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

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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

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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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* List of independent bookstores
* List of online booksellers

## 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.

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Major bookstore and book superstore chains

Asia|

| East|

* Librairie Avant-Garde (CN)
* Page One (CN)
* Kinokuniya (JP-based)
* Book Off (JP-based)
* Tsutaya (JP)
* Libro (JP)
* Eslite Bookstore (TW-based)

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South|

* Oxford Bookstore (IN)

Southeast|

* Dokya (TH-based)
* Gramedia (ID)
* Gunung Agung (ID)
* Naiin (TH-based)
* Times Bookstore (SG)
* National Book Store (PH)

West|

* Jarir Bookstore (SA-based)
* Steimatzky (IL)
* Tzomet Sfarim (IL)

Europe|

| East|

* Empik (PL-based)

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North|

* Blackwell (UK)
* Eason (EI)
* Suomalainen Kirjakauppa (FI)
* Waterstones (UK-based)
* WHSmith (UK-based)

West|

* AKO (NL)
* Bruna (NL)
* Read Shop (NL)
* Thalia (DE-based)

North America|

* Barnes & Noble (US)
* Books-A-Million (US)
* Half Price Books (US)
* Indigo Books and Music (CA)

Oceania|

* Dymocks (AU)
* Angus & Robertson (AU)

Defunct|

* Amazon Books (US)
* Borders Group (US-based)
* B. Dalton (US)
* Crown Books (US)
* Dillons (UK)
* Hastings (US)
* Ottakar's (UK)
* Waldenbooks (US)

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* List of bookstore chains (including local entities)

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Companies by industry

Apparel|

* Fitness wear
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Energy|

* Chemical
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* Oilfield service
* Public utilities
* Solar thermal power

Finance|

* Asset management
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* international
* investment
* Hedge funds
* Private equity
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Food and beverages|

* Beer and breweries
* Casual dining
* Champagne houses
* Cheesemakers
* Chocolate
* Coffee
* Coffeehouses
* Fast food
* Food
* Ice cream parlors
* Pizza
* Restaurant chains
* Revolving
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* Tea
* Vineyards and wineries

Healthcare|

* Biotechnology
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Manufacturing|

* Aerial lift
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* Automobile
* Bicycles
* CIGS
* Cymbals
* Dump trucks
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* Microphone
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Media and entertainment|

* Animation
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* Children's book publishers
* Film production
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* Record labels
* Satellite television
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Retail|

* Book clubs
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* chains
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* Convenience
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* Superstores

Services|

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Sports|

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Technology|

* Advertising technology
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* Automation integrator
* Computer-aided design
* Computer hardware
* Computer systems
* laptops
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* Electric-vehicle batteries
* Electronic design automation
* Flash memory controllers
* Defunct graphics chips and cards
* Hard disk drives
* defunct
* Photovoltaics
* Semiconductors
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* Telecommunications
* VoIP

Transportation|

* Airlines
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* defunct
* flag
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* low-cost
* passenger
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Miscellaneous|

* Lists of companies

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