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Green Cities Conference & Expo Powell's Books would like to welcome the National League of Cities (NLC) Green Cities Conference to our hometown, Portland, Oregon, April 18-21. We are proud to be the official bookseller of the conference and to offer green reading options such as used books and eBooks. Please browse this page for details about Powell's book offerings, our green business initiatives, and special offers for conference attendees. We look forward to your visit to Portland. For more information about NLC's Green Cities Conference, please visit the conference website.

Order your books today and pick them up at the conference!

Do you have books that you're sure you want to purchase at the conference? Contact Corporate & Academic Services at Powell's City of Books via fax or email and we'll have them waiting when you arrive!

eBooks

Access some of the greenest books available through Powells.com. Browse over 200,000 eBooks in the following formats: Adobe Digital Editions, Microsoft Reader, Palm Reader, and DRM-free PDF.

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Used Books

Used Books Powell's offers millions of used books in its inventory, a low-cost, environmentally friendly alternative to new books. Browse our used books by subject and sign up for our used book email alerts.

Be sure to check your registration packet for a special Powell's coupon offering 10% off your used book purchase at Powell's City of Books in downtown Portland. (Please note: offer good only at our City of Books location and cannot be combined with any other offers; excludes rare books. See coupon for complete details.)


Green Initiatives at Powell's Books

Emily Powell and Michael Powell Powell's Books is committed to conducting its business in an environmentally conscious manner including investments in solar power to operate its NW Warehouse, offering employees alternative transportation subsidies, fueling its trucks with biodiesel fuel, and purchasing wind power from Portland General Electric. For a complete look at Powell's current green activities, please visit our Green Page.

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Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.