Adlibris

Adlibris
Company typeAktiebolag
IndustryBookselling
Number of employees
485 (2021)
ParentBonnier Group
Websiteadlibris.se

Adlibris Aktiebolag is a Swedish online bookstore established in 1997. The company has its headquarters in Stockholm, Sweden, and maintains a distribution center in Morgongåva. In 2005, Adlibris was acquired by the media conglomerate Bonnier Group. The company employed 485 people in 2021.[1]

Operations

Adlibris warehouse in Morgongåva.

Adlibris is active in Sweden, Finland and Norway and has ranked among the largest online stores for books in Sweden since the 1990s.[2] Adlibris is also one of the main sellers of books to Swedish libraries.[3][4] In addition to books, the company sells its own labels of yarn.[5] It has acquired other retailers and conducts operations under a number of brands.[6]

In 2017, the Adlibris Group employed more than 400 people and the revenue amounted to 155 million euro.[6]

Controversy

In 2017, Adlibris received widespread critique from customers following considerable delivery delays over the Christmas shopping period.[7]

In 2021 Adlibris announced a new policy, requiring all publishers to contract a third-party distributor to continue selling books through their network. This policy was criticized in the press as well as by libraries who used Adlibris to purchase books, as the cost of an external distributor would be prohibitive for small publishers.[3][4] Particular notice was made of publishers of literature in minority languages, such as the Sami languages. On August 5, 2021 Adlibris announced a retraction of the policy for existing publishers.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Adlibris Aktiebolag - Bokslut & Nyckeltal". allabolag.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  2. ^ Cederskog, Georg (2007-01-22). "I Morgongåva finns bokens framtid". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  3. ^ a b Guillou, Ann-Linn; Wrede, Hedvig (2021-08-02). "Bibliotekens oro efter Adlibris nya krav: "Utbudet försämras"". SVT Kulturnyheterna (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  4. ^ a b Malmqvist, Moa (2021-08-02). "Biblioteken kritiserar Adlibris – nya krav leder till ökade kostnader". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  5. ^ V Caesar, Julia (2019-11-04). "Svenska e-handlarnas nya favorit – säljer garn för hundratals miljoner". Dagens Industri (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  6. ^ a b "Extra O blog | Klarna US".
  7. ^ Johansson, Filip (2017-12-22). "Kundernas ilska mot Adlibris: "Skött det så otroligt dåligt"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  8. ^ Guillou, Ann-Linn; Rönnqvist Fors, Klara (2021-08-05). "Efter kritiken: Adlibris backar om krav på extern distributör". SVT Kulturnyheterna (in Swedish). Retrieved 2023-03-03.