The Bath Book Shop opened in June, 1999 on Front Street in Bath, Maine, and continues in its original location. Connie Butson, the Shop's owner, noticed an ad in an American Booksellers Association publication seeking a bookstore in Bath, and she moved her shop from the increasingly corporate location in Manchester, New Hampshire to its new incarnation here in Bath, all within a few months. Since the beginning, Bath Book Shop has been a place where every customer can get the help and attention they need and deserve, and find some great books while they're at it!