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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.
Argentina
- Boutique del Libro
- Capitulo2
- Distal
- Cuspide
- Yenny-El Ateneo
Australia
- Angus & Robertson
- Borders
- Dymocks Booksellers
- Koorong
- Queensland Book Depot
- Word Bookstores
- Unleash Books & Education
- Golds World of Judaica
Brazil
Canada
- Archambault
- Book Warehouse
- Chapters
- Coles
- Follett of Canada
- Indigo
- Librairie Raffin
- McNally Robinson
- Nicholas Hoare
- Renaud-Bray
Denmark
Egypt
Finland
- Akateeminen Kirjakauppa ("The Academic Bookstore") [1]
- Suomalainen Kirjakauppa ("The Finnish Bookstore") [2]
Germany
- Weltbild & WeltbildPlus
- Hugendubel
- Thalia
- Mayersche
Hong Kong
- Bookazine Hong Kong
- Chung Hwa
- Commercial Press
- Dymocks Booksellers
- Hong Kong Book Centre
- Joint Publishing
- Joint-Us
- Page One
- Popular
- Swindon
- World Book
India
- Crossword Bookstores
- HigginBothams
- Landmark Bookshops
- Odyssey Bookshops
- Oxford Bookstores
- D.C.Books
- Strand bookstall
Indonesia
Ireland
- Eason & Son
- Hodges Figgis (part of the UK Waterstone's brand)
Israel
Italy
Japan
Korea
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
Malaysia and Singapore
- Arvee
- Big Bookshop
- Borders
- e-books
- Harris Bookstores
- Kinokuniya
- MPH Bookstores
- Page One
- Pay Less Bookstore
- Popular
- Times The Bookshop
Mexico
- Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes (CONACULTA)
- Fondo de Cultura Económica
- Librería Gandhi
- Librería Porrúa
- Sanborns
- Librería del Sótano
New Zealand
Philippines
- Bookay-Ukay
- National Bookstore
- Fully Booked
- Goodwill Bookstore
- Powerbooks
- Centralbooks Bookstore
- Merriam & Webster Bookstore
- Rex Bookstore
- Booksale
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
South Africa
- CNA
- Exclusive Books
- Fascination Books
- Wordsworth Books
- Travellers Bookshop
- Clarkes Bookshop
- The Bay Bookshop
- Adams & Co.
Republic of China (Taiwan)
Thailand
United Kingdom
Current
Defunct
- Ottakar's (bought out by HMV, rebranded as Waterstone's)
- Hammicks (only remains as a law book shop)
- Dillons (all stores were rebranded as Waterstone's)
- Books Etc (now owned by Borders)
- John Menzies
United States
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.
- 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.
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
Venezuela
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