This position is either part-time or full-time and entails working scheduled hours, usually at one specific store location. Booksellers report to store managers and are responsible for helping customers to find the books they are looking for and ringing up the sales.

Often a bookseller will be given other responsibilities as well, including shelving, display, and back office functions. Booksellers are required to read books and select their favorites, and to write short reviews of these books for display at their store.