Martin Bott Bookdealers at Treasure Chest books

26/09/2026

UPDATE 3 orders already!
And we’re now taking orders on bottbooks.com. They will be posted from Monday

26/09/2026

There’s lots of business advice on social media at the moment, some good, some bad and some laugh out loud ludicrous. One seems to be ‘people buy from people’ So here are 2 people and a bus, 39 years ago today

26/09/2026

After a fortnight’s break from sending out orders, we’re getting back to normal at Treasure Chest. We can take phone orders from today (for posting on Monday or Tuesday), online ordering will be reinstated soon

25/09/2026

It’s a good job I did this earlier this year

A 62-mile (100km) walking route through the Scottish Borders to Northumberland has been named as one of the world's top experiences in the Lonely Planet Best in Travel Guide.

Read more: https://bbc.in/3VdVvam

25/09/2026

An unusual sunset tonight
NO, IT’S NOT AI, WE DON’T USE AI

25/09/2026

OUR POST WAS IRONY.
APOLOGIES IF WE WERE TOO SUBTLE
Just to be clear, we don’t like AI at all and are disappointed how widely it seems to be used. This was just a mock up to show how ludicrous the results can be. We’d much rather use local artists, our own wobbly photos and whatever words of wisdom come out of my head. A customer recently told me ‘I’d love to be in your head’ Oh no you wouldn’t

We’re not fans of AI here at Treasure Chest. Our hearts aren’t full of love every time somebody chooses a book that’s been patiently waiting on the shelf for a new adventure, we wouldn’t know a cosy vibe if we fell over it. We’d rather use our own wobbly photos than AI images which seem to be everywhere. But we did ask AI to do us an image promoting our shop in a seaside town. We’re not convinced by the result, it seems sea levels are really rising

25/09/2026

We’re not fans of AI here at Treasure Chest. Our hearts aren’t full of love every time somebody chooses a book that’s been patiently waiting on the shelf for a new adventure, we wouldn’t know a cosy vibe if we fell over it. We’d rather use our own wobbly photos than AI images which seem to be everywhere. But we did ask AI to do us an image promoting our shop in a seaside town. We’re not convinced by the result, it seems sea levels are really rising

25/09/2026

If you want to hear about running a secondhand bookshop, this is worth a listen

Podcast Episode · Bookshop Stories · 25 September · 1hr 4min

25/09/2026

25/09/2026

One for Felixstowe Museum and Landguard Fort. A memorial plaque in a small church near Monmouth