Powell's transition
Michael Powell, the founder of Powell’s Books in Portland, and one of the best-known independent booksellers in America, is stepping down; his daughter Emily will be taking on the reins of the business.
It’s an interesting business transition story, and Powell’s is doing a good job of promoting it. Check out their consumer and business press releases, and the resulting Associated Press news story.
We’ve been working with the folks at Powell’s Books for years, and have nothing but good things to say about them. Charlie and I remember discovering that strange online bookstore at www.powells.portland.or.us back in 1994-1995, when the Web was young and unformed, and we were just getting accustomed to the idea of buying things online.
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The correct URL was www.technical.powells.portland.or.us. We just had the technical bookstore online at that point. The rest of Powell's came on board during 1995-96
Posted by: Ken Goldenbrown | July 21, 2006 2:05 PM