The owner of a new bookshop in North Laine said he was delighted to find a retail unit in the centre of Brighton . Jake Pumphrey opened the Last Bookshop in Gardner Street, Brighton, this month - just a few doors down from Komedia. The shop sells a diverse range of books for £5 or less, along with a selection of cards.
The store, which started trading on August 7, is the latest to be opened by Mr Pumphrey and Nick Walsh. Jake Pumphrey, left, and Nick Walsh own the Last Bookshop in Gardner Street, Brighton (Image: Last Bookshop) Mr Pumphrey first opened a shop in Oxford in 1994. Then, he and Mr Walsh created The Last Bookshop.
There are branches in Oxford, Bristol and now Brighton. Mr Pumphrey said: “We’ve wanted to open a shop in Brighton for years. Gardner Street is the perfect location for us as it’s such a bustling neighbourhood and popular with visitors.
" READ MORE: Big empty unit on high street to be taken over by popular lifestyle store The books are what is known as “overstock”, which is why Mr Pumphrey and Mr Walsh can sell them at a lower price. On their website, the pair say: "We are not, and have never been, traditional booksellers. Not for us the latest blockbuster, or this season's must-read novel.
We are not anti those things, it's just not our place in the world. "Publishing as an industry creates a huge amount of waste, many many more books are printed than are sold. Even the bestsellers come back to roost as returns.
"These piles of books, some sti.