The Ink Pot is an independent romance bookshop at 19 St Andrew Street in central Dunedin, and it describes itself as Dunedin's home of happily ever after. It is newly opened, and the owners say they are only just starting out. They plan regular events in the space, including monthly book clubs, author visits and writing workshops. The shop also sells romance-themed gifts and merchandise, such as lapel pins, Kindle cases, magnetic bookmarks and gift ideas. For Bookshop Day, the shop has been running sales, giveaways and limited edition merchandise. The website invites visitors to come in, look at the shelves and stay a while.
The shop sits among the city's other bookshops. There are six other book shop listings within a kilometre, including Whitcoulls, Paper Plus and Manna Christian Stores, all within 0.1 km. Of the six with ten or more reviews, none rates higher than The Ink Pot. Open Locally lists Raven's Lectory 0.3 km away with 5.0 from one review.