Annie Bloom’s Books
7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR 97219
9am-9pm
503-246-0053
Support Your Local Bookstores
by Ed Sawicki
Yes, Amazon has taken over the world of retail and there are reasons why so many people use them. It's convenient. You don't have to drive. They already have your payment details on file. But it's killing small business and harming the local tax base.
There are quite a few booksellers in the Portland-Lake Oswego area. They may not have the book you want on their shelves, but if you're going to order a book and wait for it to be delivered, why not give your business to a local small business?
However, when some booksellers don't have the book on their shelves, and they take an order, they place the order with Amazon. So, Amazon has become the wholesale supply house and/or fulfillment house for some (or many?) smaller booksellers. It's tougher to argue that you should support your local bookseller and not use Amazon when Amazon is still involved.
This page lists local bookstores and the map shows you where they are. If you have comments about any of them, please direct them to me.
If you know of a bookstore that should be included here, please let me know.
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Backstory Books & Yarn
3129 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
12pm-6pm
503-235-8977
Barnes & Noble
7227 SW Bridgeport Rd, Tigard, OR 97224
10am-8pm
503-431-7575
It's been reported that Barnes & Noble uses Amazon for fulfillment of special orders.
Belmont books
3415 SE Belmont St, Portland, OR 97214
12pm-6pm
503-236-0437
Bishop & Wilde
2601 NW Thurman St Portland, OR 97210
Wed-Sun: 11-6
971-202-0682
BooKtique
380 A Ave Suite B, Lake Oswego, OR 97034
10am-4pm
503-534-5758
Books Kinokuniya
Uwajimaya Plaza, 10500 S.W. Beaverton-Hillsdale Hwy., Beaverton, OR 97005
Daily: 11-7:30
503-641-6240
Books Kinokuniya
829 SW 9th Ave, Portland, OR 97205
Daily: 10:30-7
503-206-8331
Booktique II
4 Monroe Pkwy, Suite D, Lake Oswego, OR 97035
10am-4pm
503-699-9109
Broadway Books
1714 NE Broadway, Portland, OR 97232
10am-6pm
503-284-1726
Can order books on website
Chaparral Books
5210 S Corbett Ave Portland, OR 97239
Mon-Sun: 10-6
503-887-0823
Crooked House Books & Paper
602 NE 40th Ave Portland, OR 97232
Sat:11-5
541-760-2040
Daedalus Books
2074 NW Flanders St, Portland, OR 97209
10am-6pm
503-274-7742
Friends Library Store
801 SW 10th Ave, Portland, OR 97205
Fri-Sat: 12-5
503-988-5911
This is a store inside the Central Library.
Future Dreams Books & Comics
1847 E Burnside St Ste 116 Portland, OR 97214
Mon-Fri: 10-7
503-231-8311
Grand Gesture Books
Green Bean Books
1600 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
11am-5pm
503-954-2354
Primarily childrens books
Jan's & Arcade
4838 SW Scholls Ferry Rd, Portland, OR 97225
Mon-Sat: 10:30-5:30
503-649-3444
Literary Arts
716 SE Grand Ave, Portland, Oregon 97214
Mon-Sat: 10-8
503-227-2583
Living Bookends
9400 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy Beaverton, OR 97005
503-682-1200
Melville Books
2827 NE Alberta St, Portland, OR 97211
12pm-6pm
This is probably the lowest budget, lowest overhead bookseller you'll encounter. Mostly used books
Midslumber Media
1609 NE Alberta St, Portland, Oregon 97211
Wed-Thu: 11-5:30
971-347-3148
Monograph Bookwerks
5005 NE 27th Ave Portland, OR 97211
Thu-Sat: 11-5
503-284-5005
Mother Foucault's Bookshop
715 SE Grand Ave, Portland, OR 97214
10am-6pm
503-236-2665
Disn't answer phone
Parallel Worlds Bookshop
2639 NE Alberta St Portland, OR 97211
Mon-Sun: 12-6
503-789-0381
Pegasus Books
4390 SW Lloyd Ave Beaverton, OR 97005
503-644-7036
Powell's Books at Cedar Hills Crossing
3415 SW Cedar Hills Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97005
10am-9pm
503-228-4651
Powell's Books at PDX
South Concourse, Portland Airport
6am-7pm
800-878-7323
Powell's Books on Hawthorne
3723 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland, OR 97214
10am-9pm
503-228-4651
Powell’s City of Books
1005 W Burnside St, Portland, OR 97209
10am-9pm
800-878-7323
Revolutions Bookshop
8713 N Lombard St Portland, OR 97203
Wed-Mon: 12-6
971-288-2391
Rose City Reads Bookstore
221 NE 122nd Ave. Suite A, Portland, OR 97230
Tue-Sat:11-5
Second Shapes Bookstore
8124 N Denver Ave Portland, OR 97217
Thu-Sun:12-6
Selected Stories
3360 SE Division St Portland, OR 97202
Tue-Sat: 11-6
971-383-1505
The Book Corner
12470 SW 5th Street, Beaverton, OR
Tuesday-Friday: 11-5
503-643-5188
All proceeds support the Beaverton City Library.
Third Eye Books and Gifts
2518 SE 33rd Ave, Portland, OR 97202
Tue-Sat: 10-6
503-688-7008
Two Rivers Books
8836 N Lombard St Portland, OR 97203
Mon-Sat: 10-6
971-865-5941
Wallace Books
7241 SE Milwaukie Ave, Portland, OR 97202
10am-6pm
503-235-7350
White Rabbit Book Cafe
503 Main St, Oregon City, OR 97045
9am-6pm
503-344-4690