Book Depository confirms local supply
Amazon-owned online bookseller the Book Depository has confirmed it has set up local supply of Australian titles, with packing and distribution from Melbourne-based logistics company DAI Post. In a statement,...
Nash warns against threat from the Book Depository
Booktopia CEO Tony Nash has questioned whether Australian publishers and distributors will jeopardise local booksellers by forming relationships with the Book Depository, as the Amazon-owned online store expands its local...
Former Book Depository MD to launch new online bookstore
Former managing director of the Book Depository Kieron Smith has announced plans to launch a new online bookselling business, reports the Bookseller. Smith, who left the Book Depository in November...
Affirm Press: we won’t supply print books to Amazon, Book Depository
Melbourne-based publisher Affirm Press has announced that it won’t be supplying print books to Amazon and the Book Depository in a bid to support the local industry. Affirm Press sales...
Profit up, sales down for Book Depository following Amazon acquisition
The Book Depository’s pre-tax profit has surged since it was acquired by Amazon in 2011, reports the Bookseller. In its first financial statement released since the acquisition, the Book Depository...
Book Depository stops selling ebooks
UK-based online bookseller the Book Depository is no longer selling ebooks. The Book Depository issued a short statement on its website saying that it is ‘no longer selling ebooks’. The...