ICONIC PHOTO: sales surge at bookstore owned by 69 year old, seen engulfed in tear gas at MN protest [View all]

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In the hours following, Dreamhaven Books reported a dramatic increase in online orders to its website and increased interest in patronizing its Minneapolis location. Over the weekend, the DreamhavenBooks.com website had crashed, which Ketter attributes to the increased traffic, while DreamHaven's eBay and ABE storefronts remain open. Others have found Dreamhaven Books' 2020 GoFundMe, posted at the time to rebuild from damage caused by the riots instigated by the killing of George Floyd. At the time of this reporting, over $5000 has been donated by 122 individuals, averaging roughly $25 per person.

"I'm greatly touched by [the GoFundMe donations,] but I would like to offer that money to our local food shelves if donors wouldn't mind," Ketter writes. "The store is intact and doing well and the money should go to a greater cause."
"I'm overwhelmed...would be an understatement. I truly appreciate all the words and actions of support people have shown," Ketter writes on his store's Facebook page. "DreamHaven is a small operation; we're closed on Sundays (I rest sometimes) and our website is not used to handling so many orders. We'll be back in the store on Monday morning and we'll be happy to sort out everyone's orders, questions and comments then. Until then, I'm resting up a bit and calming myself down from my anger and sadness. Be well and safe, everyone."

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