List of bookstore chains

This is a **list of bookstore chains** with physical locations.

## Australia 
* Angus & Robertson
* Borders - defunct
* Collins Booksellers
* Dymocks Booksellers
* Koorong
* Queensland Book Depot
* The Co-op Bookshop - defunct
* WHSmith

## Brazil 
* Livraria Cultura

## Canada
* Archambault
* Book City
* Chapters
* Coles
* Indigo Books and Music
* Kobo eBookstore
* McNally Robinson
* Renaud-Bray

## China 
* Joint Publishing
* Page One
* Popular
* The Commercial Press

## Estonia 
* Rahva Raamat

## Finland 
* Academic Bookstore (, )
* Suomalainen Kirjakauppa ("The Finnish Bookstore")

## 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 
* Ianos

## Iceland 
* Eymundsson

## India 
* A. H. Wheeler
* Crossword Bookstores
* Kottayam Pushpanath Publications
* DC Books
* Higginbotham's
* Landmark Bookstores
* Odyssey
* Oxford Bookstore
* Sapna Book House

## Indonesia 
* Gramedia
* Gunung Agung

## 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 
* Feltrinelli
* Arnoldo Mondadori Editore

## Japan 
* Book Off
* Books Kinokuniya
* Culture Convenience Club - operates Tsutaya Bookstores
* Libro
* Yurindo

## Korea, South 
* Jongno Seojeok - bankrupt, and name changed to Bandi & Luni's when re-opened
* Kyobo Book Centre
* Young Poong Books

## Latvia 
* Valters un Rapa

## Malaysia 
* MPH Group - operates MPH Bookstores
* myNEWS.com
* Popular
* Times Bookstores

## Mexico 
* Fondo de Cultura Económica
* Librerias Gandhi - 28 bookstores
* Librería Porrúa

## Netherlands 
* Audax Groep - Operates Amsterdamsche Kiosk Onderneming (AKO), Bruna, and Read Shop
* De Slegte – small independent chain

## New Zealand
* Paper Plus
* Whitcoulls

## Pakistan 
* Ferozsons

## Philippines 
* National Book Store
* Rex Book Store

## Poland 
* Empik
* Kolporter

## Portugal 
* Livraria Bertrand

## Saudi Arabia 
* Jarir Bookstore

## Singapore 
* Page One
* Popular
* Times Bookstores

## South Africa 
* Exclusive Books

## Switzerland
* Orell Füssli

## Taiwan 
* Eslite Bookstore

## Thailand 
* Asia Books
* Dokya
* Naiin

## 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
* Schuler Books & Music
* Tattered Cover
* Waldenbooks - defunct 2011

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