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Cody's Books

January 01, 1970

Cody's Books (1956–2008) was an independent bookstore based in Berkeley, California. It "was a pioneer in bookselling, bringing the paperback revolution to Berkeley, fighting censorship, and providing a safe harbor from tear gas directed at anti-Vietnam War protesters throughout the 1960s and 1970s."[1]

Cody's Books
Cody's Telegraph Avenue store held their closing sale July 4 – July 10, 2006
Company typePrivate subsidiary
FoundedBerkeley, California (1956)
FounderFred Cody & Pat Cody
Headquarters
Berkeley, California
,
U.S.
Key people
Products
OwnerIBC Publishing Group

History edit

 
The restrooms at the Telegraph Avenue store, equipped with blackboards and chalk

The first store opened in 1956 on Euclid Avenue in Berkeley, California. It was founded by Fred (1916–1983) and Pat (1923–2010) Cody. It moved to a larger location on Telegraph Avenue in 1960 and moved to another Telegraph Avenue location in 1965. In 1968, "Cody's served as a first-aid station […] when anti-war protesters were tear gassed and clubbed just outside its Telegraph Avenue doors […] the store's employees were tending the wounded – anti-war protesters teargassed and clubbed by the police and the National Guard as protests broke out on Telegraph Avenue."[2][3] In the early 1970s, Mario Savio worked as a clerk at the Telegraph Avenue store.[4]

In 1977, the Cody's sold the store to Andy Ross, who owned it until 2006.[5]

Cody's was best known for its extensive selection of literary, political, and scholarly titles.

On February 28, 1989, unknown persons threw a firebomb through the window of the store. It was thought that this was in response to the prominent display of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses, which had been banned by a fatwa by Iranian clerics one month prior. An undetonated pipe bomb was subsequently discovered in the store. In response the staff unanimously voted to keep the book on display despite the attack and the increasing willingness of chain bookstores to bow to pressure to withdraw it.[6]

Cody's pioneered a well-regarded author-reading series. Some prominent authors and notables who appeared at Cody's were: Tom Robbins, Norman Mailer, Ken Kesey, Alice Walker, Allen Ginsberg, Maurice Sendak, Bill Clinton, Jimmy Carter, Muhammad Ali, and Salman Rushdie.

In the 1980s, Cody's was a plaintiff in several anti-trust lawsuits charging that independent book sellers were discriminated against in favor of chain stores. Cody's owner, Andy Ross, was a prominent spokesperson supporting independent businesses against chain stores and Internet retailers.

Neighborhood booksellers edit

See also: Southside, Berkeley, California

Cody's was a core bookseller among a coterie of independent booksellers, which included Moe's Books (located nearly next door to Cody's), Pendragon/Pellucidar/Pegasus, Shakespeare & Co., Black Oak Books, Diesel, and others, all located in the region from North Berkeley to North Oakland. This region includes the University of California, Berkeley. Together they were members of a significant regional supporter of independent bookselling, The Northern California Independent Bookseller's Association, or NCIBA.

Moves and closure edit

The Telegraph store was the flagship store until it closed in 2006, sparking a controversy in the local press over the cause. One explanation given for the closure was that it was caused by pressure from corporate chains like Borders.[7] The location remained vacant until 2016, when "Mad Monk, Center for Anachronistic Media" was opened, and operated for two years.[8][9][10]

The Cody's San Francisco location closed in 2007 for a similar reason.[11][12] Cody's was sold to Japanese book distributor Yohan, Inc. in September 2006.

In March 2008, the last remaining store moved from 4th Street to its final location on Shattuck Avenue due to a rent increase. Financial pressures forced the closure of the store for good on June 20, 2008.[13][14][15]

The 2008 PBS TV documentary Paperback Dreams chronicles the related histories of Kepler's Books in Menlo Park, California and Cody's Books.[1]

Timeline edit

Stores:

  • Euclid Avenue, Berkeley, 1956–1960
  • Telegraph Avenue and Dwight, Berkeley, 1960–1965
  • 2454 Telegraph Avenue at Haste Street, Berkeley, 1965[15] – July 10, 2006
  • 2 Stockton Street, San Francisco, 2005–2007[16]
  • 1730 4th St., Berkeley 1997–March 2008
  • 2201 Shattuck Ave., Downtown Berkeley April 1, 2008 – June 19, 2008 then a final sale starting from August 14–August 22 or August 23, 2008

