May 9, 2006

The San Francisco Chronicle is reporting that "Cody's Books, the venerable independent bookstore that has served generations of UC Berkeley students, has announced that it will close its flagship store on the south side of campus because of declining sales and competition from chain stores and the Internet.

The store on Telegraph Avenue will close its doors on July 10 after 43 years."

Their willingness to carry just about anything local--your journal, zine, fold-out graphics project...--and their incredible long standing reading series will make this loss felt in the East Bay.