Heavyweight book store title fight
November 10th 2008 00:22
The world's biggest book store is at 20 Edward Street, Toronto.
No, wait. The world's biggest book store is at Fifth Avenue and 18th Street in New York.
No, wait. The world's biggest book store is at 1005 W Burnside, Portland, Oregon.
Read into it what you like, the battle for the title of world's biggest book store is a complicated story.
The Toronto claimant to the title is called - brace yourself - World's Biggest Bookstore. It opened in 1970 and was the first book superstore. It is still the biggest in terms of number of titles carried.
The New York claimant is a Barnes and Noble outlet which is recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the biggest because it covers more floor space.
The Portland candidate is Powell's which is unusual in that it carries used as well as new books. In all, it carries more than a million titles - fewer new titles than some, but more books overall than anybody.
True book lovers don't judge a book by the state of its cover. Our vote goes to Powell's.
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Comment by Norm
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At what stage in its development?
When it goes to print?
When it's a manuscript?
When it's been distributed?
Sold?
Resold?
Comment by Lady Henrietta Muddling
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My vote for the best comment of 2008 goes to Norm.
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