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 In 2003, all Xinhua Bookstores in Beijing was reorganized, coming under the China Publishing Group (in ). China Xinhua Bookstore Association was established to manage the trademark. As China's only country-wide distribution channel for magazines, and CDs and DVDs, it plays an important role in mass media, in addition to its dominant position as a bookstore. In 2006, there were 14,000 Xinhua bookstores in China. Its main store is now in Xicheng District in Beijing. Xinhua Bookstore has overseas subsidiaries in New York City, San Diego, London, and in Binondo, Manila, which caters to the needs of Chinese schools in