# Indies Under Fire

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***Indies Under Fire: The Battle for the American Bookstore*** (2006) is an American documentary film which chronicles the difficulties faced by [independent bookstores](/source/Independent_bookstore) in the [information economy](/source/Information_economy). The [Palo Alto](/source/Palo_Alto) based [Printers Inc. Bookstore](/source/Printers_Inc._Bookstore) which closed in 2001 is the primary focus of the film. It also explores the impact of [Borders](/source/Borders_(retailer)) moving into two small towns filled with independent bookstores: [Capitola, California](/source/Capitola,_California) and [Santa Cruz, California](/source/Santa_Cruz,_California).[1][2][3][4]

Director Jacob Bricca stated that he was inspired to make the documentary in response to the closing of *Printers Inc. Bookstore*: "I took the [store's closing] very personally [...] I grew up in Palo Alto and spent many hours reading and hanging out at *Printers Inc*. I saw the strong connection the community had to the bookstore and, like others in the film, was very distressed at its closing."[5]

## Honors

- Official Selection - Wine Country Film Festival
- Official Selection - Newburyport Documentary Film Festival

## See also

- *[Paperback Dreams](/source/Paperback_Dreams)*

## Notes

1. [*Indies Under Fire*: About](http://www.indiesunderfire.com/about.html)

1. [Bookstores to Offer Screenings of Indies Under Fire](http://news.bookweb.org/news/bookstores-offer-screenings-indies-under-fire)

1. [Battle of the bookstores: New documentary follows the struggles of small California booksellers](https://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/story.php?story_id=2732)

1. [Indies Under Fire](http://www.insidehighered.com/views/mclemee/mclemee137)

1. [Indies Under Fire: Bookstore Battles on Film](http://news.bookweb.org/news/indies-under-fire-bookstore-battles-film)

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.indiesunderfire.com/)
- [Indies Under Fire](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt900368/) at IMDb

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