Paul Orfalea’s autobiography, Copy This! Lessons from a hyperactive dyslexic who turned a bright idea into one of America’s best companies is available now in bookstores and online retailers.

COPY THIS! is filled with life lessons on overcoming obstacles – perfect for every business owner looking to grow a company, every manager helping their team perform, every visionary trying to launch a new idea, and for every mother and father of a child suffering from learning challenges. This is the story of how Paul Orfalea, a hyperactive dyslexic who failed two grades, opened a small copy shop called Kinko’s in 1970 and turned it into a $2 billion-a-year company, while barely being able to read, write, or sit still through a business meeting.

Paul succeeded in using his learning differences and unorthodox approach to business to mold a compassionate, unconventional, partner-driven culture that allowed Kinko’s to thrive, and made it, according to Fortune, Forbes, and Mother Jones one of the best places to work in America.

The royalties from the book are donated to nonprofit organizations for children with learning challenges.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT COPY THIS!

“Paul Orfalea is a true inspiration to anyone who has been told ‘no, you can’t’ because of a learning difference.”
– Bill Cosby

“Irresistible. Paul Orfalea is witty, charming, and wise. If I could live my life over, I would sit at his feet and listen to everything he has to say.”
– Bill Moyers

 “For entrepreneurs and kids both, resiliency is a crucial ingredient in success, and there’s no better way to reinforce that quality than by reminding us, as Paul Orfalea does, that being different isn’t a bad thing and that we each have something uniquely our own to contribute.”
– Charles Schwab

 “Orfalea’s exuberant and irreverent attitude…will entertain many readers, and his sanguine acceptance of his dyslexia will inspire many others.”
– Publishers Weekly Magazine, July 11, 2005

PRESS COVERAGE OF COPY THIS!

–Duplication Leader is One of a Kind, Santa Barbara New Press, August 2005

–The Guy Behind Kinko’s, USA Today, October 2005

–Promote it Yourself, Forbes, January 2006

–Copy This! Interview with James Michael Tyler 2005

– Copy That!, Fortune Small Business, September 2005

TO READ MORE ABOUT COPY THIS!
To order or learn more about the book, you can go to Amazon.com, Barnesandnoble.com, or 800CEORead.com. The book is available in hardcover, large print and an abridged audio CD version.