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Bookstop

Logo: Texas Monthly . Emmis Communications , November 1985. Vol. 13,No. 11. ISSN 0148-7736. p. 224 (Bookstop advertisement) - Available on Google Books, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3

Bookstop Inc. was a Texas-based chain of bookstores that was at one time the fourth-largest bookselling chain in the United States.2 It was founded in 1982 by Gary Hoover.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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Bookstop Inc. was a Texas-based chain of bookstores that was at one time the fourth-largest bookselling chain in the United States.2

The story

Founded by Gary Hoover in 1982.1

Leadership

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Timeline

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