List of bookstore chains
This is a list of bookstore chains with physical locations.
Australia
Brazil
Canada
China
Estonia
Finland
- Academic Bookstore (Finnish: Akateeminen Kirjakauppa, Swedish: Akademiska bokhandeln)[4]
- Suomalainen Kirjakauppa ("The Finnish Bookstore")[5]
France
- Fnac - 78 stores with book departments in France, 65 in 8 other countries
- Hachette Distribution Services
- Furet du Nord
Germany
- Hugendubel - 34 book-department-stores
- Thalia
- Weltbild - includes Weltbild Plus, Weltbild, Weltbild best, Jokers, Wohlthat (circa 350-400 shops)
Greece
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
- Eason & Son
- Hodges Figgis - part of the UK Waterstone's brand
Israel
- Comikaza - former chain, still exists as a stand-alone store
- Steimatzky
- Tzomet Sfarim
Italy
Japan
- Book Off
- Books Kinokuniya
- Culture Convenience Club - operates Tsutaya Bookstores[6]
- Libro
- Yurindo
Korea, South
- Jongno Seojeok - bankrupt, and name changed to Bandi & Luni's when re-opened
- Kyobo Book Centre
- Young Poong Books
Latvia
Malaysia
- MPH Group - operates MPH Bookstores
- myNEWS.com
- Popular
- Times Bookstores
Mexico
- Fondo de Cultura Económica
- Librerias Gandhi - 28 bookstores[8]
- Librería Porrúa
Netherlands
- Audax Groep - Operates Amsterdamsche Kiosk Onderneming (AKO), Bruna, and Read Shop
- De Slegte – small independent chain
New Zealand
Pakistan
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
South Africa
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
United Kingdom
- Blackwell's - owned by Waterstones since 2022
- Borders UK - defunct in December 2009
- Daunt Books
- Dillons the Bookstore - all stores were rebranded as Waterstones in 1999
- Foyles - owned by Waterstones since 2018
- Ottakar's - bought out by HMV, rebranded as Waterstones in 2006
- The Works
- WHSmith
- Waterstones
United States
- Amazon Books - defunct 2022
- Barnes & Noble
- B. Dalton - defunct 2013
- Bookmans
- Books-A-Million - 2nd & Charles
- Borders Books and Music - closed all locations in 2011
- Brentano's - closed all locations in 2011
- Crown Books - closed all locations in 2001
- Deseret Book - also operates Seagull Book
- Encore Books - defunct 1999
- Family Christian Stores - closed all locations in 2017
- Follett's
- Half Price Books
- Hastings Entertainment - closed all locations in 2016
- Hudson Group - chiefly located at airports and train stations
- Joseph-Beth Booksellers - also operates Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Nashville and Memphis
- Kroch's and Brentano's - defunct 1995
- Media Play - defunct 2006
- Powell's Books - world's largest independent new and used bookstore
- Schuler Books & Music
- Tattered Cover
- Waldenbooks - defunct 2011
See also
References
- ↑ "Collins Booksellers Australian Bookshop - Buy Books, ebooks, Kobo eReaders online". Collinsbooks.com.au. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ↑ "The Co-op Online Bookshop | Textbook Specialist". Coop.com.au. 2016-02-07. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ↑ "Rahva Raamat". rahvaraamat.ee.
- ↑ "Akateeminen Kirjakauppa". Akateeminen.com. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ↑ "nettikirjakauppa". Suomalainen.com (in suomi). Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ↑ "ストアリスト". T-SITE SHOPPING - 蔦屋書店. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ↑ "Grāmatu nams "Valters un Rapa" - grāmatu un kancelejas preču mazumtirdzniecība". Valtersunrapa.lv (in latviešu). Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ↑ "Librerías Gandhi - Busca entre miles de Libros y Encuentra el Tuyo". Gandhi.com.mx. Retrieved 2016-09-25.
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