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jenniferh83•1d ago

PSA: I blew $45 on a used decorating book at a Portland shop because of the window display

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the_kim•2d ago

Serious question, did I waste $18 on a little bookshop window map in Portland?

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lisa820•4d ago

Warning: I spent 3 hours trying to figure out why a bookshop window display had a mannequin reading a book upside down, and the answer was staring right at me

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jessel35•6d ago

Shoutout to the bookseller on Corydon Ave who paired a tax guide with a romance novel

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wyatt513•8d ago

The cook at Dot's Diner in Missoula put 14 books in the window with all the covers facing backwards

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evanb87•9d ago

Can we talk about the Portland shop that put a single book in their window for 3 months

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angelacooper•9d ago

Pro tip: That chalkboard sign in the window at Powell's was written by a real person, not a marketing team

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blaked79•11d ago

A clerk at Powell's in Portland said their window display of books wrapped in caution tape was meant to be 'a joke about banned books,' but 3 people walked in asking if the store was closing

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ivan230•11d ago

Paid $15 for a font at a shop in Denver and its window display sold 40 copies in a weekend

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thomasm41•12d ago

Vent: a bookseller in Ann Arbor told me my window display 'looked like a yard sale' so I zip tied everything to a grid

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rowan849•14d ago

Rant: The owner of Wild Fern Books in Portland put a single copy of Moby Dick facing OUT with googly eyes glued to the whale

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grayw32•16d ago

Saw a window in Lawrence, KS with one book and a dead houseplant, and now I judge displays totally differently

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riverknight•17d ago

Vent: dropped $40 on a clip-on window light for my shop display and the bargain store one looks better

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tessa829•19d ago

Spent 2 hours rearranging one tiny display at the bookshop on 4th Street and I am still not sure it was worth it

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chen.jade•19d ago

Am I the only one who misses those hand-lettered window signs? The neon marker one at Powell's in Portland felt like art

Bookshop Window Peeks

c/bookshop-window-peeks

A place to share and discuss the weird, funny, or surprising displays you see in independent bookstore windows.

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