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Top 25 Bookstores based in the United States
RevenueBase identified 313 company matches for bookstores associated with the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 16,253 professional contacts across them, including 697 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.
This list covers company matches for bookstores associated with the United States, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 19, 2026.
Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.
The 25 largest bookstores based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12,213 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Barnes & Noble proudly serves America with approximately 600 bookstores across all fifty states, and are busy opening newly designed stores in communities nationwide.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 2 | 1,048 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Borders is a place to discover fascinating new releases and reconnect with old favorites, a place to share a family story time or savor a hot cup of coffee.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 3 | 698 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “ReaderLink is North America’s largest full-service book distributor.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 4 | 73 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “An independent bookstore based in Miami, with nearly an author event everyday, with locations in Coral Gables, Miami Beach, The Bal Harbour Shops, Miami International Airport, and…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 5 | 57 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Choice Books distributes a wide variety of books and products including adult and juvenile fiction, Bibles, biography, children’s, Christian living, classics, cookbooks…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 6 | 50 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Washington DC's premier independent, locally-owned bookstore and cultural hub!” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 7 | 45 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Welcome to The COOP, the campus store and official bookstore for the Harvard and MIT communities!” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 8 | 37 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Book Culture was founded as Labyrinth Books in 1997 by current owner Chris Doeblin and his partner at the time Cliff Simms.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 9 | 37 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “A bookstore built by book lovers, for people who believe in the joy of browsing, the pleasure of a well-loved paperback, and the thrill of finding exactly the right thing by…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 10 | 35 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Established in 1971, Tattered Cover Book Store is one of America's premier independent bookstores, a Denver institution, a community gathering place, and an experience you can't…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 11 | 29 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Village Books is Whatcom County's favorite independent bookstore, located in Historic Fairhaven and Lyden.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 12 | 27 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Harvard Book Store is a unique and special place to shop-a locally owned, independently run Cambridge landmark since 1932.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 13 | 26 contacts → | ||||
Exact match Recorded description not available. Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 14 | 18 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Northshire Bookstore, Your Independent Bookstore, is a family-owned, independent bookstore, with locations in Manchester Center, Vermont, and Saratoga Springs, New York as well as…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 15 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Exact match Recorded description not available. Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 16 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Parnassus Books is the independent bookstore for independent people in Nashville, TN.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 17 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Book Country’s sq.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 18 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Flyleaf Books is a general independent bookstore featuring mostly new books but some used books as well as a large children's section and a dedicated author reading area.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 19 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Book Passage has served the Bay Area for more than 40 years, providing the community with an array of author events, writing and language classes, and highly-respected annual…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 20 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Exact match Recorded description not available. Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 21 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “About Greenlight Bookstore: Founded in October 2009, Greenlight Bookstore is a general independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York, encompassing two bookstore locations, a…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 22 | 14 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Founded in October 1976, The Booksmith is an independent bookstore located in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 23 | 13 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Rainy Day Books is a full-line full-service bookstore, carrying an array of hand-selected Hardcovers and Paperbacks for adults and children alike.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 24 | 12 contacts → | ||||
Exact match Recorded description not available. Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 25 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Family owned and operated since 1995 by the Huber family, BrightLight Books is a different kind of bookstore.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 19, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche business in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch compares the meaning of your description with company business descriptions compiled in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit.
This list uses Exact for “bookstores”. Each Exact match badge shows membership in that saved search; it is not an individual similarity score or a service-quality rating. Recorded descriptions are shown where available.
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Bookstores based in the United States at a glance
As of Sep 19, 2026Companies by employee count
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 313 companies.
How this list was built
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- Source
- The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
- What qualifies
- Company records associated with the United States whose business descriptions match “bookstores” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
- RevenueBase SmartSearch
- Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
- Public preview
- The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Where headquarters information is recorded, preview rows are also filtered to this page’s location. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
- Match quality
- RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
- Ranking
- Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
- Verification
- Every displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 697 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
- Refresh
- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
- Record context
- Company records and descriptions can change. Check the company's website for its current services and locations.
