Definition of bookstore
: a place of business where books are the main item offered for sale —called also bookshop
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Have a wander through the sci-fi and fantasy section of your local bookstore: How many of these books’ authors are female?
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At 5:30 p.m. at the bookstore, 768 Boston Post Road, Madison, a free program called Echoes will begin.
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Summer reading programs in South Florida libraries and bookstores encourage students to keep reading during the school break.
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In this Thursday, June 15, 2017 photo, Hamzeh AlMaaytah shows off one among thousands of books at his Mahall al-Maa bookstore, in Jordan’s capital, Amman.
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Octavia Books, an Uptown bookstore, held its final Harry Potter midnight release party on the night of July 20, 2007.
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Samuel French Theatre and Film Bookshop Ruth attends a disappointing scene study class in the back room of L.A.’s preeminent theatre bookstore, Samuel French.
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Examples include cafes, barbershops, libraries, bookstores—and, of course, bars.
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The Burbank Public Library has a Friends group that runs a bookstore out of the Buena Vista branch.
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First Known Use of bookstore
1760
BOOKSTORE Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of bookstore for English Language Learners
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: a store that sells books
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