When I lived near Broome, one of the supermarkets in town had a not-too-shabby newagent connected to it, which did a fairly good line in novels (particularly romance, which was my not-so-secret vice at the time). I loved the idea of picking up the latest Joanna Lindsay or Amanda Quick with my monthly shop. Nowadays, books aren't an impulse buy any more, which I find very disappointing.

When I had my second-hand book store, I think the most I charged was $15 for an as-new recent hardback. The paperbacks were $7 for as-new, down to 50 cents for the crappy ones. It didn't do that well, unfortunately, Sussex Inlet wasn't ready for a second-hand bookstore. But one day, I'll have one again. It's my dream to own a book store. Well, one of many :)