It’s the sort of thing I could see being a good retirement deal. There’s a place just like that back home. They’re off the beaten track quite a long way, actually, but they also ship used books on the internet, and they’re one of the few shows in town.
It’s just a big rambling farm house with books *everywhere*. And they live in one portion of the house. It means being “stuck” at home part of the time, but...if books are your thing, and you’re able to sit and read whenever you don’t have customers...not a bad way to go! I doubt they make a ton of money on it, though.
Years ago we talked about opening a Bed and Breakfast. It was intriguing until we thought about the fact that we’d actually have to live there as well...