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Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores companies in Ecuador · ISIC G4761.01

73 registered companies · 55 active (75%)

Activity is classified with the ISIC code (CIIU in Spanish), the international classification the registry uses to order what every company does; this page groups the companies under code G4761.01.

The sector in figures

Financial statements filed with the Superintendencia de Compañías · year 2025

Declared revenue
$44 M
Share of the country
<0.1%
Companies that filed statements
52
Median margin
0.7%

Of the 52 companies that filed statements for 2025, 38 recorded sales and 29 closed with a profit; half of those with sales billed less than $183 k.

In this sector, according to the INEC (Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos, the national statistics institute, 2025), the average job pays $ 706 a month. Women hold 41% of the jobs, companies provide 61% of the employment, and the sector accounts for 17.9% of registered employment. Averages from an INEC sample, not totals.

Revenue by year 2000 → 2025 · +195.0%
$15 M
$45 M
$44 M
2000 2005 2010 2015 2020 2025
See the full series
2000
$15 M
2001
$25 M
2002
$32 M
2003
$33 M
2004
$35 M
2005
$32 M
2006
$32 M
2007
$29 M
2008
$32 M
2009
$32 M
2010
$34 M
2011
$37 M
2012
$38 M
2013
$44 M
2014
$44 M
2015
$41 M
2016
$40 M
2017
$44 M
2018
$45 M
2019
$45 M
2020
$23 M
2021
$29 M
2022
$30 M
2023
$42 M
2024
$44 M
2025
$44 M

The sector map · 2025

Azuay: $1 M declared · 1 companies Bolívar: no data Carchi: no data Cañar: no data Chimborazo: no data Cotopaxi: no data El Oro: no data Esmeraldas: no data Galápagos: $13 k declared · 1 companies Guayas: $8.2 M declared · 26 companies Imbabura: no data Loja: no data Los Ríos: no data Manabí: $88 k declared · 2 companies Morona Santiago: no data Napo: no data Orellana: no data Pastaza: no data Pichincha: $34 M declared · 22 companies Santa Elena: no data Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas: no data Sucumbíos: no data Tungurahua: no data Zamora Chinchipe: no data Galápagos

Azuay: $1 M declared · 1 companiesBolívar: no dataCarchi: no dataCañar: no dataChimborazo: no dataCotopaxi: no dataEl Oro: no dataEsmeraldas: no dataGalápagos: $13 k declared · 1 companiesGuayas: $8.2 M declared · 26 companiesImbabura: no dataLoja: no dataLos Ríos: no dataManabí: $88 k declared · 2 companiesMorona Santiago: no dataNapo: no dataOrellana: no dataPastaza: no dataPichincha: $34 M declared · 22 companiesSanta Elena: no dataSanto Domingo de los Tsáchilas: no dataSucumbíos: no dataTungurahua: no dataZamora Chinchipe: no data Point at or tap a province to see its figure

$13 k $34 M

2025 revenue by province of domicile. Boundaries: Natural Earth.

The sector’s provinces

The largest by revenue

  1. Misterbooks S.A. $15 M
  2. Libreria Studium Cia Ltda $9 M
  3. Libreria Espanola Cia Ltda $4.4 M
  4. Libco S.A. Libreria Coquito $4.1 M
  5. Publiciencia S.A.S. $2.5 M

Segment concentration

the 5 largest: 80.1% the other 33: 19.9%

Concentration index (HHI): 1,865, moderately concentrated; the largest takes 34.4% of revenue. The HHI measures how the market is shared out, from 0 to 10,000: the higher it is, the more it is concentrated in few hands.

Among the segment’s companies with recorded sales in 2025, each assigned in full to its declared main activity.

