List of bookstore chains
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.
Australia
- Angus & Robertson
- Borders - defunct
- Collins Booksellers[1]
- Dymocks Booksellers
- Koorong
- Queensland Book Depot
- The Co-op Bookshop - defunct[2]
- WHSmith
Brazil
Canada
- Archambault
- Book City
- Chapters
- Coles
- Indigo Books and Music
- Kobo eBookstore
- McNally Robinson
- Renaud-Bray
China
Estonia
- Rahva Raamat[3]
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
- A. H. Wheeler
- Crossword Bookstores
- DC Books
- Higginbotham's
- Landmark Bookstores
- Odyssey
- Oxford Bookstore
- Sapna Book House
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
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[citation needed]
- 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 Finnish). 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 Latvian). Retrieved 2016-09-25.
- ^ "Librerías Gandhi - Busca entre miles de Libros y Encuentra el Tuyo". Gandhi.com.mx. Retrieved 2016-09-25.