Dingwall bookseller on a high after open all hours bid is a hit
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A BOOKSELLER in Dingwall who opened a new chapter by welcoming browsers right around the clock may now repeat the initiative – and hopes others in the town can follow suit.
Bill Anderson said the idea of trying out a 24-hour opening of his Highflight Books store came during the long, sizzling hot days and short languid nights of summer.
He said: "While lying awake one night I thought that an opportunity to browse at any hour would appeal to night owls and book lovers. So many people need to rush through life and this gives them a chance to slow down with a good book and no pressure."
His Thursday night experiment has convinced him the idea has merit after a steady stream of visitors. By 9pm he had chalked up "more sales than I had made all week". He sold a copy of the complete works of William Shakespeare at midnight and welcomed a 5am visitor en route to an early shift.
He said it had been "a very successful hard day’s night with people looking for books on most subjects including aviation – my speciality – history, biography, railways, classics and travel. This event may be a first for Dingwall and something I or other businesses in the town might wish to repeat".
He’s considering Hallowe’en as the next venture "if the spirit moves me..."
