Amazon Acquires Avalon Books

Announced April 17, 2012

What happened

Acquired by Amazon; became/was integrated as Amazon Publishing.

Amazon's acquisition history

49th of 124 tracked deals

Disclosed prices

42 of 124 Amazon deals

Amazon's average disclosed price

$882.9M

Amazon's largest disclosed deal

Tracked acquisitions in 2012

90 across all acquirers

When did Amazon acquire Avalon Books?

Amazon acquired Avalon Books on April 17, 2012. This was Amazon's 49th publicly tracked acquisition out of 124 we have on record.

How much did Amazon pay for Avalon Books?

The price Amazon paid for Avalon Books was not publicly disclosed. Only 42 of Amazon's 124 tracked acquisitions have a disclosed price.

What does Avalon Books do?

Acquired by Amazon; became/was integrated as Amazon Publishing.