Congratulations to Books Inc., which this year is celebrating the 160th anniversary of its founding by Anton Roman!
In 1995, Books Inc. president Michael Tucker (l.) and the late Michael Grant, former co-owner of the company.
Books Inc., which has 11 stores in California, most of which are in the Bay Area, is also celebrating the 65th anniversary of operating as Books Inc. For a company with nearly a dozen stores and 160 years of experience, it's no surprise that there are some other anniversaries to celebrate: this year marks the 35th anniversary of the opening of the Laurel Village store in San Francisco and the 10th anniversary of the openings of the Mountain View and Disneyland stores.
And last year, the company celebrated the 15th anniversaries of the opening of the Market Street store in the Castro in San Francisco and the Compass store at San Francisco International Airport as well as the 10th anniversary of the opening of the store in Burlingame. So how's the store celebrating all these milestones? Books Inc. president Michael Tucker laughed and said, "By opening another store!" The new store, which is being built out at the moment, will be in the airport's new Terminal 2, the former Central Terminal that opens this spring and will be the home of Virgin America and American Airlines. Tucker called it "a fantastic location in a beautiful new terminal." In a most modern setting, the store will feature a throwback to old times: a reconstructed letterpress.