Hay-on-Wye is not only a little town on the boundary between England and Wales but also the largest secondhand bookstore universally. Hay-on-Wye was a small town under 2,000 people. Hence, its real economy or local businesses are developed. Hay-on-Wye was known as the “town of books” started on Fools’ Day of 1977, when bibliophile Richard Booth confirmed Hay-on-Wye as a kingdom of books, and he becomes the monarch. He has set up a healthy tourism industry based on books. Thousands of visitors come to Hay-on-Wye every year to find whatever books they want. The King of Hay-on-Wye launched his first bookstore in 1961, and in few-years-time his library was full of books in the old workhouse, a chapel and Hay Castle. Hay-on-Wye has an annual turnover of over 1 million books. Bibliophiles in the globe come to Hay on-Wye because they can find the large number of books which are not much costly for purchasers.
A bookstore with many kinds of books in a garden in Hay-on-Wye
Bookstores are outside and the air is good for readers who want sit here
Richard Booth brings profits for this town thanks to bookstores
There is a sitting room in the library. Readers will feel comfortable when they come here
Readers from over the world can find every book in this book paradise
Bookstores are located around this town
Hay-on-Wye becomes town of books on Fool’s Day in 1977
Related links:
Getting Into Bookstores
Online Book Stores: the Bibliophile’s Paradise
The Kingdom of Heaven
Books Heaven for Bibliophiles on Hay-on-Wye