Daedalus Books was a seller of books, music, and video founded in 1980.Barbato, Joseph. "Daedalus: dedicated to remainders of quality." Publishers Weekly 15 July 1988: 43. Academic OneFile. Web. 29 Sep. 2012. Gale Document Number: GALE|A6535232 Kane, Joe. "Daedalus Books." Whole Earth Review (1985): 117. Academic OneFile. Web. 29 Sep. 2012. Gale Document Number: GALE|A3943434 Langstaff, M. (2003). "Tamara Stock, Daedalus Books Missing the Large Independents". Publishers Weekly, 250(38), S4. Accession Number: 10917252 and closed in 2024. It sold new titles, but the Daedalus Books' specialty was the remaindered book. Its philosophy was to keep bestsellers, classics, and overlooked gems available to the reading public via catalogs and a website.
Although initially a wholesale endeavor, the company over the years grew a retail division that ultimately brought in roughly 60% of annual revenue. In 2018, upon the retirement of Daedalus' founder, Robert (Robin) Moody, the wholesale division of the company shut down. In February of that year, the company sold its retail catalog and online operations to Universal Screen Arts.
Daedalus Books had an outlet store at the front of its warehouse located in Columbia, Maryland, both of which closed in 2018. In 2006, it opened a store in Belvedere Square, Baltimore.Daily Record, Staff (11/28/2005). "Columbia-based Daedalus Books to open in Belvdere Square". The Daily Record (Baltimore, MD) Milliot, J. (2005). "Daedalus Books Tries a Store". Publishers Weekly, 252(50), 7. However, in 2011, this branch also closed.Andrea K. Walker, "Belvedere Square loses local tenants, gains chains", The Baltimore Sun, April 25, 2011. Retrieved October 9, 2012
Daedalus went into involuntary bankruptcy in November of 2024.
References
External links Daedalus Books, official website