Frequently asked
What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?
RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “bookstores”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.
How many bookstores are there based in the United States?
RevenueBase identified 313 company matches for bookstores associated with the United States as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.
What is the largest company on this list?
Barnes & Noble, INC tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.
Which city has the most bookstores?
New York leads with 13 company records, followed by Chicago (7) and Cambridge (6).
How do I get contact information for these companies?
A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 697 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 313 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.
How current is this list?
The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.
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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.
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Top 25 bookstores based in the United States
Find companies in any niche.
Describe the businesses you want in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch matches company descriptions by meaning.
RevenueBase records 313 matching company records for bookstores based in the United States, with 16,253 tracked contacts and 697 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 19, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 bookstores based in the United States
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Barnes & Noble, INCbarnesandnoble.comHQ: NY, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | NY, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 12,213 contacts → |
“Barnes & Noble proudly serves America with approximately 600 bookstores across all fifty states, and are busy opening newly designed stores in communities nationwide.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Bordersborders.com HQ: Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Ann Arbor, MI, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 1,048 contacts → |
“Borders is a place to discover fascinating new releases and reconnect with old favorites, a place to share a family story time or savor a hot cup of coffee.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 |  Readerlinkreaderlink.comHQ: Oak Brook, IL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Oak Brook, IL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 698 contacts → |
“ReaderLink is North America’s largest full-service book distributor.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | Books & Booksbooksandbooks.com HQ: Coral Gables, FL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Coral Gables, FL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 73 contacts → |
“An independent bookstore based in Miami, with nearly an author event everyday, with locations in Coral Gables, Miami Beach, The Bal Harbour Shops, Miami International Airport, and…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Choice Bookschoicebooks.com HQ: Bristow, VA, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Bristow, VA, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 57 contacts → |
“Choice Books distributes a wide variety of books and products including adult and juvenile fiction, Bibles, biography, children’s, Christian living, classics, cookbooks…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | Politics And Prose Bookstorepolitics-prose.com HQ: Washington, DC, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Washington, DC, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 50 contacts → |
“Washington DC's premier independent, locally-owned bookstore and cultural hub!” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | The Harvard & MIT Cooperative Societythecoop.com HQ: Cambridge, MA, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | Cambridge, MA, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 45 contacts → |
“Welcome to The COOP, the campus store and official bookstore for the Harvard and MIT communities!” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | Book Culturebookculture.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 37 contacts → |
“Book Culture was founded as Labyrinth Books in 1997 by current owner Chris Doeblin and his partner at the time Cliff Simms.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Posman Booksposmanbooks.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 37 contacts → |
“A bookstore built by book lovers, for people who believe in the joy of browsing, the pleasure of a well-loved paperback, and the thrill of finding exactly the right thing by…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 |  Tattered Cover Book Storetatteredcover.comHQ: Denver, CO, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Denver, CO, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 35 contacts → |
“Established in 1971, Tattered Cover Book Store is one of America's premier independent bookstores, a Denver institution, a community gathering place, and an experience you can't…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 |  Village Books And Paper Dreamsvillagebooks.comHQ: Bellingham, WA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Bellingham, WA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 29 contacts → |
“Village Books is Whatcom County's favorite independent bookstore, located in Historic Fairhaven and Lyden.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Harvard Book Storeharvard.com HQ: Cambridge, MA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Cambridge, MA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 27 contacts → |
