Shelf Awareness
Achins Bookshop and Coffee Shop, Lochinver, located in the Scottish Highlands and thought to be the most remote bookshop in the U.K. mainland, is for sale, the Bookseller reported. Owners Alex and Agnes Dickson, who have owned the shop for more than 30 years, are looking to retire. "I was working as an engineer in Glasgow and my wife was a nurse, and we had three young children, when we heard about the opportunity to buy the bookshop, which was already 20 years old by that point," he said. "We thought it would be a wonderful place to bring up the children and change our pace of life, so we went for it, and haven't looked back."
He would love to see the location remain as a bookshop: "It's a part of the local community, you know everyone and there's always plenty of opportunities to be involved with local events and the schools. It's the perfect opportunity for a family looking for a change."
Noting that their primary relationship with publishers is by phone, Dickson said attending Booksellers Association events in Glasgow and Edinburgh helped maintain good relationships, adding: "I have to give credit to Gardners, too--we're down a single track lane, 100 miles north west of Inverness, but we still guarantee next day delivery for customers."
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