Private company
Tattered Cover
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Bookstore chain in Colorado bought by Barnes & Noble, United States
Tattered Cover is a bookstore chain in Denver, Colorado. It was one of the largest independent bookstores in the United States.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryretail1
- HeadquartersColorado1
- Websitewww.tatteredcover.com
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Tattered Cover is a bookstore chain in Denver, Colorado. It was one of the largest independent bookstores in the United States.2
Timeline
- 1971Founded Founded1
Funding
Where the company's money came from, by calendar year: private offerings filed with the SEC, federal grants, loans, contracts and other assistance from USAspending.gov, and PPP loans from the SBA. Each bar links to the records below.
- PPP loans $600.0K
Figures by year
| Year | PPP loans | Total |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $600.0K | $600.0K |
PPP loans
Paycheck Protection Program loans of $150,000 and up, approved April 2020 to July 2021, from the SBA5. Matched to this company by name and state.
- Apr 8, 2020$600.0K PPP loan (first draw) from Alpine Bank5To TATTERED COVER, INC, Denver CO; $596.5K forgiven Feb 16, 2021
Links
- Websitewww.tatteredcover.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/TatteredCover1
- WikipediaTattered Cover
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ7688396
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
- 1WikidataTattered Cover on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaTattered Cover on Wikipedia
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsTattered Cover photo by Dtobias, CC BY-SA 3.0
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