Well it finally happened. Abebooks of Victoria, BC has entered in an agreement with Amazon to be part of the Amazon family. They claim that they will continue to run as an independent company but that will not likely last too long. A sure sign of the times in which we live. Everybody buys their coffee at the same place, every goes to see the same handful of major films and now online we can all buy our books at the same place. yippee.
Add a CommentAbeBooks has reached an agreement to be acquired by Amazon.com, Inc. This is a major landmark in the 12-year history of AbeBooks.
AbeBooks will continue to operate as a stand-alone business with all aspects of AbeBooks’ bookseller and customer experience remaining intact. AbeBooks’ headquarters will remain in Victoria, BC, Canada, and our European offices will remain in Dusseldorf, Germany. We will continue to support both our international marketplaces and our domestic marketplace here in Canada. I will continue to lead AbeBooks. full press release here..