Powell’s Books

Powell’s Books is a long-standing independent bookstore based in Portland, Oregon with a huge online presence. Powell’s is the largest unionized bookstore in the country.

Online since 1994, Powell’s Books offers the combined inventory of its four full-service bookstores, two specialty stores and five warehouses.

Widely recognized for its large selection of new, used and rare books, it also offers e-books, audio books, DVDs, gift cards and souvenirs.

What is unique about Powell’s is that you can sell your used books to them. Powell’s seeks large and specialized book collections. They especially value scholarly and other high-quality books. They buy library donations, bookstore inventories and personal libraries.

For collections of 500 books or more, they may arrange to have the books shipped for evaluation. If your collection is especially large (a bookstore inventory or private collection of approximately 10,000 books or more) and you’re located in the U.S., they may be able to send their buyers directly to you.

For fewer than 500 books, use the online buyback service on their Web site.

Qualifying orders totaling $50 or more receive free economy shipping.

Use our Web site link whenever you make a purchase from (or sale to) Powell’s Books (versus going directly to Powell’s Web site). A portion of every sale made through using the link on the Member Benefits Web site goes toward funding the NYSUT Member Benefits Corporation, whose purpose is to expand the variety of programs made available to NYSUT members. Member Benefits receives no portion of NYSUT dues; its funding comes from endorsement fees from some of the providers of endorsed programs.

Powell’s Books is a NYSUT Member Benefits Corporation (Member Benefits)-endorsed program. Member Benefits has an endorsement arrangement of 7.5% of total sales for this program. All such payments to Member Benefits are used solely to defray the costs of administering its various programs and, where appropriate, to enhance them. Member Benefits acts as your advocate; please contact Member Benefits at 800-626-8101 if you experience a problem with any endorsed program.

Agency fee payers to NYSUT are eligible to participate in NYSUT Member Benefits-endorsed programs.

Please use this link to Powell’s site to help support NYSUT Member Benefits Corporation. Powell’s Books.