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In February 2008 AbeBooks announced the creation of the Gojaba.com site. This marketplace was designed initially for Russian and Swedish audiences, does not share inventory listings with the other sites and operates under different standards and rules.
On August 1, 2008, AbeBooks announced that it would be acquired by Amazon.com. The deal gave Amazon.com a stake in both
LibraryThing , of which AbeBooks owned 40%, and competitorShelfari , in which Amazon.com had invested separately.ellers
Sellers pay a monthly subscription to list their books on the site, ranging from $25 to $300, depending on how many books they list. In addition, sellers pay a percentage fee for each book sold via the websites.
AbeBooks initially offered its services for a flat listings fee, based on the number of titles listed for sale. The model was changed in the early 2000s Fact|date=February 2007 to include a commission on sales. In April 2006, AbeBooks started mandatory processing of Mastercard and Visa credit card transactions on behalf of its sellers and added a charge of between 3.5% and 5% for the provision of this service: previously this service had been optional. In 2008, AbeBooks started charging a commission of 8% on the cost of postage as well as the book price.
Sellers can, within limits, set their own standard postage rates to various countries or by different carriers. Booksellers can upload their inventory using their own spreadsheet software or via the site's interface. Items that sell are mailed directly from the individual bookseller's location. Some booksellers have new books directly mailed from wholesalers or publishers. While AbeBooks is arguably the largest such site, some booksellers who list on AbeBooks also list their books on multiple competing marketplaces such as
Alibris ,Biblio.com ,Antiqbooks.com andAmazon.com .References
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External links
AbeBooks web sites
* [http://www.abebooks.com/ Abebooks.com]
* [http://www.abebooks.co.uk/ Abebooks.co.uk]
* [http://www.abebooks.de/ Abebooks.de]
* [http://www.abebooks.fr/ Abebooks.fr]
* [http://www.abebooks.it/ Abebooks.it]
* [http://www.Iberlibro.com/ Iberlibro.com]
* [http://www.abebooks.com/blog/ AbeBooks.com Staff Blog]
* [http://wiki.abebooks.com/ AbeBooks.com Book Wiki]
* [http://abebooks.typepad.com/affiliates_uk/ UK Affiliate Blog]AbeBooks companies
* [http://www.bookfinder.com/ BookFinder.com]
* [http://www.fillz.com/ Fillz.com]
* [http://www.gojaba.com/ Gojaba.com]
* [http://www.librarything.com/ Librarything] (AbeBooks owns a minority stake)
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