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Powell's Books

May 09, 2024

Powell's Books is a chain of bookstores in Portland, Oregon, and its surrounding metropolitan area. Powell's headquarters, dubbed Powell's City of Books, claims to be the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world.[4] Powell's City of Books is located in the Pearl District on the edge of downtown and occupies a full city block between NW 10th and 11th Avenues and between W. Burnside and NW Couch Streets. It contains over 68,000 square feet (6,300 square metres), about 1.6 acres of retail floor space.

Powell's Books
Powell's City of Books in 2008, viewed from the corner of NW 10th & Burnside Street
IndustrySpecialty retail
Founded1971 (53 years ago) (1971)
FounderWalter Powell
Headquarters
Portland, Oregon
,
United States
Number of locations
Four (three full-service locations and one specialty bookstore)
Area served
Key people
  • Emily Powell
  • Chase Powell
ProductsNew, used, and rare books, magazines, cards, and sidelines[2]
Revenue$45 million (as of 2009)[3]
Owner
  • Emily and Chase Powell (1971–1982)
  • Michael Powell (1982–2010)
  • Emily Powell (2010–present)
Number of employees
About 500 (as of 2010)[2]
Websitewww.powells.com

The City of Books has nine color-coded rooms and over 3,500 different sections.[5] The inventory for its retail and online sales is over four million new, used, rare, and out-of-print books.[6] As of 2009, Powell's was buying around 3,000 used books a day.[7]

History edit

 
The City of Book's NW 11th & Couch entrance, featuring the "Pillar of Books"

20th century edit

Walter Powell founded Powell's in 1971. His son, Michael Powell, had started a bookstore in Chicago, Illinois, in 1970 which specialized in used, rare, and discounted books, primarily of an academic and scholarly nature. In 1979, Michael Powell joined his father in Portland, right after his father's store was not offered a lease renewal; within a year, they found the location that became its current headquarters.[2] Michael bought the bookstore from his father in 1982.[8]

In 1984,[9][10] Powell's opened its first branch store, in a suburban shopping center named Loehmann's Plaza[10] (later renamed Cascade Plaza),[11] near Washington Square. The new branch was not a replica of its City of Books location; Powell was concerned that the "edgy" neighborhood of its headquarters location was limiting its customer base, so the new store was "fairly fancy" with white shelving, a tile floor, and banners over the aisles.[2] It was also four times the size of the typical chain bookstore.[8]

A travel bookstore was established in 1985 on Pioneer Courthouse Square, and other stores followed, one a year for the next few years.[2] By the early 1990s, Powell's bookstores were part of the resurgence of the independent bookstore, which collectively made 32 percent of book sales in the U.S.[8] The travel store closed in 2005.[12]

Powell's established its Internet presence in 1993, beginning with email and FTP-based access to its technical bookstore; it has since expanded to incorporate fiction and other genres as a traditional ecommerce site.[13] Their website was established in 1994, before Amazon.com, and has contributed substantially to the chain's recent growth.[14]

The City of Books location grew to its current size after an expansion that opened in 1999; it included a new entrance facing the Pearl District which featured the "Pillar of Books", a Tenino sandstone carving depicting a stack of eight of the world's great books, on a base with the inscription "Buy the book, read the book, enjoy the book, sell the book" in Latin.[8] For the year ending June 2000, Powell's revenue was $41.8 million.[8]

21st century edit

 
Powell's Technical Books at its original North Park Blocks location (closed in 2010)
 
The City of Book's Coffee Room
 
Powell's Books in Condon, Oregon

In 2002, Powell's was cited by USA Today as one of America's 10 best bookstores.[15]

In January 2008, Powell's announced plans to expand the downtown City of Books by adding as many as two floors to the store's southeast corner. The expansion was due to add at least 10,000 square feet (930 square metres) of new retail space.[16][17][18] Plans submitted to the Portland Design Commission in November 2008 called for a rooftop garden atop the new addition and an "art cube" over a redesigned main entrance.[19]

