Yealtaland Books on Shetland had somehow dropped out of our new database. And to John Bacon for adding Moss End Bookshop in Berkshire and Old Saddlery Bookshop in East Sussex. Add a comment
21.07.11. Gillian Nelson has just added the recently opened Oxfam Merchant City Bookshop in Glasgow, which she describes as "A relaxed charity book boutique in the heart of Glasgow offering a range of quality fiction and non-fiction." Add a comment
19.07.11. Jenni Doherty runs Little Acorns Bookstore in Bedlam Market in Derry, were she specialises mainly in Irish-related subjects, publishers & authors. She will also sell donated books, giving a percentage of the proceeds to the owner or charity. Add a comment
16.07.11. Many thanks to all of you who sent in reviews while I was away and they have now been added. Particular thanks must go to Mary (Worcestershire), The Bookman (Brighton) and The Brummie Bookman (Midlands), who between them reviewed twenty two bookshops. Add a comment
14.07.11. St David's was a delight -- waking up in the embrace of St Brides Bay is difficult to beat. Not much time to look for books but unlike Chris Harte, I found all the other things in the Carningli Centre more interesting than the books. Our visit to Carmarthenshire Rare Books turned out to be a few weeks too early, as Leo has just bought a house full of books but won't begin sorting them until he returns from holiday, in about three weeks time. Books On The Green in Llandeilo is attractively presented with some interesting titles, but unfortunately nothing we could squeeze a profit out of. I'm afraid that's all we could fit in before returning to Cheltenham for an audience with Dylan Moran. Add a comment
9.07.11. I'm off to Wild Wales for a few days, where there are few bookshops or Wi-Fi hotspots - so no news or updates until my return on July 15th. Add a comment
9.07.11. Many thanks to John Allen for all his updates and reviews of bookshops in South East London and Oxford. And to Steve Liddle and Geoffrey Warner for being as amusing and informative as ever. Add a comment
6.07.11. I've just added Anitabooks in Leominster where you will find mainly military and history books. Anita says that you will need to be fit to get to the books as they are on the on the second floor of the Minster House Antiques Centre :) Add a comment
4.07.11. Steve Newman has found a couple of new bookshops, both in the same area in Southsea as the three we already list. The Bookstore has recently opened in what was Night Owl, and Book Bonanza has apparently been established for some years. If you find yourself in Southsea, the Albert Road area seems to be the place to find all sorts of interesting independent shops. Add a comment
1.07.11. A green charity offering books for free aims to open an outlet in every town in the UK, and has called on publishers to donate titles (thanks to Clive Keeble for the link) ... more Add a comment
30.06.11. Peter Lyons Books in Cheltenham will be holding a sale with 30% off all books from the 6th of July until the end of the month, but the shop will be closed this week. And Moss Books, also in Cheltenham, is currently having a half-price sale. Add a comment
28.06.11. Astley Book Farm houses 75,000 books in the 4,000 sq ft building in Bedworth on the Arbury Estate ... more Add a comment
27.06.11. Books Bought and Sold in East Molesey, Surrey, are holding a sale with 50% off the marked price of all all books until the end of July. Add a comment
23.06.11. Unable to restore recent emails, so if you sent me reviews or updates between 12-20th June and haven’t received a confirmation – please send again. Add a comment
23.06.11. Chris Harte has just discoverd Books On The Green in Llandeilo, Carmarthanshire. He reports that: "The charming owner could not have been of more help and assistance" and that one should "always call in when passing for they have a substantial reserve stock". Add a comment
23.06.11. Coco describes Babushka Books on the Isle Wight as a "funky little bookshop, cool younger atmosphere, the ceiling is covered in pictures of their customers with their purchases! They had wifi too which was good, interesting window display too". Add a comment
20.06.11. Sorry, disc failure on TheBookGuide computer means that there will be no news or updates for the next couple of days. Add a comment
17.06.11. Although based in Australia, Anthony Marshall's article "A Slow Bookshop" in Book Source Magazine will give heart to many secondhand book shopkeepers in the UK. Add a comment
16.06.11. As the end of the Cheque Guarantee Scheme looms on June 30th, what will dealers and customers who can't, or won't use plastic, do? As a bookseller I accept most types of card but how will I pay at fairs and markets in the future if I don't want to carry a large wad of cash? I've been trying out PayPal Mobile on my phone but it's proving to be an uphill struggle getting sellers to accept it ... There are more comments on this subject on the Bookshops Forum Add a comment I buy regularly at fairs etc, and pay with a mixture of cash and cheques. Although I used to offer my card, I can't remember the last time anyone actually looked at it, or wrote the numbers down. It seems to me that most bookdealers trust other bookdealers, even when they don't know each other at all. The general public, of course, is another matter. - Richard Beaton 16.06.11. I think you must look more trustworthy than me :) TBG 17.06.11.
