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A shop where books and often other media such as magazines or audiobooks are sold.
Ich habe das Buch in einer kleinen, unabhängigen Buchhandlung entdeckt.
I discovered the book in a small, independent bookstore.
The word is made up of 'Buch' (book) and 'Handlung' (trade/shop). Here, 'Handlung' derives from the verb 'handeln' (to trade) and means 'Geschäft' (business/shop) or 'Laden' (store). A 'Buchhandlung' (bookstore) is therefore literally a shop where books are traded.
Diese alte Buchhandlung ist seit über 100 Jahren im Familienbesitz.
This old bookstore has been family-owned for over 100 years.
To describe movement, you use 'in die Buchhandlung' with the accusative. To describe a place where someone is located, you use 'in der Buchhandlung' with the dative.
Ich gehe kurz in die Buchhandlung, um ein Geschenk zu kaufen.
I'm quickly going to the bookstore to buy a gift.
Common verbs used with 'Buchhandlung' (bookstore) are 'ein Buch bestellen' (to order a book), 'in einer Buchhandlung stöbern' (to browse in a bookstore), or 'eine Buchhandlung betreiben' (to run a bookstore).
Am Samstagnachmittag stöbere ich gerne in Buchhandlungen.
On Saturday afternoons, I like browsing in bookstores.
publishing house
'Verlag' and 'Buchhandlung' both have to do with books, but at different stages. A 'Verlag' makes books public: it manages, produces, and distributes them. A 'Buchhandlung' is a shop where customers can buy books. Learners may confuse the words because both are important in the book market. Put simply: the 'Verlag' brings out the book; the 'Buchhandlung' sells it to readers.
In der Buchhandlung um die Ecke bestellte Max ein Wörterbuch.
Max ordered a dictionary at the bookstore around the corner.
Nach der Arbeit ruft die Autorin beim Verlag an.
After work, the author calls the publishing house.