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bookstores

  • plural
    of bookstore.
    bookstore
    noun
    a store where books are sold.

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He said he was told bookstores weren’t buying it and the publisher would no longer ship copies.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

They say their books go unreviewed in outlets that previously covered their work and that bookstores, especially independents, refuse to stock or display their titles.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

For his video discussing the book he used an edition with a colorful pop-art cover of a couple kissing, which is sold out in several bookstores in Rio de Janeiro.

From Barron's Sep. 4, 2026

By Marlon James Riverhead Books: 640 pages, $32 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2026

There were more things to read in this room than in some bookstores.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan

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