In March 2010, Michael Powell confirmed plans to hand over management of the business to his daughter Emily as of July.[2] That same month, Powell's announced it would close its technical bookstore on the North Park Blocks, moving its sections on math, science, computing, engineering, construction, and transportation into "Powell's Books Building 2" at the corner of 10th and Couch Street, near the main City of Books location. The consolidation was in response to a five-year decline in brick-and-mortar sales of technical books in favor of online sales.[3]

In October 2010, Powell's announced it had bought 7,000 books from the library of author Anne Rice; Powell's offered these association copies on their website.[20] The bookstore was revealed as a charter member of the Google eBooks service when the news was announced by Google on December 6, 2010.[21]

In June 2011, Powell's participated in Google Offers during that service's first month of operation; according to TechCrunch—which characterized Powell's as a "Portland institution"—"5,000 Powell’s vouchers sold out in a matter of hours", making it "most popular deal in the month."[22]

Starting in May 2012,[23] Powell's began offering access to print on demand books via the Espresso Book Machine.[24][25]

In early 2013, Emily Powell announced that Miriam Sontz, the company's chief operating officer, would take over as chief executive officer.[26]

In 2016, CNN rated it one of the "coolest" bookstores in the world.[27]

CEO Miriam Sontz retired in January 2019.[28] Emily Powell remains president and owner.[29]

Labor relations edit

In 1991, following some post-holiday lay-offs, some of Powell's employees formed an organizing committee, seeking to become part of the Oregon Public Employees Union (OPEU). They succeeded in getting more than 35% of the workers to sign union cards, but because less than 65% of them had done so—the OPEU's suggested threshold—they decided not to file for a union certification election.[30] In response to issues identified by the organizing employees, Powell's updated and expanded its employee handbook in April 1992 with changes that addressed processes for problem solving and grievances, the probation and termination procedure, and other employee assistance, among other changes.[citation needed]

In September 1998, an email from Powell's managers announcing reductions in employee's wage increases prompted the creation of a new organizing committee of 26 employees. They chose the International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) because they could charter their own self-governing local union which would include about 350 employees serving in a variety of jobs in all stores and in the Internet, corporate, and shipping departments. By March 1999, they had filed for a union certification election with the National Labor Relations Board. A month later, by a vote of 161–155, ILWU Local 5 became official.[30]

In September 1999, ILWU Local 5 met for the first time with Powell's management, to begin the contract bargaining process. After some early successes, 2000 saw a slowdown in the discussions, followed by rallies, filings of unfair labor practices, an unsuccessful decertification campaign, a one-day shutdown of the shipping department (accompanied by the slashing of a van's tire), and federal mediation. A three-year contract was finally announced in August 2000.[30]

In February 2011, Powell's announced the layoffs of 31 employees, over 7% of its unionized workforce, in “response to the unprecedented, rapidly changing nature of the book industry." It was the first round of layoffs since the store's workers formed a union. A union representative said that Powell's had reduced its workforce by about 40 in the prior year through attrition, but felt that layoffs were still necessary because of a decline in sales of new books and a rise in health care costs.[31]

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Powell's announced the closing of its five locations and the termination of nearly all employees in mid-March 2020.[32] CEO Emily Powell did not provide the precise number of layoffs in the letter she released on March 17, 2020. However, roughly 85% of the 400 members of the company's unionized workforce were terminated.[33] The union noted that only 49 of the more than 100 former employees were union-represented, and the remaining managers were now performing front-line duties typically performed by represented employees. This was in response to a large surge in online orders.[34][35] In July 2020, Powell's announced that the store and kiosk in the Portland International Airport would remain closed permanently.[36]

As Powell's gradually began re-hiring staff beginning in April 2021, former employees were forced to apply for open positions as new employees. Powell's claimed that their right to return to their old jobs had expired, and an agreement to extend those rights (and maintain previous pay levels) had not been reached between Powell's and the union. The majority of hired staff have been previous employees.[37]

