General Info

Powells.com is the Internet division of Powell s Books, a retail bookstore operation with seven locations in the Portland, Ore., metropolitan area. The company offers a variety of new and used books, textbooks, technical books, kids books, DVDs and rare books. Along with Powells.com, Powell's Books has four full-service bookstores: Powell's City of Books, Powell's at Cascade Plaza, Powell's on Hawthorne, and Powell's at PDX. It also has two specialty stores: Powell's Technical Books and Powell's Books for Home and Garden. The company also has five warehouses throughout the region. Powell s Books was established in 1970. The company launched Powells.com in 1994.