Crown Books
Former bookseller based in Maryland, U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the bookseller. For the book publisher, see Crown Publishing Group.
Crown Books was a bookseller headquartered in Prince George's County, Maryland, with a Largo post office address. It was founded in the Washington, D.C., metro area by Robert Haft in 1977. Crown Books (retail) is of no relation to Crown Books (publisher), although the former carried inventory from the latter.
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Company type | Public |
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Industry | Retail (Specialty) |
Founded | 1977 |
Defunct | 2001 |
Fate | Liquidation |
Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | 18 (CA); 11 (IL); 10 (VA); 6 (MD); 1 (DC) in 2001[1] |
Key people | Robert Haft |
Products | Books, Maps, CDs, DVDs, Calendars, Gift Packs, Magazines, Board games, Encyclopedias |
Parent | Dart Group (1977–1994) |
Website | Archived official website at the Wayback Machine (archived March 2, 2001) |
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