Powell's employees went on a strike, and the store was closed on Labor Day, September 4, 2023.[38][39]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Murphy, Peter (May 12, 2017). "The Other Powell's Bookstore". 1859 Oregon's Magazine. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Chamberlin, Jeremiah (March–April 2010). "Inside Indie Bookstores: Powell's Books in Portland, Oregon". Poets & Writers. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Powell's to move Tech Store". Portland Business Journal. March 4, 2010. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  4. ^ "Powell's Books on Burnside". Powell's City of Books. Retrieved March 12, 2009.
  5. ^ "Powell's City of Books at Burnside - Powell's Books". www.powells.com.
  6. ^ . Internet Retailer. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved August 28, 2007.
  7. ^ . Powell's Books. Archived from the original on December 12, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  8. ^ a b c d e Powell's Books, Inc. from fundinguniverse.com
  9. ^ Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing February 27, 2007, at the Wayback Machine from the company's website. Retrieved 2012-07-14.
  10. ^ a b "Loehmann's Plaza gains 85 percent occupancy". (November 25, 1984). The Sunday Oregonian, p. D11.
  11. ^ "Beaverton retail mall rechristened". (June 2, 1987). The Oregonian, p. D8.
  12. ^ Nkrumah, Wade (February 7, 2005). "Food carts at Pioneer Square may be ousted". The Oregonian, p. C1.
  13. ^ History of Powells.com July 16, 2012, at the Wayback Machine from its website
  14. ^ Baker, Lisa (March 19, 2004). "Powell's success story adds a chapter". Portland Tribune. Retrieved August 27, 2012.[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ USA Today, January 21, 2002. "10 Great Places to Crawl Between the Covers". Retrieved 2016-06-18.
  16. ^ Bennett, Sam (November 13, 2008). "New design for Powell's Books features an art cube". Daily Journal of Commerce. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  17. ^ Gunderson, Laura (January 22, 2008). "Powell's plans expansion in two years". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 24, 2007.
  18. ^ Nawotka, Edward (January 23, 2008). . Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on February 9, 2008. Retrieved January 24, 2007.
  19. ^ "Bestseller or return for refund? Powell's unveils design for new entrance to flagship store". Portland Architecture.
  20. ^ Giegerich, Andy (October 26, 2010). "Powell's Books buys Anne Rice collection". Portland Business Journal. Retrieved December 7, 2010.
  21. ^ "Discover more than 3 million Google eBooks from your choice of booksellers and devices". Official blog. Google. December 6, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2010.
  22. ^ Agrawal, Rocky (July 4, 2011). "Google Offers Versus Groupon: The Portland Throwdown". TechCrunch. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
  23. ^ "The Espresso Book Machine Arrives at Powell's Books" (PDF). Press release. OnDemandBooks.com. May 4, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  24. ^ "EBM Locations: List View". OnDemandBooks.com. Retrieved May 14, 2012.
  25. ^ Hallett, Alison (May 4, 2012). "More on Powells' New Espresso Book Machine". The Portland Mercury. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  26. ^ "Owner, new CEO of Powell's Books see strength in brick and mortar". The Oregonian/OregonLive. April 25, 2013.
  27. ^ Frances Cha (July 30, 2014). "World's coolest bookstores". CNN. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  28. ^ "New Laws, Northwest Fires, Changes In The Book Biz". OPB. January 3, 2019.
  29. ^ "CEO of Powell's Books will retire in January 2019". KATU News.
  30. ^ a b c ILWU Local 5: A Brief History of Local 5: Powell’s Books, Inc. January 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine from the ILWU Local 5 website
  31. ^ Bosman, Julie (February 9, 2011). "Powell's Books Announces Layoffs". The New York Times Arts Beat blog. Retrieved February 9, 2011.
  32. ^ Pineda, Dorany (March 18, 2020). "Powell's, Portland's beloved indie bookstore, will lay off most workers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  33. ^ Rogoway, Mike (March 16, 2020). "Powell's expands coronavirus layoff, warns it will be 'several months' before normal operations". The Oregonian. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
  34. ^ . www.powells.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2022.
  35. ^ "Powell's recalls some workers to sell books online during coronavirus outbreak". The Oregonian.
  36. ^ KATU Staff (July 27, 2020). "PDX airport Powell's Books locations close permanently". Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  37. ^ Rogoway, Mike (June 3, 2021). "Powell's, union remain at odds over bookstore's rehiring practices". Retrieved July 24, 2021.
  38. ^ "Labor Day in Portland: Workers 'want even playing field'". KOIN.com. September 4, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
  39. ^ "Employees of Powell's Books stage one-day strike on Labor Day". KGW News official YouTube. September 4, 2023.

