AbeBooks

                            AbeBooks ( Advanced Book Exchange ) is an online marketplace for books.

      Most books listed are used books, many are rare or out-of-print, and a growing number are new books.

      The company is based in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, with offices in Düsseldorf, Germany, and the US. It was incorporated in 1995 and launched its websites in 1996.

      At present, they list more than 100 million books on sale from 12880 booksellers in 57 countries. AbeBooks offers six regional websites: for North America, France, Germany, Italy, the UK and Spain (Iberlibro.com).

      On August 1, 2008, AbeBooks announced that it has been acquired by Amazon.com