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Top 25 Specialty book retailers based in the United States
RevenueBase identified 282 company matches for specialty book retailers associated with the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 3,960 professional contacts across them, including 694 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.
This list covers company matches for specialty book retailers 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 22, 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 specialty book retailers based in the United States
Ranked by team size| # | Company | Contacts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2,011 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 · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 2 | 295 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Powell's is an independent bookseller serving Portland, Oregon, since 1971, with four store locations.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 3 | 134 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Green Apple Books is a trio of independent bookstores in San Francisco.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 4 | 129 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 · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 5 | 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 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 6 | 63 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “BookPeople is Texas' largest independent bookstore, located in the heart of downtown Austin.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 7 | 62 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 · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 8 | 50 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Washington DC's premier independent, locally-owned bookstore and cultural hub!” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 9 | 39 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Founded in 1929, Bookazine is a full-service wholesaler offering a wide-ranging and deep inventory of new releases and best selling back-list, with expertise in children's titles…” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 10 | 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 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 11 | 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 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 12 | 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 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 13 | 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 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 14 | 20 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “LitJoy Crate is a simple, creative, and easy way to read more and more often!” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 15 | 18 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Women-owned and operated, The Novel Neighbor is an independent bookstore and community space in the Webster Groves neighborhood of St.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 16 | 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 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 17 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “The largest independent bookstore in the state of Indiana” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 18 | 17 contacts → | ||||
Exact match Recorded description not available. Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 19 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Exact match Recorded description not available. Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 20 | 15 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “M.Judson is more than a bookstore.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 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 22, 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 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 23 | 13 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Nestled on a tree-lined street in downtown Los Altos, Linden Tree Books has been helping readers and pre-readers discover the magic of books for nearly forty years.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 24 | 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 22, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase | |||||
| 25 | 11 contacts → | ||||
Exact match “Interabang Books is an independent bookstore with a hand-picked selection of books and gifts for adults and kids.” Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 22, 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 “specialty book retailers”. 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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Specialty book retailers based in the United States at a glance
As of Sep 22, 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 282 companies.
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- 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 “specialty book retailers” 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 694 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.
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- This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
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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 “specialty book retailers”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.
How many specialty book retailers are there based in the United States?
RevenueBase identified 282 company matches for specialty book retailers 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?
Books A Million tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.
Which city has the most specialty book retailers?
New York leads with 16 company records, followed by Los Angeles (8) and Denver (4).
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 694 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 282 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.
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The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 22, 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 specialty book retailers based in the United States
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Describe the businesses you want in your own words. RevenueBase SmartSearch matches company descriptions by meaning.
RevenueBase records 282 matching company records for specialty book retailers based in the United States, with 3,960 tracked contacts and 694 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 22, 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 specialty book retailers 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 | Books A Millionbooksamillion.com HQ: Birmingham, AL, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Birmingham, AL, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 2,011 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 · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 |  Powell's Bookspowells.comHQ: Portland, OR, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Portland, OR, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 295 contacts → |
“Powell's is an independent bookseller serving Portland, Oregon, since 1971, with four store locations.” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Green Applegreenapplebooks.com HQ: San Francisco, CA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | San Francisco, CA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 134 contacts → |
“Green Apple Books is a trio of independent bookstores in San Francisco.” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | Strand Book Storestrandbooks.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | New York, NY, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 129 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 · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | 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 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | Bookpeoplebookpeople.com HQ: Austin, TX, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Austin, TX, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 63 contacts → |
“BookPeople is Texas' largest independent bookstore, located in the heart of downtown Austin.” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Mcnally Jackson Booksmcnallyjackson.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 62 contacts → |
“McNally Jackson Books is a publishing company based out of 52 PRINCE ST, New York, New York, United States.” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | 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 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Bookazine Co. INCbookazine.com HQ: Bayonne, NJ, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Bayonne, NJ, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 39 contacts → |
“Founded in 1929, Bookazine is a full-service wholesaler offering a wide-ranging and deep inventory of new releases and best selling back-list, with expertise in children's titles…” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | 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 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | 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 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 |  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 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | 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 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | Litjoy Cratelitjoycrate.com HQ: Lehi, UT, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Lehi, UT, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 20 contacts → |
“LitJoy Crate is a simple, creative, and easy way to read more and more often!” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | The Novel Neighborthenovelneighbor.com HQ: St. Louis, MO, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | St. Louis, MO, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 18 contacts → |
“Women-owned and operated, The Novel Neighbor is an independent bookstore and community space in the Webster Groves neighborhood of St.” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 |  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 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Morgenstern's Books & Cafemorgensternbooks.com HQ: Bloomington, IN, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Bloomington, IN, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 17 contacts → |
“The largest independent bookstore in the state of Indiana” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | 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. | |||||
| 19 |  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. | |||||
| 20 | M. Judson Booksellersmjudsonbooks.com HQ: Greenville, SC, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Greenville, SC, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 15 contacts → |
“M.Judson is more than a bookstore.” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 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 22, 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 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Linden Tree Bookslindentreebooks.com HQ: Los Altos, CA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Los Altos, CA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 13 contacts → |
“Nestled on a tree-lined street in downtown Los Altos, Linden Tree Books has been helping readers and pre-readers discover the magic of books for nearly forty years.” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | 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 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Interabang Booksinterabangbooks.com HQ: Dallas, TX, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Dallas, TX, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 11 contacts → |
“Interabang Books is an independent bookstore with a hand-picked selection of books and gifts for adults and kids.” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Specialty book retailers: dataset insights
September 22, 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
279 records in the displayed employee bands.
