Which came first Amazon or Powells.com? If you had guessed Powells.com you would be correct. For 15 years now Powells.com has “offered the combined inventory of all Powell’s stores and warehouses, used and new books side-by-side (over 4 million books in all), along with exclusive author interviews and essays and book reviews from internationally respected sources.” You can read the full chronological history of Powell’s venture into the online world here.
To mark this 15th anniversary Powell’s has set up a special section of their site where you can enter to win a prize each and every day through October 30th. Your entry(s) also gets you in the running for the grand prize giveaway of $1500 to spend at Powells.com. So hurry up and get your entry in, and do so each day to increase your chances of winning the big prize.
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