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BookPeople is an
BookPeople was founded in 1970 by Michael Nills and originally named Grok Books in reference to ''Stranger in a Strange Land'' by Robert A. Heinlein. The book store eventually fell into the hands of Philip Sansone, who renamed the store BookPeople in reference to ''Fahrenheit 451'' by Ray Bradbury in 1984 when the store moved locations.
In 2018, the store formed a union, BookPeople United, under the auspices of the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 277. Their first contract was ratified in January 2021.
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Austin Independent Business Alliance
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BookPeople is an independent bookstore
An independent bookstore is a retail bookstore which is independently owned. Usually, independent stores consist of only a single actual store (although there are some multi-store independents). They may be structured as sole proprietorships, cl ...
in Austin, Texas
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, and the largest bookstore
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in the state of Texas. It was founded in 1970 and has been voted the best bookstore by the Austin Chronicle
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every year since 1995 .
BookPeople was voted ''Publishers Weekly
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's'' "Best Bookstore in the US 2005". It is a member of the Austin Independent Business Alliance
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. It is also a member of the American Booksellers Association.
History
BookPeople was founded in 1970 by Michael Nills and originally named Grok Books in reference to ''Stranger in a Strange Land'' by Robert A. Heinlein. The book store eventually fell into the hands of Philip Sansone, who renamed the store BookPeople in reference to ''Fahrenheit 451'' by Ray Bradbury in 1984 when the store moved locations.
In 2018, the store formed a union, BookPeople United, under the auspices of the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) Local 277. Their first contract was ratified in January 2021.
See also
*List of companies based in Austin, Texas
This is a list of notable companies based in the Austin metropolitan area.
Fortune 500
(rankings as of 2021)
* Dell Technologies (28)
*Oracle (80)
*Tesla Inc. (100)
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References
* Austin ChronicleExternal links
BookPeople website homepage
Austin Independent Business Alliance
Independent bookstores of the United States Companies based in Austin, Texas Bookstores established in the 20th century American companies established in 1970 Retail companies established in 1970 1970 establishments in Texas {{retailing-stub