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List of bookstore chains

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This is a list of bookstore chains with brick-and-mortar locations.

In the United Kingdom and many parts of the English speaking world, they are known as "Bookshops" and "newsagents".

In American English, they are called "bookstores", or sometimes "newsstands", as they also usually carry newspapers and magazines. This list includes both current and defunct businesses, and also includes large independent bookstores that have multiple locations, but that use a different business model than most business chains.

Current

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Name Country Notes
Collins Booksellers[1]  Australia
Dymocks Booksellers  Australia
Koorong  Australia
Queensland Book Depot  Australia
WHSmith  Australia
Livraria Cultura  Brazil
Archambault  Canada
Book City  Canada
Chapters  Canada
Coles  Canada
Indigo Books and Music  Canada
Kobo eBookstore  Canada
McNally Robinson  Canada
Renaud-Bray  Canada
Joint Publishing  China
Page One  China
Popular  China
The Commercial Press  China
Rahva Raamat[2]  Estonia
Academic Bookstore  Finland (Finnish: Akateeminen Kirjakauppa, Swedish: Akademiska bokhandeln)[3]
Suomalainen Kirjakauppa  Finland ("The Finnish Bookstore")[4]
Fnac  France 78 stores with book departments in France, 65 in 8 other countries
Hachette Distribution Services  France
Furet du Nord  France
Hugendubel  Germany 34 book-department-stores
Thalia  Germany
Weltbild  Germany includes Weltbild Plus, Weltbild, Weltbild best, Jokers, Wohlthat (circa 350-400 shops)
Ianos  Greece
Eymundsson  Iceland
A. H. Wheeler  India
Crossword Bookstores  India
DC Books  India
Higginbotham's  India
Landmark Bookstores  India
Odyssey  India
Oxford Bookstore  India
Sapna Book House  India
Gramedia  Indonesia
Gunung Agung  Indonesia
Eason & Son  Ireland
Hodges Figgis  Ireland part of the UK Waterstone's brand
Comikaza  Israel former chain, still exists as a stand-alone store
Steimatzky  Israel
Tzomet Sfarim  Israel
Feltrinelli  Italy
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore  Italy
Book Off  Japan
Books Kinokuniya  Japan
Culture Convenience Club  Japan operates Tsutaya Bookstores[5]
Libro  Japan
Yurindo  Japan
Kyobo Book Centre  South Korea
Young Poong Books  South Korea
Valters un Rapa[6]  Latvia
MPH Group  Malaysia operates MPH Bookstores
myNEWS.com  Malaysia
Popular  Malaysia
Times Bookstores  Malaysia
Fondo de Cultura Económica  Mexico
Librerias Gandhi  Mexico 28 bookstores[7]
Librería Porrúa  Mexico
Audax Groep  Netherlands Operates Amsterdamsche Kiosk Onderneming (AKO), Bruna, and Read Shop
De Slegte  Netherlands small independent chain
Paper Plus  New Zealand
Whitcoulls  New Zealand
Ferozsons  Pakistan
National Book Store  Philippines
Rex Book Store  Philippines
Empik  Poland
Kolporter  Poland
Livraria Bertrand  Portugal
Jarir Bookstore  Saudi Arabia
Page One  Singapore
Popular  Singapore
Times Bookstores  Singapore
Exclusive Books  South Africa
Orell Füssli  Switzerland
Eslite Bookstore  Taiwan
Asia Books  Thailand
Dokya  Thailand
Naiin  Thailand
Blackwell's  United Kingdom owned by Waterstones since 2022
Daunt Books  United Kingdom
Foyles  United Kingdom owned by Waterstones since 2018
The Works  United Kingdom
WHSmith  United Kingdom
Waterstones  United Kingdom
Barnes & Noble  United States Locations across all 50 US states (614 stores).
Barnes & Noble Education  United States former college division of B&N spun off in 2015 (760 stores).
B. Dalton  United States Former large chain acquired by B&N in 1987; location now in Florida (1 store).
Bookmans  United States Located in Arizona (5 stores).
Books-A-Million  United States Locations across 32 US states (260 stores). Also operates Bookland and 2nd & Charles.
Busboys and Poets  United States Located in the Washington metropolitan area (8 locations)
Deseret Book  United States Utah regional chain; also operates Seagull Book.
Follett's  United States
Half Price Books  United States Locations across 19 US states (120 stores).
Hudson Group  United States Located at airports and train stations in the United States and Canada (970 stores).
Powell's Books  United States Located in Oregon (4 stores).
Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shops  United States Located in Maine (9 stores)
Schuler Books & Music  United States Located in Michigan (4 stores).
Tattered Cover  United States Located in Colorado (4 stores); acquired by B&N in 2024.

Historical

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The following chains no longer operate any physical retail locations.

Name Country Notes
Angus & Robertson  Australia Closed physical stores in 2011.
Borders  Australia defunct
The Co-op Bookshop  Australia defunct[8]
Jongno Seojeok  South Korea bankrupt, and name changed to Bandi & Luni's when re-opened
Borders UK  United Kingdom defunct in December 2009
Dillons the Bookstore  United Kingdom all stores were rebranded as Waterstones in 1999
Ottakar's  United Kingdom bought out by HMV, rebranded as Waterstones in 2006
Amazon Books  United States physical stores closed in 2022
Borders Books and Music  United States defunct 2011
Cokesbury  United States physical stores closed in 2012; continued as online retailer
Brentano's  United States acquired by Waldenbooks and merged with Borders; defunct 2011
Crown Books  United States defunct 2001
Encore Books  United States defunct 1999
Family Christian Stores  United States physical stores closed in 2017; online retailer since 2019
Hastings Entertainment  United States defunct 2016
Kroch's and Brentano's  United States Chicago regional chain; defunct 1995
LifeWay Christian Resources  United States physical stores closed 2019; continued as online retailer
Media Play  United States defunct 2006
Waldenbooks  United States acquired by Kmart and merged with Borders; defunct 2011

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Collins Booksellers Australian Bookshop - Buy Books, ebooks, Kobo eReaders online". Collinsbooks.com.au. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  2. ^ "Rahva Raamat". rahvaraamat.ee.
  3. ^ "Akateeminen Kirjakauppa". Akateeminen.com. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  4. ^ "nettikirjakauppa". Suomalainen.com (in Finnish). Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  5. ^ "ストアリスト". T-SITE SHOPPING - 蔦屋書店. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
  6. ^ "Grāmatu nams "Valters un Rapa" - grāmatu un kancelejas preču mazumtirdzniecība". Valtersunrapa.lv (in Latvian). Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  7. ^ "Librerías Gandhi - Busca entre miles de Libros y Encuentra el Tuyo". Gandhi.com.mx. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
  8. ^ "The Co-op Online Bookshop | Textbook Specialist". Coop.com.au. 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-09-25.