People's Co-Op Bookstore

Great selection of books on literary criticism, poetry, literature, etc.
9 years ago (07-11-2017)

For those who are unaware, several years by People's Co-op Bookstore was subject rather clandestine hostile takeover/coup led by one Rolf Mauerer. Rolf Mauerer has had Jane Bouey and Ray Vioud (members and sympathizers of the Communist Party of Canada) respectively purged. He and his clique have since seen to it that the bookstore be purged of Communists, radicals and made more "moderate" (read: more like Chapters). He has shut down the ordering selling literature from the Soviet Union (literature that would otherwise be virtually inaccessible). The last message I received from them (before I removed myself from their email list) involved asking people to sell them Gutenberg Bibles (no joke). Below is a letter I had sent to the putschists of the now grossly misnamed "People's Co-op Bookstore". " I am completely disgusted with the current leadership of Co-op Bookstore. I think it is pretty ludicrous that they insist Co-op Bookstore be "moderate". Chapters is "moderate" but they have Kobo. I think it is a safe bet that people buying from Chapters will never buy from Co-op Bookstore no matter how "moderate" you become. On top of that, you are alienating your base. I am opposed to this bookstore being purging of members from the Communist Party of Canada. Firing Ray Vioud and Jane Bouey out of work was particularly low and completely reactionary and anti-working class. I have no intention of supporting you." Here are the other comments I made: "For the record, I opted to unsubscribe from their email list and I was asked why. The answers I had to choose from didn't fit. That is with the exception of saying "other". They then asked if I could specify so I gave them the answer I did." "What is particularly low about firing Jane Bouey is that she has a kid who is special needs. So People's Co-op Bookstore is harming her child as well. Both Jane and Ray are older adults and older adults often have harder times finding work. But of course for the new clique of People's Co-op Bookstore (who are NDP Social Democrats by the way) purging Co-op of Communists takes precedent over people having jobs and special needs children being supported." "The last email I received from People's Co-op Bookstore they were asking people to sell them your Gutenberg Bibles. More recently someone spam the wall of their official page with crap from some Jesus freak trying to convert people. Ironically, the book he was offering to sell is sold at Chapters and Amazon and NOT Co-op Bookstore." "The ad was from November and has yet to be pulled down. How low can you go, pandering to the Christian right."
10 years ago (14-11-2016)

Cool place friendly people
9 years ago (13-12-2017)

Has one of the best selections of newspapers and books in the city.
10 years ago (07-07-2016)

Best new (i.e., unused) bookstore in the city. Has truth-telling books, not just fictional histories, etc. labelled non-fiction.
16 years ago (24-07-2011)