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Book Depository

Logo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons³

UK-based online book seller (founded in 2004)

Book Depository (formerly The Book Depository) was a United Kingdom-based online book seller. Founded by a former Amazon employee, it operated from 2004 to 2023.² It was founded by Andrew Crawford.¹ It is headquartered in London.¹ Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2004Founded¹

Industrybookselling, online shopping¹
HeadquartersLondon¹
Websitewww.amazon.com/b
Legal formS.A.¹

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Book Depository (formerly The Book Depository) was a United Kingdom-based online book seller. Founded by a former Amazon employee, it operated from 2004 to 2023.²

Corporate structure

Book Depository is part of a group headed by Amazon. 220 entities, 49 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

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The story

Founded by Andrew Crawford in 2004.¹

Leadership

Who has led Book Depository, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

FounderAndrew Crawford¹

Products and brands

book

Listed on Wikidata.¹

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Amazon

Owners

Amazon

From Wikidata.¹

Timeline

Apr 26, 2023Dissolved Dissolved¹
2004Founded Founded¹

Sources

The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.

1
WikidataBook Depository on Wikidata
2
WikipediaBook Depository on Wikipedia
3
Wikimedia CommonsBook Depository logo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain