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Left Bank Books Collective, Seattle

Give this collectively-run, non-profit bookstore another 40 years! And visit us in Seattle !

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Left Bank Books Collective, Seattle

Left Bank Books Collective, Seattle

Left Bank Books Collective, Seattle

Left Bank Books Collective, Seattle

Left Bank Books Collective, Seattle

Give this collectively-run, non-profit bookstore another 40 years! And visit us in Seattle !

Give this collectively-run, non-profit bookstore another 40 years! And visit us in Seattle !

Give this collectively-run, non-profit bookstore another 40 years! And visit us in Seattle !

Give this collectively-run, non-profit bookstore another 40 years! And visit us in Seattle !

Alana King
Alana King
Alana King
Alana King
1 Campaign |
Seattle, United States
$7,017 USD 97 backers
14% of $50,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Book lovers!  Radical thinkers!  Defenders of small presses and the printed word!  Feminists!  Anarchists!  General malcontents!

Are you worried about the demise of independent bookstores?  Left Bank Books is bucking the trend.  Located in Seattle-- a top U.S. city for bookworms--in the heart of the famous Pike Place Market-- we have some of the best foot traffic ever.  Literally hundreds of people wander into Left Bank every day.  We have been thriving since 1973, as a collectively-run, worker controlled, no-boss, labor of love.  We carry quality books of all kinds, from fiction to cookbooks.  But our main purpose is to spread radical, anti-authoritarian and anti-capitalist ideas.  We do not represent any political party or group.  You can find books, pamphlets and zines here that you won't find anywhere else. And now, with our revived Left Bank Publishing, we are printing materials that would otherwise be out-of-print or non-existent.  Any book lover knows, there is nothing like the pleasure of browsing in a hands-on, physical bookstore, where you can make the unexpected discoveries that Amazon and its ilk don't mention.     

                                                                                              

                                           

      

We are not asking you to save us.  We ask you to help us continue to thrive and to grow in four new directions:

(1) We want to establish an easy-to-use and efficient online ordering system for our customers. This means we need to invest in technology upgrades to computerize our entire inventory, so we can get books and goods to you quickly.

(2) We want to expand our publishing of both reprints and original materials.  YOU CAN SEE OUR RECENT PUBLICATIONS IN "GALLERY" ON THIS SITE!

(3) We want to keep our shelves stocked with the best and most interesting books you could hope to find!

(4) We want to continue our long-standing sponsorship of the Books-to-Prisoners Project, which answers thousands of requests from prisoners throughout the U.S.  They receive donated books for free, but our postage costs have gotten higher.

                                                            

We are setting our goal high-- at $50,000-- because we are in this for the long haul.  When Left Bank started in 1973, no one knew if it would survive its first year.  But one of the  continuing pleasures of this work is that we have had the help of an ongoing stream of volunteers, always more than we've been able to accommodate.  As for the "core collective"--who commit to at least two shifts a week at minimum wage-- the low pay and hard work are worth it in order to have control over our store, have decent, cooperative relations with fellow workers, and be able to provide radical literature and goods to all.  We have every reason to believe that Left Bank will last long into the future with your generous support. Thank you!
                                                                        


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Salt of the earth

$10 USD
Our everlasting gratitude and best wishes for your long and happy life!
6 claimed

Working Class Hero

$25 USD
Our everlasting gratitude, wishes for your long and happy life, PLUS a "Read a Fucking Book" bumper sticker, postcard, and button.
29 claimed

Still Ain't Satisfied

$50 USD
Our everlasting gratitude, wishes for your long and happy life, a "Read a Fucking Book" bumper sticker, postcard, button, and 10% off your next purchase!
5 claimed

The Eat-the-Rich Special!

$100 USD
Our everlasting gratitude, wishes for your long and happy life, a "Read a Fucking Book" bumper sticker, postcard, and button, plus a copy of our self published Seattle General Strike pamphlet, 15% off your next purchase, and a Left Bank Books tote bag, decorated with the Black Cat of Sabotage. Perfect for a board meeting!
13 claimed

Smash the State Special!

$250 USD
Our everlasting gratitude, wishes for your long and happy life, a "Read a Fucking Book" bumper sticker, postcard, and button, and a Left Bank Books tote bag, decorated with the Black Cat of Sabotage. PLUS our complete published pamphlets and our newly reprinted Letters of Insurgents by Fredy Perlman, 1 custom designed button with 5 duplicates, and 10% off all purchases for an entire year!
3 out of 15 of claimed

Bread and Roses

$500 USD
Our everlasting gratitude, wishes for your long and happy life, a "Read a Fucking Book" bumper sticker, postcard, and button, and a Left Bank Books tote bag, decorated with the Black Cat of Sabotage, our complete published pamphlets and two of our self published books -Letters of Insurgents by Fredy Perlman & Ring of Fire by ET Russian, 3 custom designed buttons with 5 duplicates of each, PLUS 15% off all purchases for an entire year, and a Left Bank tshirt to boot!
0 out of 10 of claimed

Solidarity Special!

$1,000 USD
Our everlasting gratitude, wishes for your long and happy life, a "Read a Fucking Book" bumper sticker, postcard, and button, and a Left Bank Books Black Sabot-Cat tote bag and tshirt, our entire collected Left Bank Publications (pamphlets AND books), 3 custom designed buttons with 5 duplicates of each, PLUS 15% off all purchases for 3 years! Double PLUS, a list of personalized book recommendations hand picked by our collective just for you!
0 out of 5 of claimed

Pie in the Sky When You Die!

$5,000 USD
Our everlasting gratitude, wishes for your long & happy life, a "Read a Fucking Book" sticker, postcard, & button, a LBB tote & shirt, our entire collected Left Bank Publications, 3 custom designed buttons with 5 dupes of each, & a list of personalized book recommendations! PLUS, a handmade LoLo Bird journal w/a custom design of your choice, & a discount card for 15% off all purchases for life! AND (Seattle area donations only) Movitas Marching Band will play your party!
0 out of 3 of claimed
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