People who engage in bookselling are called booksellers, bookdealers, bookpeople, bookmen, or bookwomen. The founding of libraries in c. 300 BC stimulated the energies of the Athenian booksellers.
In Rome, toward the end of the republic, it became the fashion to have a library, and Roman booksellers carried on a flourishing trade.[1]
The spread of Christianity naturally created a great demand for copies of the Gospels, other sacred books, and later on for missals and other devotional volumes for both church and private use.[2] The modern system of bookselling dates from soon after the introduction of printing. In the course of the 16th and 17th centuries, the Low Countries for a time became the chief centre of the bookselling world. Modern book selling has changed dramatically with the advent of the Internet. Major websites such as Amazon, eBay, and other big book distributors offer affiliate programs and dominate book sales.
Bookstores (called bookshops in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and most of the Commonwealth, apart from Canada) may be either part of a chain, or local independent bookstores. Stores can range in size offering from several hundred to several hundred thousand titles. They may be brick and mortar stores or internet only stores or a combination of both. Sizes for the larger bookstores exceed half a million titles. Bookstores often sell other printed matter besides books, such as newspapers, magazines and maps; additional product lines may vary enormously, particularly among independent bookstores. Colleges and universities often have bookstores on campus that focus on providing course textbooks and scholarly books, and often also sell other supplies and logo merchandise. Many on-campus bookstores are owned or operated by large commercial chains such as WHSmith, Blackwell's or Waterstone's in the United Kingdom, or Barnes & Noble College Booksellers in the United States.
Another common type of bookstore is the used bookstore or second-hand bookshop which buys and sells used and out-of-print books in a variety of conditions.[3][4] A range of titles are available in used bookstores, including in print and out of print books. Book collectors tend to frequent used book stores. Large online bookstores offer used books for sale, too. Individuals wishing to sell their used books using online bookstores agree to terms outlined by the bookstore(s): for example, paying the online bookstore(s) a predetermined commission once the books have sold. In Paris, the Bouquinistes are antiquarian and used booksellers who have had outdoor stalls and boxes along both sides of the Seine for hundreds of years, regulated by law since the 1850s and contributing to the scenic ambience of the city.[5][6]
^"The Bouquinistes of Paris". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 2022-05-01.
^Les Cahiers français (Issues 13-24) (in French). La Documentation Française. 1957. p. 30.
Further readingedit
Davis, Joshua Clark, "Una Mulzac, Black Woman Booksellers, and Pan-Africanism", AAIHS, September 19, 2016.
Lister, Anthony, 'William Ford: the Universal Bookseller' The Book Collector 38 (1989):343-371.
Thomas, Alan G. (1979). "Solomon Pottesman."The Book Collector 28 no 4:545-553.
External linksedit
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Bookstore and Bookseller redirect here For the British magazine see The Bookseller For the Roald Dahl short story see The Bookseller short story For the publisher see The Quarto Group For the booking shops dealing in betting and gambling see Bookmaker Bookshop redirects here For other uses see Bookshop disambiguation Bookselling is the commercial trading of books which is the retail and distribution end of the publishing process Cărturești Carusel a bookshop in a historical building from Bucharest Romania built in 1860 as a bank Its interior combines Baroque Revival architecture with modern designBookshop in Marburg Hesse Germany Interior of the bookshop from the Singer House Saint Petersburg Russia People who engage in bookselling are called booksellers bookdealers bookpeople bookmen or bookwomen The founding of libraries in c 300 BC stimulated the energies of the Athenian booksellers Contents 1 History 1 1 Modern era 2 See also 3 Notes and references 4 Further reading 5 External 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used bookstore or second hand bookshop which buys and sells used and out of print books in a variety of conditions 3 4 A range of titles are available in used bookstores including in print and out of print books Book collectors tend to frequent used book stores Large online bookstores offer used books for sale too Individuals wishing to sell their used books using online bookstores agree to terms outlined by the bookstore s for example paying the online bookstore s a predetermined commission once the books have sold In Paris the Bouquinistes are antiquarian and used booksellers who have had outdoor stalls and boxes along both sides of the Seine for hundreds of years regulated by law since the 1850s and contributing to the scenic ambience of the city 5 6 See also edit nbsp Books portalBook store shoplifting Bookstore tourism History of books Independent bookstore List of independent bookstores Quarter binNotes and references edit Dix T Keith 1994 Public Libraries in Ancient Rome Ideology and Reality Libraries amp Culture University of Texas Press 29 3 282 296 JSTOR 25542662 Kenyon Frederic G 1 October 2011 Our Bible and the Ancient Manuscripts Wipf and Stock Publishers p 101 ISBN 9781610977562 Brown Richard amp Brett Stanley The London Bookshop Pinner Middlesex Private Libraries Association 1977 ISBN 0 900002 23 9 Chambers David English Country Bookshops Pinner Middlesex Private Libraries Association 2010 ISBN 978 0 900002 18 2 The Bouquinistes of Paris Atlas Obscura Retrieved 2022 05 01 Les Cahiers francais Issues 13 24 in French La Documentation Francaise 1957 p 30 Further reading editDavis Joshua Clark Una Mulzac Black Woman Booksellers and Pan Africanism AAIHS September 19 2016 Lister Anthony William Ford the Universal Bookseller The Book Collector 38 1989 343 371 Thomas Alan G 1979 Solomon Pottesman The Book Collector 28 no 4 545 553 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bookselling nbsp Look up bookselling bibliopoly bookshop or 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