QBD Books, originally Queensland Book Depot and formerly "QBD" The Bookshop!, is a large chain of bookshops in Australia, with the majority of stores found in the states of

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

and

New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...

. QBD Books has since grown into Australia’s largest Australian-owned and operated book retailer, with over 85 stores operating across the country.

History

The business started as Queensland Book Depot in the late 1890s as a means for the

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to sell religious texts. However over the years the consumer market changed and the business was sold to the Robinson family in 1991. The Robinson family sold the business in October 2016 to a consortium of private equity investors.

References

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