WORD Bookstores, with two locations in Brooklyn and Jersey City as well as a branded Hudson News store at Newark Airport, is for sale. Owners Christine and Vinnie Onorati are relocating abroad with their family next year after opening the first location in Greenpoint, Brooklyn over twenty years ago.
These are well-established bookstores with a dedicated, highly competent staff as well as strong leases in prime locations. They are beloved in their communities and sales consistently grow year over year. 2025 proved to be their highest sales year in history and 2026 is showing a 25% increase year to date. These stores are known community gathering places with fiercely loyal customer bases and strong reputations for events, education and community programming.
The businesses have multiple revenue channels, including in-store retail, e-commerce, B2B and bulk sales, school relationships, event sales, and customers at the local, national, and international levels. Their social media channels reach over 100,000 people.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced bookseller, an existing bookstore owner looking to expand, or an entrepreneur interested in acquiring established independent bookstores with proven concepts.
Additional financial and operational information is available to qualified buyers upon execution of a confidentiality agreement.
Serious inquiries only.
PK Sindwani
610-457-1053
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