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Top 25 Independent bookstores worldwide
RevenueBase identified 1,432 company matches for independent bookstores worldwide as of November 2026 and tracks 14,144 professional contacts across them, including 1,859 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and Paris the largest hub.
This list covers company matches for independent bookstores worldwide, 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 November 6, 2026. Country and city lists for independent bookstores follow the table.
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 independent bookstores worldwide
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,197 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Books-A-Million, Inc, is the second-largest book retailer in the nation, operating more than 200 stores in 32 states and online at Booksamillion.com.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 2 | 1,207 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Be fair to customers and our employees, promote literacy, be kind to the environment and remain financially viable so we may continue.”, Our Mission Statement in the words of HPB…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 3 | 321 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Powell's is an independent bookseller serving Portland, Oregon, since 1971, with four store locations.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 4 | 312 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Founded in Queensland in the late 1800s, QBD Books is Australia's largest specialty book retailer, proudly Australian-owned and operated.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 5 | 296 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “De 25 ani, Cărturești redefinește așteptările pe care le avem de la o librărie.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 6 | 237 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Actualmente Librerías El Sótano cuenta con once sucursales ubicadas en la Ciudad De México, Guadalajara, León, Querétaro y Puebla.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 7 | 197 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Enseigne historique du quartier latin à Paris, Gibert Joseph est aujourd'hui la première librairie de France.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 8 | 180 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “I 2020 feiret Norli hele 130 år som bokhandelkjede.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 9 | 168 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Fondé en 1907 à lyon, notre enseigne est le 1er groupe-libraire indépendant multi-enseignes présent sur l'ensemble des canaux de distribution du livre, sous tous ses formats : 11…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 10 | 166 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Cúspide es una compañía con 54 años de historia en el mercado editorial.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 11 | 158 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Vítejte v KNIHY DOBROVSKÝ.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 12 | 135 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Green Apple Books is a trio of independent bookstores in San Francisco.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 13 | 134 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Independently owned and operated bookseller with 11 locations in the San Francisco Bay Area.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 14 | 127 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “86 Years and 18 Miles of Books and Counting: The History of Strand Books Where it all began: Bound by a Family The Strand was born in 1927 over on Fourth Avenue on what was then…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 15 | 126 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Première librairie indépendante de France.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 16 | 120 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “We believe that bookstores are essential to a healthy culture.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 17 | 96 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The Midwest's Premiere Independent Bookseller for 26 years!” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 18 | 90 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Established in 2003, Fully Booked opened its first bookstore branch in Rockwell and has grown to 30 branches nationwide.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 19 | 89 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Sieť kníhkupectiev Panta Rhei je lídrom na slovenskom knižnom trhu a vytvára zážitky a sprostredkováva vzdelanie prostredníctvom kníh.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 20 | 84 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “London's iconic independent bookshop.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 21 | 79 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Akademika er Norges ledende fagbokhandelkjede og en av landets største importører av fagbøker.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 22 | 76 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 · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 23 | 70 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “BookPeople is Texas' largest independent bookstore, located in the heart of downtown Austin.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 24 | 69 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “McNally Jackson Books is a publishing company based out of 52 PRINCE ST, New York, New York, United States.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 25 | 68 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Le librerie Ubik sono una rete di oltre 180 librerie presenti in 18 regioni italiane.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Nov 6, 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 “independent 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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Independent bookstores worldwide at a glance
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How this list was built
The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.
- 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.
- Coverage
- Every country. Country and city lists for independent bookstores are linked below.
- What qualifies
- Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “independent 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. 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 1,859 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 November 6, 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.
Independent bookstores by location
6 lists · largest firstEvery Independent bookstores list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
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 “independent bookstores”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.
How many independent bookstores are there worldwide?
RevenueBase identified 1,432 company matches for independent bookstores worldwide as of November 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?
Books A Million tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.
Which country has the most independent bookstores?
The United States leads with 589 companies, followed by France (135) and the United Kingdom (92). Every independent bookstores list by country and city is linked on this page.
Which city has the most independent bookstores?
Paris leads with 19 company records, followed by London (17) and New York (17).
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 1,859 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 1,432 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 November 6, 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 independent bookstores worldwide
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Describe the businesses you want in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch matches company descriptions by meaning.
RevenueBase records 1,432 matching company records for independent bookstores worldwide, with 14,144 tracked contacts and 1,859 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: November 6, 2026.
