Archive for October, 2005
Tuesday, October 25th, 2005
Kepler’s Autumn Literary Festival
Kepler’s will be putting on a series of readings around town on Thursday, November 3. Here is the lineup:
Jerome Karabel, UC Berkeley professor and author of numerous articles on higher education and social inequality, introduces his new book, The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton – 5:30 [...]
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Tuesday, October 18th, 2005
San Jose Mercury: Amazon board member Doerr also a Kepler’s contributor
John Doerr, well-known Silicon Valley venture capitalist and board member at Amazon, interestingly is listed among those who contributed $25,000 or more to reopen Kepler’s Books and Magazines in Menlo Park.
Menlo Park is the location of his venture capital firm, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, and he lives just up the road in Woodside.
It is [...]
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Sunday, October 16th, 2005
Palo Alto Weekly: Kepler’s revival aids Katrina schools
The Palo Alto Weekly reports that the winners of last weekend’s Kepler’s raffle chose to donate the books they won to schools hit by Hurricane Katrina.
Palo Alto residents Bill and Kara Rosenberg turned a windfall into an opportunity for charity this week.
The couple won a $500 gift certificate to Kepler’s bookstore last weekend, part [...]
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Tuesday, October 11th, 2005
Kaui Hart Hemmings at Stanford on Wednesday
Friend and fellow writer Kaui Hart Hemmings will be reading at Stanford on Wednesday, October 12 at 6:15 pm. The location is Terrace Room, Bldg. 460, Margaret Jacks Hall. For more information, click here.
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Saturday, October 8th, 2005
Coverage of Kepler’s Reopening
San Francisco Chronicle: As Kepler’s Books reopens, customers queue at registers
The Almanac: Cheers, tears as crowd floods Kepler’s
San Mateo County Times: Throng celebrates revival of Kepler’s Books
According to the San Jose Mercury News, Kepler’s sold five times as many books as normal on Saturday and took 630 membership pledges during its first day back. [...]
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Friday, October 7th, 2005
New Kepler’s Website: Memberships and More
The new Kepler’s website is now up. Although you can’t yet order books online, you can get information about memberships and upcoming events.
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Tuesday, October 4th, 2005
Kepler’s Reopening on Saturday, Oct. 8—Volunteers Needed
Kepler’s will be reopening this Saturday, October 8. There will be a rally outside the store at 11 am. Following the rally, the store will reopen. Additionally, a membership table will be taking membership pledges all day long outside the store. There will be a raffle. There will be fun. This event is not to [...]
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Tuesday, October 4th, 2005
Press Coverage of Kepler’s Reopening
Here are some links to press coverage of the store’s reopening:
New York Times: Community investment rescues a bookstore
Palo Alto Weekly: Kepler’s investor outlines business plan
San Jose Mercury News: Kepler’s banks on “members”
San Mateo County Times: Kepler’s bookstore turns a new page
San Francisco Chronicle: The sequel to the closing of Kepler’s
