Definition
The practices, philosophy, or characteristics of booksellers as a group; the culture or trade of selling books commercially.
Etymology
From 'bookseller' (book + seller) + '-ism' (Greek '-ismos', a suffix forming abstract nouns denoting practices or doctrines). Emerged in the 19th century as the book trade became a distinct professional enterprise.
Kelly Says
Booksellerism had actual rules—Victorian booksellers had guilds with codes of conduct about pricing, returning unsold books, and maintaining gentleman-like behavior in business.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መጽሐፍ ቤት
met-seh-haf bet
ARالعربية
تجارة الكتب
tah-jah-rah al-kuhtub
BNবাংলা
বই বিক্রেতা
boi bikreta
CACatalà
llibreria
lee-breh-ree-ah
CSČeština
knihkupectví
knee-khoo-pehkt-vee
DADansk
boghandel
boo-gahhn-dehl
DEDeutsch
Buchhändlertum
boo-khendl-er-tohm
ELΕλληνικά
βιβλιοπωλείο
vee-vee-oh-poh-lee-oh
ESEspañol
librerismo
lee-breh-eez-moh
FAفارسی
فروش کتاب
foroosh ketaab
FISuomi
kirjakauppa
keer-yah-kah-oo-pah
FRFrançais
librairie
lee-breh-ree
GUGU
પુસ્તક વેચાણ
pustak veh-chah-n
HAHA
kasuwanci na littattafa
kah-soo-wahn-chee nah lee-tah-tah-fah
HIहिन्दी
पुस्तकविक्रेता
pustak-vikreta
HUMagyar
könyvkereskedelem
koh-ny-vkehr-eh-sheh-deh-lem
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjualan buku
peh-nyoo-lahn boo-koo
IGIG
ahịa akwụkwọ
ah-hee-ah ah-kwoo-kwoh
ITItaliano
librerismo
lee-breh-eez-moh
KKKK
кітап саудасы
kee-tahp sah-oo-dahs
KMKM
ការលក់សៀវភៅ
kah-lahk see-eh-vah
KO한국어
서점주의
seh-jeom-joo-eui
MRMR
पुस्तक विक्रेता
pustak vikreta
MSBahasa Melayu
penjualan buku
peh-nyoo-lahn boo-koo
MYမြန်မာ
စာအုပ်ရောင်းချေး
sah-ohk-yohng-cheh
NLNederlands
boekhandel
boo-khahn-dehl
NONorsk
bokhandel
book-hahn-dehl
PAPA
ਕਿਤਾਬਾਂ ਦਾ ਵਪਾਰ
kitaabaan dah vah-pah-r
PLPolski
księgarstwo
kshyen-gar-stvoh
PTPortuguês
livrarismo
lee-vrah-eez-moh
RORomână
librărie
lee-brah-ree-eh
RUРусский
книготорговля
knee-goh-tohr-goh-vlyah
SVSvenska
bokhandel
book-hahn-dehl
SWKiswahili
uuzaji wa vitabu
oo-zah-jee wah vee-tah-bu
TAதமிழ்
புத்தக விற்பனை
puth-thah-kah veer-pah-nai
TEతెలుగు
పుస్తకాల అమ్మకం
pustakaala am-mah-kahm
THไทย
การขายหนังสือ
gahn khay nahn-sueh
TLTL
pagbebenta ng libro
pahg-beh-beh-ntah ng lee-broh
TRTürkçe
kitapçılık
kee-tahp-chih-lik
UKУкраїнська
книгарство
knee-gahr-stvoh
URاردو
کتاب فروشی
kitaab froo-shee
VITiếng Việt
bán sách
bahn sahkh
YOYO
ìgbé àṣẹ
ee-gbeh ah-sheh
ZH中文
书商主义
shū shāng zhǔ yì
ZUZU
ukuthengwa kwephepha
oo-koo-theh-ngwah kweh-peh-fah