The Book Depository
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| Type of business | Limited company |
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Type of site
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E-commerce |
| Available in | English |
| Founded | 2004 |
| Headquarters | London, UK |
| Area served | Worldwide |
| Industry | Bookselling, Online shopping |
| Products | Books |
| Employees | 150 |
| Parent | Amazon.com |
| Website | bookdepository.com |
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| Launched | 2004 |
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. The store was founded by a former Amazon.com employee. In 2011 it was acquired by Amazon.
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.
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.
In 2008, it was ranked 5th in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100.
In 2009 and 2010 it won Direct Bookselling Company of the year at the Bookseller Industry Awards. and the Queen's Award For Enterprise
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