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b . Paperback Dreams. KQED Public Television. Archived from the original on February 17, 2011. Retrieved June 3, 2016. (archived)
  2. ^ Herscher, Elaine (June 27, 1996). "Berkeley Celebrates 40-Year Love Affair With Cody's Books". San Francisco Chronicle. Hearst Communications Inc. pp. C–1. Retrieved August 13, 2008.
  3. ^ Glendinning, Chellis (May 14, 2019). In the Company of Rebels: A Generational Memoir of Bohemians, Deep Heads, and History Makers. New Village Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-61332-096-9.
  4. ^ Rosenfeld, Seth (October 10, 2004). "Mario Savio's FBI Odyssey". San Francisco Chronicle.
  5. ^ "Andy Ross Literary Agency: Andy". andyrossagency.com. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Giving to the University Library – UC Berkeley Library". berkeley.edu. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  7. ^ Rubenstein, Steve (May 9, 2006). "Cody's Books to close flagship store in Berkeley". The San Francisco Chronicle.
  8. ^ Dropout, Steed (April 14, 2016). "Cody's Books Mad Comeback". Berkeley Reporter. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  9. ^ Dalzell, Tom (August 15, 2016). "How Quirky is Berkeley? Mark Bulwinkle's sculpture inside the new Mad Monk". Berkeleyside. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  10. ^ Zagub, Miriam (March 5, 2018). "Mad Monk Center for Anachronistic Media suddenly closes after 2 years of operation". The Daily Californian. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  11. ^ Sarkar, Pia (April 6, 2007). "Cody's Books to leave S.F. — 'It just didn't work'". The San Francisco Chronicle.
  12. ^ Derrick (October 10, 2005). . SFist. Gothamist. Archived from the original on November 5, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  13. ^ . Cody's Books. June 20, 2008. Archived from the original on August 26, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  14. ^ "Cody's Books Closes Permanently". East Bay Express. June 20, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  15. ^ a b Taylor, Michael (June 23, 2008). "Cody's, landmark Berkeley bookstore, closes". SFGATE. Retrieved April 23, 2023.
  16. ^ "Cody's to close Stockton Street bookstore". The San Francisco Examiner. April 6, 2007. Retrieved May 23, 2020.

