Copy This!

September 2005

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.

Reviews

"Paul Orfalea is a true inspiration to anyone who has been told 'no, you can't' because of a learning difference."
Bill Crosby

"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

Promote It Yourself  (article)
January 2006

Copy That!  (article)
September 2005

Duplication Leader is One of a Kind  (article)
August 2005

Lessons from a Hyperactive Dyslexic, Kinko's Founder  (interview)
January 2005

Paul Orfalea on the Today Show  (interview)