▁Ken ▁K ese y , ▁Alice ▁Walker , ▁Allen ▁G ins berg , ▁Maurice ▁Send ak , ▁Bill ▁Cl inton , ▁Jimmy ▁Carter , ▁Muhammad ▁Ali , ▁and ▁Sal man ▁R ush die . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁C ody ' s ▁was ▁a ▁pla int iff ▁in ▁several ▁anti - tr ust ▁law su its ▁charg ing ▁that ▁independent ▁book ▁sell ers ▁were ▁disc rimin ated ▁against ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁chain ▁stores . ▁C ody ' s ▁owner , ▁Andy ▁Ross , ▁was ▁a ▁prominent ▁sp ok esp erson ▁supporting ▁independent ▁business es ▁against ▁chain ▁stores ▁and ▁Internet ▁ret ail ers . ▁ ▁Ne igh bor hood ▁books ellers ▁▁ ▁C ody ' s ▁was ▁a ▁core ▁books eller ▁among ▁a ▁cot erie ▁of ▁independent ▁books ellers , ▁which ▁included ▁Mo e ' s ▁Books , ▁located ▁nearly ▁next ▁door ▁to ▁C ody ' s , ▁, ▁Shakespeare ▁& ▁Co ., ▁Black ▁Oak ▁Books , ▁Dies el , ▁and ▁others , ▁all ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁from ▁north ▁Ber keley ▁to ▁north ▁Oak land . ▁This ▁region ▁includes ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley . ▁T ogether ▁they ▁were ▁members ▁of ▁a ▁significant ▁regional ▁supp orter ▁of ▁independent ▁books elling , ▁The ▁Northern ▁California ▁Independent ▁Books eller ' s ▁Association , ▁or ▁N CI BA . ▁ ▁Mov es ▁and ▁closure ▁▁ ▁The ▁Te legraph ▁store ▁was ▁the ▁flags hip ▁store ▁until ▁it ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁spark ing ▁a ▁controvers