The STORE and BUILDING or either individually are for sale

This is quoted from Omni:Quill and Quire, THE Publishing Industry trade magazine...

September 11, 2009 | 12:48 PM | By Alison Potstra

The Miller’s Tale, a small trade bookstore in the arty community of Almonte, Ontario, is for sale, and owner Christopher O’Brien says that if someone doesn’t step forward to buy the business, he’ll simply have to sell the building and move on. (This is NOT in fact accurate, it is my intention to do my utmost to see the continuation of The Miller's Tale, and am willing to continue myself if I can only sell the building...)

The 900-square-foot building is home to the only bookstore in Almonte, a small town 50 kilometres outside of Ottawa known for its folk concerts, classical music series, and International Puppet Festival. While the town’s population currently sits at a cozy 5,000, O’Brien says that figure is growing, and so is his pool of potential customers. “People choose to live in Almonte for the culture and sense of community,” he says.

O’Brien has owned the bookstore – which operates under the slogan “we’re not a chain, we’re a link in the community” – for nearly 13 years, and he says he prides himself on hand-selling and offering faithful customers “an odd assortment of books.” The store stocks roughly 2,000 to 3,000 titles, including books for children and adults, and a selection of CDs from local artists.

O’Brien’s reasons for selling the store stem from his desire to “examine other paths.” “Almonte would benefit from a fresh face, a revitalized Miller’s Tale,” he said. (Hey! I'm going back to school, at St. Paul's.... hopefully I'll be a better student the second time around....)