# 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 | 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 | Estonia | |
| Academic Bookstore | Finland | (Finnish: Akateeminen Kirjakauppa, Swedish: Akademiska bokhandeln) |
| Suomalainen Kirjakauppa | Finland | ("The Finnish Bookstore") |
| 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 |
| Libro | Japan | |
| Yurindo | Japan | |
| Kyobo Book Centre | South Korea | |
| Young Poong Books | South Korea | |
| Valters un Rapa | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |