Industry code 47.61
Retail sale of books in specialised stores
277 active companies are registered in this industry. The figures below come from the Register of Business Enterprises and the Register of Company Accounts, and are based on the 133 companies we have accounts for.
- Active companies
- 277
- Typical revenue (median)
- NOK 4 m
- Typical operating margin
- 1.9 %
- Share with a profit
- 62.5 %
Largest companies by revenue
- 1Must ASOsloNOK 4.1 bn
- 2Norli ASOsloNOK 2.2 bn
- 3Ark Bokhandel ASOsloNOK 2 bn
- 4Outland ASNordre FolloNOK 381.7 m
- 5Outland Holding ASOsloNOK 381.7 m
- 6Akademika ASBergenNOK 316.5 m
- 7Adlibris.com ASOsloNOK 142.3 m
- 8De Norske Bokklubbene ASOsloNOK 74.2 m
- 9Gyldendal ASAOsloNOK 63.4 m
- 10Hillesland ASKarmøyNOK 44.7 m
Largest employers
- 1Norli ASOslo1358 employees
- 2Ark Bokhandel ASOslo1199 employees
- 3Outland ASNordre Follo233 employees
- 4Akademika ASBergen92 employees
- 5Sellanraa Bok & Bar ASTrondheim42 employees
- 6G. Hagen ASHammerfest41 employees
- 7Nordvest Bokhandel ASÅlesund35 employees
- 8Hillesland ASKarmøy32 employees
- 9Brønnøysund Bok Og Papirhandel ASBrønnøy23 employees
- 10Bokhuset ASTromsø20 employees
Where is the industry based?
- Oslo64
- Bergen11
- Fredrikstad8
- Trondheim8
- Tromsø5
- Indre Østfold5
- Moss4
- Holmestrand4
- Gran4
- Bærum4
- Stavanger4
- Halden3
Largest municipalities for retail sale of books in specialised stores
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores in Oslo
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores in Bergen
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores in Fredrikstad
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores in Trondheim
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores in Tromsø
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores in Indre Østfold
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores in Moss
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores in Holmestrand
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores in Gran
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores in Bærum
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores in Stavanger
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores in Halden
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores in Tønsberg
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores in Lyngdal
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores in Arendal
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores in Karmøy
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores in Farsund
- Retail sale of books in specialised stores in Hå
Sub-industries
Median means half of the companies are above and half below. Figures are updated continuously and are only shown for companies with public accounts.

