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August 27, 2020 10:30 pm

'We Must Take a Stand': Portland's Iconic Powell's Books Says It Won't Sell Books On Amazon Anymore

Portland-based Powell's Books, the world's largest new and used bookstore, says it won't sell on Amazon anymore, "declaring that the online retail giant undermines communities by siphoning business from the real world and replacing it with internet commerce," reports Oregon Live. From the report: "For too long, we have watched the detrimental impact of Amazon's business on our communities and the independent bookselling world," CEO Emily Powell wrote in a note to customers Wednesday. "The vitality of our neighbors and neighborhoods depends on the ability of local businesses to thrive," Powell wrote. "We will not participate in undermining that vitality." Portland-based Powell's is among the world's largest bookstores and is the city's signature retailer. But it's dwarfed by the inventory available through Amazon's website. So Powell's, like many other retailers, supplements its business by listing its products on Amazon's own site -- and giving Amazon a share of each sale. That puts smaller retailers at an obvious disadvantage, given that they're depending on a much larger competitor for an important share of their sales. But many feel they have no choice but to list on Amazon given that company's dominant market position online. The bookstore declined to elaborate on Wednesday's statement or say how much of its business flows through Amazon. "We understand that in many communities, Amazon -- and big box retail chains -- have become the only option," Emily Powell wrote. "And yet when it comes to our local community and the community of independent bookstores around the U.S., we must take a stand."

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