Yesteryear Books

Name

Yesteryear Books

Legal name

Yesteryear Books

Website

https://yesteryearbooks.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Closed

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Antiquarian and Rare Book Retail

NAICS

Used Merchandise Retailers (459510), Used Merchandise Retailers (45951)

akta.pro primary industry

Used, Rare & Antiquarian Bookstores (CRALAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Books, Media & Entertainment Inventory-led Online Retailers (CRAFADAM), Vintage & Antique Collectibles Retail (CRALAGAE)

Keywords

• Antiquarian books
• Out-of-print books
• Rare books
• Used books
• Book collecting

Headquarters

HQ city

Bedford

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Selling out-of-print, old, and unusual books directly to customers through online storefront and catalog listings. Individual book transactions at varying price points based on rarity, condition, and demand.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Yesteryear Books operated an online antiquarian bookshop selling out-of-print, old, and unusual books directly to collectors and readers. The inventory was curated and included rare first editions, vintage children's literature, local history volumes, and engineering/architectural texts. Sales were conducted through a Blogspot-hosted storefront and a third-party listing on Antiqbook.com, with customers able to contact the proprietor via email or phone.

Product overview

YesterYear Books operates as an online antiquarian bookseller offering a curated selection of out-of-print, old, and unusual books. The business maintains its primary presence through a Blogspot-hosted website and extends its reach via listings on the Antiqbook.com marketplace. The company specializes in rare and vintage titles spanning children's literature, local history, engineering, and general antiquarian subjects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Yesteryear Books Online Bookshop An online store, hosted on Blogspot, where individual out-of-print, old, and unusual books are listed and sold directly to collectors and readers, with inquiries handled via [email protected] and phone 01582 655038.
• Yesteryear Books Catalog (Antiqbook) Book catalog listings on the Antiqbook.com third-party antiquarian books marketplace, featuring out-of-print titles including children's books and local history volumes, expanding reach to an international audience of collectors.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Antiqbook.comminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed in the antiqbook.com book catalogues section, providing additional distribution channel and visibility for their inventory of out-of-print and rare books.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Direct peers

• Biblio.com: Online marketplace aggregating independent antiquarian and used bookshops worldwide, with a focus on rare and collectible titles. Highly comparable to YesterYear Books in product mix, customer base, and seller-led catalog model.
• AbeBooks: Major online marketplace for new, used, rare, and out-of-print books connecting independent booksellers with global buyers (owned by Amazon). Directly comparable in serving the same collector and out-of-print reader segment that YesterYear Books targets.
• Alibris: Online marketplace connecting independent sellers of new, used, and rare books, movies, and music to buyers worldwide. Comparable in aggregating independent bookseller inventory for a collector and rare-book audience.
• Daunt Books: UK independent bookshop chain known for curated travel writing, fiction, and non-fiction across physical stores. Comparable as a UK-based independent book retailer with a curated positioning, though focused on new rather than antiquarian stock.
• Peter Harrington: London-based antiquarian bookseller specializing in first editions, signed copies, and rare books across literature, history, and children's books. Comparable in product mix and customer segment, but operates at significantly larger scale and with physical gallery presence.
• Antiqbook.com: Global online marketplace specifically for antiquarian and out-of-print books, with catalog listings from independent sellers worldwide. YesterYear Books is a seller on the platform, making Antiqbook both a channel partner and a direct peer in the antiquarian book retail category.
• World of Books: UK-based online seller of used books, operating at large scale with a focus on recirculating secondhand titles. Comparable as a UK-based online used-book retailer, though at much greater operational scale than YesterYear Books.

Broad incumbents

• Strand Bookstore: New York-based independent bookstore famous for its rare book room, used books, and '18 miles of books.' Comparable in selling rare and used titles to a collector/reader audience, though at a much larger and more established scale.
• Oxfam Bookshops: UK charity-operated chain of high-street bookshops selling donated used books. Comparable as a UK used-book retail channel competing for some of the same secondhand readers, though at much higher volume and lower price point than YesterYear Books' antiquarian focus.
• Powell's City of Books: Iconic Portland, Oregon-based independent bookstore with a large used and new inventory, including rare and out-of-print sections. Comparable in the used/rare book category, though operating at vastly greater scale with a physical megastore model.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/YesterYrBooks
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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