Definition of bookstore
: a place of business where books are the main item offered for sale — called also
bookshop
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What’s more, the book isn’t even available in bookstores yet—only Amazon.
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All ten writers will give readings at a free public event tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at the Housing Works bookstore in Manhattan.
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White Houses, by Amy Bloom (Random House, $27.00), is available in bookstores and at Amazon.
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Buy My Books There are a lot of writers in Asheville these days, and a lot of bookstores.
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Named by The Oregonian/OregonLive as Portland’s best bookstore in 2016, the store moved in 1991 to its current location at 1401 S.E. Division St.
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The bookstore is located at 218 S. Clay St. in the NuLu neighborhood and specializes in new, used and vintage books.
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Merchandise sales at the campus bookstore the month of the tournament reached $800,000, more than the entirety of the previous school year.
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The organization is funded by individual donors and used bookstores in Brunswick, Medina, and Wadsworth.
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First Known Use of bookstore
1760
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