13.06.11. A shop opening always feels like a good reason to raise a glass, but when it's on the remote Scottish island of Sky, one feels like making it a double. Sandy Leahy and Steve Booth, not content with running Mor Books on the island, have recently opened Mor Books & The Windrush Cafe Studio, in Straum. The quirky books and good food on offer also benefit from unrivalled views over Loch Bracadale to the Cuillin. Add a comment
10.06.11. The charitable trust which has just bought Hay Castle from Richard Booth, the self-proclaimed “King of Hay”, say they are determined not to turn the town into a tourist trap in which bookshops will be priced out and knick-knack stores take over ... more Add a comment
7.06.11. I've just added The Print Room at the delightful address of Dog Kennel Farm, Lilley Bottom, Lilley, in Hertfordshire. And Mike Barwell at the Newport Bookshop in Shropshire, has changed his opening hours and is now open 7 days a week, from 11.15 - 5.15. Add a comment
7.06.11. Eclecta Books have a stand at The Vintage Village in Stockport Market Hall on the second Sunday of every month, and the next date is June 12th. Add a comment
3.06.11. David Granville of Books on the Park writes: "Alan Hill has been very ill for a while and he moved out of the shop (Alan Hill Books) several months back. I believe that he and his wife are still trading online but there's definitely no 'bricks and mortar' presence in Sheffield any more. Very sad. Not many of us left now in Sheffield, though there is a new shop in Hillsborough and I've written to them to ask them to send you their information. There's also another cafe/secondhand bookshop operation in Sharrow, Sheffield, which has been around for a couple of years. If I can track down contact details I'll suggest that they also get in touch." I'm particularly grateful to David for the above, as it demonstrates just how difficult it is to contact shops that are not listed in Yell, or indeed anywhere else on the net. If any readers can let us have contact details for either of these, or any other shops we've missed, I'd be most grateful. Add a comment
31.05.11. Mark Hayhoe has completed his move from 163 to 167 Station Road, where the sign above the door now reads Addlestone Bookshop trading as Corfe Books. As a result of the move he has a number of bookcases and other shop fittings available for sale. Add a comment
29.05.11. The King of Hay may have sold his castle but George Greenway, who owns one of the secondhand bookshops within the castle grounds, says he intends to approach the new owner about extending his lease, which is renewed annually ... more Add a comment
27.05.11. She loves books; he loves trains and they run Barter Books, one of Europe's biggest secondhand bookshops in a former railway station ... more Add a comment
23.05.11. Little to report on the bookshop front from my trip to South Devon, mainly because the weather allowed us to spend most of our time walking a favourite section of the South West Coastal Path. However, I couldn’t pass Totnes without visiting Harlequin, where I was rewarded with a handful of photobooks and a Harry Clarke illustrated 1st edition. Sadly, as it was mid-week, Collards, the other bookshop in town was closed. The only other real book shopping was in Plymouth, when a foggy and appropriately damp morning prompted a visit to the National Marine Aquarium. Both of the remaining general secondhand bookshops are nearby, with Cornerstone Books rather hidden in an Antiques Centre at the end of The Barbican. Owner Mark Treece is an old-school bookseller with books literally piled to the ceiling of his part of this old warehouse. All the books are priced to sell and we left with a bulging bagful. And almost lost in the rising tide of bars and restaurants in The Parade is The Book Cupboard, a deceptively large shop on three floors, where we rather surprisingly only managed to find one book. Add a comment
14.05.11. I'm off to wander about in the great outdoors for most of next week, so no news or updates until Monday May 23rd. If I'm blown off course and find myself in any interesting bookshops, I'll let you know when I get back :) Add a comment
14.05.11. I've just added Jordans Antiques Centre in Hemel Hempstead, who say they have over 2500 books in a downstairs book room, priced from £1 - £150. Add a comment
12.05.11. I'm sure that in common with many bookshop owners, one of our biggest problems is making room for new purchases. It doesn’t seem to matter how ruthless we are in reducing the prices of old stock it’s still difficult to make any room ... more Add a comment
