bookshop
Where volumes sell
A bookshop is a retail store that sells books.
The term is more common in British English, where Americans typically say bookstore.
Both words describe the same thing—from small independent shops to large chains: I found a first edition at a bookshop in London.
Horizontal storage platforms
- cashierTill operator
- aisleCorridor between seating sections
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- saleExchange for payment
discounts · clerk · register · receipt · storefront · checkout · browse · customer
Imagined narrative work
- nonfictionLiterature about real events
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- classicsWorks of lasting value
- biographyWritten life account
memoir · anthology · novel · essay · prose · verse · narrative · genre
Protected sacred space
- havenShelter from danger
- nookSheltered corner or alcove
- alcoveRecessed area in room
- oasisFertile desert spot
hideaway · refuge · solitude · tranquility · quietude · coziness · comfort · browsing
Scholar of old artifacts
- out-of-printNo longer being published
- collectiblesItems people amass
- illustratedShown with images
- dust-jacketRemovable paper book cover
Free from external control
- chainLinked segments forming length
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
- usedAlready been employed
- antiquarianScholar of old artifacts
neighborhood · downtown · campus · pop-up · online · flagship · local · boutique
Lover of books
- literaryOf written works
- salonGrooming establishment or gathering
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
- discussionExchange of ideas
enlightenment · erudition · philosophy · humanities · storytelling · discourse · folklore
Academic subject manual
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
- monographSingle-topic scholarly work
- journalRecord of daily events
- bibliographyList of cited works
citation · syllabus · reference · scholarly · research · thesis · curriculum · dissertation
Company releasing books
- distributorEntity channeling goods downstream
- wholesalerBulk goods middleman
- vendorOne who sells goods
- consignmentBatch delivered for selling
returns · backlist · frontlist · remainder · ISBN · catalog · ordering
shelves
Horizontal storage platforms
sale · discounts · clerk · register · receipt · storefront · checkout · browse · customer · purchase
fiction
Imagined narrative work
- nonfictionLiterature about real events
- poetryMetrical literary composition
- classicsWorks of lasting value
biography · memoir · anthology · novel · essay · prose · verse · narrative · genre · tome
sanctuary
Protected sacred space
oasis · hideaway · refuge · solitude · tranquility · quietude · coziness · comfort · browsing · armchair
antiquarian
Scholar of old artifacts
- out-of-printNo longer being published
- collectiblesItems people amass
- illustratedShown with images
independent
Free from external control
- chainLinked segments forming length
- secondhandHaving had prior ownership
- usedAlready been employed
antiquarian · neighborhood · downtown · campus · pop-up · online · flagship · local · boutique
bibliophile
Lover of books
- literaryOf written works
- salonGrooming establishment or gathering
- intellectualConcerning thought and reason
discussion · enlightenment · erudition · philosophy · humanities · storytelling · discourse · folklore
textbook
Academic subject manual
- encyclopediaComprehensive subject-matter collection
- monographSingle-topic scholarly work
- journalRecord of daily events
bibliography · citation · syllabus · reference · scholarly · research · thesis · curriculum · dissertation · coursebook
publisher
Company releasing books
- distributorEntity channeling goods downstream
- wholesalerBulk goods middleman
- vendorOne who sells goods
consignment · returns · backlist · frontlist · remainder · ISBN · catalog · ordering
- book tradepublisher, publishing house, distributors, dealers, wholesalers
- Victorian establishmentsapothecary, boarding house, coffeehouse, general store, gin palace
- shopsboutique, store, bakery, gift shops, hobby shops
- bibliophile's hublibrary, reading room, public library, university library, lending library
- shops & eateriesbakery, pub, tavern, inn, general store
- booksellingchain store, bestseller, backlist, frontlist, new release
bookshoplibrary
Book collection or building
public library · lending library · free library · bookmobile · reading room
bookshoppawnshop
Store lending against collateral
junk shop · dollar store · convenience store · liquor store · vape shop