Book Depository

The Book Depository Ltd.
The Book Depository
Type of businessSubsidiary
Type of site
E-commerce
Available inEnglish
Founded2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Dissolved26 April 2023; 18 months ago (2023-04-26)
HeadquartersLondon, UK
Area servedWorldwide
IndustryBookselling, Online shopping
ProductsBooks
Revenue£69 million (2010)[1]
Employees150[citation needed]
ParentAmazon (2011–2023)
URLbookdepository.com
Launched2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Logo until 2016

Book Depository (previously The Book Depository) was a Gloucester, United Kingdom based online book seller. Founded by a former Amazon employee, it operated from 2004 to 2023.

  1. ^ Wood, Zoe (5 July 2011). "Booksellers fear 'stranglehold' as Amazon snaps up British rival The Book Depository". London: The Guardian.