Almost like a short story that swells into a doorstopper-size novel, Ms. Meskis curated a cozy living-room vibe later by other independent bookstores. As a single mother in 1974, she bought the store for $30,000 and grew its annual revenue to $20 million.
Almost like a short story that swells into a doorstopper-size novel, Ms. Meskis grew the 950-foot square shop in Denver’s Cherry Creek neighborhood that she bought for less than $30,000 into a behemoth with several hundred employees and annual revenue estimated at more than $20 million.
Ms. Meskis carefully plotted every detail, from the lush green carpet to dark-brown stained shelves that made the books — and their colorful covers — stand out visually, according to Mark A. Barnhouse, a former employee and author of“When computerization became inevitable, after originally relying on thousands of index cards to track inventory, she had CRT monitors and keyboards painted dark brown,” Barnhouse wrote.
Customers were so devoted to the Tattered Cover that when Ms. Meskis moved or expanded to other locations, hundreds volunteered to lug heavy boxes of books. She further endeared herself to readers in 2000 after fighting a search warrant from local authorities seeking the purchase history of a drug dealing suspect. The case went to the Colorado Supreme Court, which sided with Ms. Meskis.“More than customer privacy was at stake in the case,” the Denver Post said in editorial.
Ms. Meskis was a voracious reader growing up. At Purdue University, she initially majored in math, Barnhouse wrote, but “after switching her major to English and working in the library and college bookstore, she realized her true passion was books.” She married another Purdue student, and they moved to the Denver area in the early 1960s. After divorcing, Ms. Meskis worked in local bookstores.In 1974, she bought the struggling Tattered Cover. As her success grew, so did the store. Ms.
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