List of bookstore chains
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This is a list of bookstore chains with "brick-and-mortar" locations. In the United Kingdom, they are known as "bookshops" and "newsagents". In American English, they are called "bookstores" and "newsstands" (as they also carry newspapers and magazines). In British English, most promotional advertising of books typically use the phrase "available at all good book shops", which is not used in American English (the phrase "available at local bookstores [or booksellers]" or similar is usually employed).
Some bookstore chains may either offer new books, second-hand books, or liquidated books.
In addition to paperback and hardback books, most large modern chains also sell videos, DVDs, audiobooks, radio dramas, and music CDs.
[edit] Argentina
- Boutique del Libro
- Capitulo2
- Distal
- Cuspide
- Yenny-El Ateneo
[edit] Australia
- Angus & Robertson
- BooksOnBoard, one of the largest selection ebooks plus easy graphic tutorials for new ebook readers
- Borders
- Dymocks Booksellers
- Koorong
- Queensland Book Depot
- Word Bookstores
- Unleash Books & Education
- Golds World of Judaica
[edit] Brazil
- Livraria Cultura
- Livraria Laselva
- Livraria Saraiva
- Livraria Siciliano
[edit] Canada
- Archambault
- Book Warehouse
- Chapters
- Coles
- Follett of Canada
- Indigo
- Librairie Raffin
- McNally Robinson
- Nicholas Hoare
- Renaud-Bray
[edit] Denmark
- Arnold Busck
- Bog og Ide
[edit] Egypt
- The Bookspot
[edit] Finland
- Akateeminen kirjakauppa ("The Academic Bookstore") [1]
- Suomalainen kirjakauppa ("The Finnish Bookstore") [2]
[edit] Germany
- Weltbild & WeltbildPlus
- Hugendubel
- Thalia
- Mayersche
[edit] Hong Kong
- Chung Hwa
- Commercial Press
- Dymocks Booksellers
- Hong Kong Book Centre
- Joint Publishing
- Joint-Us
- Page One
- Popular
- Swindon
- World Book
[edit] India
- Crossword Bookstores
- HigginBothams
- Landmark Bookshops
- Odyssey Bookshops
- Oxford Bookstores
- D.C.Books
- Strand bookstall
[edit] Indonesia
- Gramedia
- Gunung Agung
- Karisma
- Kinokuniya
- QB Bookshop
[edit] Ireland
[edit] Israel
- Steimatzky
- Tzomet Hasefarim
[edit] Italy
- Feltrinelli
- Giunti al Punto
- Mondadori
[edit] Japan
- Asahiya Shoten
- Book 1st
- Book Off
- Junkudo
- Kinokuniya
- Maruzen
- Sanseido
- Yaesu Book Center
- LIBRO
[edit] Korea
[edit] Malta
- Agenda Bookshop: Msida, Sliema, Valletta, Valletta Waterfront, Swieqi, Buġibba, Luqa, Tal-Qroqq, Qormi
- Aquilina Bookshop: Valletta
- Bargate Bookshop: Gozo
- Bookends: Valletta, Fgura
- Catholic Book Centre: Paola
- Għaqda Biblika Maltija: Floriana
- Merlin Library Ltd.: Blata l-Bajda
- Mireva Bookshop: Msida
- Qarrej Nisrani: Ħamrun, Valletta, Birkirkara
- Sapienzas Bookshop: Valletta
[edit] Malaysia and Singapore
- Arvee
- Big Bookshop
- Borders
- e-books
- Harris Bookstores
- Kinokuniya
- MPH Bookstores
- Page One
- Pay Less Bookstore
- Popular
- Times The Bookshop
[edit] Mexico
- Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (CONACULTA)
- Fondo de Cultura Económica
- Librería Gandhi
- Librería Porrúa
- Sanborns
- Librería del Sótano
[edit] New Zealand
- Books & More
- Borders
- Dymocks Booksellers
- Paper Plus
- Whitcoulls
[edit] Philippines
- National Bookstore
- Fully Booked
- Goodwill Bookstore
- Powerbooks
- Centralbooks Bookstore
- Merriam & Webster Bookstore
- Rex Bookstore
- Booksale
[edit] Poland
[edit] Portugal
[edit] Romania
- Cărtureşti
- Diverta
- Humanitas
[edit] Russia
[edit] South Africa
- CNA
- Exclusive Books
- Fascination Books
- Wordsworth Books
- Travellers Bookshop
- Clarkes Bookshop
- The Bay Bookshop
- Adams & Co.
[edit] Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Eslite Bookstore
- FNAC
- KingStone Bookstore
- Hess Bookstore
[edit] Thailand
- Asia Books
- Dokya
- Kinokuniya
- Nai-in
- B2S
- Bookazine
- Se Ed
- Smile Books
- Tokyodo Books
[edit] United Kingdom
[edit] Current
- Blackwell's
- BooksOnBoard, one of the largest selections of eBooks and downloadable audio books - easy graphic tutorials for new eBook readers
- Borders
- Waterstone's
- W H Smith
- Books Etc
- John Smith & Son
[edit] Defunct
- Ottakar's
- Books etc
- Dillons (all stores were rebranded as Waterstone's)
- John Menzies
[edit] United States
[edit] Current
- Barnes & Noble, also operates B. Dalton in shopping malls
- Books-A-Million
- Books Inc., an independent San Francisco Bay Area company with 11 stores.
- BooksOnBoard, one of the largest selections of eBooks and downloadable audio books - easy graphic tutorials for new eBook readers
- Borders Books and Music, also operates Waldenbooks and Brentano's
- Follett
- Half Price Books, secondhand books
- Joseph-Beth Booksellers, an independent bookseller with stores in the KY - OH area
- Shakespeare and Co., with a number of stores in New York City
- Powell's Books, an independent bookseller in the Portland, OR metropolitan area. Includes the world's largest independent new and used bookstore.
[edit] Defunct
- Crown Books
- Encore Books
- National Book Warehouse, Inc., a chain specializing in closeout books under the store names Foozles, Book Warehouse, and The Book Market
[edit] Venezuela
- Tecni-Ciencia