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bookselling

/bˈʊksɛlɪŋ/ noun

The sale of books.

Word Origin From Proto-Germanic 'bōks' (book, originally beechwood) and 'saljaną' (to sell) — bookselling is the act of selling books. The 'sell' root also gives us seller, resell, bestseller, and oversell. The '-ing' makes it a noun of action.

noun The sale of books. countable

Online bookselling has transformed how readers access literature worldwide.

(名词) 图书销售；售书；书籍销售

在线图书销售改变了全球读者获取文学作品的方式。

(sustantivo) La venta de libros.

La venta de libros en línea ha transformado la forma en que los lectores acceden a la literatura en todo el mundo.

(nom) vente de livres; librairie; commerce de livres [Activité commerciale consistant à vendre des livres ; commerce du livre.]

La **vente de livres** en ligne a profondément transformé l'accès des lecteurs à la littérature.

(Substantiv) Buchhandel; Bücherverkauf [der Verkauf von Büchern, insbesondere als gewerbliche Tätigkeit.]

Der **bookselling**-Markt hat sich durch den Online-Handel grundlegend verändert.

(名詞) 書籍の販売、本を売る仕事。

オンラインでの書籍販売は、世界各地の読者が文学作品にアクセスする方法を一変させた。

(substantivo) comércio de livros; venda de livros; mercado livreiro [A venda de livros.]

A venda de livros online transformou a forma como os leitores acessam a literatura em todo o mundo.

Synonyms: book trade book retailing book business bookselling trade publishing trade Antonyms: book buying book collecting
Word parts: book + sell + ing

Related words

bookish seller sellable resell

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