It's a sad sign of the times when one of the most well established independent bookstore chains in the country has to lay off some employees because sales are down. It's probably part due to the economy, but largely due to the increase in sales of e-books.
Read more about it in the Oregonian article here.
Even better support Powell's or your local independent by buying your books from them. Powell's Books has a large selection of used and sale books as well new books, and they have a great online store if you can't make it out to Portland. A couple of my other favorite Oregon independent bookstores are: Beach Books in Seaside (we always stop in when we go to the coast) and Annie Bloom's in Multnomah Village (close to my old neighborhood).
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