Michael Powell
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Michael Powell is an American bookseller and entrepreneur best known as the founder of Powell’s City of Books, one of the world’s largest independent bookstores.
Statements (30)
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| instanceOf |
bookseller
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businessperson → entrepreneur → |
| associatedWith |
independent bookstore movement
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literary community in Portland, Oregon → |
| basedIn |
Portland, Oregon
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| business |
Powell’s Books
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Powell’s City of Books → |
| contributedTo |
development of Portland’s reputation as a book-friendly city
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growth of Powell’s City of Books into a major tourist attraction → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States
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| fieldOfWork |
book retailing
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independent bookstores → |
| focusesOn |
large-scale physical bookstore experience
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selling new books → selling used books → |
| hasBusinessModel |
brick-and-mortar bookstore
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new and used books retail → |
| hasNotability |
founder of a landmark independent bookstore in the United States
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| industry |
book industry
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retail → |
| knownFor |
founding Powell’s City of Books
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| nationality |
American
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| notableFor |
operating one of the world’s largest independent bookstores
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promoting independent bookselling → |
| notableWork |
Powell’s City of Books
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| occupation |
bookseller
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entrepreneur → |
| operatesIn |
Portland, Oregon
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| role |
founder of Powell’s City of Books
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Referenced by (1)
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Powell’s City of Books
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foundedBy |