The Ripped Bodice
A project in Culver City, CA by Bea and Leah Koch000days
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The Ripped Bodice will be the only exclusively romance bookstore in the United States, opening Spring 2016 in Los Angeles CA.
Backers: 599
Average Pledge Per Backer: $152
Funded: $91,188 of $90,000
Dates: Oct 20th -> Nov 19th (31 days)
Project By: Bea and Leah Koch
Backers: 599
Average Pledge Per Backer: $152
Funded: $91,188 of $90,000
Dates: Oct 20th -> Nov 19th (31 days)
Project By: Bea and Leah Koch
$91,188
current pledge level
Last Updated: November 19 @ 12:30 -0500 GMT
101%
of goal
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Latest News
A Bodice-Ripper Set in L.A.: This Bookstore Found a Niche in the Amazon Era
January 22nd - via: bloomberg.com
As startup ideas go, a brick-and-mortar bookstore selling only romance novels doesn (Read More)
The End is in Sight! 
November 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Hello all! The end is in sight! Just 40 hours to go! We are so, so, so close to our goal, only $2,180 left to raise. One of our absolute favorite authors and all around amazing person, Tessa Dare, wrote a wonderful post on her blog this morning about... (Read More)
Entering our final week! (plus one day)
November 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Update #4 We have to start with a huge thank you. Yesterday we passed $70,000 and today we are up to $73,746 with 458 incredible people supporting us. So THANK YOU EVERYONE. We were very excited to be featured on RT Book Reviews this morning with... (Read More)
Update #3!
November 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
There are 413 of you who believe in The Ripped Bodice! That is unbelievable! We are so grateful to each and every one of you. With 15 days to go, we have raised $60,406. That means we are more than two thirds of the way there. We have seen you... (Read More)
Brand New Reward
October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
Greetings and happy Tuesday! One week after launch and we are 53% funded! Many of you expressed disappointment that you missed out on the opportunity to sponsor a bookshelf at The Ripped Bodice. We heard you and we are thrilled to introduce a new... (Read More)
Update #1
October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
Hello fellow romance enthusiasts! We are so thrilled (and overwhelmed in the best way) by the response to The Ripped Bodice. We wanted to give you an update after our second day of funding. Thanks to you, we are 45% funded (!) and steadily moving... (Read More)
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