[5][6][7] In 1978,[1] five Kepler's Books alumni (including Jeffrey Shurtleff and Anne Leathers) founded Printers Inc.

[12] The Printers Inc. Cafe originally shared space in the California Avenue branch in Palo Alto[13] and subsequently moved next door.

[8] American author Frances Mayes describes this history in her 2006 memoir, A Year in the World: Journeys of a Passionate Traveller: Susan and Kate, with their friend Jeffrey, then opened Printers Inc., a literary bookstore on California Avenue in Palo Alto.

We were sipping cappuccinos and reading Merwin at Printers long before Starbucks ever pulled an espresso.

[8][20][24] The 2006 documentary Indies Under Fire tells the story of Printers Inc. and other independent bookstores affected by the new economy.

I grew up in Palo Alto and spent many hours reading and hanging out at Printers Inc.