Balin Books, Nashua, N.H., is for sale. The store was founded as a Toadstool Bookshop in 1989 in Milford N.H., and moved in 2019 to Nashua, which is the second largest city in New England north of Boston. In February, owners Willard and Holly Williams sold the other two Toadstool stores, in Peterborough and Keene, keeping the one in Nashua and renaming it Balin Books. Toadstool Bookshops have served southwestern New Hampshire since the Williams family opened the first in 1972.
Balin Books is located at the Somerset Plaza in Nashua and is, owners said, "in need of a new owner with the energy, ambition, and creativity to bring it to its full potential. The store has an excellent and comprehensive inventory of books for adults and children that is representative of the interests of the community based on years of experience satisfying the reading habits of a public dedicated to supporting local independent businesses. With 5,000 square feet of retail space in a busy plaza, solid wood bookcases, an excellent inventory control system, and the best in books, the store is well positioned for growth."
Among many other things, Toadstool is known for having started Cider Monday in 2013, which Willard Williams saw as a local, homey, bricks-and-mortar response to Cyber Monday, the frenetic online shopping occasion on the Monday after Thanksgiving. The holiday is celebrated by a range of booksellers and other retailers.
For more information about Balin Books, contact Willard Williams at 603-547-3508, willard@balinbooks.com, or c\o Balin Books, 375 Amherst St., Nashua, N.H. 03063.