Octagon Books owner Richard McIntyre is a happy man after a
busy couple of days for his second-hand bookstore. Photo by
Stephen Jaquiery.
Richard McIntyre does not mind if the odd extra person
wanders through his shop doors - as long as he has time for his
morning cup of coffee and a flick through the newspaper.
The owner of Octagon Books, in Dunedin's Moray Pl, has been
the centre of much attention this week after an Otago Daily
Times article on Thursday about his shop being rated one of
the top 10 second-hand book stores in the world by the Irish
Independent News.
Mr McIntyre said he was exhausted on Thursday night after a
rush of people visited his store following the article.
He had to call in his wife for extra help.
People who did not know the store existed called in, along
with others who had never frequented second-hand book stores,
but felt tempted to visit this one.
He had sold a variety of items, from children's books, to All
Aboard: The Ships and Trains that served Lake Wakatipu,
bought by a man who decided to treat himself to a Christmas
present.
There had also been calls from national media outlets - not
to Mr McIntyre's phone, because he does not have one in the
shop - but to neighbouring stores.
But the sudden celebrity status is unlikely to change things
for Mr McIntyre.
He still has a lot of books to sell.
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