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Top 25 independent bookstores worldwide
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 |  Books A Millionbooksamillion.comHQ: Birmingham, AL, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Birmingham, AL, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 2,197 contacts → |
“Books-A-Million, Inc, is the second-largest book retailer in the nation, operating more than 200 stores in 32 states and online at Booksamillion.com.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 |  Half Price Bookshpb.comHQ: Dallas, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Dallas, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,207 contacts → |
“Be fair to customers and our employees, promote literacy, be kind to the environment and remain financially viable so we may continue.”, Our Mission Statement in the words of HPB…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 |  Powell's Bookspowells.comHQ: Portland, OR, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Portland, OR, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 321 contacts → |
“Powell's is an independent bookseller serving Portland, Oregon, since 1971, with four store locations.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 |  QBD Booksqbd.com.auHQ: Richlands, AustraliaReported employees: 501-1,000 | Richlands, Australia | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 312 contacts → |
“Founded in Queensland in the late 1800s, QBD Books is Australia's largest specialty book retailer, proudly Australian-owned and operated.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 |  Cărtureşticarturesti.roHQ: Bucharest, RomaniaReported employees: 501-1,000 | Bucharest, Romania | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 296 contacts → |
“De 25 ani, Cărturești redefinește așteptările pe care le avem de la o librărie.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 |  Libreria DEL Sotanoelsotano.comHQ: Mexico City, MexicoReported employees: 201-500 | Mexico City, Mexico | 201-500 | Exact match | 237 contacts → |
“Actualmente Librerías El Sótano cuenta con once sucursales ubicadas en la Ciudad De México, Guadalajara, León, Querétaro y Puebla.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 |  Gibertgibert.comHQ: Paris, FranceReported employees: 501-1,000 | Paris, France | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 197 contacts → |
“Enseigne historique du quartier latin à Paris, Gibert Joseph est aujourd'hui la première librairie de France.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | Norli ASnorli.no HQ: NorwayReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Norway | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 180 contacts → |
“I 2020 feiret Norli hele 130 år som bokhandelkjede.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 |  Decitredecitre.frHQ: Lyon, FranceReported employees: 201-500 | Lyon, France | 201-500 | Exact match | 168 contacts → |
“Fondé en 1907 à lyon, notre enseigne est le 1er groupe-libraire indépendant multi-enseignes présent sur l'ensemble des canaux de distribution du livre, sous tous ses formats : 11…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 |  Cúspidecuspide.comHQ: San Isidro, ArgentinaReported employees: 201-500 | San Isidro, Argentina | 201-500 | Exact match | 166 contacts → |
“Cúspide es una compañía con 54 años de historia en el mercado editorial.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 |  Knihy Dobrovskýknihydobrovsky.czHQ: Prague, Czech RepublicReported employees: 501-1,000 | Prague, Czech Republic | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 158 contacts → |
“Vítejte v KNIHY DOBROVSKÝ.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 |  Green Applegreenapplebooks.comHQ: San Francisco, CA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | San Francisco, CA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 135 contacts → |
“Green Apple Books is a trio of independent bookstores in San Francisco.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 |  Books INCbooksinc.netHQ: San Francisco, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | San Francisco, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 134 contacts → |
“Independently owned and operated bookseller with 11 locations in the San Francisco Bay Area.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 |  Strand Book Storestrandbooks.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | New York, NY, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 127 contacts → |
“86 Years and 18 Miles of Books and Counting: The History of Strand Books Where it all began: Bound by a Family The Strand was born in 1927 over on Fourth Avenue on what was then…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 |  Librairie Mollatmollat.comHQ: Bordeaux, FranceReported employees: 51-200 | Bordeaux, France | 51-200 | Exact match | 126 contacts → |
“Première librairie indépendante de France.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 |  bookshop.orgbookshop.orgHQ: Brooklyn, NY, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Brooklyn, NY, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 120 contacts → |
“We believe that bookstores are essential to a healthy culture.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 |  Joseph-Beth Booksellersjosephbeth.comHQ: United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 96 contacts → |
“The Midwest's Premiere Independent Bookseller for 26 years!” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 |  Fully Bookedfullybookedonline.comHQ: Taguig City, PhilippinesReported employees: 201-500 | Taguig City, Philippines | 201-500 | Exact match | 90 contacts → |
“Established in 2003, Fully Booked opened its first bookstore branch in Rockwell and has grown to 30 branches nationwide.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 |  Panta Rhei, S.R.Opantarhei.skHQ: Bratislava, SlovakiaReported employees: 501-1,000 | Bratislava, Slovakia | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 89 contacts → |
