On: The mild anarchy of piles of second-hand books

[teh_klev]

There's also Wigtown in Dumfriesshire:

https://www.wigtownbookfestival.com/visit/bookshops

https://www.wigtown-booktown.co.uk/bookshops/

It's about the same size as Hay-on-Wye.

[petercooper → teh_klev]

The chap who runs the biggest bookshop in Wigtown is a funny character who's written a hugely enjoyable book called "The Diary of a Bookseller" about the ins and outs of running such a book shop. A way to get rich it is not.

[stevekemp → petercooper]

If you weren't aware there is a sequel too:

https://www.goodreads.com/series/303571-the-diary-of-a-books...

[JKCalhoun → petercooper]

:

2) Write book about losing money running a book shop.

3) Profit!

[petercooper → JKCalhoun]

I don't know about that, because if there's famously one profession that makes even less than running a book shop.. :-)

[JKCalhoun → petercooper]

Touché.

[teh_klev → petercooper]

Cheers for the recommendation.