10.05.11. I've just added Walter Lloyd Jones of Barmouth, an auctioneer with a book cellar containing a significant number of books - discovered and recommended by Chris Harte. Add a comment
9.05.11. Some readers may already be aware that Telegraph.co.uk are running a year long sponsored deal in collaboration with National Book Tokens where readers can nominate and comment on their favourite bookshops around the UK. Designed primarily to promote new bookshops, you can find more details here. Add a comment
3.05.11. After six years in business, Throckmorton's Bookshop will close it's doors for the last time on Tuesday 31st May but will continue trading online and at book fairs. Owner Peter Playdon would like to thank customs for their support and reminds us that prices are now slashed on his website, as well as in the shop. Add a comment
3.05.11. Judging by the number of reviews received the seamless sunny weather and serial Bank Holidays has done little to dampen your enthusiasm for visiting bookshops. Many thanks to you all, but particularly Bob, Chris, and Mandalay Emporium. I will catch up with adding them in the next few days. Add a comment
26.04.11. We've had the script of the original Bookshop Skiton this site since its inception but a news-light week provides a perfect opportunity for further indulgence ...
Add a comment Thanks for putting up the sketch. It reminded me that it was not far from reality. When I was head of reference services in a London public library, I got the following genuine enquiries, all in the same week: Monday "I can't find this week's local paper" Me: "I expect someone else is reading it" "Oh, in that case, can I have next week's?" Tuesday "Can I see the directory of people who are ex-directory?" I spend some time trying in vain to explain the concept of "ex-directory" Wednesday "Have you got the directory of products that no-one makes?" I decide to phone Personnel to ask about the possibility of early retirement. - Martin Stallion 26.04.11.
22.04.11. It is the headquarters from which he famously plotted his rise to royalty but now the self-proclaimed ‘King of Hay’ is selling his beloved castle ... more Add a comment
14.04.11. I've just added Rebecca Redmond's bookshop in Billingborough, which is recomended by Shaun Tyas (you know, he of Bookworm Droppings) who visits nearly every weekend. Add a comment
12.04.11. Church Street Books, the only indpendent secondhand book shop in Diss closes next month after nearly six years of trading in the town ... more Add a comment
8.04.11. Bloomsbury Auctions blame cashflow problems for failure to pay for books ... more Add a comment
5.04.11. Antiquarian bookseller and renowned Dylan Thomas expert Jeff Towns has been given 28 days to clear his books from the shelves at the Dylan Thomas Centre in Swansea ... more Add a comment
4.04.11. Lots of changes in London's Cecil Court: Unsworths Booksellers have moved to number 7, the original home of Goldsboro Books, who have moved to numbers 23 & 25. Greening Burland at number 27 has become Stephen Poole Fine Books, and following the sad death of its owner, Nigel Williams Rare Books is now closed. Add a comment
30.03.11. A charity bookshop has been forced to close because Elgin is a “ghost town”, according to its manager ... more Add a comment
24.03.11. Peter Harrison writes: "Just to inform you that my wife and I have now retired from retail secondhand book selling and that our shop (2 Ravens Bookshop, Kirby Stephen) is no longer open. Thank you for all your wonderful support to the retail trade through the website. We will still use the site to find and visit bookshops in our new-found free time!" Add a comment
21.03.11. On March 31st Unsworths Booksellers will be moving to 7 Cecil Court, London. Until then there's 50% off all books in their St. Martin's Court shop. Add a comment
21.03.11. Marion Vadome of Southwold Books writes: "Just to let you know the end really is nigh and the 50% off sale for the final week has started. You'll be most welcome for drinks & nibbles on the last day (sob), Saturday 26th. I will be partially open on Sunday 27th (2.00 - 5.00) for a FILLABAGFORAFIVERSALE for the remaining stock that won't be heading for the auction: mostly the modern fiction paperbacks, but a couple of thousand other books as well". Add a comment
19.03.11. The 'add a comment' link is fixed, as I hope are all the other bugs. But if you know better please contact me. Add a comment