“Sieť kníhkupectiev Panta Rhei je lídrom na slovenskom knižnom trhu a vytvára zážitky a sprostredkováva vzdelanie prostredníctvom kníh.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 |  Foyles W&g Foyle LTDfoyles.co.ukHQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | London, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 84 contacts → |
“London's iconic independent bookshop.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 |  Akademikaakademika.noHQ: NorwayReported employees: 51-200 | Norway | 51-200 | Exact match | 79 contacts → |
“Akademika er Norges ledende fagbokhandelkjede og en av landets største importører av fagbøker.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 |  Books & Booksbooksandbooks.comHQ: Coral Gables, FL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Coral Gables, FL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 76 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 · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 |  Bookpeoplebookpeople.comHQ: Austin, TX, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Austin, TX, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 70 contacts → |
“BookPeople is Texas' largest independent bookstore, located in the heart of downtown Austin.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 |  Mcnally Jackson Booksmcnallyjackson.comHQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 69 contacts → |
“McNally Jackson Books is a publishing company based out of 52 PRINCE ST, New York, New York, United States.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 |  Librerie Ubikubiklibri.itHQ: Assago, ItalyReported employees: 11-50 | Assago, Italy | 11-50 | Exact match | 68 contacts → |
“Le librerie Ubik sono una rete di oltre 180 librerie presenti in 18 regioni italiane.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Independent bookstores: dataset insights
November 6, 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
1,361 records in the displayed employee bands.
71 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 across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 1,432 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: November 6, 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 ↗
Independent bookstores by location
6 lists · largest firstEvery Independent bookstores list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
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Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for independent 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 independent bookstores did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 1,432 matching company records, 14,144 tracked contacts and 1,859 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: November 6, 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 independent bookstores worldwide. Snapshot: November 6, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/independent-bookstores.
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Top 25 independent bookstores worldwide
RevenueBase records 1,432 matching company records for independent bookstores worldwide, with 14,144 tracked contacts and 1,859 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: November 6, 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 independent bookstores worldwide
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 | Books A Millionbooksamillion.com HQ: Birmingham, AL, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Birmingham, AL, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 2,197 contacts → |
“Books-A-Million, Inc, is the second-largest book retailer in the nation, operating more than 200 stores in 32 states and online at Booksamillion.com.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Half Price Bookshpb.com HQ: Dallas, United StatesReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Dallas, United States | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 1,207 contacts → |
“Be fair to customers and our employees, promote literacy, be kind to the environment and remain financially viable so we may continue.”, Our Mission Statement in the words of HPB…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Powell's Bookspowells.com HQ: Portland, OR, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Portland, OR, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 321 contacts → |
“Powell's is an independent bookseller serving Portland, Oregon, since 1971, with four store locations.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | QBD Booksqbd.com.au HQ: Richlands, AustraliaReported employees: 501-1,000 | Richlands, Australia | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 312 contacts → |
“Founded in Queensland in the late 1800s, QBD Books is Australia's largest specialty book retailer, proudly Australian-owned and operated.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | Cărtureşticarturesti.ro HQ: Bucharest, RomaniaReported employees: 501-1,000 | Bucharest, Romania | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 296 contacts → |
“De 25 ani, Cărturești redefinește așteptările pe care le avem de la o librărie.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | Libreria DEL Sotanoelsotano.com HQ: Mexico City, MexicoReported employees: 201-500 | Mexico City, Mexico | 201-500 | Exact match | 237 contacts → |
“Actualmente Librerías El Sótano cuenta con once sucursales ubicadas en la Ciudad De México, Guadalajara, León, Querétaro y Puebla.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Gibertgibert.com HQ: Paris, FranceReported employees: 501-1,000 | Paris, France | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 197 contacts → |
“Enseigne historique du quartier latin à Paris, Gibert Joseph est aujourd'hui la première librairie de France.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | Norli ASnorli.no HQ: NorwayReported employees: 1,001-5,000 | Norway | 1,001-5,000 | Exact match | 180 contacts → |
“I 2020 feiret Norli hele 130 år som bokhandelkjede.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Decitredecitre.fr HQ: Lyon, FranceReported employees: 201-500 | Lyon, France | 201-500 | Exact match | 168 contacts → |