3 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 282 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 22, 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 specialty book retailers?
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 specialty book retailers did RevenueBase find based in the United States?
The saved snapshot records 282 matching company records, 3,960 tracked contacts and 694 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 22, 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 specialty book retailers based in the United States. Snapshot: September 22, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/specialty-book-retailers/united-states.
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Top 25 specialty book retailers based in the United States
RevenueBase records 282 matching company records for specialty book retailers based in the United States, with 3,960 tracked contacts and 694 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 22, 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 specialty book retailers 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 | Books A Millionbooksamillion.com HQ: Birmingham, AL, United StatesReported employees: 5,001-10,000 | Birmingham, AL, United States | 5,001-10,000 | Exact match | 2,011 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 · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 2 | Powell's Bookspowells.com HQ: Portland, OR, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Portland, OR, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 295 contacts → |
“Powell's is an independent bookseller serving Portland, Oregon, since 1971, with four store locations.” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 3 | Green Applegreenapplebooks.com HQ: San Francisco, CA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | San Francisco, CA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 134 contacts → |
“Green Apple Books is a trio of independent bookstores in San Francisco.” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 4 | Strand Book Storestrandbooks.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 201-500 | New York, NY, United States | 201-500 | Exact match | 129 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 · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 5 | 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 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 6 | Bookpeoplebookpeople.com HQ: Austin, TX, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | Austin, TX, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 63 contacts → |
“BookPeople is Texas' largest independent bookstore, located in the heart of downtown Austin.” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 7 | Mcnally Jackson Booksmcnallyjackson.com HQ: New York, NY, United StatesReported employees: 51-200 | New York, NY, United States | 51-200 | Exact match | 62 contacts → |
“McNally Jackson Books is a publishing company based out of 52 PRINCE ST, New York, New York, United States.” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 8 | 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 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 9 | Bookazine Co. INCbookazine.com HQ: Bayonne, NJ, United StatesReported employees: 501-1,000 | Bayonne, NJ, United States | 501-1,000 | Exact match | 39 contacts → |
“Founded in 1929, Bookazine is a full-service wholesaler offering a wide-ranging and deep inventory of new releases and best selling back-list, with expertise in children's titles…” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 10 | 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 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 11 | 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 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 12 | 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 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 13 | 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 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 14 | Litjoy Cratelitjoycrate.com HQ: Lehi, UT, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Lehi, UT, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 20 contacts → |
“LitJoy Crate is a simple, creative, and easy way to read more and more often!” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 15 | The Novel Neighborthenovelneighbor.com HQ: St. Louis, MO, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | St. Louis, MO, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 18 contacts → |
“Women-owned and operated, The Novel Neighbor is an independent bookstore and community space in the Webster Groves neighborhood of St.” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 16 | 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 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 17 | Morgenstern's Books & Cafemorgensternbooks.com HQ: Bloomington, IN, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Bloomington, IN, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 17 contacts → |
“The largest independent bookstore in the state of Indiana” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 18 | 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. | |||||
| 19 | 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. | |||||
| 20 | M. Judson Booksellersmjudsonbooks.com HQ: Greenville, SC, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Greenville, SC, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 15 contacts → |
“M.Judson is more than a bookstore.” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 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 22, 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 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 23 | Linden Tree Bookslindentreebooks.com HQ: Los Altos, CA, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Los Altos, CA, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 13 contacts → |
“Nestled on a tree-lined street in downtown Los Altos, Linden Tree Books has been helping readers and pre-readers discover the magic of books for nearly forty years.” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 24 | 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 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
| 25 | Interabang Booksinterabangbooks.com HQ: Dallas, TX, United StatesReported employees: 11-50 | Dallas, TX, United States | 11-50 | Exact match | 11 contacts → |
“Interabang Books is an independent bookstore with a hand-picked selection of books and gifts for adults and kids.” Recorded description excerpt · September 22, 2026Open company data in RevenueBase ↗Free signup required. | |||||
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Specialty book retailers: dataset insights
September 22, 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
279 records in the displayed employee bands.
3 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 282 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.
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- Similar businesses with a wider range of fits.
- Related
- Related businesses in and around the category.
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- 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 22, 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 specialty book retailers?
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 specialty book retailers did RevenueBase find based in the United States?
The saved snapshot records 282 matching company records, 3,960 tracked contacts and 694 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 22, 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 specialty book retailers based in the United States. Snapshot: September 22, 2026. https://revenuebase.ai/companies/specialty-book-retailers/united-states.
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