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Bookstore vs Library - What's the difference?

bookstore | library |

Library is a synonym of bookstore.



As nouns the difference between bookstore and library

is that bookstore is a store where books are bought and sold while library is an institution which holds books and/or other forms of stored information for use by the public or qualified people. It is usual, but not a defining feature of a library, for it to be housed in rooms of a building, to lend items of its collection to members either with or without payment, and to provide various other services for its community of users.

bookstore

English

Alternative forms

* book store

Noun

(wikipedia bookstore) (en noun)
  • A store where books are bought and sold.

    • Synonyms

    * bookshop

    library

    English

    (wikipedia library)

    Noun

    (libraries)
  • An institution which holds books and/or other forms of stored information for use by the public or qualified people. It is usual, but not a defining feature of a library, for it to be housed in rooms of a building, to lend items of its collection to members either with or without payment, and to provide various other services for its community of users.
  • A collection of books or other forms of stored information.
  • An equivalent collection of analogous information in a non-printed form, e.g. record library
  • (computer science) A collection of software subprograms that provides functionality, to be incorporated into or used by a computer program.
  • (card games) The deck or draw pile
  • A collection of DNA material from a single organism or relative to a single disease

    • Derived terms

    * Borgesian library * interlibrary * librarian * librarial * library and information science * library assistant * library catalog * library hand * library science * mobile library * record library * public library * school library

    See also

    * bookshop, bookstore, bookhouse False cognates and false friends in English 1000 English basic words