Autopsy of an Indie Bookseller
(BusinessWeek Online)
BusinessWeek Online - For decades, Cody's Books was a Berkeley (Calif.) institution with an international reputation as a modern-day agora. From the start, the independent bookstore was about more than selling books -- it was also about the ideas they represented and the people who came to read and discuss them. Almost every night, the store was a hub of literary and political culture, where a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, a baseball Hall of Famer, or a former U.S. President could be found giving a reading or signing books, while igniting some form of lively discussion.
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