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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On June 19, Annecy’s Cité du Cinéma d’Animation opened, offering a screening room, an artists’ residency, special areas for training courses and cultural events, alongside exhibition spaces, a bookstore and a gift shop.
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Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
29 June 2026
It was started by David Steel’s parents, Bob and Ettie Steel, as a Christian bookstore and church supplies store in the Iowa Quad Cities in 1973.
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Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Buy The End of Everything from your local bookstore.
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Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
26 June 2026
Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
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Kevin Giraud,
Variety,
29 June 2026
It was started by David Steel’s parents, Bob and Ettie Steel, as a Christian bookstore and church supplies store in the Iowa Quad Cities in 1973.
—
Kansas City Star,
26 June 2026
Buy The End of Everything from your local bookstore.
—
Brendan Ruberry,
semafor.com,
26 June 2026
Here are this week’s Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers for fiction, based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide, generously provided by the American Booksellers Association.
—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
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“Bookstore.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bookstore. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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bookstore
noun
book·store
-ˌstō(ə)r
-ˌstȯ(ə)r
: a store that sells mainly books
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