_cropped.jpg) The store in 2011 with "True Colors" on the window and "Amazon Bookstore" above it | |
| Company type | Worker cooperative |
|---|---|
| Industry | Bookselling |
| Founded | 1970 |
| Founder | Rosina Richter Christy Julie Morse Quist |
| Defunct | 2012 |
Area served | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Website | truecolorsbookstore.com[dead link] |
Amazon Bookstore Cooperative was a feminist bookstore located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that operated from 1970 to 2012. It was the only lesbian/feminist bookstore in the U.S.at some point, but certainly not at its beginning.[1] The shop was named after the Amazons, a mythological tribe of fierce and independent women. In 1994 Amazon.com was founded and within a year, problems started for Amazon Bookstore. Terms of a lawsuit by Amazon bookstore resulted in a small settlement,[clarification needed] and a requirement that Amazon Bookstore go by the name 'Amazon Bookstore Collective' to reduce confusion with Amazon.com.[2]
- ^ Pulley, Anna (2012-08-10). "10 Fun Facts You Didn't Know About Lesbians". Archived 2012-08-12 at the Wayback Machine Blogs.sfweekly.com. Retrieved on 2013-08-27.
- ^ Kirch, Claire (October 2003). "The Struggle Continues". Publishers Weekly. Vol. 250, no. 41. p. 20. Retrieved December 25, 2019.