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Powell s Books is a chain of bookstores in Portland Oregon and its surrounding metropolitan area Powell s headquarters dubbed Powell s City of Books claims to be the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world 4 Powell s City of Books is located in the Pearl District on the edge of downtown and occupies a full city block between NW 10th and 11th Avenues and between W Burnside and NW Couch Streets It contains over 68 000 square feet 6 300 square metres about 1 6 acres of retail floor space Powell s BooksPowell s City of Books in 2008 viewed from the corner of NW 10th amp Burnside StreetIndustrySpecialty retailFounded1971 53 years ago 1971 FounderWalter PowellHeadquartersPortland Oregon United StatesNumber of locationsFour three full service locations and one specialty bookstore Area servedPortland metropolitan areaCondon Oregon 1 Key peopleEmily PowellChase PowellProductsNew used and rare books magazines cards and sidelines 2 Revenue 45 million as of 2009 update 3 OwnerEmily and Chase Powell 1971 1982 Michael Powell 1982 2010 Emily Powell 2010 present Number of employeesAbout 500 as of 2010 update 2 Websitewww wbr powells wbr com The City of Books has nine color coded rooms and over 3 500 different sections 5 The inventory for its retail and online sales is over four million new used rare and out of print books 6 As of 2009 Powell s was buying around 3 000 used books a day 7 Contents 1 History 1 1 20th century 1 2 21st century 1 3 Labor relations 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit nbsp The City of Book s NW 11th amp Couch entrance featuring the Pillar of Books 20th century edit Walter Powell founded Powell s in 1971 His son Michael Powell had started a bookstore in Chicago Illinois in 1970 which specialized in used rare and discounted books primarily of an academic and scholarly nature In 1979 Michael Powell joined his father in Portland right after his father s store was not offered a lease renewal within a year they found the location that became its current headquarters 2 Michael bought the bookstore from his father in 1982 8 In 1984 9 10 Powell s opened its first branch store in a suburban shopping center named Loehmann s Plaza 10 later renamed Cascade Plaza 11 near Washington Square The new branch was not a replica of its City of Books location Powell was concerned that the edgy neighborhood of its headquarters location was limiting its customer base so the new store was fairly fancy with white shelving a tile floor and banners over the aisles 2 It was also four times the size of the typical chain bookstore 8 A travel bookstore was established in 1985 on Pioneer Courthouse Square and other stores followed one a year for the next few years 2 By the early 1990s Powell s bookstores were part of the resurgence of the independent bookstore which collectively made 32 percent of book sales in the U S 8 The travel store closed in 2005 12 Powell s established its Internet presence in 1993 beginning with email and FTP based access to its technical bookstore it has since expanded to incorporate fiction and other genres as a traditional ecommerce site 13 Their website was established in 1994 before Amazon com and has contributed substantially to the chain s recent growth 14 The City of Books location grew to its current size after an expansion that opened in 1999 it included a new entrance facing the Pearl District which featured the Pillar of Books a Tenino sandstone carving depicting a stack of eight of the world s great books on a base with the inscription Buy the book read the book enjoy the book sell the book in Latin 8 For the year ending June 2000 Powell s revenue was 41 8 million 8 21st century edit nbsp Powell s Technical Books at its original North Park Blocks location closed in 2010 nbsp The City of Book s Coffee Room nbsp Powell s Books in Condon Oregon In 2002 Powell s was cited by USA Today as one of America s 10 best bookstores 15 In January 2008 Powell s announced plans to expand the downtown City of Books by adding as many as two floors to the store s southeast corner The expansion was due to add at least 10 000 square feet 930 square metres of new retail space 16 17 18 Plans submitted to the Portland Design Commission in November 2008 called for a rooftop garden atop the new addition and an art cube over a redesigned main entrance 19 In March 2010 Michael Powell confirmed plans to hand over management of the business to his daughter Emily as of July 2 That same month Powell s announced it would close its technical bookstore on the North Park Blocks moving its sections on math science computing engineering