# Alibris > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alibris > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Alibris.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alibris > Source revision: 1305704683 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Online bookstore}} {{More citations needed|date=November 2019}} {{Coord|37|50|3|N|122|17|6.33|W|display=title}} {{Infobox company | name = Alibris | logo = | type = [Private](/source/Private_company) | key_people = {{ubl|Anindo Dey - CEO|Erich Heston - CFO|David Fisher - VP of Engineering|Michael Warchut - Director IS&T}} | industry = [Retail (specialty)](/source/Retail) | products = [Used book](/source/Used_book)s, [out-of-print book](/source/out-of-print_book)s, rare books.
Also features used or collectible games, music, and movies ([album](/source/album)s, [cassette tapes](/source/cassette_tapes), [compact disc](/source/compact_disc)s, [DVD](/source/DVD)s) | revenue = $100M (as of 8/15/13) | num_employees = 25 (as of 12/1/19) | foundation = 1997 in [Emeryville, California](/source/Emeryville%2C_California), U.S.{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/stories/2010/02/22/daily27.html|title=Alibris to buy Oregon sales software company Monsoon|date=February 23, 2010|author=Steven E.F. Brown|newspaper=[San Francisco Business Journal](/source/American_City_Business_Journals)|accessdate=October 29, 2018}} | location = [Emeryville, California](/source/Emeryville%2C_California), U.S. | homepage = {{URL|www.alibris.com}} }} '''Alibris''' is an online store that sells new books, [used book](/source/used_book)s, [out-of-print book](/source/out-of-print_book)s, rare books, and other media through an online network of [independent booksellers](/source/independent_bookstore). == History == [Martin Manley](/source/Martin_Manley) founded Alibris in 1997 with the team behind early online book marketplace Interloc, which Alibris purchased.{{Cite journal|last=Strauch|first=Katina|date=1999-12-01|title=Martin Manley, President and CEO, Alibris|url=https://docs.lib.purdue.edu/atg/vol11/iss6/16|journal=Against the Grain|volume=11|issue=6|doi=10.7771/2380-176X.3873|issn=2380-176X|doi-access=free|url-access=subscription}} Interloc was founded by book seller Richard Weatherford, programmer Tom Sawyer and computer tech Brad Councilman in 1994.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} Interloc was one of the earliest successful efforts to centralize used book data online. It remained a private network until 1996, when the company launched its website built in Thunderstone Texis by Senior Engineer Michael Warchut. The Alibris website was launched on October 23, 1998 at 14:30PM EST also built by Michael Warchut.{{citation needed|date=October 2018}} Alibris was incorporated in 1998.{{Citation needed|date=May 2020}} Alibris acquired Bibliocity in October 1999. The company was backed by venture capital until 2006, when it was purchased by [Oak Hill Capital Partners](/source/Oak_Hill_Capital_Partners), a [private equity firm](/source/private_equity_firm). In February 2010, Oak Hill Capital Partners bought Monsoon and merged it with Alibris with Monsoon Commerce owning Alibris.{{cite web|url=https://oregon.tie.org/event/40/mentor-connect-kanth-gopalpur|title=Mentor Connect with Kanth Gopalpur|publisher=[TiE Oregon](/source/TiE)|accessdate=January 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221104657/https://oregon.tie.org/event/40/mentor-connect-kanth-gopalpur|archive-date=2014-02-21|url-status=dead}} As of February 2017, Alibris was owned by AM Holding Inc. (formerly Monsoon Commerce Inc.) In 2017 Alibris Holding sold off Monsoon Commerce of Portland and Stonegde Technologies of Collegeville, PA, and Alibris was subsequently sold in June 2017 to a private investor. {{Citation needed|date=November 2019}} The company remains privately owned. == Company == Booksellers list their inventories on Alibris which in turn offers the books on its retail website, a separate library services site, and business-to-business partners such as [Barnes & Noble](/source/Barnes_%26_Noble), [Half Price Books](/source/Half_Price_Books), [Walmart](/source/Walmart), and [eBay](/source/eBay). It also offers services in the UK through the Alibris.co.uk website. It offers more than 250 million books from a network of over 6000 booksellers in 65 countries. Most sales made through Alibris are fulfilled by the bookseller directly to the end customer. Sales to libraries or other institutions or books needing transoceanic shipping are consolidated in a distribution center in [Sparks, Nevada](/source/Sparks%2C_Nevada). Alibris also has a similar network for music ([albums](/source/record_album), [cassette tapes](/source/cassette_tapes), and [CDs](/source/CDs)) and movies ([VHS](/source/VHS) or [DVD](/source/DVD)). Alibris allows customers to buy and sell at the same time. Alibris charges a starting fee that varies based on what is being sold and what kind of commission is charged. Alibris was a charter member of the [Google eBooks](/source/Google_eBooks) service when it was announced by Google on December 6, 2010.{{cite web|title=Discover more than three million Google eBooks from your choice of booksellers and devices|url=https://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/discover-more-than-3-million-google.html|last=|first=|date=December 6, 2010|work=Google Official Blog|publisher=[Google](/source/Google)|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207022646/http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/12/discover-more-than-3-million-google.html|archivedate=December 7, 2010|accessdate=December 6, 2010}} == See also == * [AbeBooks](/source/AbeBooks) * [Better World Books](/source/Better_World_Books) * [Biblio.com](/source/Biblio.com) * [List of online booksellers](/source/List_of_online_booksellers) * [musicMagpie](/source/musicMagpie) * [World of Books](/source/World_of_Books) == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * {{official website}} * {{cite web |url= https://www.sec.gov/cgi-bin/browse-edgar?action=getcompany&CIK=0001280998&owner=include |publisher= [EDGAR](/source/EDGAR) |title= Alibris |work= SEC filings |id= 0001280998 }} * {{cite journal |url= http://www.bookthink.com/0074/74ali1.htm |title= Putting A Face on Faceless Venues: An Interview with Alibris' A.J. Kohn |first= Catherine |last= Petruccione |journal= Book Thinker |format= Newsletter |issue= 74 |date= Aug 7, 2006 |url-status= live |archive-date= June 7, 2007 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070607144202/http://www.bookthink.com/0074/74ali1.htm }} Category:Bookstores in the San Francisco Bay Area Category:Book selling websites Category:Music retailers of the United States Category:Online retailers of the United States Category:Online film databases Category:Product searching websites Category:Companies based in Emeryville, California Category:American companies established in 1997 Category:Bookstores established in the 20th century Category:Retail companies established in 1997 Category:1997 establishments in California Category:Comparison shopping websites Category:EBay stores --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Alibris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alibris) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alibris?action=history)). 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