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Books & Literature stores on BASE

Updated Jan 30 2026

There are 813 live BASE stores in the Books & Literature category.

In this report, we'll cover the following essential statistics on BASE stores in the Books & Literature category.

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The most popular subcategories under Books & Literature are:

  • 8.4% of BASE stores in the Books & Literature category sell Language products
  • 5.8% of BASE stores in the Books & Literature category sell Writers Resources products
  • 3.2% of BASE stores in the Books & Literature category sell Poetry products

Here are the the top Books & Literature subcategories by store count.

Growth of Books & Literature Stores On BASE

Here is the historical growth of stores on BASE in the Books & Literature category.

  • BASE stores in the Books & Literature category have decreased -69.0% quarter-over-quarter in 2025 Q4.
  • BASE stores in the Books & Literature category have decreased -76% year-over-year in 2025 Q4.
Quarter
New Active Stores
2017 Q1
4
2017 Q2
2
2017 Q3
2
2017 Q4
2
2018 Q1
2
2018 Q2
22
2018 Q3
6
2018 Q4
2
2019 Q1
181
2019 Q2
10
2019 Q3
4
2019 Q4
3
2020 Q1
11
2020 Q2
8
2020 Q3
7
2020 Q4
22
2021 Q1
77
2021 Q2
34
2021 Q3
15
2021 Q4
20
2022 Q1
5
2022 Q2
6
2022 Q3
33
2022 Q4
8
2023 Q1
15
2023 Q2
30
2023 Q3
13
2023 Q4
17
2024 Q1
23
2024 Q2
15
2024 Q3
10
2024 Q4
120
2025 Q1
7
2025 Q2
17
2025 Q3
10
2025 Q4
29
2026 Q1 (to date)
9
Active Store Count by Quarter

It's hard to know exactly when a BASE store was first created but we use a heuristic combining DNS and WHOIS data that provides a reasonable approximation.

Social Media Usage On BASE Stores In The Books & Literature Category

Here are the top social media sites for BASE stores in the Books & Literature category.

  • Instagram is used by 53.3% of BASE stores in the Books & Literature category.
  • Twitter is used by 40.1% of BASE stores in the Books & Literature category.
  • Facebook is used by 27.4% of BASE stores in the Books & Literature category.
Type
Stores
Instagram
433
Twitter
326
Facebook
223
YouTube
59
Tiktok
14
Facebook Group
1
Pinterest
1
LinkedIn
1

Contact Information On BASE Stores In The Books & Literature Category

Here are the top contact methods for BASE stores in the Books & Literature category.

  • 13.7% of BASE stores in the Books & Literature category provide a phone number on their website
  • 5.7% of BASE stores in the Books & Literature category have an email on their website
Type
Stores
Phone
111
Email
46

Top Countries For BASE Stores In The Books & Literature Category

Here are the top countries for BASE stores in the Books & Literature category.

  • 100.0% of BASE stores in the Books & Literature category are in Japan
Country
Stores
813

With a paid account, stores can also be segmented by region and city.

Top Technologies on BASE Stores In The Books & Literature Category

We're tracking 21 different technologies that have 5,911 collective installs on BASE stores in the Books & Literature category.

  • Cloudflare is used by 100.0% of BASE stores in the Books & Literature category.
  • Cloudflare CDN is used by 100.0% of BASE stores in the Books & Literature category.
  • New Relic is used by 100.0% of BASE stores in the Books & Literature category.

Here are the top 10 third-party technologies, ordered by number of installs, across all BASE stores.

Number Of Products Sold For BASE Stores In The Books & Literature Category

Here is the breakdown of BASE stores in the Books & Literature category by the number of products that they sell.

  • 68.8% of BASE stores in the Books & Literature category sell 1 - 9 different products.
  • 4.1% of BASE stores in the Books & Literature category sell 10 - 24 different products.
  • 3.3% of BASE stores in the Books & Literature category sell 100 - 249 different products.
Products Sold
Stores
1 - 9
559
10 - 24
33
25 - 49
22
50 - 99
4
100 - 249
27
250 - 999
15
1000 - 4999
3
5000 - 9999
4
25000 - 99999
1

Top-level Domain Distribution For BASE Stores In The Books & Literature Category

The majority of BASE stores use a .com domain. This is not surprising since alternate top-level domains have only been introduced somewhat recently and there is still a certain cachet associated with .com domains.

  • 28.5% of BASE stores in the Books & Literature category have a .in domain.
  • 21.0% of BASE stores in the Books & Literature category have a .com domain.
  • 13.2% of BASE stores in the Books & Literature category have a .base.shop domain.
Top-level Domain
Stores
.in
232
.com
171
.base.shop
107
.theshop.jp
81
.jp
49
.official.ec
46
.net
27
.base.ec
21
.buyshop.jp
18
.shopselect.net
11

Top Stores In The Books & Literature Category

Here are the top 5 Books & Literature stores ordered by worldwide store rank.

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
magnif
570,520
2023/03/03
www.bokenbooks.com
680,163
2021/09/17
stacks bookstore
776,833
2020/12/11
ASANEL
894,681
2021/09/10
THENCE
1,095,922
2019/04/19

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New Stores In The Books & Literature Category

Here are the top 5 most recent Books & Literature stores.

Name
Domain
Rank
Created
cloudywool.base.shop
cloudywool.base.shop
3,334,579
2026/01/30
mugazine.theshop.jp
3,455,685
2026/01/30
Otarunative
13,430,156
2026/01/30
POST LLC.
6,932,208
2026/01/23
言海書店 KotoumiBooks
8,333,457
2026/01/23

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