Powell's Books is the largest independent used and new bookstore in the world. 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.
Powell's Books (powells.com) has 50 customer reviews on Five Star Index, with an average rating of 2.7 out of 5.
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Karolina S.
Powells is one of my favorite things about living in Portland. Used to love getting lost for hours among the endless bookshelves. Now, during the lockdown, love the fact that I can order reading material on their website, and (almost completely) avoid Amazon. Getting ready to place another order today!
KK
Great customer service! Had a problem, because of a delivery issue--our fault--and Powels made it right!
Mark
Terrible business practices. I recognize that in order to make money selling used books you need to get them for a decent price. However, this place is a gold mine. It's not just that they pay insultingly low prices for your books, it's that they're rude to you while they're doing it. They truly act like they're doing you a favor, and forget that without you selling back your books, they would be out of business. What's worse is that they have aggressively put every other mom-and-pop bookstore in the area out of business. Portland used to have a thriving used bookstore presence but Powell's has driven their competition completely out of existence. And they ripped off their customers with a contemptuous eye-roll while doing it. There are alternatives, albeit mostly online (Thanks in part to the business practices of companies like Powell's). I get that there is a thrill in hunting through thousands of books in order to find a diamond in the rough, but for ethical reasons, I will be going elsewhere in the future. Don't waste your time.
Powell S.
The best part of book buying is wandering but since it's closed I can't do that. The online ordering functioned well and I was able to pick it up curbside so I have no complaints. I did hear about them not carrying a certain book because of twitter-verse pressure. That's not cool.
Ozzie K.
The best part of book buying is wandering but since it's closed I can't do that. The online ordering functioned well and I was able to pick it up curbside so I have no complaints. I did hear about them not carrying a certain book because of twitter-verse pressure. That's not cool.
Tracy M.
Powell’s is taking the middle ground by selling Ngo’s book online and not in the stores. I support their decision to compromise in a polarized environment.
Doug ter H.
A book store claiming to support free speech banning a book that it doesn't agree with! Can't make this up!
Brian B.
Powell's Books have joined the fascist regime in trying to suppress dissent against the corporate oligarchy. They censor books critical of the authoritarianism oppressing all Americans. Don't give them your money.