Oh what a night! Twitter brings £1,000 worth of orders to empty bookshop
(The Guardian Books News)

Petersfield Bookshop had no customers for first time in 100-year history - until a sad tweet attracted 1,100 new followersAn independent bookshop that failed to sell a single book on a rainy day this week has been inundated with customers after publishing pictures of its empty aisles on social media.The Petersfield Bookshop in Hampshire sent a melancholy tweet revealing that it had not welcomed one paying customer, probably for the first time in its 100-year history....Tumbleweed...Not a single book sold today...£0.00...We think think this maybe the first time ever...We know its miserable out but if you`d like to help us out please find our Abebooks offering below, all at 25% off at the moment.... pic.twitter.com/Cn5uhYWw88What a night! We have been completely overwhelmed in a good way.We have 1,100 new followers.We have loads of online book orders.We have over 300 messages, many asking after books. We will answer all as soon as we can, please bear with usThank you all so much! Continue reading...