Do You Love Books Too ?

March 9th, 2010 by Peter Shaw

When I was a child, I used to really love being given books as a present for birthdays or Christmas. Come to think of it, I still do ! I have always been interested in books. I love the smell, the feel of them - they are very satisfyingly tactile things.I:0:J

The term “bibliophile” certainly applies to me, despite the fact that it sounds like someone too fond of his drink ! My enjoyment of books though has now grown from feeling and touching them to actually reading them !

Remember the sudden downturn in the IT world some years ago with the Y2K scare ? Well, to cut a long story short, the substantial IT business I owned and ran got into severe difficulties as a direct result, leaving me with no job, no business, and very little money. I spotted a bookbinding business for sale in the local newspaper, which attracted me because of my interest in books. Fortunately, the business had four skilled employees, from whom I was able to learn the trade. Many would say this was a bit back to front ! We did theses for students, archival work for a major local university and large firms of lawyers as well as restoration work for private book collectors. I also began buying secondhand books, fixing them up where necessary, and selling some on the internet.

In a very short time, I found myself with lots of saleable books, a very supportive new wife, and a very suitable old, double fronted shop with bookbinding workshops at the rear.

I have now retired, and keep a small country bookshop in a remote, lovely old village in the Cape, in South Africa. Not too many customers, but that’s how I like it - they disturb my reading, and I hate parting with any of the books !

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