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. In British English, most advertising of books typically uses the phrase "available at all good book shops", while in American English the phrase "available at local bookstores [or booksellers]" is usually employed.[citation needed] 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.
- Angus & Robertson
- Borders
- Collins Booksellers [1]
- Dymocks Booksellers
- Koorong
- Mcgills [2]
- Queensland Book Depot
- The Co-op Bookshop [3]
- Word Bookstores
- Golds World of Judaica
- Archambault
- Book_City_(Canada)
- Chapters, Coles, Indigo belong to the same corporation.
- Librairie Raffin
- McNally Robinson
- Nicholas Hoare
- Renaud-Bray
- Akateeminen Kirjakauppa ("The Academic Bookstore") [4]
- Suomalainen Kirjakauppa ("The Finnish Bookstore") [5]
- Gibert Joseph (leading independent bookstore chain. The Paris venture is the biggest bookstore in France)
- Hachette Distribution Services
- Flammarion
- Fnac (78 stores with book departments in France, 65 in 8 other countries)
- Bertelsmann subsidiary France Loisirs
- Verlagsgruppe Weltbild, Weltbild Plus, Weltbild!, Weltbild best, Jokers, Wohlthat (circa 350-400 Shops)
- Hugendubel (34 book-department-stores)
- Eason & Son
- Hodges Figgis (part of the UK Waterstone's brand)
- Kyobo Book Centre
- Jongro Seojuk (bankrupt)
Current
Defunct
- Ottakar's (bought out by HMV, rebranded as Waterstone's)
- Dillons (all stores were rebranded as Waterstone's)
- Books Etc (now owned by Borders)
- Borders (went into Administration in November 2009)
- John Menzies
Current
- Barnes & Noble
- Book Off USA
- Books-A-Million
- Books Inc.[6]
- Borders Books and Music, also operates Waldenbooks and Brentano's - Currently in liquidation to satisfy creditors. [7]
- Deseret Book, also operates Seagull Book
- Follett's
- Half Price Books
- Hastings Entertainment
- Hudson Booksellers, chiefly located at airports and train stations
- Joseph-Beth Booksellers, also operates Davis-Kidd Booksellers in Nashville and Memphis
- Powell's Books, which includes the world's largest independent new and used bookstore
- Schuler Books & Music
- Shakespeare and Company[8]
- Printsasia
Defunct
Notes
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- ^ http://www.collinsbooks.com.au/
- ^ http://www.mcgills.com.au
- ^ http://www.coop-bookshop.com.au/
- ^ http://www.12hk.com/links/LinksToHongKongBookstores.shtml
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Michael J. De La Merced; Julie Bosman (7/18/2011). "Calling Off Auction, Borders to Liquidate". New York Times. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
Borders said it would proceed with a proposal by the private equity firms Hilco and the Gordon Brothers Group to close down its 399 remaining stores. That liquidation plan will be presented on Thursday to the federal judge overseeing the company's bankruptcy case.
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