Amazon Acquires The Book Depository

Announced July 4, 2011

What happened

Acquired by Amazon; became/was integrated as Book Depository.

Amazon's acquisition history

43rd 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 2011

117 across all acquirers

When did Amazon acquire The Book Depository?

Amazon acquired The Book Depository on July 4, 2011. This was Amazon's 43rd publicly tracked acquisition out of 124 we have on record.

How much did Amazon pay for The Book Depository?

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

What does The Book Depository do?

Acquired by Amazon; became/was integrated as Book Depository.