List of bookstore chains

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}}Template:Merge partner }} 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.

Current

Name	Country	Notes
Collins Booksellers<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> ||Template:AUS ||
Dymocks Booksellers	Template:AUS
Koorong	Template:AUS
Queensland Book Depot	Template:AUS
WHSmith	Template:AUS
Livraria Cultura	Template:BRA
Archambault	Template:CAN
Book City	Template:CAN
Chapters	Template:CAN
Coles	Template:CAN
Indigo Books and Music	Template:CAN
Kobo eBookstore	Template:CAN
McNally Robinson	Template:CAN
Renaud-Bray	Template:CAN
Joint Publishing	Template:CHN
Page One	Template:CHN
Popular	Template:CHN
The Commercial Press	Template:CHN
Rahva Raamat<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> ||{{#invoke:flag||Estonia}} ||
Academic Bookstore	{{#invoke:flag	Finland}}	(Template:Langx, Template:Langx)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Suomalainen Kirjakauppa	{{#invoke:flag	Finland}}	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Fnac	{{#invoke:flag	France}}	78 stores with book departments in France, 65 in 8 other countries
Hachette Distribution Services	{{#invoke:flag	France}}
Furet du Nord	{{#invoke:flag	France}}
Hugendubel	{{#invoke:flag	Germany}}	34 book-department-stores
Thalia	{{#invoke:flag	Germany}}
Weltbild	{{#invoke:flag	Germany}}	includes Weltbild Plus, Weltbild, Weltbild best, Jokers, Wohlthat (circa 350-400 shops)
Ianos	{{#invoke:flag	Greece}}
Eymundsson	{{#invoke:flag	Iceland}}
A. H. Wheeler	{{#invoke:flag	India}}
Crossword Bookstores	{{#invoke:flag	India}}
DC Books	{{#invoke:flag	India}}
Higginbotham's	{{#invoke:flag	India}}
Landmark Bookstores	{{#invoke:flag	India}}
Odyssey	{{#invoke:flag	India}}
Oxford Bookstore	{{#invoke:flag	India}}
Sapna Book House	{{#invoke:flag	India}}
Gramedia	Template:IDN
Gunung Agung	Template:IDN
Eason & Son	{{#invoke:flag	Ireland}}
Hodges Figgis	{{#invoke:flag	Ireland}}	part of the UK Waterstone's brand
Comikaza	Template:ISR	former chain, still exists as a stand-alone store
Steimatzky	Template:ISR
Tzomet Sfarim	Template:ISR
Feltrinelli	{{#invoke:flag	Italy}}
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore	{{#invoke:flag	Italy}}
Book Off	Template:JPN
Books Kinokuniya	Template:JPN
Culture Convenience Club	Template:JPN	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Libro	Template:JPN
Yurindo	Template:JPN
Kyobo Book Centre	Template:KOR
Young Poong Books	Template:KOR
Valters un Rapa<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref> ||{{#invoke:flag||Latvia}} ||
MPH Group	Template:MYS	operates MPH Bookstores
myNEWS.com	Template:MYS
Popular	Template:MYS
Times Bookstores	Template:MYS
Fondo de Cultura Económica	Template:MEX
Librerias Gandhi	Template:MEX	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Librería Porrúa	Template:MEX
Audax Groep	{{#invoke:flag	Netherlands}}	Operates Amsterdamsche Kiosk Onderneming (AKO), Bruna, and Read Shop
De Slegte	{{#invoke:flag	Netherlands}}	small independent chain
Paper Plus	Template:NZL
Whitcoulls	Template:NZL
Ferozsons	Template:PAK
National Book Store	Template:PHL
Rex Book Store	Template:PHL
Empik	{{#invoke:flag	Poland}}
Kolporter	{{#invoke:flag	Poland}}
Livraria Bertrand	{{#invoke:flag	Portugal}}
Jarir Bookstore	Template:SAU
Page One	Template:SGP
Popular	Template:SGP
Times Bookstores	Template:SGP
Exclusive Books	Template:ZAF
Orell Füssli	{{#invoke:flag	Switzerland}}
Eslite Bookstore	Template:TWN
Asia Books	Template:THA
Dokya	Template:THA
Naiin	Template:THA
Blackwell's	Template:GBR	owned by Waterstones since 2022
Daunt Books	Template:GBR
Foyles	Template:GBR	owned by Waterstones since 2018
The Works	Template:GBR
WHSmith	Template:GBR
Waterstones	Template:GBR
Barnes & Noble	Template:USA	Locations across all 50 US states (614 stores).
Barnes & Noble Education	Template:USA	former college division of B&N spun off in 2015 (760 stores).
B. Dalton	Template:USA	Former large chain acquired by B&N in 1987; location now in Florida (1 store).
Bookmans	Template:USA	Located in Arizona (5 stores).
Books-A-Million	Template:USA	Locations across 32 US states (260 stores). Also operates Bookland and 2nd & Charles.
Busboys and Poets	Template:USA	Located in the Washington metropolitan area (8 locations)
Deseret Book	Template:USA	Utah regional chain; also operates Seagull Book.
Follett's	Template:USA
Half Price Books	Template:USA	Locations across 19 US states (116 stores).
Hudson Group	Template:USA	Located at airports and train stations in the United States and Canada (970 stores).
Powell's Books	Template:USA	Located in Oregon (4 stores).
Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shops	Template:USA	Located in Maine (9 stores)
Schuler Books & Music	Template:USA	Located in Michigan (4 stores).
Tattered Cover	Template:USA	Located in Colorado (4 stores); acquired by B&N in 2024.

Historical

The following chains no longer operate any physical retail locations.

Name	Country	Notes
Angus & Robertson	Template:AUS	Closed physical stores in 2011.
Borders	Template:AUS	defunct
The Co-op Bookshop	Template:AUS	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Jongno Seojeok	Template:KOR	bankrupt, and name changed to Bandi & Luni's when re-opened
Borders UK	Template:GBR	defunct in December 2009
Dillons the Bookstore	Template:GBR	all stores were rebranded as Waterstones in 1999
Ottakar's	Template:GBR	bought out by HMV, rebranded as Waterstones in 2006
Amazon Books	Template:USA	physical stores closed in 2022
Borders	Template:USA	defunct 2011
Cokesbury	Template:USA	physical stores closed in 2012; continued as online retailer
Brentano's	Template:USA	acquired by Waldenbooks and merged with Borders; defunct 2011
Crown Books	Template:USA	defunct 2001
Encore Books	Template:USA	defunct 1999
Family Christian Stores	Template:USA	physical stores closed in 2017; online retailer since 2019
Hastings Entertainment	Template:USA	defunct 2016
Kroch's and Brentano's	Template:USA	Chicago regional chain; defunct 1995
LifeWay Christian Resources	Template:USA	physical stores closed 2019; continued as online retailer
Media Play	Template:USA	defunct 2006
Waldenbooks	Template:USA	acquired by Kmart and merged with Borders; defunct 2011

See also

• List of independent bookstores
• List of online booksellers