What is the largest second-hand bookstore in Ontario, and where is it
located?  "Largest" can mean floor-space, number of titles in the
store, or both.

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 17 Jan 2005 09:11 PST

Hello Pete79,

It appears that a ranking for used bookstores in Ontario doesn?t
exist; however I did find some interesting information.

I located a bookstore that claims to be South-western Ontario's
largest used bookstore. (4,300 square feet)

I also located a bookstore that claims to be Northwestern Ontario?s
largest used bookstore with more than 110,000 titles in their two
locations.

Another bookstore claims to be the largest bookstore in Toronto. They
do not provide information regarding floor-space or number of titles.

Would my findings interest you?

Thanks,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Question by pete79-ga on 18 Jan 2005 09:57 PST

Hello there, Bobbie7.  Thank you for doing this search!  Your findings
would interest me, and I would be happy to hear where all three of
these places are.

Thanks!

Hello again Pete79,

Thank you for your clarification.


Here are the three bookstores that I mentioned earlier.


KW Book Store 
South-western Ontario's largest used bookstore

?Established in 1975, KW Book Store is a 4300 square foot bookstore
located in downtown Kitchener, making it one of South-western
Ontario's largest used bookstores. It also features the largest and
most diverse selection of new magazines in the Kitchener-Waterloo
area. Owned by the plucky Lucille de la Chevrotiere, KW Book Store was
originally owned by her family 20 years before she bought the store in
1975. Many books and one giant expansion later, KW Bookstore remains a
popular and permanent fixture in downtown Kitchener.?

KW Book Store 
308 King Street West
Downtown Kitchener
Ontario
N2G 1B7
Phone: 519-742-1261
Website: http://www.kwbookstore.on.ca/


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The BookShelf 
Northwestern Ontario?s largest used bookstore

?The first BookShelf was opened in Thunder Bay in the mid 70's in the
room of a house on the North side of the city. Eventually, more rooms
were needed as demand for used books increased. The original owners
sold the BookShelf to it's present owner, Jean Bégin, in 1993. The
store moved one more time to its present location and in April 2003, a
second location was added. The combined book total for the two stores
is in excess of 110,000 and growing everyday.?
http://www.thunderbay.com/aboutus.asp

?For those with more eclectic tastes, consider perusing The BookShelf
(920 Memorial Avenue, across the street from Chapters, or 132 North
May Street). This Thunder Bay institution, Northwestern Ontario?s
largest used bookstore, carries many books that are either obscure,
out of print, or both.?
http://argus.lakeheadu.ca/archives/v41i1/news.htm

1st Location:
920 Memorial Avenue
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7B 3Z9 Canada

Contact Information
Toll Free:  1-877-854-READ 
Telephone:  (807) 345-1159 
Fax:  (807) 577-0217 
E-mail:  books@thunderbay.com
We are right behind Mr. Subs on Memorial Avenue.    

2nd Location:
132 North May Street
Thunder Bay, Ontario
P7C 3P2 Canada

Contact Information
Telephone:  (807) 623-3811 
Fax:  (807) 577-0217 
E-mail: gerald@thunderbay.com   
We are on the corner of May and Miles Street.  
http://www.thunderbay.com/contactus.asp


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Contact Editions
The largest used bookstore in Toronto

?Contact Editions is located at 759 Mount Pleasant Road, just south of
Eglinton Avenue East in midtown Toronto. This just happens to be LAT.
43° 42' 30" LONG. 70° 23' 25" so set your GPS and navigate to the
largest used bookstore in Toronto.?
http://contacteditions.ca/50~Contact_Us/

Contact Editions
759 Mount Pleasant Road
Toronto, Ontario
Phone: 416 322-0777 or 
1-800-689-6626 
Fax: 416 322-3226 
Email: contacteditions@bellnet.ca


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Search criteria:

"Largest used bookstore in? +Ontario 
://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-23,GGLD:en&q=%22Largest+used+bookstore+in%E2%80%9D+%2BOntario

Ontario?s largest used bookstore 
://www.google.cl/search?hl=es&q=Ontario%27s+largest+used+bookstore


I hope this is helpful. 

Best regards,
Bobbie7