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Amazon Acquires Another Big Online Bookseller
August 1, 2008 - 12:23pm — birdie
News about new and old books from Publishers Weekly.
Amazon has reached an agreement to acquire AbeBooks, the Canadian-based online marketplace that has over 110 million titles for sale through its bookseller network. The purchase, which is expected to close in the fourth quarter, will strengthen Amazon's already dominant position in the used book field.
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Amazon To Acquire AbeBooks, And With It A Stake In LibraryThing
Amazon To Acquire AbeBooks, And With It A Stake In LibraryThing
Article in the Washington Post
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