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Welcome to Book Depository! We have more than 20 million titles and free delivery worldwide to over 170 countries. We also really, really love books. Looking for your new favourite book?
- BLACKWELL'S. Book Depository has over 20 million books, and the British behemoth that is Blackwell's comes pretty close with 18 million books in its inventory.
- WORDERY. Wordery, also based in the UK, was founded by a group of friends who work with national charities and a local primary school to improve youth literacy.
- BETTER WORLD BOOKS. Students selling old textbooks on the Internet are dime a dozen, but two college graduates in the US have wound up selling over 8 million new and used books today.
- WORLD OF BOOKS. Those who are iffy about purchasing a brand-new paperback will feel right at home at World of Books, a second-hand book retailer in the UK.
- Book Depository – Over 20 Million Books with Free Delivery
- OpenTrolley – Largest Singaporean-based Online Bookstore
- Kinokuniya – English, Chinese & French Fiction and Japanese Manga
- Books Actually – Indie Shop with Singapore Literature
- Better World Books – Cheap Second-Hand Books with Free Delivery
- Epigram – Independent Singaporean Publisher & Bookstore
- Amazon – Massive Selection, Credible Reputation, User Reviews
- Times Bookstore’S GoGuru – Fiction, Non-Fiction, Children’s and Assessment Books
- Wordery – Highly-Rated with Fast & Free Worldwide Shipping
- Basheer Graphic Books – Books & Magazines on Design, Architecture and Art
Image credit: @iamladyanthea With a large, diverse, unimaginable selection of book titles and similarly eye-catching prices, it’s no wonder Book Depositoryis one of the most popular online bookstores out there. There are over 20 million titles ranging from bestselling fiction to children’s books to self-help books – all with free delivery worldwide...
Image credit: @lifeofamna OpenTrolleyis a home-grown online bookstore with a fast yet reliable delivery service. Not only do they fulfil all local deliveries within a mere 7 working days, but there are also tracking numbers available to give you some peace of mind. The huge, 15-million assortment of fiction, non-fiction and academic books from both...
Image credit: Neo Kinokuniya Singapore Main Store It’s hard to forget the memories of spending hours wandering around the gigantic Kinokuniya Singapore at Orchard, admiring the rows upon rows of books and sneaking in some time to read them at the store. Thankfully, for those of us who don’t have that time anymore, Kinokuniya also has an online webs...
Image credit: BooksActually With a special array of books from local writers, poets and playwrights, Books Actuallyrepresents Singapore literature. You’ll see the works of well-known Singaporean authors like Alfian Sa’at and Cyril Wong who have encapsulated our island through their own creative eyes. Image credit: @booksactually Besides that, there...
Image credit: @abookolive Better World Bookswas founded nearly 2 decades ago by university students who sold their textbooks online. Today, they’re not only an online bookseller, but a social welfare organisation and has managed to either re-sell, donate or recycle over 300 million books. It’s tough to beat the low prices on second-hand books on of...
Image credit: @epigrambooks Being an independent publishing company as well as an online bookstore, Epigramcultivates contemporary Singaporean works – and sells them too. Award-winning titles such as Amanda Lee Koe’s “Ministry of Moral Panic” or Jeremy Tiang’s “State of Emergency” are just a few titles this local company has published. If you’re th...
Image credit: Robert Couse-Baker on Flickr One of the biggest online bookstores with delivery to Singapore, if there’s any place that might have that obscure title you’re looking for, it’s probably going to be Amazon. Jamie Oliver’s cookbooks are just a click away from Jane Austen’s classics. With a credible reputation, user reviews and parcel trac...
Image credit: @johanbey78 You probably know about Times Bookstore, the one-stop store supplying everything you need from fiction to children’s books, from assessment books to stationeries. Times’ GoGuru is essentially the same thing – but online. Image credit: @timesbookstoresg With the same myriad of items, you can find almost anything you would n...
Image credit: @marlusha_zinger Multitudes of books and free worldwide delivery are the perfect combination for any book-lover out there. UK-based Worderyis relatively new, having been founded in 2012, but is already serving over 5 million happy customers in more than 100 countries. The humble online bookstore has a large diversity of books with fic...
Image credit: Basheer Graphic Books A book-shopping trip at Bras Basah Complex isn’t complete without visiting Basheer Graphic Books, the niche and artsy bookstore. If you need something from their unique selection of art, design and architecture books and magazines, you can skip the journey downtown as the books are also available online and easil...
Apr 13, 2023 · Book Depository is closing down in April 2023, but you can still find other online bookstores that ship to Singapore. See how Wordery, Blackwell's, OpenTrolley Bookstore, Awesome Books, and AbeBooks compare in terms of book prices, shipping fees, and delivery time.
Book Depository, the online bookstore that disrupted brick-and-mortar bookstores, is shutting down on Apr 26 after almost two decades. The author explains the factors that led to its demise, such as e-books, showrooming, and changing reading habits.
- Adrian Choo
Book Depository (previously The Book Depository) was a Gloucester, United Kingdom based online book seller. Founded by a former Amazon employee, it operated from 2004 to 2023.
UK-based global book-selling site Book Depository is closing down after almost 20 years. And while no official reason has been given, it’s safe to assume it’s related to parent company Amazon’s recent push of downsizing and “role eliminations”. After all, why operate two massive international bookstores?
