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. Barnes & Noble and Half Price Books sit in the high-growth half.
| Rank | Chain | Rank movement | YoY growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnes & Noble | - | +3.7% |
| 2 | Half Price Books | - | -7.1% |
| 3 | Books-A-Million | - | -7.8% |
| 4 | The Bookshelf | - | -11.0% |
- Barnes & Noble
- Half Price Books
- Books-A-Million
- Joseph-Beth Booksellers
- The Book Loft of German Village
- College Book Store
- Time Warp Cards and Comics
- Other tracked chains
Store footprint
Store map
283 tracked store locations in Ohio. The 7 largest tracked chains are highlighted. The top 5 chains by store count run 62 of the 283 stores (22%); 219 of the 225 tracked chains have a single store here. 2% of the tracked retail stores here are bookstores, the same share as across the United States.
- Barnes & Noble (30)
- Half Price Books (15)
- Books-A-Million (12)
- Joseph-Beth Booksellers (2)
- The Book Loft of German Village (1)
- College Book Store (1)
- Time Warp Cards and Comics (1)
- Other tracked chains
Top tracked chains by store count
- 1 Barnes & Noble 30
- 2 Half Price Books 15
- 3 Books-A-Million 12
- 4 The Bookshelf 3
- 5 Joseph-Beth Booksellers 2
- 6 Nostalgia Ink 2
- 7 Mustard Seed Christian Bookstore 1
- 8 Bread of Life Bookstore 1
- 9 Tri-C Metro Campus Bookstore 1
- 10 Rupp's Comics 1
- 11 Hailstorm Vintage 1
- 12 The Cozy Book Nook 1
- 13 Alter Ego Comics 1
- 14 Praises Bookstore and Gifts 1
- 15 Lake Erie Book Company 1
- 16 Marauder Zone Bookstore 1
- 17 Wittenberg University Bookstore 1
- 18 Wonder Comics & More 1
- 19 Campus Book And Supply 1
- 20 Hiram College Bookstore 1
- 21 Legends and Lore 1
- 22 Kingdom Christian Book Store 1
- 23 New & Olde Pages Bookshoppe 1
- 24 Browse Awhile Books 1
- 25 Household Books 1
- 26 Encore Books 1
- 27 Inner Blessings Christian Books and Gifts 1
- 28 Rabbit Hole Books 1
- 29 Readers' Garden Book Store 1
- 30 POP Art Books Culture 1
- 31 Wilmington Christian Book 1
- 32 Keith's Comics 1
- 33 Adam's Action Figures & Comics 1
- 34 Journey Into Comics 1
- 35 Nevermore Bookstore 1
- 36 Covenant Books & Gifts 1
- 37 JC Comics & Cards 1
- 38 Dizzy's Comics and Toys 1
- 39 The Atomic Vault 1
- 40 Joy and Matt's Books 1
- 41 Finch & Fern Book Co. 1
- 42 Watchtower Heroes Comics 1
- 43 Henninger's 1
- 44 Cosmic Comics and Games 1
- 45 Adult Pleasures 1
- 46 Central Ohio Technical College Bookstore 1
- 47 Frank's Hebrew Bookstore 1
- 48 The Ohio State University Bookstore 1
- 49 The Cornerstone Shop 1
- 50 The Thrifty Owl Book Shop 1
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