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die Verlagsbuchhandlung

publishing bookshop

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die Verlagsbuchhandlung

publishing bookshop

A company that both publishes books as a publishing house and runs its own bookshop where it sells books.

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Die kleine Verlagsbuchhandlung ist bekannt für ihre sorgfältig kuratierte Auswahl an Lyrikbänden.

The small publishing bookshop is known for its carefully curated selection of poetry volumes.

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Verlagsbuchhandlung vs Verlag

publishing house

'der Verlag' and 'die Verlagsbuchhandlung' overlap because both can publish books. A Verlag publishes books or other media. A Verlagsbuchhandlung does more: it is both a publishing house and a bookshop, so it also sells books itself in its own shop. The words can be confused because publishing books plays a role in both. If you only mean the publication of a book, 'Verlag' is enough. If the company's own book sales are explicitly part of it too, 'Verlagsbuchhandlung' is more precise.

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Verlagsbuchhandlung

In der Verlagsbuchhandlung kauft man Bücher, die das Haus selbst herausgibt.

At the publishing bookshop, you can buy books that the company publishes itself.

Verlag

Nach der Messe schickte der Verlag die neuen Bücher an die Presse.

After the trade fair, the publishing house sent the new books to the press.

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