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Book Depository
Type of business	Limited company
Type of site	E-commerce
Available in	English
Founded	2004
Headquarters	London, UK
Area served	Worldwide
Industry	Bookselling, Online shopping
Products	Books
Employees	150
Parent	Amazon.com
URL	bookdepository.com
Launched	2004

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Book Depository (previously The Book Depository) is a UK-based online book seller with a large catalogue offered with free shipping to over 160 countries.^[3] The store was founded by a former Amazon.com employee. In 2011 it was acquired by Amazon.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

In 2008, it was ranked 5th in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100.^[7]

In 2009 and 2010 it won Direct Bookselling Company of the year at the Bookseller Industry Awards.^[8] and the Queen's Award For Enterprise^[9]

References

^ "Site Info". BookDepository.com. Alexa Internet.
^ "Site Info". BookDepository.co.uk. Alexa Internet.
^ "Which countries do you deliver to?", Help, The Book depository.
^ "How does the Amazon acquisition affect The Book Depository customers?", Help, The Book Depository.
^ Wood, Zoe (5 July 2011). "Amazon Takeover". London: The Guardian.
^ "Start-up Award". UK: Startups.
^ "Bookdepository". 100 List. UK: Fast Track. 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Bookseller Award". Events force.
^ "Bookseller Award" (PDF). Business Link.^{[permanent dead link]}

External links

Official website

[alexa-1] "Site Info". BookDepository.com. Alexa Internet.

[alexauk-2] "Site Info". BookDepository.co.uk. Alexa Internet.

[3] "Which countries do you deliver to?", Help, The Book depository.

[4] "How does the Amazon acquisition affect The Book Depository customers?", Help, The Book Depository.

[5] Wood, Zoe (5 July 2011). "Amazon Takeover". London: The Guardian.

[6] "Start-up Award". UK: Startups.

[7] "Bookdepository". 100 List. UK: Fast Track. 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[8] "Bookseller Award". Events force.

[9] "Bookseller Award" (PDF). Business Link.^{[permanent dead link]}

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+In 2009 and 2010 it won ''Direct Bookselling Company of the year'' at the Bookseller Industry Awards.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.eventsforce.net/bookseller/frontend/reg/tOtherPage.csp?pageID=4703&ef_sel_menu=171&eventID=20&eventID=2 |title= Bookseller Award | publisher= Events force}}</ref> and the Queen's Award For Enterprise<ref>{{cite web |url= http://online.businesslink.gov.uk/Growth_and_Innovation_files/IntTrade.pdf |title= Bookseller Award |format= PDF |publisher= [[Business Link]] }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
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