In addition to a wide range of new and used books, you can find extra goodies on their blog, which offers everything from the. So purchase some new books from powells technical books in portland today and add another great read to your bookshelf. I lived and survived the tech boom and the concomitant tech book boom. Powells 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. Quickly view vendors, vendor ratings, and buyback prices at any time from the convenience of your. The choice of used books is massive thousands of classic novels and bestsellers, biographies and memoirs, selfhelp, cookbooks, childrens books, affordable textbooks for school, and outofprint titles. Powells technical books relocates blogtown portland mercury.
Powells books has rehired over 100 employees to process. Corie kesslerbennett new book buyertechnical store. Powells technical books in portland, or librarything local. It is extremely informative with explanations in reasonable depth, but in laymans terms, so easily understandable. A shopper browses books at a powells books store in portland, oregon, u. Nov 10, 2008 hey local fans heres a list of store holiday hours. Powells bookstore portland oregon powells city of books. My neighborhood toy store had a small book section, mostly nancy drew, the hardy boys, and the landmark series. I think we take the best elements of all the powells stores and roll them into one, says store manager paul smailes. Powells headquarters, dubbed powells city of books, claims to be the largest independent new and used bookstore in the world. Powells city of books, 1005 w burnside, downtown daily. Being a librarian cadet and a book lover, im fairly certain that i need to visit powells city of books, but i am driving up the coast in a rental car and the issue of parking is causing some worry. Corie kesslerbennett new book buyertechnical store at powells portland, oregon area retail.
Miriam sontz, right, will replace emily powell as chief executive officer of powells books. Powell s established its internet presence in 1993, beginning with email and ftpbased access to its technical bookstore. Please note that the book has not been delivered so far. Oct 14, 2009 powells books, of portland, oregon boasts that powells city of books is a book lovers paradise, the largest used and new bookstore in the world. Courtesy of powells fup was powells technical books cat in residence fup, the striped cat who roamed the aisles at powells technical books and lounged atop book stacks, died oct. I absolutely loved prowling the aisles of the old powell s technical.
Mar 22, 2008 i have been to the seperate powells technical book store in portland. For a long time, powells enormity was a measure of how much portlanders loved books. Powells books at cedar hills crossing in beaverton, or. Powells books operates four stores in portland, oregon, and one in nearby beaverton. Im a writer at and my work has appeared in popular. In late 2014 powells books building 2 was closed and the technical books at that location were moved into the main city of books location. Powell s is an independent bookstore based in portland, oregon. Created for techies of all stripes, powells technical books carries an unrivaled selection of all the latest techoriented publications. Some years ago, i was living in the us, separated from my home machinists shop and other toys, so to satisfy my yearnings, id regularly haunt powells on a saturday afternoon looking for new and obscure. Highlevel mathematics, physics, electronics, telecommunications, metallurgy, and all the engineering disciplines are some of the more prominent selections amongst this store s 82,000plus volumes.
Over the next few days, the technical books inventory will be moved to its new home at powell s books bldg. Highlevel mathematics, physics, electronics, telecommunications, metallurgy, and all the engineering disciplines are some of the more prominent selections amongst this stores 82,000plus volumes. Powells technical books relocates blogtown portland. We have the big store feel of the city of books, a very large technical book selection to serve our neighbors like tektronix, intel, and nike, along with the largest childrens book section of any book store on the west coast. It was actually fun to critically analyze a new book in the aisles, trying to separate the crap from the gold. I have been to the seperate powells technical book store in portland. Powell s books operates four stores in portland, oregon, and one in nearby beaverton. But now, with even bigbox bookstores flailing, powells continued success points to portlands wily, geeky business acumen. This sam loves frank ocean and the western shore of san.
Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world. When i heard the founder of the amazing store hauswitch was writing a book. Powells has the best staff of any book store, anywhere. If he can translate his shoddy store onto a shoddy website and fire all those tattooed morons then he should be fine. Their website was established in 1994, before, and has contributed substantially to the chains recent growth the city of books location grew to its current size. Powells books is a purchaser and retailer of new and used hardcover and paperback books. Powells will move the 10,000squarefoot tech store into a powells training space about half that size near the flagship powells bookstore on burnside.
