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BookPeople is an independent bookstore in Austin, Texas, and the largest bookstore in the state of Texas. [1] It was founded in 1970 and has been voted the best bookstore by the Austin Chronicle every year since 1995 as of 2010 [update] .
Bookpeople was an employee-owned and operated book wholesaler and distributor based in the San Francisco Bay Area. It operated from 1969-2003. [ 2 ] Bookpeople was one of the major forces behind the renaissance of independent publishing that occurred during this period. [ 3 ]
The Book People ordered titles in bulk directly from publishers and suppliers, forgoing the right of return. [7]In conjunction with Scholastic the company hosted online bookshops for Channel 4's TV Book Club, CITV's Bookaboo, and the Big Book Babble programme. [8]
Kaye Umansky (/ ˈ k eɪ ə ˈ m æ n s k iː /; born 6 December 1946) is an English children's author and poet.She has written over 130 books for children and her work ranges from picture books to novels.
It was initially published by Anansi Press in 1970, and reprinted in 1979 by Wingbow Press, the printing arm of the now-defunct distributor Bookpeople. Its most recent reprint was in 2009 by Vintage International.
Bookpeople - an alternative book wholesaler, responsible for much of the growth in alternative/small press book publishing from 1970-1990; moved to Oakland in the 1990s, closed in 2004; California Faience; Cetus Corporation; Clif Bar - headquarters formerly in Berkeley, moved to neighboring Emeryville