AbeBooks

AbeBooks: Marketplace for Rare & Used Books

Online platform connecting independent booksellers with customers seeking rare, used, and out-of-print books from around the world.

What is AbeBooks?

AbeBooks is an online marketplace launched in 1996 for buying and selling used, rare, and out-of-print books. It connects thousands of independent booksellers from many countries around the world to customers looking for hard-to-find, obscure, or rare book titles.

AbeBooks offers access to more than 100 million books, ranging from modern paperbacks to ancient scrolls and manuscripts. Its inventory includes new and used textbooks, first editions of classic literature, self-published works, maps, fine and decorative art books, comics, and more. Buyers can search by author, title, keyword, ISBN, etc. to find specific books.

AbeBooks has developed proprietary software and services to manage its global book marketplace. Sellers listing books on AbeBooks have access to databases and tools for cataloging, pricing, and managing their inventory. The site also offers payment processing, customer service, secure transactions, and global shipping services tailored for buying and selling books internationally.

In 2008, AbeBooks was acquired by Amazon as part of its initiative to enter the rare and used book market. AbeBooks maintains its headquarters in Victoria, British Columbia while also serving Amazon customers looking for hard-to-find book titles. The site continues to develop technology for book lovers, sellers, students, professors, and readers searching for special editions that are not widely available.

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