Never Ending Story (book shop) closing down?

[Sue]

Children's book shop in North Cross Road - has closing down signs in the window - really sad :-S

[alice]

hope its not true .. lovely place and people .. maybe ed new folk dont like books?

[candj]

Oh no! This is terrible as it is such a nice shop and the owner is so open to children coming in and having a seat in the kiddie corner browsing books! What to do!? It was always such a nice little respite on NCR away from the street market. :(

[Ant]

That's a real shame. It's a lovely shop and the service was always great whenever I was in there. Although I have to say I'm much more likely to get books from the library for my kids than buy them - they get through so many. I'd only ever go in there for the (very) occasional present. Perhaps too many others felt the same way for it to survive.

[Jimbob]

and there within it the problem, its cheaper to get books of the net or borrow them than in most cases to go to a book shop. which is a shame because its one of lifes little pleasures browsing the shelfs, i,ve spent manys an afternoon lost in foyles.

[Michael Palaeologus]

"Never Ending Story - The End"

[mattham]

Always sad to see a bookshop go. But to blame its demise on 'ed new folk' shows an almost comical dislike of 'incomers'.

[Coach Beth]

I know the owner well - mainly she is closing because she wants to focus on her consultancy business - Future Matters Consultancy and the bookshop was just taking up too much of her time. It is a lovely shop - I loved browsing in the shop and chatting to Venita the owner.

[Moos]

Good to hear that it's closing down for positive reasons, but I will miss it. I do prefer to buy books in person, as it were, and think ? or two is worth it for the sake of having a local bookshop.

[candj]

Coach Beth Wrote:

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> I know the owner well - mainly she is closing

> because she wants to focus on her consultancy

> business - Future Matters Consultancy and the

> bookshop was just taking up too much of her time.

> It is a lovely shop - I loved browsing in the shop

> and chatting to Venita the owner.

Perhaps Venita can sell it to someone who will then keep it open? Just a thought. Good luck to her consultancy business, I know she ran a lot of counselling programmes for children and families.

[Keef]

Loving the little name drop of her other business there.

[MelbourneGr]

Maybe Keith will come back :-S

[SteveT]

The costs of rent and rates in these shops is soooo high, they can barely hold enough stock to attract sufficient custom to maintain their business.

[local1]

Keef Wrote:

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> Loving the little name drop of her other business

> there.

Loving the big name drop of yours in your sig.>:D<

[Keef]

Touche ;-)

[Gubodge]

I'm afraid I always tend to head over to Herne Hill for childrens books. Neverending Story had such a tiny selection, I could rarely find what I was after.

[lorraineliyanage]

Shame to hear that the shop is closing, but Review bookshop on Bellenden Road is fantastic for kid's books

[redjam]

I'm with Gubodge - it's a nice-looking little shop, but whenever I've been there I've always been disappointed by the range. Sad to see any bookshop go, but I still think there's room for a really good independent bookshop in ED (adult and kids) that I would gladly spend my money in.

[Dulwich_ Park_ Fairy]

I'm with Gubodge - it's a nice-looking little shop, but whenever I've been there I've always been disappointed by the range. Sad to see any bookshop go, but I still think there's room for a really good independent bookshop in ED (adult and kids) that I would gladly spend my money in.

Yeah lovely owner, good location but not enough space to make it a great bookshop. Also, its hard to be a small shop selling kids books because so much of your stock get trashed unless you become Chener-esque nazis, and then nobody with children will visit which kind of defeats the point. A Waterstones is what we need (takes cover), seriously.

[Horsebox]

Dulwich_ Park_ Fairy Wrote:

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> I'm with Gubodge - it's a nice-looking little

> shop, but whenever I've been there I've always

> been disappointed by the range. Sad to see any

> bookshop go, but I still think there's room for a

> really good independent bookshop in ED (adult and

> kids) that I would gladly spend my money in.

>

> Yeah lovely owner, good location but not enough

> space to make it a great bookshop. Also, its hard

> to be a small shop selling kids books because so

> much of your stock get trashed unless you become

> Chener-esque nazis, and then nobody with children

> will visit which kind of defeats the point. A

> Waterstones is what we need (takes cover),

> seriously.

Waterstones? Oof, please, no.

The staff don't have any passion for anything but a paycheck and there is no sense of interest when you ask for something that might could be deemed slightly off piste.

[Dulwich_ Park_ Fairy]

and there is no sense of interest when you ask for something that might could be deemed slightly off piste.

Yeah, but at least there's a chance they might have it,

[Jamma]

I think you're being a bit harsh on Waterstones. I find most of the staff quite passionate about their books actually.

Shame Never Ending Story closing, it was a good stop for a present for a particularly brave child following jabs at the doctor/trip to the dentist next door etc.

[shoshntosh]

SteveT, what are the rents like? and how do you know this (i mean this honestly)?

[bignumber5]

so what's replacing the bookshop?

Hope it's another bookshop or similarly useful thing, can do without another offie, trinket store or cook-wank shop...

[Keef]

Guitar shop!!!!!!

Not gonna happen, but I can still wish. Besides, the cyclists seem to have got their bike shop, and there is a record place of sorts, so come on, guitars!!!!!!!!!!