Amazon Bookstore Cooperative Amazon Bookstore Cooperative Amazon Bookstore Cooperative was a feminist bookstore located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that operated from 1970 to 2012. It was the first lesbian/feminist bookstore in the U.S. The shop was named after the Amazons, a mythological tribe of fierce and independent women. After decades in business, it sold its name to Amazon.com. In 1970 when Amazon was founded by Rosina Richter Christy and Julie Morse Quist, it was far from a full-fledged bookstore. The books were kept in the front room of the women's collective they lived in and books were only available from 3 to 6 PM
Xinhua Bookstore the Metropolis. In the larger cities in China, Xinhua Bookstore has opened "Foreign Language Bookstores" (in ) which sell books and CDs for learning foreign languages. Books published in foreign countries are not sold in China because of the price reasons, and magazine from foreign countries are prohibited for distribution for political reasons. Xinhua Bookstore's Provincial Publishing Companies have recently begun opening different distribution channels, such as the Northern Book Town (in ) in Liaoning Province and Boku Book Town in Zhejiang Province. Xinhua Bookstore Xinhua Bookstore () is the largest and only country-wide bookstore chain brand in China. Xinhua