Further reading edit

External links edit

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January 01, 1970
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Cody s Books 1956 2008 was an independent bookstore based in Berkeley California It was a pioneer in bookselling bringing the paperback revolution to Berkeley fighting censorship and providing a safe harbor from tear gas directed at anti Vietnam War protesters throughout the 1960s and 1970s 1 Cody s BooksCody s Telegraph Avenue store held their closing sale July 4 July 10 2006Company typePrivate subsidiaryFoundedBerkeley California 1956 FounderFred Cody amp Pat CodyHeadquartersBerkeley California U S Key peopleFred Cody Founder Pat Cody CEO Andy Ross Former President Hiroshi Kagawa President ProductsBooksmagazinesOwnerIBC Publishing Group Contents 1 History 2 Neighborhood booksellers 3 Moves and closure 3 1 Timeline 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksHistory edit nbsp The restrooms at the Telegraph Avenue store equipped with blackboards and chalk The first store opened in 1956 on Euclid Avenue in Berkeley California It was founded by Fred 1916 1983 and Pat 1923 2010 Cody It moved to a larger location on Telegraph Avenue in 1960 and moved to another Telegraph Avenue location in 1965 In 1968 Cody s served as a first aid station when anti war protesters were tear gassed and clubbed just outside its Telegraph Avenue doors the store s employees were tending the wounded anti war protesters teargassed and clubbed by the police and the National Guard as protests broke out on Telegraph Avenue 2 3 In the early 1970s Mario Savio worked as a clerk at the Telegraph Avenue store 4 In 1977 the Cody s sold the store to Andy Ross who owned it until 2006 5 Cody s was best known for its extensive selection of literary political and scholarly titles On February 28 1989 unknown persons threw a firebomb through the window of the store It was thought that this was in response to the prominent display of Salman Rushdie s The Satanic Verses which had been banned by a fatwa by Iranian clerics one month prior An undetonated pipe bomb was subsequently discovered in the store In response the staff unanimously voted to keep the book on display despite the attack and the increasing willingness of chain bookstores to bow to pressure to withdraw it 6 Cody s pioneered a well regarded author reading series Some prominent authors and notables who appeared at Cody s were Tom Robbins Norman Mailer Ken Kesey Alice Walker Allen Ginsberg Maurice Sendak Bill Clinton Jimmy Carter Muhammad Ali and Salman Rushdie In the 1980s Cody s was a plaintiff in several anti trust lawsuits charging that independent book sellers were discriminated against in favor of chain stores Cody s owner Andy Ross was a prominent spokesperson supporting independent businesses against chain stores and Internet retailers Neighborhood booksellers editSee also Southside Berkeley California Cody s was a core bookseller among a coterie of independent booksellers which included Moe s Books located nearly next door to Cody s Pendragon Pellucidar Pegasus Shakespeare amp Co Black Oak Books Diesel and others all located in the region from North Berkeley to North Oakland This region includes the University of California Berkeley Together they were members of a significant regional supporter of independent bookselling The Northern California Independent Bookseller s Association or NCIBA Moves and closure editThe Telegraph store was the flagship store until it closed in 2006 sparking a controversy in the local press over the cause One explanation given for the closure was that it was caused by pressure from corporate chains like Borders 7 The location remained vacant until 2016 when Mad Monk Center for Anachronistic Media was opened and operated for two years 8 9 10 The Cody s San Francisco location closed in 2007 for a similar reason 11 12 Cody s was sold to Japanese book distributor Yohan Inc in September 2006 In March 2008 the last remaining store moved from 4th Street to its final location on Shattuck Avenue due to a rent increase Financial pressures forced the closure of the store for good on June 20 2008 13 14 15 The 2008 PBS TV documentary Paperback Dreams chronicles the related histories of Kepler s Books in Menlo Park California and Cody s Books 1 Timeline edit Stores Euclid Avenue Berkeley 1956 1960 Telegraph Avenue and Dwight Berkeley 1960 1965 2454 Telegraph Avenue at Haste Street Berkeley 1965 15 July 10 2006 2 Stockton Street San Francisco 2005 2007 16 1730 4th St Berkeley 1997 March 2008 2201 Shattuck Ave Downtown Berkeley April 1 2008 June 19 2008 then a final sale starting from August 14 August 22 or August 23 2008See also edit nbsp Books portal nbsp San Francisco Bay Area portal Kepler s Books Printers Inc BookstoreReferences edit a b The Bookstores Paperback Dreams KQED Public Television Archived from the original on February 17 2011 Retrieved June 3 2016 archived Herscher Elaine June 27 1996 Berkeley Celebrates 40 Year Love Affair With Cody s Books San Francisco Chronicle Hearst Communications Inc pp C 1 Retrieved August 13 2008 Glendinning Chellis May 14 2019 In the Company of Rebels A Generational Memoir of Bohemians Deep Heads and History Makers New Village Press p 3 ISBN 978 1 61332 096 9 Rosenfeld Seth October 10 2004 Mario Savio s FBI Odyssey San Francisco Chronicle Andy Ross Literary Agency Andy andyrossagency com Retrieved April 23 2023 Giving to the University Library UC Berkeley Library berkeley edu Retrieved June 1 2016 Rubenstein Steve May 9 2006 Cody s Books to close flagship store in Berkeley The San Francisco Chronicle Dropout Steed April 14 2016 Cody s Books Mad Comeback Berkeley Reporter Retrieved April 23 2023 Dalzell Tom August 15 2016 How Quirky is Berkeley Mark Bulwinkle s sculpture inside the new Mad Monk Berkeleyside Retrieved April 23 2023 Zagub Miriam March 5 2018 Mad Monk Center for Anachronistic Media suddenly closes after 2 years of operation The Daily Californian Retrieved April 23 2023 Sarkar Pia April 6 2007 Cody s Books to leave S F It just didn t work The San Francisco Chronicle Derrick October 10 2005 Cody s Books on Union Square SFist Gothamist Archived from the original on November 5 2017 Retrieved April 23 2023 Goodbye Message Cody s Books June 20 2008 Archived from the original on August 26 2008 Retrieved April 23 2023 Cody s Books Closes Permanently East Bay Express June 20 2008 Retrieved April 23 2023 a b Taylor Michael June 23 2008 Cody s landmark Berkeley bookstore closes SFGATE Retrieved April 23 2023 Cody s to close Stockton Street bookstore The San Francisco Examiner April 6 2007 Retrieved May 23 2020 Further reading editCody s Books the life and times of a Berkeley bookstore 1956 1977 by Pat and Fred Cody San Francisco Chronicle Books 1992 ISBN 0 8118 0220 5 ISBN 0 8118 0140 3 Perman Stacy Autopsy of an Indie Bookseller Businessweek January 12 2009 External links editCody s Books Paperback Dreams archived Last Cody s Bookstore Bids Farewell to Berkeley The Daily Californian 37 51 57 N 122 15 32 W 37 8658 N 122 2589 W 37 8658 122 2589 Retrieved from https 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