17.03.11. The 'add a comment' link on the bookshops pages isn't working properly, so if you want to comment on a shop, email it from here. Add a comment
15.03.11. I hope you're finding the new shops search options an improvement, and that the 'hidden by default' comments have improved the readability of what had become very long pages - particularly on handhelds and phones. I've got a number of other tweaks up my sleeve, and will endeavor to find the time and cash to implement some of them over the next few months. As ever, your feedback and bug reports are invaluable. Add a comment
12.03.11. I'm having problems with the back end of the new shops database (I hope you've noticed the new search options) and I haven't been able to update or add reviews for the past few days. I hope to have everything will be working properly again by early next week. Add a comment
10.03.11. Rick Gekoski bids an eloquent (but I hope premature) farewell to secondhand bookshops in today's Guardian ... more Add a comment
7.03.11. After trading for 10 years in Stow on the Wold, Wychwood Books is to close on the 31st of March. Until then they are offering 30% discount of all stock. Add a comment
3.03.11. Bookdealer not to recommence publication ... more Add a comment
1.03.11. TheBookGuide website continued to grow in popularity throughout 2010, with our stats showing a yearly increase in unique visitors of 17.8% - a trend which looks set to continue in 2011. And it couldn't be easier to join our existing advertisers in turning our readers into your customers ... more Add a comment
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18.02.11. Marion
Vandome writes: "Just to let you know that Southwold
Books is closing at the end of March 2011. (I finally ran out
of money!) The closing down sale starts this week. Thanks to all
those regular customers who made it so successful, if not financially:
especially those who brought me cake!". Add a comment
14.02.11. Just added: Bethal Books,
a Christian bookshop in Stoke-on-Trent, and The
Courthouse Bookshop, part of the Museum buildings in the historic
market town of Oundle, Northamptonshire. Add a comment
11.02.11. Chris Mawson, owner of the Eye Bookshop spoke of his regret yesterday after beginning a closing down sale at the town centre shop after blaming a downturn in passing trade and the economic climate ... more Add a comment
8.02.11.
Throckmorton's Bookshop - the last remaining independent bookshop
from Atherstone's abortive attempt to turn itself into a Booktown
- will close at lease-end on May 31st. Until then all shop stock
is half-price. Owner Peter Playdon says that he has enjoyed the
last six years trading in the town, but faced with the inevitable
rent hike, has decided to devote all his tine to selling online. Add a comment
1.02.11. The Little Fleece Bookshop in Painswick finally closed in December but it must be a strong contender to win the new TBG award - Least Open Bookshop 2010. This shop was just ten minutes up the road from me, and on a route I travelled at least once a week during its supposed opening times. Since it opened in 2005 I managed to gain entry precisely ONCE. Nominations for those bookshops you think deserve to be considered for this coveted award can be made here. Add a comment
31.01.11. The Bookshop on the Heath is holding a "Roaring 40's Sale" with 40% off all hardback books until Sunday 13th February. Add a comment
25.01.11. Recently added: A Good Book in Long Stratton, Norfolk. Add a comment
22.01.11. Nigel Williams was a respected dealer in first editions in one of the West End’s most famous bookselling streets and a professional musician who regularly sang in his native Ireland. He died on Christmas Eve, aged 48, after a long illness ... more Add a comment
19.01.11. Today's Guardian newspaper carried a notice of the death of Brian Mills aged 72, on January 13th. As I reported last April, Brian had been suffering from advanced dementia and had to move into a nursing home. His funeral will be held at Stockport Crematorium on January 25th at 3.15. All enquires to Co-operative Funeralcare on 01625 525951, and donations in lieu of flowers to Dementia UK. I'm sure he and his shop will be remembered and missed by many of us. Add a comment I remember Brian and Anne from the wonderful The Dreamer bookshop when I was a curator at the Laing in Newcastle. I am currently researching those students who were at Newcastle in Richard Hamilton’s day and was looking forward to being back in touch and hearing Brian’s memories. - Gill Hedley 06.02.2013.