“Harvard Book Store is a unique and special place to shop-a locally owned, independently run Cambridge landmark since 1932.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | Schuler Booksschulerbooks.com HQ: Lansing, MI, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Lansing, MI, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 26 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 14 |  Northshire Bookstorenorthshire.comHQ: Manchester Center, VT, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Manchester Center, VT, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 18 contacts → |
“Northshire Bookstore, Your Independent Bookstore, is a family-owned, independent bookstore, with locations in Manchester Center, Vermont, and Saratoga Springs, New York as well as…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Anderson's Bookshop Napervilleandersonsbookshop.com HQ: Naperville, IL, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Naperville, IL, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 17 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 16 | Parnassus Booksparnassusbooks.net HQ: Nashville, TN, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Nashville, TN, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 17 contacts → |
“Parnassus Books is the independent bookstore for independent people in Nashville, TN.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Book Country Clearing House, LLCbookcountryclearinghouse.com HQ: Mckeesport, PA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Mckeesport, PA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 15 contacts → |
“Book Country’s sq.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Flyleaf Booksflyleafbooks.com HQ: Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Chapel Hill, NC, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 15 contacts → |
“Flyleaf Books is a general independent bookstore featuring mostly new books but some used books as well as a large children's section and a dedicated author reading area.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Book Passage Bookstore & Cafebookpassage.com HQ: Corte Madera, CA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Corte Madera, CA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 15 contacts → |
“Book Passage has served the Bay Area for more than 40 years, providing the community with an array of author events, writing and language classes, and highly-respected annual…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 |  Shakespeare & COshakeandco.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | New York, NY, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 15 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 21 | Greenlight Bookstoregreenlightbookstore.com HQ: Brooklyn, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Brooklyn, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 14 contacts → |
“About Greenlight Bookstore: Founded in October 2009, Greenlight Bookstore is a general independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York, encompassing two bookstore locations, a…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 |  The Booksmithbooksmith.comHQ: San Francisco, CA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | San Francisco, CA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 14 contacts → |
“Founded in October 1976, The Booksmith is an independent bookstore located in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Rainy DAY Booksrainydaybooks.com HQ: Fairway, KS, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Fairway, KS, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 13 contacts → |
“Rainy Day Books is a full-line full-service bookstore, carrying an array of hand-selected Hardcovers and Paperbacks for adults and children alike.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Seminary Co-Op Bookstores, INCsemcoop.com HQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Chicago, IL, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 12 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 25 | Brightlight Books, INCbrightlightbooks.com HQ: Fern Park, FL, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Fern Park, FL, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 11 contacts → |
“Family owned and operated since 1995 by the Huber family, BrightLight Books is a different kind of bookstore.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Bookstores: dataset insights
September 19, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
308 records in the displayed employee bands.
5 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 313 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
- Exact
- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 19, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for bookstores?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many bookstores did RevenueBase find based in the United States?
The saved snapshot records 313 matching company records, 16,253 tracked contacts and 697 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
How can I get contact information?
Select a company's contact count to open its filtered contacts in RevenueBase. Free signup is required and includes 500 credits and limited free results. Verified emails, direct dials and mobile numbers depend on available coverage.
How current is this list?
Snapshot: September 19, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 bookstores based in the United States. Snapshot: September 19, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/bookstores/united-states.
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Top 25 bookstores based in the United States
RevenueBase records 313 matching company records for bookstores based in the United States, with 16,253 tracked contacts and 697 verified work emails.
This public preview shows 25 selected records ordered by tracked contacts. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds company descriptions that match by meaning at Exact. Snapshot: September 19, 2026.
RevenueBase compiles business descriptions for niche-company discovery; each row shows a recorded excerpt where available. Adapt this search to find the companies and contacts you want.
