Are
you a book lover who has ever considered opening your own bookstore? If
so, this $39 per night Airbnb rental might be just your opportunity to
"try on" that lifestyle without risk. In Wigtown, Scotland, a tiny,
picturesque village, there is an independent bookstore called The Open
Book. The space over the store is for rent on Airbnb with a six-night
minimum stay, but there's a catch: renters are expected to work a
forty-hour week in the bookstore, which comes staffed with a combination
of volunteers and paid book retailers ready to assist. The listing
reads in part:
"The first ever bookshop
holiday/residency experience, Scotland's National Book Town welcomes you
to play-bookshop for a week or two. We'll give you your very own
bookshop, and apartment above, supported by a team of friendly
volunteers and bookshop sellers to make your trip as lovely as
possible. Set up by The Wigtown Festival Company, the bookshop
residency's aim is to celebrate bookshops, encourage education in
running independent bookshops and welcome people around the world to
Scotland's National Book Town."
Learn the details of this unusual offering and see additional pictures at The Open Book's Airbnb page, and check them out on
Facebook as well.
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