The Book Depository
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The Book Depository is a UK-based online book seller founded in 2004 by Andrew Crawford and current COO Stuart Felton The site is most popular for its worldwide free shipping to over 90 countries.
It's motto is to make "All Books Available to All". The company's expected turnover in 2007–2008 is expected to be over £35m, up from £24m in 2006–2007.[1][2][3]
The site's other projects are self-publishing project entitled Espressio, allowing consumers to print their own books, and BibDib, a book database.[4] The company also owns the imprint Dodo Press which reissues up to 200 classic titles every week. The Book Depository owns the Egyptian company ElKotob.com
In 2007, the business was a finalist for a Fast Growth Business Award[5] and won 2 UK Startup Awards.[6][7][8] In 2006, it was nominated as the Direct to Consumer Bookselling Company of the Year and was awarded The Nielsen BookNet Supply Chain Initiative of the Year at The Bookseller Retail Awards. It has since won a number of awards including the Queen's Award For Enterprise 2010.[9]
[edit] References
- ^ Former employee who took a leaf out of Amazon’s book - Times Online
- ^ booktrade.info - Book Trade Announcements - Book Depository - A New Look For The Fastest Growing Book Seller In Europe
- ^ theBookseller.com
- ^ theBookseller.com
- ^ Fast Growth Business Awards 2007
- ^ Startups Awards 2007
- ^ Startups Awards 2007
- ^ Publishing News - News Home Page - Book Depository scoops two
- ^ theBookseller Retail Awards 2006
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