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.

Current

Name	Country	Notes
Collins Booksellers[1]	Australia
Dymocks Booksellers	Australia
Koorong	Australia
Queensland Book Depot	Australia
WHSmith	Australia
Livraria Cultura	Brazil
Archambault	Canada
Book City	Canada
Chapters	Canada
Coles	Canada
Indigo Books and Music	Canada
Kobo eBookstore	Canada
McNally Robinson	Canada
Renaud-Bray	Canada
Joint Publishing	China
Page One	China
Popular	China
The Commercial Press	China
Rahva Raamat[2]	Estonia
Academic Bookstore	Finland	(Finnish: Akateeminen Kirjakauppa, Swedish: Akademiska bokhandeln)[3]
Suomalainen Kirjakauppa	Finland	("The Finnish Bookstore")[4]
Fnac	France	78 stores with book departments in France, 65 in 8 other countries
Hachette Distribution Services	France
Furet du Nord	France
Hugendubel	Germany	34 book-department-stores
Thalia	Germany
Weltbild	Germany	includes Weltbild Plus, Weltbild, Weltbild best, Jokers, Wohlthat (circa 350-400 shops)
Ianos	Greece
Eymundsson	Iceland
A. H. Wheeler	India
Crossword Bookstores	India
DC Books	India
Higginbotham's	India
Landmark Bookstores	India
Odyssey	India
Oxford Bookstore	India
Sapna Book House	India
Gramedia	Indonesia
Gunung Agung	Indonesia
Eason & Son	Ireland
Hodges Figgis	Ireland	part of the UK Waterstone's brand
Comikaza	Israel	former chain, still exists as a stand-alone store
Steimatzky	Israel
Tzomet Sfarim	Israel
Feltrinelli	Italy
Arnoldo Mondadori Editore	Italy
Book Off	Japan
Books Kinokuniya	Japan
Culture Convenience Club	Japan	operates Tsutaya Bookstores[5]
Libro	Japan
Yurindo	Japan
Kyobo Book Centre	South Korea
Young Poong Books	South Korea
Valters un Rapa[6]	Latvia
MPH Group	Malaysia	operates MPH Bookstores
myNEWS.com	Malaysia
Popular	Malaysia
Times Bookstores	Malaysia
Fondo de Cultura Económica	Mexico
Librerias Gandhi	Mexico	28 bookstores[7]
Librería Porrúa	Mexico
Audax Groep	Netherlands	Operates Amsterdamsche Kiosk Onderneming (AKO), Bruna, and Read Shop
De Slegte	Netherlands	small independent chain
Paper Plus	New Zealand
Whitcoulls	New Zealand
Ferozsons	Pakistan
National Book Store	Philippines
Rex Book Store	Philippines
Empik	Poland
Kolporter	Poland
Livraria Bertrand	Portugal
Jarir Bookstore	Saudi Arabia
Page One	Singapore
Popular	Singapore
Times Bookstores	Singapore
Exclusive Books	South Africa
Orell Füssli	Switzerland
Eslite Bookstore	Taiwan
Asia Books	Thailand
Dokya	Thailand
Naiin	Thailand
Blackwell's	United Kingdom	owned by Waterstones since 2022
Daunt Books	United Kingdom
Foyles	United Kingdom	owned by Waterstones since 2018
The Works	United Kingdom
WHSmith	United Kingdom
Waterstones	United Kingdom
Barnes & Noble	United States	Locations across all 50 US states (614 stores).
Barnes & Noble Education	United States	former college division of B&N spun off in 2015 (760 stores).
B. Dalton	United States	Former large chain acquired by B&N in 1987; location now in Florida (1 store).
Bookmans	United States	Located in Arizona (5 stores).
Books-A-Million	United States	Locations across 32 US states (260 stores). Also operates Bookland and 2nd & Charles.
Busboys and Poets	United States	Located in the Washington metropolitan area (8 locations)
Deseret Book	United States	Utah regional chain; also operates Seagull Book.
Follett's	United States
Half Price Books	United States	Locations across 19 US states (116 stores).
Hudson Group	United States	Located at airports and train stations in the United States and Canada (970 stores).
Powell's Books	United States	Located in Oregon (4 stores).
Sherman's Maine Coast Book Shops	United States	Located in Maine (9 stores)
Schuler Books & Music	United States	Located in Michigan (4 stores).
Tattered Cover	United States	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	Australia	Closed physical stores in 2011.
Borders	Australia	defunct
The Co-op Bookshop	Australia	defunct[8]
Jongno Seojeok	South Korea	bankrupt, and name changed to Bandi & Luni's when re-opened
Borders UK	United Kingdom	defunct in December 2009
Dillons the Bookstore	United Kingdom	all stores were rebranded as Waterstones in 1999
Ottakar's	United Kingdom	bought out by HMV, rebranded as Waterstones in 2006
Amazon Books	United States	physical stores closed in 2022
Borders	United States	defunct 2011
Cokesbury	United States	physical stores closed in 2012; continued as online retailer
Brentano's	United States	acquired by Waldenbooks and merged with Borders; defunct 2011
Crown Books	United States	defunct 2001
Encore Books	United States	defunct 1999
Family Christian Stores	United States	physical stores closed in 2017; online retailer since 2019
Hastings Entertainment	United States	defunct 2016
Kroch's and Brentano's	United States	Chicago regional chain; defunct 1995
LifeWay Christian Resources	United States	physical stores closed 2019; continued as online retailer
Media Play	United States	defunct 2006
Waldenbooks	United States	acquired by Kmart and merged with Borders; defunct 2011

See also

• List of independent bookstores
• List of online booksellers