Startups Awards Online Business of the Year 2007 The Book Depository The Startups Team December 14, 2021 1 min read Our experts We are a team of writers, experimenters and researchers providing you with the best advice with zero bias or partiality. This article was authored by: The Startups Team Judges' CommentsAndrew Crawford of The Book Depository has identified a gap in a market and executed his business plan with aplomb. Judges were impressed by Crawford's ability to manoeuvre such market share in a sector seemingly monopolised by his former employer Amazon, doing so through his innovative approach to sell the ‘longtail', making all books available for all. Predominantly though, judges felt The Book Depository was a business that simply couldn't have succeeded sourcing and selling globally so prolifically, and within just three years, without such intelligent use of the internet. For more information visit www.bookdepository.co.uk Share this post facebook twitter linkedin The Startups Team