Chapters is the number one bookstore chain in Canada and is quite well known in Canada, having been formed by the merger of two of Canada's largest bookstores, Coles and SmithBooks, in 1995. 2001 saw the merger of Chapters with another In 2001, Chapters merged with another major bookstore chain and came together under the Indigo Book and Music Publishing Group. In 2001, Chapters merged with another major bookstore chain under the Indigo Book and Music Publishing Group;