18.01.11. Oswestry
Indoor Market Books is holding a January sale, with many books
at £1.00 and others at half price. Whilst the business is
unaffected it is also for sale as a going concern - contact Neil
for further details. Add a comment
17.01.11. For
the next two weeks, House
of Books in Keighley, West Yorkshire is having a closing down
sale - all books 25p. Add a comment
13.01.11. I recently stumbled across this reminder of how much simpler life was for us bookshop owners in the 1980s :)
Add a comment
11.01.11. Gavin Richardson writes: ' Visited probably the best - if not the most expensive book shop in LEWES today and enquired if they were interested in any Nevil Shute first editions. This drew blank looks from the assistant and when asked what he wrote mentioned " on the beach ". Still the mists did not lift so I left feeling very old !! - I will probably put them on ebay!' Add a comment
7.01.11. Oxfam
volunteer Andrew Chapman has uncovered another valuable volume,
but has given the book back to its original owner instead of selling
it ... more Add a comment
6.01.11. Steve
Marshall's half-price January book sale has been delayed by the
weather, but it will now start at his Beau
Nash Bookshop in Tunbridge Wells on January 10th. Add a comment
4.01.11. Mark Gill writes: 'i'm starting to feel really sorry for OXFAM, i walked in the other day and they are struggling,just as book stores are. i hope book stores may have stock, of good books in different categories, that may not be selling because of price, or you have mounting stock that won't shift ect, please help charities like oxfam.as they are helping u.k and world schemes. maybe half the profit from giving books can go back to book stores,so your prices can be lowered on other books,then the rest go's to the charities.please help these guys and help yourselves to,together we are stronger. or if your heart is fuller please donate books weekly ,every year free to Oxfam and charities.' Add a comment Many bookshops (including ours) directly donate surplus stock and direct customers with books to dispose of to various charities, including Oxfam. However, I don't understand your comment that: 'half the profit from giving books can go back to the books stores'. If you've given the books away, surely there is no profit? -TBG 04.01.11. When I first read Mark Gill's suggestion I wondered if it was a festive season joke. It obviously is not. Having worked for Oxfam in the past (it being the only organisation who gave me a company car and an expense account) I feel that many people who both donate and work on a voluntary basis might care to dig a little deeper. Oxfam is a business, and a big one at that, in which a small percentage of its earnings find the right spot. I never donate books to a big business, however a church fete or a village fund-raising effort is a different thing altogether. - Chris Harte 06.01.11.
3.01.11. Mark
Hayhoe is about to relocate Corfe
Books into another unit just two doors away at 167 Station Road,
Addlestone, Surrey. In preparation for the move he will be holding
a January Sale and hopes to be in the new unit by the end of the
Month. Add a comment
1.01.11. Topsham
bookshop owner Joel Segal has accused Devon's library service
of selling off valuable books at knock-down prices ... more Add a comment
1.01.11. A
friend and colleague of Nigel Williams has reported that he passed
away on Christmas Eve. Apparently, he had been suffering from some
kind of liver disease for the last year or so, and although the
prognosis was never good, his death seems to have been unexpected.
He was well kown for his Cecil
Court shop, were he specialised in Modern Firsts, and particularly,
P. G. Wodehouse. Popular in the book trade and known to enjoy a
good time, he will be missed by many. Add a comment