“Fondé en 1907 à lyon, notre enseigne est le 1er groupe-libraire indépendant multi-enseignes présent sur l'ensemble des canaux de distribution du livre, sous tous ses formats : 11…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | Cúspidecuspide.com HQ: San Isidro, ArgentinaReported employees: 201-500 | San Isidro, Argentina | 201-500 | Exact match | 166 contacts → |
“Cúspide es una compañía con 54 años de historia en el mercado editorial.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | Knihy Dobrovskýknihydobrovsky.cz HQ: Prague, Czech RepublicReported employees: 501-1,000 | Prague, Czech Republic | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 158 contacts → |
“Vítejte v KNIHY DOBROVSKÝ.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | Green Applegreenapplebooks.com HQ: San Francisco, CA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | San Francisco, CA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 135 contacts → |
“Green Apple Books is a trio of independent bookstores in San Francisco.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | Books INCbooksinc.net HQ: San Francisco, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | San Francisco, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 134 contacts → |
“Independently owned and operated bookseller with 11 locations in the San Francisco Bay Area.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | Strand Book Storestrandbooks.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | New York, NY, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 127 contacts → |
“86 Years and 18 Miles of Books and Counting: The History of Strand Books Where it all began: Bound by a Family The Strand was born in 1927 over on Fourth Avenue on what was then…” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | Librairie Mollatmollat.com HQ: Bordeaux, FranceReported employees: 51-200 | Bordeaux, France | 51-200 | Exact match | 126 contacts → |
“Première librairie indépendante de France.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | bookshop.orgbookshop.org HQ: Brooklyn, NY, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Brooklyn, NY, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 120 contacts → |
“We believe that bookstores are essential to a healthy culture.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Joseph-Beth Booksellersjosephbeth.com HQ: United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 96 contacts → |
“The Midwest's Premiere Independent Bookseller for 26 years!” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | Fully Bookedfullybookedonline.com HQ: Taguig City, PhilippinesReported employees: 201-500 | Taguig City, Philippines | 201-500 | Exact match | 90 contacts → |
“Established in 2003, Fully Booked opened its first bookstore branch in Rockwell and has grown to 30 branches nationwide.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 19 | Panta Rhei, S.R.Opantarhei.sk HQ: Bratislava, SlovakiaReported employees: 501-1,000 | Bratislava, Slovakia | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 89 contacts → |
“Sieť kníhkupectiev Panta Rhei je lídrom na slovenskom knižnom trhu a vytvára zážitky a sprostredkováva vzdelanie prostredníctvom kníh.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 20 | Foyles W&g Foyle LTDfoyles.co.uk HQ: London, United KingdomReported employees: 51-200 | London, United Kingdom | 51-200 | Exact match | 84 contacts → |
“London's iconic independent bookshop.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 21 | Akademikaakademika.no HQ: NorwayReported employees: 51-200 | Norway | 51-200 | Exact match | 79 contacts → |
“Akademika er Norges ledende fagbokhandelkjede og en av landets største importører av fagbøker.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 22 | Books & Booksbooksandbooks.com HQ: Coral Gables, FL, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Coral Gables, FL, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 76 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 · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Bookpeoplebookpeople.com HQ: Austin, TX, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Austin, TX, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 70 contacts → |
“BookPeople is Texas' largest independent bookstore, located in the heart of downtown Austin.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | Mcnally Jackson Booksmcnallyjackson.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 69 contacts → |
“McNally Jackson Books is a publishing company based out of 52 PRINCE ST, New York, New York, United States.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Librerie Ubikubiklibri.it HQ: Assago, ItalyReported employees: 11-50 | Assago, Italy | 11-50 | Exact match | 68 contacts → |
“Le librerie Ubik sono una rete di oltre 180 librerie presenti in 18 regioni italiane.” Recorded description excerpt · November 6, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Independent bookstores: dataset insights
November 6, 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
1,361 records in the displayed employee bands.
71 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 across the whole country list rather than for Worldwide, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Worldwide, over 1,432 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.
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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: November 6, 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 ↗
Independent bookstores by location
6 lists · largest firstEvery Independent bookstores list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.
Countries
Questions about this company list
What does Exact match mean for independent 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 independent bookstores did RevenueBase find worldwide?
The saved snapshot records 1,432 matching company records, 14,144 tracked contacts and 1,859 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: November 6, 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 independent bookstores worldwide. Snapshot: November 6, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/browse/independent-bookstores.
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