The owner of a new bookshop in North Laine said he was delighted to find a retail unit in the centre of Brighton.
Jake Pumphrey opened the Last Bookshop in Gardner Street, Brighton, this month - just a few doors down from Komedia.
The shop sells a diverse range of books for £5 or less, along with a selection of cards.
The store, which started trading on August 7, is the latest to be opened by Mr Pumphrey and Nick Walsh.
Mr Pumphrey first opened a shop in Oxford in 1994.
Then, he and Mr Walsh created The Last Bookshop. There are branches in Oxford, Bristol and now Brighton.
Mr Pumphrey said: “We’ve wanted to open a shop in Brighton for years. Gardner Street is the perfect location for us as it’s such a bustling neighbourhood and popular with visitors."
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The books are what is known as “overstock”, which is why Mr Pumphrey and Mr Walsh can sell them at a lower price.
On their website, the pair say: "We are not, and have never been, traditional booksellers. Not for us the latest blockbuster, or this season's must-read novel. We are not anti those things, it's just not our place in the world.
"Publishing as an industry creates a huge amount of waste, many many more books are printed than are sold. Even the bestsellers come back to roost as returns.
"These piles of books, some still in their sealed publisher's packs, build up in warehouses across the land. Soon the accountants are asking questions and something must be done, or the pulpers will be brought in.
“This is where we come in. We recycle the remainders, returns and samples, the office copies and the overstocks. We work hard to give them a second life. This means we have an eclectic collection of books, you will find gems and oddities as well as surprisingly recent mainstream books. We hope you find a book to adopt.”
The unit was home to baby shop JoJo Maman Bébé, which had been there since 2008.
A ten-year lease has been agreed.
The shop is open from 10am until 6pm from Mondays to Saturdays, and 10am until 5pm on Sundays.
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