Don’t miss the national airing of Paperback Dreams on PBS.
KQED Channel 9
Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008 -- 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008 -- 11:00 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008 -- 5:00 a.m.
Paperback Dreams:
The Life & Times of the Independent Bookstore A One-Hour Documentary Film on Public Television and available on DVD
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Paperback Dreams tells the tale
of two landmark independent booksellers and their struggle to survive.
Cody's and Kepler's Books helped launch a counter-culture, and for 50
years have protected free speech and celebrated intellectual inquiry. At
one time or another, the owners of these stores were harassed,
vandalized, threatened, and even suffered acts of terrorism for simply
selling books. But their future is uncertain in our fast digital world.