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.

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 (Akateeminen Kirjakauppa, Akademiska bokhandeln)
 * 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
 * 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