After debuting as a pop-up at the Oldsmar Flea Market, Bitter End Books has opened a bricks-and-mortar location in Ozona, Fla., the Tampa Bay Times reported.
Located at 306 Orange St., Bitter End Books primarily sells used books, but does trade in rare and antiquarian books and offers new titles via its website. Crystal Niforos, who owns the bookstore with her husband, Joseph, described the store as "small but cozy," and said she hopes it "feels like a refuge and that readers serendipitously find something they love."
Prior to launching Bitter End Books, Joseph Niforos worked for Simon & Schuster, while Crystal Niforos is an editor with an M.A. in Spanish literature. They began selling books online before ever appearing at the flea market or opening a bricks-and-mortar space.
"Often, we find great books on our travels that don't fit in with our online inventory, and we decided to set up shop at the market briefly until the right bricks-and-mortar location was found," Joseph Niforos told the Tampa Bay Times.
Currently, the store is open Friday-Sunday, though hours may expand in the months ahead.