Knihy Dobrovský is one of the Czech Republic's largest, best-loved, and most-trusted bookstore chains — a true Czech family-run literary institution and one of the country's most respected names in publishing and bookselling. The Knihy Dobrovský story began in 1990, when Pavel Dobrovský and his son Petr Dobrovský founded the company in the immediate aftermath of the Velvet Revolution — at the very moment when the Czech book market opened up to its modern, free-market form. From a small, family-run bookshop with a passion for putting good books into Czech readers' hands, Knihy Dobrovský has grown over more than 35 years into a true national chain with more than 40 bricks-and-mortar bookstores spread across cities and towns throughout the Czech Republic, a powerful online flagship at knihydobrovsky.cz, an established in-house publishing operation under the imprint NAŠE NAKLADATELSTVÍ, and a passionate community of more than 165,000 followers on social media. Despite the scale, Knihy Dobrovský remains a proud family business that openly says it "will always be a family company that remembers its roots" — combining the warmth of a local bookshop with the depth, expertise, and buying power of one of the Czech Republic's leading book retailers, recognised with major industry honours including ShopRoku and Obchodník roku.
The Knihy Dobrovský online store at knihydobrovsky.cz gives Czech readers access to a vast and continuously refreshed catalogue — more than 100,000 books in stock, all integrated with the chain's nationwide network of physical bookstores. Customers can shop Czech and international fiction (contemporary literary fiction, classics, romance, romantasy, dark romance, crime and thrillers, historical fiction, science fiction and fantasy), non-fiction and academic books (history and military, biography and memoir, popular science, philosophy, psychology, business and economics, politics, religion and spirituality, art and design, travel, lifestyle, cookery), poetry, classic Czech and international literary works, school and academic textbooks, professional and reference titles, dictionaries, language-learning books, comics and graphic novels, and a wonderful range of children's and young-adult books from picture books and Krteček favourites all the way through to teen series. The catalogue also extends far beyond traditional print: customers can shop e-books and audiobooks for adults and children, board games for the whole family, stationery and paper goods, beautifully designed gifts, calendars and diaries (including the popular A Cup of Style diary), and seasonal homeware and gift items.
What truly sets Knihy Dobrovský apart is its uniquely Czech, family-first identity and the deep, hands-on bookselling culture that runs through every single one of its stores. From day one, the company has put real booksellers — passionate, well-read, opinionated team members who genuinely love what they sell — at the very heart of the experience. The chain regularly hosts book launches, signings (autogramiády), author tours, book-club events, and signature programmes such as Dny REDu (devoted to Czech and international romance and romantasy authors) and the popular "Blind Date With a Book" guessing game. Through its in-house publisher, NAŠE NAKLADATELSTVÍ, Knihy Dobrovský also publishes major Czech and international bestsellers under its own imprint — supporting Czech authors and bringing exclusive titles directly to its customers. Loyal readers benefit from the brand's club programme of vouchers (with regular 20 % discounts), recurring promotions such as the famous "10 books for 500 Kč" multi-buy deal, dedicated readers' newsletters featuring weekly recommendations from in-house editors and booksellers, and content for the brand's vibrant "Knižní závisláci" ("Book Addicts") community.
With fast shipping across the Czech Republic, free in-store pickup from more than 40 Knihy Dobrovský bookstores nationwide, secure online payment options (including major credit and debit cards, instalment options, Apple Pay, Google Pay, and other Czech-market methods), a customer-friendly returns policy, dedicated Czech-language customer service, the official Knihy Dobrovský e-shop with more than 100,000 titles in stock, an established in-house publishing house (NAŠE NAKLADATELSTVÍ), regular reader events and the Knižní závisláci community, ShopRoku and Obchodník roku recognition, and more than 35 years of authentic Czech bookselling heritage, Knihy Dobrovský delivers a trusted online shopping experience for books, e-books, audiobooks, board games, stationery, and gifts — backed by the authority of one of the Czech Republic's most-loved bookstore chains.
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