bookseller
noun
the owner or proprietor of a bookstore.
bookselling
-
a word derived from
bookseller.
Example Sentences
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Yet Barnes & Noble has found a way to adapt to the punishing bookselling environment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
The bookselling chain posted on X that it was "truly sorry to hear about any negative experiences," and told the BBC that the safety of attendees was "never at risk".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2025
Lee, meanwhile, was a ratings and bookselling juggernaut.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2024
First, it’s an overt critique of big-box bookselling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2023
The rise of literacy, of the culture of writing and reading and bookselling, had reached a critical stage in the classical period.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
