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buch.de internetstores AG Company Profile
buch.de internetstores is Germany's second-largest online bookstore (after Amazon's German unit). In addition to selling books over the Internet, buch.de also sells such media products as audio CDs, DVDs, and professional and leisure software. It also has a partnership with Germany's largest bookseller chain, Thalia (owned by Douglas Holding), to let Thalia sell its products online. buch.de expanded in 2005 by acquiring Austrian online retailer lion.cc. Founded in 1988, buch.de operates about 20 online sites in Austria, German, and Switzerland. Douglas Holding (through Thalia) owns nearly 35% of the company and Bertelsmann owns almost 27%.