What is "abebooks"

AbeBooks is a global online marketplace with 7 domains that offers books, art, and ephemera for sale from sellers in 50+ countries. On August 1st, 2008, Amazon acquired AbeBooks. The company is headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, with its European office in Düsseldorf, Germany. It was incorporated in 1995 and launched its websites in 1996. AbeBooks offers regional websites for North America, France, Germany, Italy, the UK and Spain. More than 200 millions products are listed for sale. Most books listed are used, many are rare, signed, 1st editions or out of print, and a growing number are new.