Booktopia Direct Pty Ltd is an Australian-owned, online bookseller and distributor headquartered in Sydney. The company also owns Angus & Robertson, a major Australian online bookseller, publisher, and printer. Founded in 2004, it has been one of the country’s leading online book retailers, with a broad catalogue spanning physical books, eBooks and audiobooks. Following a period of financial difficulty, the company briefly entered voluntary administration in 2024 and was subsequently acquired by the digiDirect Group, continuing operations under new ownership.
History
Booktopia was founded in 2004 by Tony Nash, his brother Simon Nash, and his brother-in-law Steve Traurig.[1] By some accounts, Nash's sister Elana Traurig was also among the company's founders.[2][3] They outsourced website management and order fulfillment until 2007, when they developed a new website and began renting a 500 square-meter warehouse in Artarmon.[1] Two years later, they moved to a larger warehouse in