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ARMA —
Despite the rise of e-books, there are still plenty of people around who want to read non-electronic books, the kind that are printed on paper.
There are around 3,000 of them in Hole in the Wall Books, 104 S. West, Arma.
“We don’t have any new books here, they’re all used,” said owner Debbie Convirs. “But a lot of them are in pretty good shape and look almost new.”
She opened the store in May. Convirs had wanted to have a business, and her husband, Jeffrey Convirs, an avid reader, suggested a book store.
“We thought it would be great to have a book store,” Convirs said. “I wanted to open in Pittsburg, but we couldn’t find a building that cost less than $500 a month.”
She’s just as happy to have it in Arma, where she has spent a large part of her life.
“I grew up in Opolis, lived in Kansas City for about 10 years, then came back here,” Convirs said.
Her husband also suggested the name of Hole in the Wall Books after the couple had looked at a building that literally had holes in the walls.
The shop, however, is in good repair, clean and well organized.
“We go into book stores where there are books on the floor and people can’t walk,” Convirs said. “We didn’t want that. We wanted it to be a place where people felt comfortable to spend time shopping.”
Books are arranged into sections for Christian non-fiction and fiction, mysteries, paranormal, romance, westerns, novels, etc.
“We have tons and tons of children’s books,” Convirs added.
Those are a big favorite when their grandchildren come to the shop.
“They say ‘books’ and head for that corner,” Jeffrey Convirs said.
His wife said that the books in the sections are arranged alphabetically so people can easily search for works by their favorite authors.
Convirs said that she and her husband have gone to book sales and garage sales to find books.
“We’ve got about 5,000 more books in our garage just waiting to be put out,” Jeffrey Convirs said.
“If somebody comes in and wants a book we don’t have, we will go out and try to find it for them,” his wife said. “Our goal is to grow and eventually have to move to a bigger building.”
Despite the rise of e-books, there are still plenty of people around who want to read non-electronic books, the kind that are printed on paper.
There are around 3,000 of them in Hole in the Wall Books, 104 S. West, Arma.
“We don’t have any new books here, they’re all used,” said owner Debbie Convirs. “But a lot of them are in pretty good shape and look almost new.”
She opened the store in May. Convirs had wanted to have a business, and her husband, Jeffrey Convirs, an avid reader, suggested a book store.
“We thought it would be great to have a book store,” Convirs said. “I wanted to open in Pittsburg, but we couldn’t find a building that cost less than $500 a month.”
She’s just as happy to have it in Arma, where she has spent a large part of her life.
“I grew up in Opolis, lived in Kansas City for about 10 years, then came back here,” Convirs said.
Her husband also suggested the name of Hole in the Wall Books after the couple had looked at a building that literally had holes in the walls.
The shop, however, is in good repair, clean and well organized.
“We go into book stores where there are books on the floor and people can’t walk,” Convirs said. “We didn’t want that. We wanted it to be a place where people felt comfortable to spend time shopping.”
Books are arranged into sections for Christian non-fiction and fiction, mysteries, paranormal, romance, westerns, novels, etc.
“We have tons and tons of children’s books,” Convirs added.
Those are a big favorite when their grandchildren come to the shop.
“They say ‘books’ and head for that corner,” Jeffrey Convirs said.
His wife said that the books in the sections are arranged alphabetically so people can easily search for works by their favorite authors.
Convirs said that she and her husband have gone to book sales and garage sales to find books.
“We’ve got about 5,000 more books in our garage just waiting to be put out,” Jeffrey Convirs said.
“If somebody comes in and wants a book we don’t have, we will go out and try to find it for them,” his wife said. “Our goal is to grow and eventually have to move to a bigger building.”