Top 25 bookstores based in the United States
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
| # | Company | Headquarters on record | Reported employees | RevenueBase SmartSearch | Tracked contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnes & Noble, INCbarnesandnoble.com HQ: NY, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | NY, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 12,213 contacts → |
“Barnes & Noble proudly serves America with approximately 600 bookstores across all fifty states, and are busy opening newly designed stores in communities nationwide.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Bordersborders.com HQ: Ann Arbor, MI, United StatesReported employees: 10001+ | Ann Arbor, MI, United States | 10001+ | Exact match | 1,048 contacts → |
“Borders is a place to discover fascinating new releases and reconnect with old favorites, a place to share a family story time or savor a hot cup of coffee.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Readerlinkreaderlink.com HQ: Oak Brook, IL, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Oak Brook, IL, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 698 contacts → |
“ReaderLink is North America’s largest full-service book distributor.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | Books & Booksbooksandbooks.com HQ: Coral Gables, FL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Coral Gables, FL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 73 contacts → |
“An independent bookstore based in Miami, with nearly an author event everyday, with locations in Coral Gables, Miami Beach, The Bal Harbour Shops, Miami International Airport, and…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Choice Bookschoicebooks.com HQ: Bristow, VA, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | Bristow, VA, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 57 contacts → |
“Choice Books distributes a wide variety of books and products including adult and juvenile fiction, Bibles, biography, children’s, Christian living, classics, cookbooks…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | Politics And Prose Bookstorepolitics-prose.com HQ: Washington, DC, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Washington, DC, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 50 contacts → |
“Washington DC's premier independent, locally-owned bookstore and cultural hub!” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | The Harvard & MIT Cooperative Societythecoop.com HQ: Cambridge, MA, United StatesReported employees: Not recorded | Cambridge, MA, United States | Not recorded | Exact match | 45 contacts → |
“Welcome to The COOP, the campus store and official bookstore for the Harvard and MIT communities!” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | Book Culturebookculture.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 37 contacts → |
“Book Culture was founded as Labyrinth Books in 1997 by current owner Chris Doeblin and his partner at the time Cliff Simms.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Posman Booksposmanbooks.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 37 contacts → |
“A bookstore built by book lovers, for people who believe in the joy of browsing, the pleasure of a well-loved paperback, and the thrill of finding exactly the right thing by…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | Tattered Cover Book Storetatteredcover.com HQ: Denver, CO, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Denver, CO, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 35 contacts → |
“Established in 1971, Tattered Cover Book Store is one of America's premier independent bookstores, a Denver institution, a community gathering place, and an experience you can't…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | Village Books And Paper Dreamsvillagebooks.com HQ: Bellingham, WA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Bellingham, WA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 29 contacts → |
“Village Books is Whatcom County's favorite independent bookstore, located in Historic Fairhaven and Lyden.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Harvard Book Storeharvard.com HQ: Cambridge, MA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Cambridge, MA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 27 contacts → |
“Harvard Book Store is a unique and special place to shop-a locally owned, independently run Cambridge landmark since 1932.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | Schuler Booksschulerbooks.com HQ: Lansing, MI, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Lansing, MI, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 26 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 14 | Northshire Bookstorenorthshire.com HQ: Manchester Center, VT, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Manchester Center, VT, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 18 contacts → |
“Northshire Bookstore, Your Independent Bookstore, is a family-owned, independent bookstore, with locations in Manchester Center, Vermont, and Saratoga Springs, New York as well as…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Anderson's Bookshop Napervilleandersonsbookshop.com HQ: Naperville, IL, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Naperville, IL, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 17 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 16 | Parnassus Booksparnassusbooks.net HQ: Nashville, TN, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Nashville, TN, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 17 contacts → |
“Parnassus Books is the independent bookstore for independent people in Nashville, TN.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Book Country Clearing House, LLCbookcountryclearinghouse.com HQ: Mckeesport, PA, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Mckeesport, PA, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 15 contacts → |
“Book Country’s sq.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Flyleaf Booksflyleafbooks.com HQ: Chapel Hill, NC, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Chapel Hill, NC, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 15 contacts → |
“Flyleaf Books is a general independent bookstore featuring mostly new books but some used books as well as a large children's section and a dedicated author reading area.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Book Passage Bookstore & Cafebookpassage.com HQ: Corte Madera, CA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Corte Madera, CA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 15 contacts → |
