To provide a book retrieval device and a book retrieval method for retrieving book information including a retrieval keyword from a book information database in which a plurality of book information related with books is registered and a computer program for achieving the book retrieval device by a computer.

A control part 10 of a book retrieval server 1a reads a retrieval processing program 13a from an HDD 13 to an RAM 12, and successively executes it for executing retrieval processing based on a retrieval keyword to a magazine DB 23a of a DB server 2a. The control part 10 reads a display information generation processing program 13b from the HDD 13 to the RAM 12, and successively executes it for generating display information for displaying a retrieval result based on a display format corresponding to hit count, and for creating a Web page based on the generated display information, and for transmitting the created Web page to terminal equipment.