The Book Depository

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Book Depository
The Book Depository
Type Limited company
Founded 2004 (2004)
Headquarters London, UK
Area served Worldwide
Industry Bookselling, Online shopping
Products Books
Employees 0–150
Parent Amazon.com
Website bookdepository.com
Alexa rank 1,741 (April 2012)[1]
Type of site E-commerce
Available in English
Launched 2004

Book Depository is a UK-based online book seller with a large catalogue offered with free shipping to over 160 countries.[2] The store was founded by a former Amazon.com employee and was later acquired by Amazon.[3]

History

The company was founded in 2004 by Andrew Crawford and current Chief Operating Officer Stuart Felton; its motto is to make "All Books Available to All".

On 4 July 2011, Amazon reached an agreement to acquire Book Depository.[4]

Awards

In 2007, it was a finalist for the Retail/Leisure business of the Year Fast Growth Business Award and won two UK Startup Awards, Online Business of the Year and Retailer of the Year.[5]

In 2008, it was ranked 5th in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100.[6]

In 2009 and 2010 it won Direct Bookselling Company of the year at the Bookseller Industry Awards.[7] and the Queen's Award For Enterprise[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Site Info". Alexa Internet.  |contribution= ignored (help)
  2. ↑ "Which countries do you deliver to?", Help, The Book depository .
  3. ↑ "How does the Amazon acquisition affect The Book Depository customers?", Help, The Book Depository .
  4. ↑ Wood, Zoe (5 July 2011). "Amazon Takeover". London: The Guardian. 
  5. ↑ "Start-up Award". UK: Startups. 
  6. ↑ "Bookdepository". 100 List. UK: Fast Track. 2008. 
  7. ↑ "Bookseller Award". Events force. 
  8. ↑ "Bookseller Award" (PDF). Business Link. 

External links

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