Growth ranking
Fastest-growing tracked bookstore chains
Ranked by year-over-year growth of share of tracked local spend. Arrows show movement in the rankings since last year. Each dot in the chart is one tracked chain: bigger market position to the right, faster growth higher up, more tracked stores in a bigger dot. Colors match the store map below. Book Off and Books Inc. sit in the high-growth half.
#
Chain
YoY growth
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
B
Book Off
|
▲1 | +14.8% |
| 2 | B Books Inc. | - | +8.9% |
| 3 | C Collector's Paradise | - | +6.4% |
| 4 |
K
Kinokuniya
|
- | +4.5% |
| 5 |
C
Copperfield's Books
|
▼1 | +2.5% |
| 6 |
B
Barnes & Noble
|
- | +1.5% |
| 7 | G Green Apple Books | - | -2.0% |
| 8 |
H
Half Price Books
|
- | -11.8% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Kinokuniya
- Book Off
- Copperfield's Books
- USC Bookstore
- Vroman's Bookstore
- Half Price Books
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
704 tracked store locations in California. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted.
- Barnes & Noble (93)
- Kinokuniya (5)
- Book Off (6)
- Copperfield's Books (9)
- USC Bookstore (1)
- Vroman's Bookstore (1)
- Half Price Books (5)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
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1
B
- 2 B Books Inc. 12
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3
C
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4
B
-
5
K
-
6
H
- 7 T The Open Book 5
- 8 C Collector's Paradise 4
- 9 L Legends Comics & Games 3
- 10 G Green Apple Books 3
- 11 D Dog Eared Books 2
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12
D
Deseret Book 2
- 13 B Book Passage 2
- 14 P Pegasus Books 2
- 15 S Sunset News 2
- 16 A A-1 Comics 2
- 17 B Books 2
- 18 G Greetings 2
- 19 A A Shop Called Quest 2
- 20 M Malik Books 2
- 21 R Recycle Bookstore 2
- 22 M Marcus Books 2
- 23 A Arsenal Comics & Games 2
- 24 T The Comic Bug 2
- 25 T Towne Center Books 2
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26
I
Indigo 2
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27
H
Hudson Booksellers 2
- 28 M Mysterious Galaxy 2
- 29 U USC Bookstore 1
- 30 A Alibi Bookshop 1
- 31 L Libélula Books 1
- 32 S Silver Wolf Comics 1
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33
T
The Best Bookstore in Palm Springs 1
- 34 B Beers Books 1
- 35 A Affordable Cards & Comics 1
- 36 M Marin Independent Journal 1
- 37 S Sac Book Rac 1
- 38 C Capital Books 1
- 39 T The Frugal Frigate 1
- 40 T The Comic Cellar 1
- 41 L Le Chat Noir Bookstore & Cat Lounge 1
- 42 C Camino Books 1
- 43 M Metro Entertainment 1
- 44 B Bookshop Benicia 1
- 45 R Rakestraw Books 1
- 46 U University Bookstore 1
- 47 G Golden Lights 1
- 48 U Underground Books 1
- 49 G Gryphon's Nest 1
- 50 A Alameda Sports Cards & Comics 1
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