Tattered Cover, Colorado’s largest bookstore chain, has been sold to local investors and is now the country’s largest Black owned bookstore.
Announced Wednesday morning via a press release, the sale moves all four Tattered Cover locations into the hands of Bended Page LLC., an investment group owned by Denver natives, Kwame Spearman and David Back.
Spearman will serve as CEO and major shareholder. “We want to preserve what we all love about The Tattered Cover and give it the necessary capital to beat COVID,” Spearman said in a recent interview.
The purchase of the 49-year-old independent bookstore was made for an undisclosed amount of money.
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I read a lot of books. Looking for hard to find, Mac Donald and Shane Stevens.
Tattered Cover, hope you have a web site, so maybe I can buy.
I’m a new author. Is there a procedure to get my books in your bookstore?
I just have a great love for books and knowledge. I spent half my life in books store and black books store are the bomb to me.
I grew up in Colorado, and was thrilled when I learned that someone was saving The Tattered Cover.
I am so happy this store has survived. I remember taking my kids there when we lived in Denver and then visiting there after we moved away!
Best wishes, Tattered Cover! Great to see you have an online store.
I will definitely visit.
How far back do the books date?
Very interested in the movement acceptance of people of color.