bookseller
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booksellers
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The number of independent shops opened in the last decade marks a stunning turnaround from the early Amazon years, when the online bookseller put an estimated 43% of stores out of business.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
Barnes & Noble was turning a page on the chain’s history of declining sales, but recent comments have stirred bad blood for the bookseller.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
The hedge fund is targeting a listing for the bookseller in London, some of them said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
He is the only bookseller with this name in Pwllheli.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
I filled in the date on the receipt and drew a line for the bookseller to sign.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
It said uncertainty over "so-called 'red lines'" had left booksellers and writers "guessing which titles could lead to criminal investigation, arrest or closure" - resulting in fear and self-censorship.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
"Life seems normal here, but it isn't really," said Karim Al-Aqabi, 65, as he strolled with two friends down Al-Mutanabi Street, famous for its booksellers and performers.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
In a statement posted to X late on Thursday, the booksellers said they would "review and learn from this year to deliver much-improved future events".
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2025
We would have to associate ourselves with independent Hispanic booksellers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 6, 2025
The rest of the neighborhood—bakers, fletchers, candle-makers, booksellers, builders, painters, other historians—would have to pretend they had never been friends with him in the first place.
From "The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge" by M.T. Anderson and Eugene Yelchin
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