bookstore
noun
book·store
ˈbu̇k-ˌstȯr 
: a place of business where books are the main item offered for sale
called also bookshop
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But rather than labor over picking out the perfect book yourself, leave the decision up to the staff at Carmichael's Bookstore, Louisville's oldest independent bookstore.
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The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Listen to this article Word traveled fast that the owner of a nearly century-old bookstore had died.
—Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
Francis is the owner of The Mill, a bookstore in downtown Manistique.
—Alexander Boesch and Lindsay Tague, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
By Franklin Foer In the months leading up to a presidential election, bookstores fill with campaign memoirs.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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The Courier-Journal, 4 Nov. 2024
Listen to this article Word traveled fast that the owner of a nearly century-old bookstore had died.
—Peter Breen, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2024
Francis is the owner of The Mill, a bookstore in downtown Manistique.
—Alexander Boesch and Lindsay Tague, Detroit Free Press, 31 Oct. 2024
By Franklin Foer In the months leading up to a presidential election, bookstores fill with campaign memoirs.
—Franklin Foer, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Bookstore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookstore. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.
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bookstore
noun
book·store
-ˌstō(ə)r
-ˌstȯ(ə)r
: a store that sells mainly books
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