List of bookstore chains
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", 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.
Australia
- Angus & Robertson
- Borders
- Collins Booksellers[1]
- The Co-op Bookshop[2]
- Dymocks Booksellers
- Golds World of Judaica
- Koorong
- Mcgills[3]
- Queensland Book Depot
- Word Bookstores
Brazil
- Fnac
- Livraria da Travessa
- Livraria Cultura
- Livraria Leitura
- Livraria Nobel
- Livraria Saraiva
Bulgaria
Canada
- Archambault
- Book City
- Chapters, Coles, and Indigo belong to the same corporation.
- Kobo eBookstore
- Librairie Raffin
- McNally Robinson
- Renaud-Bray
China
- Xin Hua
- Danxiangjie
Colombia
Czech Republic
Finland
- Akateeminen Kirjakauppa ("The Academic Bookstore")[9]
- Suomalainen Kirjakauppa ("The Finnish Bookstore")[10]
France
- Fnac (78 stores with book departments in France, 65 in 8 other countries)
- Flammarion
- Hachette Distribution Services
Germany
- Hugendubel (34 book-department-stores)
- Thalia
- Verlagsgruppe Weltbild, Weltbild Plus, Weltbild, Weltbild best, Jokers, Wohlthat (circa 350-400 shops)
Greece
- Eleutheroudakis
- Ianos
- Papasotiriou
- Pothitos[11]
- Public
Hong Kong
- Chung Hwa
- Commercial Press
- Dymocks Booksellers
- Joint Publishing
- Metrobooks (owned by NBS Hong Kong, a subsidiary of National Book Store)[12]
- Page One
- Popular
- World Book
India
- A. H. Wheeler
- Bookshop in India[13]
- Bucketbolt.com[14]
- Crossword Bookstores
- D. C. Books
- Landmark Bookstores[15]
- Magicmarket[16]
- Oxford Bookstore
- vidya student corner
- Pustakkosh Textbook Rental[17]
Indonesia
- Books & Beyond
- Gramedia
- Gunung Agung
- Kinokuniya
- Periplus
Ireland
- Eason & Son
- Hodges Figgis (part of the UK Waterstone's brand)
Iran
- zarsara.com (Zarsara Bookstore: فروشگاه کتاب)[18]
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea, South
- Jongro Seojuk (bankrupt, and name changed to Bandi & Luni's when re-opened)
- Kyobo Book Centre
- LIBRO
Latvia
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico
- Fondo de Cultura Económica
- Librerias Gandhi (28 bookstores)[20]
- Sanborns
Netherlands
- AKO
- Bruna
- Libris collaboration of independent booksellers
- Polare (defunct - merger of Selexyz and De Slegte)
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan
Philippines
- Fully Booked
- National Bookstore
- Pandayan Bookshop
- Powerbooks
- Rex Bookstore
Poland
Portugal
Singapore
- Kinokuniya
- Borders (ceased operation in 2011, but ownership changed to Popular Holdings in 2013)
- MPH
- Page One
- Popular
- Times Bookstores
Slovakia
South Africa
- Bargain Books
- Exclusive Books
Taiwan
- Eslite Bookstore
- FNAC
- Kingstone[26]
- Kinokuniya
Thailand
Turkey
- D&R[27]
United Kingdom
Current
Defunct
- Books Etc (now owned by Borders)
- Borders (went into Administration in November 2009)
- Dillons Booksellers (all stores were rebranded as Waterstone's)
- John Menzies
- Ottakar's (bought out by HMV, rebranded as Waterstone's)
United States
Current
- Barnes & Noble
- Book Off USA
- Books-A-Million
- Deseret Book, also operates Seagull Book
- Family Christian Stores
- Follett's
- Half Price Books
- Hastings Entertainment
- Hudson News, chiefly located at airports and train stations
- Joseph-Beth Booksellers, also operates Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Nashville and Memphis
- LifeWay Christian Resources
- Powell's Books, which includes the world's largest independent new and used bookstore
- Schuler Books & Music
- Books, Inc.
Defunct
- Atlantic Books, a discount chain on the East Coast, defunct as of 2012[28]
- B. Dalton
- Borders Books and Music, also operated Waldenbooks and Brentano's
- Crown Books
- Davis-Kidd Booksellers
- Encore Books
- Kroch's and Brentano's
- Media Play
- Mr. Paperback (10 stores in Maine, defunct as of 2012)[29]
- Oxford Bookstore (an offline chain of bookstores in the U.S.)
- Waverly Books (Local Seattle store)
See also
Notes
- ↑ Homepage | Collins Books
- ↑ The Co-op Bookshop Online | Textbooks, New Release Books, eBooks & more
- ↑ McGills Archived January 9, 2016, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ http://www.librerianacional.com/es/ (Spanish)
- ↑ http://www.panamericana.com.co/index.cfm (Spanish)
- ↑ Knihy Dobrovský (Czech)
- ↑ Kosmas (Czech)
- ↑ Neoluxor (Czech)
- ↑ Welcome to akateeminen.com (Finnish)
- ↑ Kirjat ja toimistotarvikkeet (Finnish)
- ↑ Pothitos (Greek)
- ↑ Philippines’ biggest bookstore chain taps high-end HK mart
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Landmark Online Store
- ↑
- ↑ "Pustak Kosh - India's Leading TextBook Rental Company". www.pustakkosh.com. Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ↑ Archived March 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Valters un Rapa (Latvian)
- ↑ https://www.gandhi.com.mx
- ↑ Ark Bookhandel (Norwegian)
- ↑ Norli (Norwegian)
- ↑ Tanum (Norwegian)
- ↑ Martinus.sk (Slovak)
- ↑ Panta Rhei (Slovak)
- ↑ 金石堂網路書店 (Chinese)
- ↑ D&R - Kültür, Sanat ve Eğlence Dünyası (Turkish)
- ↑ Atlantic Books to Close
- ↑ http://bangordailynews.com/2012/02/24/business/mr-paperback-stores-to-close-magazines-inc-to-be-sold-120-to-lose-jobs/
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