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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Yeyo’s shares the market with a few retailers, including chocolate shop Markham & Fitz (stop in for a Brown Sugar Bourbon Chocolate Chip Cookie), craft and home-goods store Hillfolk, and Two Friends Books (an indie bookstore and cafe).
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
One of her responsibilities was managing the relationship with book distributors and working closely with the sales and distribution team that sold books to bookstores.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Fikry is recently widowed, and bookstore sales are in a slump.
—Susan Coll
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Independent bookstores are the heartbeats of their communities.
—American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
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Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 15 Sep. 2025
One of her responsibilities was managing the relationship with book distributors and working closely with the sales and distribution team that sold books to bookstores.
—Elaine Pofeldt, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Fikry is recently widowed, and bookstore sales are in a slump.
—Susan Coll
september 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
Independent bookstores are the heartbeats of their communities.
—American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bookstore
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“Bookstore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookstore. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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bookstore
noun
book·store
-ˌstō(ə)r
-ˌstȯ(ə)r
: a store that sells mainly books
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