construction and transportation into Powell s Books Building 2 at the corner of 10th and Couch Street near the main City of Books location The consolidation was in response to a five year decline in brick and mortar sales of technical books in favor of online sales 3 In October 2010 Powell s announced it had bought 7 000 books from the library of author Anne Rice Powell s offered these association copies on their website 20 The bookstore was revealed as a charter member of the Google eBooks service when the news was announced by Google on December 6 2010 21 In June 2011 Powell s participated in Google Offers during that service s first month of operation according to TechCrunch which characterized Powell s as a Portland institution 5 000 Powell s vouchers sold out in a matter of hours making it most popular deal in the month 22 Starting in May 2012 23 Powell s began offering access to print on demand books via the Espresso Book Machine 24 25 In early 2013 Emily Powell announced that Miriam Sontz the company s chief operating officer would take over as chief executive officer 26 In 2016 CNN rated it one of the coolest bookstores in the world 27 CEO Miriam Sontz retired in January 2019 28 Emily Powell remains president and owner 29 Labor relations edit In 1991 following some post holiday lay offs some of Powell s employees formed an organizing committee seeking to become part of the Oregon Public Employees Union OPEU They succeeded in getting more than 35 of the workers to sign union cards but because less than 65 of them had done so the OPEU s suggested threshold they decided not to file for a union certification election 30 In response to issues identified by the organizing employees Powell s updated and expanded its employee handbook in April 1992 with changes that addressed processes for problem solving and grievances the probation and termination procedure and other employee assistance among other changes citation needed In September 1998 an email from Powell s managers announcing reductions in employee s wage increases prompted the creation of a new organizing committee of 26 employees They chose the International Longshore and Warehouse Union ILWU because they could charter their own self governing local union which would include about 350 employees serving in a variety of jobs in all stores and in the Internet corporate and shipping departments By March 1999 they had filed for a union certification election with the National Labor Relations Board A month later by a vote of 161 155 ILWU Local 5 became official 30 In September 1999 ILWU Local 5 met for the first time with Powell s management to begin the contract bargaining process After some early successes 2000 saw a slowdown in the discussions followed by rallies filings of unfair labor practices an unsuccessful decertification campaign a one day shutdown of the shipping department accompanied by the slashing of a van s tire and federal mediation A three year contract was finally announced in August 2000 30 In February 2011 Powell s announced the layoffs of 31 employees over 7 of its unionized workforce in response to the unprecedented rapidly changing nature of the book industry It was the first round of layoffs since the store s workers formed a union A union representative said that Powell s had reduced its workforce by about 40 in the prior year through attrition but felt that layoffs were still necessary because of a decline in sales of new books and a rise in health care costs 31 In response to the COVID 19 pandemic Powell s announced the closing of its five locations and the termination of nearly all employees in mid March 2020 32 CEO Emily Powell did not provide the precise number of layoffs in the letter she released on March 17 2020 However roughly 85 of the 400 members of the company s unionized workforce were terminated 33 The union noted that only 49 of the more than 100 former employees were union represented and the remaining managers were now performing front line duties typically performed by represented employees This was in response to a large surge in online orders 34 35 In July 2020 Powell s announced that the store and kiosk in the Portland International Airport would remain closed permanently 36 As Powell s gradually began re hiring staff beginning in April 2021 former employees were forced to apply for open positions as new employees Powell s claimed that their right to return to their old jobs had expired and an agreement to extend those rights and maintain previous pay levels had not been reached between Powell s and the union The majority of hired staff have been previous employees 37 Powell s employees went on a strike