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University Book Store is an independent and privately owned
University Book Store is an independent and privately owned bookstore
Bookselling is the commercial trading of books which is the retail and distribution end of the publishing process. People who engage in bookselling are called booksellers, bookdealers, bookpeople, bookmen, or bookwomen. The founding of librari ...
headquartered in the University District of Seattle, Washington
Seattle ( ) is a port, seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the county seat, seat of King County, Washington, King County, Washington (state), Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in bo ...
, United States
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. University Book Store began serving the University of Washington
The University of Washington (UW, simply Washington, or informally U-Dub) is a public research university in Seattle, Washington.
Founded in 1861, Washington is one of the oldest universities on the West Coast; it was established in Seattle a ...
in 1900, and is the oldest and largest independent bookstore in Washington State.
In 2014, it was reported that University Book Store sold more books and supplies than any other college bookstore in the United States. In 2020, it was the third largest university bookstore in the country.
In addition to its main location, there are several other branches located on the University of Washington campus and elsewhere in western Washington state. A branch located in Bellevue, Washington
Bellevue ( ) is a city in the Eastside region of King County, Washington, United States, located across Lake Washington from Seattle. It is the third-largest city in the Seattle metropolitan area and has variously been characterized as a s ...
closed in 2017.
History
University Book Store opened in the University of Washington'sDenny Hall
Denny Hall is a building on the main campus of the University of Washington, in Seattle, Washington, United States. Built between 1894 and 1895, it is named after Arthur A. Denny.
Design
Denny Hall was designed by Charles Saunders and construct ...
in 1900. Its location moved several times on the campus over the years before moving to its present location on University Way
University Way Northeast, colloquially The Ave (no period; pronounced ), is a major street and commercial district in the University District of Seattle, Washington, located near the University of Washington (UW) campus. Once "a department stor ...
in 1924.
The store was incorporated in 1932 and has been governed by a Board of Trustees since 1964. It is one of few college stores that is organized as an independent tax paying corporation with direct student involvement on the board of directors.
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:University Book Store Independent bookstores of the United States University of Washington 1900 establishments in Washington (state) Companies based in Seattle University District, Seattle