Book Depository UK Startup Awards, "Online Business of the Year" and "Retailer of the Year". In 2013, it was ranked 5th in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100. In 2009 and 2010, it won "Direct Bookselling Company of the year" at the Bookseller Industry Awards and the Queen's Award For Enterprise. Book Depository Book Depository (previously "The Book Depository") is a UK-based online book seller with a large catalogue offered with free shipping to over 160 countries. The store was founded by a former Amazon employee. In 2011 it was acquired by Amazon. The company was founded in 2004 by Andrew Crawford
The Works (retailer) The Works (retailer) The Works is a discount retailer based in the United Kingdom selling an extensive range of books, art and craft materials, gifts, toys, games and stationery. It has over four hundred stores across the United Kingdom and Ireland. In March 2007, The Works acquired 26 outlets of the chains "Bargain Books" and "Bookworld", after their parent company went into administration. The Works itself entered administration in January 2008 and in May 2008, the business was subsequently purchased by the private equity firm Endless. In July 2018, it was announced that The Works, bought out of administration in