“Book Passage has served the Bay Area for more than 40 years, providing the community with an array of author events, writing and language classes, and highly-respected annual…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Shakespeare & COshakeandco.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | New York, NY, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 15 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 21 | Greenlight Bookstoregreenlightbookstore.com HQ: Brooklyn, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Brooklyn, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 14 contacts → |
“About Greenlight Bookstore: Founded in October 2009, Greenlight Bookstore is a general independent bookstore in Brooklyn, New York, encompassing two bookstore locations, a…” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | The Booksmithbooksmith.com HQ: San Francisco, CA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | San Francisco, CA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 14 contacts → |
“Founded in October 1976, The Booksmith is an independent bookstore located in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood of San Francisco.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Rainy DAY Booksrainydaybooks.com HQ: Fairway, KS, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Fairway, KS, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 13 contacts → |
“Rainy Day Books is a full-line full-service bookstore, carrying an array of hand-selected Hardcovers and Paperbacks for adults and children alike.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Seminary Co-Op Bookstores, INCsemcoop.com HQ: Chicago, IL, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Chicago, IL, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 12 contacts → |
No recorded description excerpt is available for this public record. | |||||
| 25 | Brightlight Books, INCbrightlightbooks.com HQ: Fern Park, FL, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Fern Park, FL, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 11 contacts → |
“Family owned and operated since 1995 by the Huber family, BrightLight Books is a different kind of bookstore.” Recorded description excerpt · September 19, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Bookstores: dataset insights
September 19, 2026These summaries describe recorded coverage in this saved dataset. This page is derived from saved source records; per-contact mobile coverage and email-recency results are not established by this snapshot.
Reported company sizes
308 records in the displayed employee bands.
5 matching records are outside the displayed bands or do not have a displayed size. Bars show shares of the displayed bands.
Email recency for this list is measured worldwide rather than for United States, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for United States, over 313 companies.
How this company list was built
Describe a niche in your own words: companies installing commercial solar, or manufacturers of sustainable packaging. RevenueBase SmartSearch finds companies whose compiled business descriptions match by meaning. This list is one saved example to adapt.
Where the company descriptions come from
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
RevenueBase SmartSearch matching settings
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- Closest fits to the business described.
- Similar
- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
- Broad
- A broader set of businesses connected to the description.
RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact match identifies inclusion in this search's closest semantic matching setting. It is not a per-company confidence score, a literal keyword match, or a quality endorsement.
Selection, ordering and scope
The public list shows selected company records with contact and verified-email coverage. Reported employee bands provide separate company-size context.
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Recorded company descriptions support research; check company websites for current services. The selected preview is ordered by tracked contacts and is not a list of the best service providers.
Snapshot: September 19, 2026.
RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its September 3, 2026 published methodology describes a graph of 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts; these platform figures differ from this page's totals. Published methodology ↗
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for bookstores?
The separate RevenueBase SmartSearch column identifies inclusion at the closest semantic matching preset. It is not a literal keyword match, a per-company confidence score or a quality endorsement. Changing the search form opens a new search in RevenueBase; it does not reclassify these saved rows.
How many bookstores did RevenueBase find based in the United States?
The saved snapshot records 313 matching company records, 16,253 tracked contacts and 697 verified emails. The public preview displays 25 selected records.
Where do the company descriptions come from?
RevenueBase compiles company information from public sources, including company websites and public professional profiles such as LinkedIn, alongside information supplied by companies. The short recorded excerpt shown here is separate from the complete business description used for matching; individual source URLs and collection dates are not provided in this public snapshot.
How are the public companies ordered?
The selected public records are ordered by contacts tracked in RevenueBase, highest first. Contact coverage is a prospecting measure, not an assessment of the company's services or quality.
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Snapshot: September 19, 2026. Review each company's website for current services and locations. A recorded business description does not establish that every company offers every service named in the search.
What do headquarters and employee bands mean?
These are recorded company-level fields, rather than a map of every branch or a count of specialists. Missing headquarters or employee bands are labeled; older records may show a location separately from recorded headquarters.
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RevenueBase Data Team. Top 25 bookstores based in the United States. Snapshot: September 19, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/bookstores/united-states.
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