Great Buys at Powerbooks OctoberBOOKfest

October 13, 2007

Powerbooks Warehouse in Pasig is 1 short jeepney ride, 3 MRT stations and 1 bumpy trike ride away from my place. I am well aware of the existence of this outlet store which sells books at a discounted rate. But cheaper the books may be, I am never one to trudge on unknown paths if getting to the destination involves tricycles going head-on with trucks and cars of all sizes on steep narrow roads. But the lure of "up to 90% discount" in what I believe is Powerbooks first ever OctoberBOOKfest is too strong to resist and so a friend and I decided to pay the warehouse a visit last Thursday.

It was a warehouse all right. It was dusty and dark. But the outlet store which is inside the warehouse wasn't. It's airconditioned, clean, the books well-organized and the staff helpful and friendly. They also accept major credit cards and BPI's EPS. And of course, there are couches where you can sit and read comfortably to your heart's content. So it's like a regular bookshop in your favorite mall except when you look at the tags, you know you're not in a regular bookshop in your favorite mall. All the better because the books here are really cheap!

I only bought 4 books. A bit disappointed because I was expecting Murakami, Hornby and Eugenides would be on the shelf. Nonetheless, there are many great finds and these are mine: 1) The Poisonwood Bible (Barbara Kingsolver), 2) The Body Artist (Don DeLillo) 3) Persepolis 2 (Marjane Satrapi) and 4) Everything is Illuminated (Jonathan Safran Foer).


The Poisonwood Bible is sold at a regular price of Php 515. Got my copy for only Php 89!

The Body Artist at Php 99.

Everything is Illuminated, 70% off. Got it for just Php 208.50 (regular price: Php 695).


Persepolis 2 at 50% off (regular price: Php 585).


OctoberBookfest ends today, October 14th.

Getting there: Take the MRT and amble off at the Boni station. Hail a tricycle in front of Robinson's Pioneer. Tell the driver to take you to the Powerbooks Warehouse.