and the store was closed on Labor Day September 4 2023 38 39 See also edit nbsp Oregon portal nbsp Books portal Cameron s Books and MagazinesReferences edit Murphy Peter May 12 2017 The Other Powell s Bookstore 1859 Oregon s Magazine Retrieved April 23 2024 a b c d e f Chamberlin Jeremiah March April 2010 Inside Indie Bookstores Powell s Books in Portland Oregon Poets amp Writers Retrieved June 18 2016 a b Powell s to move Tech Store Portland Business Journal March 4 2010 Retrieved December 7 2010 Powell s Books on Burnside Powell s City of Books Retrieved March 12 2009 Powell s City of Books at Burnside Powell s Books www powells com Internet Retailer Best of the Web 2006 Internet Retailer Archived from the original on February 14 2009 Retrieved August 28 2007 Powell s City of Books Powell s Books Archived from the original on December 12 2009 Retrieved February 26 2021 a b c d e Powell s Books Inc from fundinguniverse com Powell s Books at Cedar Hills Crossing Archived February 27 2007 at the Wayback Machine from the company s website Retrieved 2012 07 14 a b Loehmann s Plaza gains 85 percent occupancy November 25 1984 The Sunday Oregonian p D11 Beaverton retail mall rechristened June 2 1987 The Oregonian p D8 Nkrumah Wade February 7 2005 Food carts at Pioneer Square may be ousted The Oregonian p C1 History of Powells com Archived July 16 2012 at the Wayback Machine from its website Baker Lisa March 19 2004 Powell s success story adds a chapter Portland Tribune Retrieved August 27 2012 permanent dead link USA Today January 21 2002 10 Great Places to Crawl Between the Covers Retrieved 2016 06 18 Bennett Sam November 13 2008 New design for Powell s Books features an art cube Daily Journal of Commerce Retrieved June 18 2016 Gunderson Laura January 22 2008 Powell s plans expansion in two years The Oregonian Retrieved January 24 2007 Nawotka Edward January 23 2008 Powell s to Expand Flagship in 2010 Absorb Technical Store Publishers Weekly Archived from the original on February 9 2008 Retrieved January 24 2007 Bestseller or return for refund Powell s unveils design for new entrance to flagship store Portland Architecture Giegerich Andy October 26 2010 Powell s Books buys Anne Rice collection Portland Business Journal Retrieved December 7 2010 Discover more than 3 million Google eBooks from your choice of booksellers and devices Official blog Google December 6 2010 Retrieved December 6 2010 Agrawal Rocky July 4 2011 Google Offers Versus Groupon The Portland Throwdown TechCrunch Retrieved July 11 2011 The Espresso Book Machine Arrives at Powell s Books PDF Press release OnDemandBooks com May 4 2012 Retrieved May 14 2012 EBM Locations List View OnDemandBooks com Retrieved May 14 2012 Hallett Alison May 4 2012 More on Powells New Espresso Book Machine The Portland Mercury Retrieved June 6 2014 Owner new CEO of Powell s Books see strength in brick and mortar The Oregonian OregonLive April 25 2013 Frances Cha July 30 2014 World s coolest bookstores CNN Retrieved June 18 2016 New Laws Northwest Fires Changes In The Book Biz OPB January 3 2019 CEO of Powell s Books will retire in January 2019 KATU News a b c ILWU Local 5 A Brief History of Local 5 Powell s Books Inc Archived January 16 2011 at the Wayback Machine from the ILWU Local 5 website Bosman Julie February 9 2011 Powell s Books Announces Layoffs The New York Times Arts Beat blog Retrieved February 9 2011 Pineda Dorany March 18 2020 Powell s Portland s beloved indie bookstore will lay off most workers Los Angeles Times Retrieved March 19 2020 Rogoway Mike March 16 2020 Powell s expands coronavirus layoff warns it will be several months before normal operations The Oregonian Retrieved March 19 2020 Powell s Books COVID 19 Response www powells com Archived from the original on March 29 2020 Retrieved January 15 2022 Powell s recalls some workers to sell books online during coronavirus outbreak The Oregonian KATU Staff July 27 2020 PDX airport Powell s Books locations close permanently Retrieved July 13 2021 Rogoway Mike June 3 2021 Powell s union remain at odds over bookstore s rehiring practices Retrieved July 24 2021 Labor Day in Portland Workers want even playing field KOIN com September 4 2023 Retrieved September 5 2023 Employees of Powell s Books stage one day strike on Labor Day KGW News official YouTube September 4 2023 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Powell s Books Powell s website including a tour of the City of Books 45 31 24 04 N 122 40 53 71 W 45 5233444 N 122 6815861 W 45 5233444 122 6815861 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Powell 27s Books amp oldid 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