The store is set to open at what the company calls powells books building 2. I have waited as the system recommended to await until 18. Apr 04, 2016 powells roots began in chicago, where michael powell, as a university of chicago graduate student, opened his first bookstore in 1970. Over the next few days, the technical books inventory will be moved to its new home. Powells does not want the physical location to do to well. I enjoyed browsing through their bird books, read more. Catalogues from powells books wholesale to order call 773. After a large surge in online orders from customers, the store was able to rehire. Powells will, like half price, let you bring books in to their stores for appraisal, but if youre not close to a physical location, you can sell to them online. Unfortunately, i now buy most of my tech books as ebooks directly from the publisher. Owner, new ceo of powells books see strength in brick and. Powells to move tech store portland business journal.
The new space brings our mathematics, sciences, computing, engineering, construction, and transportation sections closer to our flagship store. Fup, beloved cat in residence at powells technical books. At powells technical books, you wont have to worry about forgetting where you parked. Catalogues from powells books wholesale to order call. Since 1970, our retail store in hyde park, near the university of chicago, has specialized in academic and scholarly books in the fields of. Hopefully they kept all the selection i was a little bitter at the downscaling from the nw park store. An independent bookseller in portland, oregon since 1971, powells stocks more than 1. Powell, the thirdgeneration owner of the portland company, will focus on its long. Powells is an independent bookstore based in portland, oregon. We carry an extensive collection of out of print rare, and technical titles as well as many other new and used books in every field. It has a range of souvenirs that are perfect for any powells books enthusiast.
Michael owns that building, such primo real estate. In addition to a wide range of new and used books, you can find extra goodies on their blog, which offers everything from the staffers. Two streets away is another powells store with nontechnical books that does occupy a full city block, but thats not germane to this tale. Would it be feasiblepossible for me to find a parking space if i just wanted to stop quickly, check out the bookstore, and continue on through portland to stay overnight someplace further north. The inventory that you see listed on combines the stock of four portlandarea stores with that of several warehouses.
The technical and scientific books take up and entire store of their own. And, hawthorne, beaverton, and the portland airport each get powells bookstores of their own. If you are unhappy with your purchase for any reason, please contact us immediately. There are plenty of parking spaces nearby for you to choose from. Powell s books is the largest independent used and new bookstore in the world. Just enter your isbns to the form on their site and theyll send you a price quote and a shipping label. I am pretty sure there is no technical bookstore in the country this large. This book is a very good read a must for the serious diver. Books at a great discount, book borrowing policy, the tourists are super nice and fun. This book store has both technical booksmanuals and also general science and nature books. I know theyve expanded the technical sections in the main store, but its just not the same. It is definately worth the trip, or you could probably order on the. I absolutely loved prowling the aisles of the old powells technical. Powells books also features a wide range of unique gift items, so it is a.
I would get to pick out one book for my birthday, and i. Sep 27, 2010 powells books is nearly ready to open its technical outlet across the street from its mammoth city of books store. Powells books the worlds largest independent bookstore. For other bookstores listings in portland, please check chinawind, daedalus books, powells books, trinity episcopal cathedral bookstore, and countermedia. Located in downtown portland, oregon and occupying an entire city block, the city stocks more than a million new and used books. Technical time, powells enormity was a measure of how much portlanders loved books. It has a good technical aspect to it and the writer is extremely knowledgeable on the subject. Powells books is the largest independent used and new bookstore in the world. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. Find the books you want all in one place and at prices youll love. Encouraged by friends and professors, including novelist. Our other catalogues are available in excel and pdf formats.
The company includes retail, online and wholesale divisions. Our current front list catalogue is available in pdf, excel, and word formats. Powells books is nearly ready to open its technical outlet across the street from its mammoth city of books store. They prefer to only take books in excellent condition. Powells books chicago is the chicago areas largest independent dealer in quality used, bargain, antiquarian, and out of print books. Mar 01, 2010 powells will move the 10,000squarefoot tech store into a powells training space about half that size near the flagship powells bookstore on burnside. Hey local fans heres a list of store holiday hours. Yellow math books as far as the eye could see, a slide you could only dream about going down, and a store cat. Powells to open relocated technical store portland.
We also have a number of warehouses and book sources locally, nationally, and internationally. Powells technical bookstore is listed under the portland bookstores category and is located in 33 northwest park avenue, portland, or. Not to be confused with the other sam, this sam was born and raised in the seattle area. Bookscouter helps you sell textbooks and used books for the most money by comparing offers from over 35 book buyback vendors with a single search. Powells books 1005 w burnside st, portland, or 97209. Unfortunately, i now buy most of my tech books as e books directly from the publisher. It is definately worth the trip, or you could probably order on the net or by phone if you know exactly what you want. Powells books is a chain of bookstores in portland, oregon, and its surrounding metropolitan.