AbeBooks

AbeBooks
Company typeSubsidiary
Founded1995; 29 years ago (1995)
HeadquartersVictoria, British Columbia, Canada 48°26′01″N 123°22′47″W / 48.4335°N 123.3798°W / 48.4335; -123.3798
Area served
Worldwide
ParentAmazon (2008–present)
Subsidiaries
Websiteabebooks.com

AbeBooks (/ˈb.bʊks/ AYB-buuks[1]) is an e-commerce global online marketplace with seven websites that offer books, fine art, and collectables from sellers in over 50 countries. Launched in 1996, it specialises in used, rare and out-of-print books. AbeBooks has been a subsidiary of Amazon since 2008.[2]

  1. ^ AbeBooks.com (2022-04-07). "AbeBooks' most expensive sales in January, February & March 2022". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2022-04-18. Retrieved 2022-04-18.
  2. ^ Arrington, Michael (August 1, 2008). "Amazon To Acquire AbeBooks, And With It A Stake In LibraryThing". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on 12 September 2018. Retrieved 12 September 2018.