Current
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.
For these lists, a chain is a bookstore with at least 4 locations.
The following chains no longer operate any physical retail locations.
| Name | Country | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Angus & Robertson |  Australia | Closed physical stores in 2011. |
| Borders | Australia | defunct |
| The Co-op Bookshop | Australia | defunct |
| Jongno Seojeok |  South Korea | bankrupt, and name changed to Bandi & Luni's when re-opened |
| Fascination Books |  South Africa | applied for liquidation in 2008. |
| Borders UK |  United Kingdom | defunct in December 2009 |
| Dillons the Bookstore | United Kingdom | all stores were rebranded as Waterstones in 1999 |
| Ottakar's | United Kingdom | bought out by HMV, rebranded as Waterstones in 2006 |
| Amazon Books |  United States | physical stores closed in 2022 |
| Borders | United States | defunct 2011. Trademark purchased by Barnes & Noble. |
| Cokesbury | United States | physical stores closed in 2012; continued as online retailer |
| Brentano's | United States | acquired by Waldenbooks and merged with Borders; defunct 2011 |
| Crown Books | United States | defunct 2001 |
| Encore Books | United States | defunct 1999 |
| Family Christian Stores | United States | physical stores closed in 2017; online retailer since 2019 |
| Hastings Entertainment | United States | defunct 2016 |
| Kroch's and Brentano's | United States | Chicago regional chain; defunct 1995 |
| LifeWay Christian Resources | United States | physical stores closed 2019; continued as online retailer |
| Media Play | United States | defunct 2006 |
| Waldenbooks | United States | acquired by Kmart and merged with Borders; defunct 2011 |
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