Powell’s Books Buy-out?

I thought we were in the clear. Well, at least in the short-term sense of the word. Our boss, Roger, had told us this week that Powell’s had put off sending a couple appraisers to the store, indefinitely. Roger, who’s only two months away from law school yet already seems to be going through bookseller withdrawal, told us  we’d probably run a progressive sale (you know, like 10% these weeks, 20% those, etc.), which meant that me and everyone else could count on a couple more months of employment, at least.