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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Why is shopping at local, independent bookstores important?
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American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 17 May 2025
The students ran the campus bookstore, the cafeteria and intercollegiate athletics, all of it managed by an organization called Associated Students UCLA that was overseen by a student-majority board of directors.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Singer and keyboardist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody began working together in 1994, initially performing acoustic sets at bookstores and coffee shops in Little Rock.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
From Broadway theaters to local bookstores, the city's most stimulating environments are becoming easier to navigate for those who process the world differently.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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American Booksellers Association, USA Today, 17 May 2025
The students ran the campus bookstore, the cafeteria and intercollegiate athletics, all of it managed by an organization called Associated Students UCLA that was overseen by a student-majority board of directors.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2025
Singer and keyboardist Amy Lee and guitarist Ben Moody began working together in 1994, initially performing acoustic sets at bookstores and coffee shops in Little Rock.
—Ross Raihala, Twin Cities, 13 May 2025
From Broadway theaters to local bookstores, the city's most stimulating environments are becoming easier to navigate for those who process the world differently.
—Jennifer Jay Palumbo, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
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“Bookstore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookstore. Accessed 22 May. 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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