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, is

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's largest

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History

* 1995: Terry Chang (Chinese: 張天立), who had graduated from

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(math) and had had graduate study at

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(computer) and

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(business), started the first online bookstore of the Taiwan-Mainland China-Hong Kong area, and established Pok'elai Digital Science & Technology Co., Ltd., by the year-end. This was within one year of the establishment of

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. * 1996: Books.com.tw ({{Lang-zh, 博客來網路書店) officially started its business. * 2000: started "Order to Books.com.tw and receive/pay at

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store" service . * 2001: Uni-President Enterprises invested in Books.com.tw. * 2004:

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books, published in mainland China, were sold in addition to

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books, published in Taiwan. Traditional Chinese books are not, however, permitted to be sold in the mainland. See
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'', July 15, 2013) * 2005: Yamato Transport's Tanwan subsidiary began to be used for delivery to the customers. * 2013: Listed as one of Taiwan's 100 Largest Companies for the fifth year. Exceeded five million customers (cumulative). * 2014: In

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, started "Order to Books.com.tw and receive/pay at

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store" service.

Competitors

YesAsia.com

Sanmin Online Bookstore

References

External links

Official site
Online retailers of Taiwan Book websites

History

Competitors

See also

References

External links