Ideas & Research

A repository of ideas, questions and thought processes that have helped to guide us on our journey


The idea of community-powered bookstores is no longer experimental. It is a growing grassroots movement that’s being shaped by many forces, underlying all of which is a hunger for authentic relationships with trusted organizations

A 2026 update to the 2021 paper

A bold but realistic initiative to re-imagine and transform the role of community bookstores, written in 2021 by Paul Wright & Praveen Madan

During the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Kepler’s leadership team discusses the current business model of independent bookstores, their journey to transform Kepler’s into a Next-Generation Bookstore, and their plans for the future