Companies

Sorted by highest revenue · name · most recent

Companies in this list: name, RUC, location, revenue and legal status
Company RUC Location Revenue 2025 · USD Status
Misterbooks S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1791397339001 Quito, Pichincha 15.1 M Active
Libreria Studium Cia Ltda Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1791110331001 Quito, Pichincha 9.0 M Active
Libreria Espanola Cia Ltda Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1790170497001 Quito, Pichincha 4.4 M Active
Libco S.A. Libreria Coquito Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0992544074001 Guayaquil, Guayas 4.1 M Active
Publiciencia S.A.S. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1793197280001 Quito, Pichincha 2.5 M Active
Bestseller Ecuador S.A. Importacion Comercio Servicio Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1792302013001 Quito, Pichincha 1.8 M In dissolution
Libricuenca S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0190337146001 Cuenca, Azuay 1.0 M Active
Mapgrafi S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0992330007001 Samborondón, Guayas 993 k Active
Bookipedia S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0993259136001 Guayaquil, Guayas 797 k Active
Edimedsa Cia. Ltda. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1791412109001 Quito, Pichincha 547 k Active
Longmaned Ecuador S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1792047021001 Quito, Pichincha 474 k Active
Palabras de Bendiciones Palbendi Cia. Ltda. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1792234662001 Quito, Pichincha 387 k Active
Grupora S.A.S. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0993399598001 Guayaquil, Guayas 339 k Active
Editorial Pampanos S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0992368209001 Guayaquil, Guayas 286 k Active
I-one S.A.S. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0993374307001 Guayaquil, Guayas 241 k Active
Ediciones Medicas Ecuatorianas S.A. Medeced Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0992135735001 Guayaquil, Guayas 234 k Active
Distribuidora Jorge Romero Rosero Jrr. Cia. Ltda. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0991059350001 Guayaquil, Guayas 185 k Active
Ediciones Familiares Edifam S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0992297522001 Guayaquil, Guayas 184 k Active
Limerin S.A. Libros y Mercantiles e Importaciones Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0991405925001 Guayaquil, Guayas 184 k Active
Ecuadekalit S. A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1792347580001 Quito, Pichincha 182 k Active
Bookstore M&M Bkst S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0992958073001 Guayaquil, Guayas 161 k Active
Libreria Cristiana Genesis Libcg S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0993192597001 Guayaquil, Guayas 149 k Active
Editmedios S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0992531142001 Guayaquil, Guayas 142 k Active
Cien Lenguajes Malaguzzi Cienlenguajes S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0993075868001 Guayaquil, Guayas 98 k Active
Editorial de Material Educativo y Tecnologico Edimatech Cia. Ltda. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1792500257001 Quito, Pichincha 85 k Active
Chuquilla & Carrera Servicios Complementarios Diplasev Cia.ltda. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1792556236001 Quito, Pichincha 76 k Active
Distribuciones Haniel Cia. Ltda. Distrihaniel Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1391800150001 Manta, Manabi 50 k Active
Neuroabaco S.A.S. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1391936867001 Portoviejo, Manabi 39 k Active
Reipacart S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0992283335001 Samborondón, Guayas 18 k Active
Gorgori S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0991419950001 Guayaquil, Guayas 16 k Active
Librería Legenda S.A.S. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 2091767564001 Santa Cruz, Galapagos 13 k Active
Sociedad para el Desarrollo del Pensamiento Lipman S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0992322004001 Guayaquil, Guayas 12 k Active
Foladec S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1791155718001 Quito, Pichincha 10 k Active
Elfakir S.A.S. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1793218036001 Quito, Pichincha 7 k Active
Ecuaeditorial S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1792054753001 Quito, Pichincha 6 k Active
Stelasur S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0992895799001 Guayaquil, Guayas 4 k Active
Lasp S.A.S. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1793208945001 Quito, Pichincha 3 k Active
Mundo Moroncial S.A.S. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0993374351001 Guayaquil, Guayas 1 k Active
Centro de Libros-vision Global S.A.S. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0993368461001 Guayaquil, Guayas 0 Active
Cevsancultural Cia. Ltda. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1792178029001 Quito, Pichincha 0 Active
Dinalibros Cia.ltda. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1792643554001 Quito, Pichincha 0 Active
Distribuidora Ciencia y Mundo Disciem Cia. Ltda. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1792288630001 Quito, Pichincha 0 Active
Ediciones Holguin S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0992302321001 Guayaquil, Guayas 0 In dissolution
Eskeletra Ediciones Eskediciones Cia. Ltda. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1791408276001 Quito, Pichincha 0 Active
Gruponl S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1793158676001 Quito, Pichincha 0 Active
Jomosu S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0991495347001 Guayaquil, Guayas 0 Active
Kistan S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0992143401001 Guayaquil, Guayas 0 Active
Librópolis C.ltda. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1792951852001 Quito, Pichincha 0 Active
Priorytecny S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 0992660066001 Guayaquil, Guayas 0 Active
Publishingbooks S.A. Retail sale of books of all kinds in specialized stores 1792759544001 Quito, Pichincha 0 Active

Corporate information from official public records of Ecuador · where this data comes from